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Battle No. 410, dated 12 March 1983. Fight for the Falklands cover by Jim Watson.

Eagle and Battle No. 306, dated 30 January 1988. Cover by Ian Kennedy, this was the first issue of the merged title. The Battle name stayed in the masthead until No. 323.

Eagle No. 271, dated 30 May 1987. Avenger cover by Mike Western.

Eagle No. 294, dated 7 November 1987. Manta Force cover by Ian Kennedy.

Eagle No. 23, dated 28 August 1982. Ian Kennedy provides his second Dan Dare cover.

Eagle and MASK No. 358, dated 28 January 1989. Johnny Red cover by Sandy James. The plane shown is the Bell P-39 Airacobra which had its engine situated behind the pilot leaving room for a high-powered cannon in the nose section. A 10 foot long shaft had to run through the cockpit between the pilots legs to drive the propeller which the pilots and mechanics weren't keen on. It had been the first US built fighter to enter service with the RAF and arrived with 601 Squadron around July 1941. By early 1942 the RAF had stopped using them and the bulk of the aircraft were transferred to the Soviets. One problem identified was that it didn't perform well at height (over 15,000 feet) and this wasn't as important on the Russian Front.

Eagle No. 285, dated 5 September 1987. Manta Force cover by Ian Kennedy. Manta Force was based on a licensed toy line. It began in this issue and ran up until No. 305. Ian drew the first episode with the rest drawn by Mike Dorey.