UFO Annual 1971
Copyright ©1970
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 80
Publisher: Polystyle Publications Ltd
Printer: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich.
Price: 70p
Stories:
The Snatch. Artist: Photos
Satellite Scare. Artist: Photos
Sabotage. Artist: Photos
Sea Scope. Artist: Photos
Countdown. Artist: Photos
Notes:
• One of the 'purest' of the television related annuals, with stories and features based only on the series itself, and wholly photographic content.
• Some early production names appear in the stories, such as Space Tracker Paula Harris (in Satellite Scare) and Peter ('Jon' in one caption) Karlin.
• The Snatch has no connection to the UFO strip of the same name from 1971.
• The entire annual is viewable online here.

Thunderbirds Annual 1972
Copyright ©1971
Cover: Unknown
Pages: 64
Publisher: Polystyle Publications Ltd
Printer: Purnell & Sons Ltd, Paulton, Bristol.
Price: 50p
Strips:
Thunderbirds: Invisible Invader. Artist: Ron Turner
Parker: Untitled. Artist: Peter Ford
Lady Penelope: Untitled. Artist: Frank Langford
Thunderbirds: Doom Wave. Artist: Michael Strand
Zero X: Untitled. Artist: Brian Lewis
Parker: Untitled. Artist: Peter Ford
Thunderbirds: The Law Breakers. Artist: Ron Turner
Stories:
Lady Penelope: Ordeal for Parker. Artist: Jon Davis
Notes:
• The two Parker strips are reprinted from Lady Penelope, the first from issue 42 and is coloured here, the second is from issue 53, and is spread over two pages in duotone.
• The three Thunderbirds strips would be reprinted in the Thunderbirds Holiday Special in 1982: Doom Wave, The Law Breakers as The Fire Trap, and Invisible Invaders as Thunderbirds and the Space Pirates.

The Protectors Annual 1974
Copyright ©1973
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 60
Publisher: Polystyle Publications Ltd
Printer: Purnell & Sons Ltd.
Price: 75p
Strips:
Win At Any Price. Artist: Michael Strand
The House on the Hill. Artist: Malcolm Stokes
The Forest Rebels. Artist: Malcolm Stokes
The Missing Container. Artist: Michael Strand
Stories:
Wearer Beware. Artist: Mel Powell
Blind Man's Bluff. Artist: John Canning
The Second Fiddle. Artist: Martin Asbury
Notes:
• A pleasing edition from the Countdown & TV Action team, and first Anderson annual not to be SF based since Four Feather Falls.
• This annual would mark the last Anderson based edition to appear after an unbroken run of fourteen consecutive years.

Space:1999
Copyright ©1975
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
Printer: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich.
Price: £1
Credited Writer/Producer:
Angus P. Allan
Strips:
Adam & Eve - Mark II. Artist: John M. Burns
A Woman's World. Artist: John M. Burns
Stories:
The Great Brain Robbery. Artist: Photos
Curse of the Dead! Artist: Photos
Notes:
• A nice edition packed with photos.
• There's also a good smattering of features about Moonbase Alpha and the Eagle transporters.
• An interesting series of biography/interviews feature the actors (Martin Landau, Barbara Bain and Barry Morse) meeting their on-screen characters and discussing their lives - certainly a more interesting approach than usual.
• You can read the entire annual at www.space1999.net.

Space:1999
Copyright ©1976
Cover: Edgar Hodges
Pages: 80
Publisher: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
Printer: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich.
Price: £1.25
Credited Writer:
Angus P. Allan
Strips:
Another Chance! Artist: Martin Asbury
Mindprobe! Artist: Martin Asbury
Meeting Point. Artist: Martin Asbury
Stories:
Survival - Exodus. Artist: Photos
Come Into My Parlour. Artist: Photos
Be Curious - And Die. Artist: Photos
Conflict of Matter. Artist: Photos
Yesterday Time. Artist: Photos
Notes:
• A quite stunning annual, worthy of the heyday of Century 21, with a higher page count
• Some nice story ideas (Survival - Exodus, Another Chance! and Meeting Point stand out) are marred only by some rather blurry picture reproduction.
• The strip Mindprobe would be reworked by writer Angus Allan the following year, into the Space:1999 strip for the ©1977 Look-In annual. The story idea would also resurface in Look-In during 1980 as a Battlestar Galactica strip.
• This edition appeared just as the second year of Space:1999 was being aired in the UK.
• You can read the entire annual at www.space1999.net.

