During the sixties Gerry Anderson puppet shows were all the rage. Enjoyed not just by us kids but family entertainment in an age where there were just two or three TV channels. There was Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds.
These shows inevitably generated a comic. Three in fact, the first being TV 21 the first volume of which lasted 242 issues between 1965 and 1969 before being sold to Fleetway and a new quite different comic featuring Marvel super-heroes filling a gap between Power Comics and Marvel UK.
Later issues would include Captain Scarlet and TV21 would merge with it's short lived companion title Joe 90. Lady Penelope also got her own comic for the girls.
This annual published in 1966 covered the early years and other features included My Favourite Martian (I used to love this show which was the same basic formula as Bewitched but with an alien instead of a witch) The Munsters and Get Smart. All family favourites in our household. I love these shows even now!
Of course it's the Gerry Anderson characters that were the comics enduring features! So here are some clips from Stingray for your entertainment!
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