death. A new villain named Antifreeze was also introduced in 2003 as a member of the Council of Doom. 2004 arc 2004 saw the introduction of two new Action Force teammates for Action Man: Native American archer, Redwolf, and the Australian extreme sportsman, Flynt. The central plot for this story arc centred on the new villain 'No-Face' creating an army of 'X Robots', built in the late Dr. X's image, to spread terror across the world before later resurrecting Dr. X as a cyborg. No-Face then kidnapped a scientist named Professor Moran and forced him to make a mind control gas for Dr. X, which could help the doctor achieve his goal of taking over the world. No-Face was a master of disguise who was able to frame Action Man for the kidnapping of Moran. Initially, Professor Moran refused to help the villainous duo, but Dr. X claimed he would blow up every capital city in Europe if Moran didn't help him. The story arc culminated in issue #119, published in November 2004, where Moran was ultimately rescued by Action Force and Dr. X temporarily defeated. No-Face would continue to serve as the doctor's primary accomplice. The 2004 direct-to-DVD film Action Man: Robot Atak adapted this story arc, with the DVD being given away as a cover gift with the comic. X-Missions (2005 arc) The final story arc was entitled 'X-Missions', beginning in issue 120 with the story 'Tokyo Terror'. The X-Missions logo was featured on the cover of each issue during the course of the arc, as well as on the boxes of the action figures released between 2005 and 2006. The plot involved Dr. X harnessing animal DNA and using it to create a 'Terror Toxin' chemical. He planned to use this on innocent people to turn them into a personal army of 'Toxic Troopers'. Some X-Robots were also upgraded to become 'Toxic Robots' which had large blades in place of their hands. Additionally, Action Man had to complete ten deadly missions that Dr. X had set out for him, hence the title of the story arc. A direct to VHS and DVD film titled Action Man: X-Missions - The Movie was also released in 2005 and featured some similar plot elements. The final story to be printed in the comic was titled "Island of Terror!" and was written by Simon Frith, with art by John Ross. Contents