Space:1999
Copyright ©1977
Cover: Edgar Hodges
Pages: 64
Publisher: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
Printer: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich.
Price: £1.35
Credited Writer:
Angus P. Allan
Strips:
This Green Unpleasant Land... Artist: Unknown
Challenge! Artist: Unknown
Stories:
A Means for Revenge. Artist: Photos
One Man's Meat... Artist: Photos
The Beast of Bokassa. Artist: Photos
Notes:
• The only Space:1999 annual to feature the proper series logo.
• The cover reworks elements from issue 3 of the Charlton Space:1999 magazine cover.
• A five page text adaptation of the Year Two opener 'The Metamorph' introduces Maya to the format
• As with his Look-In strips, Angus Allan believes David Kano to still be a regular in the series at this point.
• The unidentified artist on the strips bases some frames from the Look-In artwork by John Burns and Mike Noble.
• You can read the entire annual at www.space1999.net.

Space:1999
Copyright ©1978
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
Printed in Italy.
Price: £1.50
Credited Writer:
Angus P. Allan
Strips:
Doomfleet! Artist: Unknown
Strategic Objective. Artist: Unknown
Stories:
All in the Mind! Artist: Photos
Come Back Maya. Artist: Photos
Notes:
• The basis of the story 'All In The Mind!' was readapted by Angus Allan as 'The Persistence Of Yesterday' in Exciting Stories of Fantasy and the Future, published by Hamlyn in 1982.
• The unidentified artist again bases some artwork the Look-In artwork by Mike Noble, notably the Leptarians and their ships from the first Year 2 story, in the strip 'Strategic Objective'.
• You can read the entire annual at www.space1999.net.

Space:1999
Copyright ©1979
Cover: Edgar Hodges
Pages: 64
Publisher: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
Printer: Morrison & Gibb, London & Edinburgh.
Price: £1.75
Credited Writers:
Nicola Cuti, Mike Pellowski, John Byrne
Strips:
Prologue: Artist: John Byrne
Part 1 - Flotsam. Artist: John Byrne
Part 2 - Survival. Artist: John Byrne
Escape from Vipon. Artist: Pat Boyette
Gods of the Planet Olympus. Artist: John Byrne
Stories:
The Space Sirens: Artist: Joe Staton
The Presence: Artist: John Byrne
The Micron Metamorphosis: Artist: n/a
Notes:
• With material reprinted entirely from the 1976 American Charlton comics, little seen in the UK at the time, this would have been interesting addition to any collection.
• Even though the comics are now morely widely available through the internet, the colour reproduction and printing is still marked superior to the originals.

Terrahawks
Copyright ©1983
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: World International Publishing Limited
Printed in Belgium.
Price: £3.50
Strips:
Ninestein's Big Drop. Artist: Glenn Rix
The Golden Skeleton Invasion. Artist: Phil Woodall
Stories:
Idol Boasts. Artist: Melvyn Powell
Sergeant Major Hero. Artist: Phil Woodall
Sting Attack. Artist: Paul Green
Ninestein vs Ninestein. Artist: Melvyn Powell
The Shrink. Artist: Paul Green
Notes:
• The first new Anderson based annual in four years, and a slightly larger format than usual.
• There's a feel of trying to recapture some of the feel of the TV21 annuals, though as the features add nothing new to the reworked publicity material, it doesn't quite work.
• It can be inferred one of the writers is Angus Allan, as Ninestein's Big Drop appears, reworked to a five part story, as the second strip in Look-In.

Terrahawks
Copyright ©1984
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: World International Publishing Limited
Printed in Italy.
Price: £3.75
Strips:
When Earth is Enslaved. Artist: Paul Mark Tams/Mel Powell
Beauty and the Beast. Artist: Paul Mark Tams/Mel Powell
Stories:
Revenge of the Dinosaurs. Artist: Paul Green
Destination Sun. Artist: Paul Green
The Ga-Ga Bug. Artist: Paul Green
The Curse of the Mummy. Artist: Paul Green
The Void That Time Forgot. Artist: Paul Mark Tams
Notes:
• Disappointingly low on photos compared to the first annual.
• The likenesses of some characters in the strips had to be redrawn by Mel Powell.

The Official Thunderbirds Annual
Copyright ©1992
Cover: Photographic/Artist Unknown
Pages: 64
Publisher: Grandreams Ltd
Printed in Italy.
Price: £4.50
Strips:
Sunprobe. Writer: Alan Fennell (?). Artist: Malcolm Stokes
Stories:
Missile Alert. Writer: Alan Fennell (?). Artist: Unknown
Flight To Destruction Pt.1. Writer: Alan Fennell (?). Artist: Unknown
Flight To Destruction Pt.2. Writer: Alan Fennell (?). Artist: Unknown
Notes:
• Missile Alert is reworked quite extensively from a story called Double Rescue that originally appeared in the 1967 Thunderbirds Spring Extra.
• Flight To Destruction is reworked from a story that originally appeared in the 1966 Thunderbirds Extra.
• The three part adaptation of the episode 'Sunprobe' is reprinted from Thunderbirds The Comic.

The Official Thunderbirds Annual
Copyright ©1993
Cover: Photographic/Artist Unknown
Pages: 48
Publisher: Grandreams Ltd
Printed in Italy.
Price: £4.75.
Strips:
Fire Mountain. Writer: Alan Fennell. Artist: Keith Page
Stories:
Operation Masterstrike. Writer: Alan Fennell (?). Artist: Rod Vass (?)
Notes:
• Operation Masterstrike is reworked from a story that originally appeared in the 1966 TV Century 21 Summer Extra.
• The strip story is reprinted from The Funday Times supplements.
• The cutaways and launch sequences by Graham Bleathman are reprinted from Thunderbirds The Comic.
• The full page illustrations for Operation Masterstrike had already been published in the Thunderbirds Poster Book by Hawk Publications in 1992. They were also available as art prints. The Tracy boys with their respective craft (below) and the Hood with Zero X, were used for the story. The one of Thunderbirds 1, 2, 3 and 5 and, Lady Penelope and Parker with FAB 1, were used for the puzzles and features pages.

Stingray Annual 1993
Copyright ©1992
Cover: Steve Kyte
Pages: 64
Publisher: Fleetway Editions Ltd
Printer: Rotolito Lombarda, Italy.
Price: £4.75
Strips:
Creatures of the Lake. Artist: Gerry Embleton
A Trip to England. Artist: Michael Strand
The Treasure of Loch Fionn. Artist: Michael Strand
Notes:
• Not a bad annual, with three complete stories reprinted from TV Century 21 that complement the two Boxtree graphic compilations.
• The three strips were reprinted in the annual first, delaying their appearance in the Stingray comic.
• The supplemental material is reprinted from the Stingray comic.
• A production error meant Stingray was omitted from the spine, which only reads 'Annual 1993'.

Stingray Annual
Copyright ©1993
Cover: Steve Kyte
Pages: 64
Publisher: Ravelle Books Ltd, an Egmont Company
Printer: Proost International Bookproduction, Belgium.
Price: £4.75
Strips:
The First Mission. Artist: Steve Kyte
Stingray. Writer: Alan Fennell. Artist: Keith Page.
Stories:
Poacher of the Deep. Artist: John Cooper
The Silent Predator. Writer: Helen McCarthy. Artist: Steve Kyte
The Invisible Terror. Artist: John Cooper
Notes:
• Undoubtedly the best of the 1990s annuals, enlivened by the new material by long-standing Stingray fan and professional artist Steve Kyte, and one-time Fanderson chairperson, now professional writer and editor, Helen McCarthy.
• The Stingray strip is reprinted from The Funday Times supplements.
• The cutaways by Graham Bleathman are reprinted from the Stingray comic.
• The 'Stingray Patrol' game on pages 48 & 49 features frames of Ron Embleton artwork from his TV Century 21 strips.

The Official Captain Scarlet Annual
Copyright ©1993
Cover: Photographic/Artist Unknown
Pages: 48
Publisher: Grandreams Ltd
Printed in Italy.
Price: £4.75
Strips (Mysteron Targets):
The World Government Space Administrator.
The Portillo Project.
President Juma.
Stories:
We, the Mysterons, Shall Release Two Thousand Criminals.
Notes:
• Interestingly, and surprisingly, the strips are reprinted from the 1967 Captain Scarlet annual.
• The text story and features also come from the 1967 annual, but are reset with new photos.
• The two Captain Scarlet annuals, the second Thunderbirds annual, and Space Precinct, would feature the lowest page count ever - half that of the 1960s annuals!
• This edition was reissued in with a softback cover the following year as a Captain Scarlet special.

The Official Captain Scarlet Annual
Copyright ©1994
Cover: Photographic/Artist Unknown
Pages: 48
Publisher: Grandreams Ltd
Printed in Italy.
Price: £4.99 (?)
Strips:
Treble Cross
Stories:
White As Snow
Operation Time
Notes:
• Along with the Space Precinct annual the following year, probably the most disappointing annuals based on a Gerry Anderson series.
• While no writer is credited, this edition credits Arkadia for the illustration and design. This company was also responsible for other merchandise at the time, and illustrated the four Captain Scarlet novelisations by Dave Morris.
• Unfortunately, the adaptation of 'Treble Cross' must win the award for the worst artwork ever to grace a Captain Scarlet, or Gerry Anderson based, strip.
• A quirk of the licensing for the annual seems to dictate the necessity of a TM after every mention of Captain Scarlet.
• A number of photographs are printed the wrong way, grainy, or are misplaced - is the photo of Captain Magenta on page 21 really supposed be one of Captain Scarlet?

Space Precinct Official Annual
Copyright ©1995
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 48
Publisher: Grandreams Limited
Printed in Italy.
Price: £4.75
Strips:
None
Stories:
None
Notes:
• 'Official Annual - As Seen On TV' - but this cannot hide the fact this edition, the first based on a new Anderson series since Terrahawks, falls far short of the giddy expectations of the 1960s and 1970s annuals.
• In all fairness though, this edition was probably standard fare among other annuals of the time, and the idea of the annual being a training and assessment manual for Demeter City Police Cadets gives the material a nice linking thread.
• The photographic content is quite high, though the late withdrawal to use those of Simone Bendix and the cast of the Brogan family leave gaps in the layout of some pages.
• As with the first Grandreams Captain Scarlet annual, this was reissued in with a softback cover the following year as a Space Precinct special.

Thunderbirds Top Secret Annual 2001
Copyright ©2000
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carlton Books
Printer: Not credited
Price: £5.99
Credited Writer:
Sam Denham
Strips (Photographic):
Security Hazard - in six Videprints
Notes:
• Another relaunch for the Thunderbirds franchise, this time under Carlton, and the first of the 21st Century!
• After all the 1990s annuals and merchandise set Thunderbirds in the 2020s, we now return to the series being set in the 2060s, as per TV Century 21 and the 1960s annuals.
• The digital remastering of Thunderbirds for the DVDs makes images direct from the episodes easier, and these form the basis of new photonovel type adaptations.
• The episode chosen is 'Security Hazard', and this is a good opening choice as it features all the main Thunderbirds in action.
• Interestingly, some of the 'narration captions' for each characters 'report' pay homage the 1960s mini-albums - notably Scott for the 'Trapped In the Sky' segment.
• The features are nicely presented, if featuring nothing new, and appear to go back to square one, ignoring the TV21 histories and working almost purely from the series as canon.

Thunderbirds International Rescue Annual 2002
Copyright ©2001
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carlton Books
Printer: Not credited
Price: £6.99
Credited Writer:
Sam Denham
Strips (Photographic):
Desperate Intruder
The Man From MI5
Path Of Destruction
Notes:
• Again, one of the 'narration captions' pay homage to a 1960s mini-album - this time, Brains for the 'Desperate Intruder' segment.
• While only three episodes are adapted into 'VideFile' reports, elements of other episodes are incorporated into the features.
• Nods to TV21 and other Anderson series creep into some of the features and 'challenge' quizzes, with Colonel Tobolsk, Mr Steelman, Skydiver and World Intelligence Network mentioned.

Thunderbirds FAB Annual 2003
Copyright ©2002
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carlton Books
Printer: Not credited
Price: £6.99
Credited Writer:
Stephen Cole
Strips (Photographic):
Ricochet
Atlantic Inferno
Sun Probe
Notes:
• Interestingly, having already been adapted as part of 'Security Hazard', 'Sun Probe' appears as a full Mission Report VidePrint.

Thunderbirds Agents Annual 2004
Copyright ©2003
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carlton Books
Price: £6.99
Credited Writer:
Stephen Cole
Strips (Photographic):
Edge of Impact
Attack of the Alligators
Operation Crash-Dive
Notes:
• With merchandise on the film coming to the fore in 2004, this would be the last annual relating to the television series for the current time.

Captain Scarlet Annual 2002
Copyright ©2001
Cover: Photographic
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carlton Books
Printer: Not credited
Price: £6.99
Credited Writers:
Sam Denham
Strips (Photographic):
The Mysterons
Lunarville 7
Crater 101
Dangerous Rendezvous
Notes:
• So far, the only other annual of the 21st century to feature a series other than Thunderbirds.
• After using 'The Mysterons' as an introduction, the 'Lunarville' trilogy gives the adaptations a nice running continuity.
• A couple of frames from 'Winged Assassin', where Dr Fawn explains to Captain Scarlet about retrometabolism, are added to the end of 'The Mysterons'.
• The features are nicely presented, again working almost purely from the series, but the TV21 histories and biographies are re-used.

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Any additions, corrections or notes about any of the annuals featured here, please contact technodelic@blueyonder.co.uk.

The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History would like to thank:
Stephen Cole
Sam Denham
Steve Kyte
Helen McCarthy
Kim Stevens
and Martin Willey
- for their help with this feature.

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