GACCH Editorial Three

Words Fail...

The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History

Words are funny things. They say a picture paints a thousand of them, and comics are what pictures are about. Yet without captions and speech bubbles, these very illustrations can only mean so much. Reading the strips, you get a feel for how important they are, yet how concise they have to be.

The future worlds of Gerry Anderson introduced us to many new words - aquaphibian, crablogger, retrometabolism. Similarly, Kim Stevens' more involved role as writer and publisher for this website bent the English language as ideas struggled to find expression, but you have to admire the neologism in trying. A strip adaptation became a comicisation. In fine tuning the size of Gerry Anderson's portrait for the launch Upload, I was asked to smallerise it. And I got the interesting request to make the colouring 'a bit more John Burns'. Unfortunately, I'd run out of green. Or for those watching in hexadecimal, 00FF00.

The name of this website was another example. After a long gestation under the rather simplistic Gerry Anderson Comic Guide, it was decided something with a bit of relevant oomph was in order. So after rejecting my SMASH (SuperMarionation All-Strip History) and Kim's GASP (Gerry Anderson Strip Project), we settled on GACCH as homage to the many exclaimations in the comics. And indeed, it was with some amusement that when some early publicity was bandied around the internet last year, the very cry that was being replaced in one image was 'GAAAGH!'®. Oh, so close...

So spare a thought (or GAAAGH!) for the concise and innovative scripts that brought forth the best from the artists who drew them. They may not be literary masterpieces, but the evocative shorthand is - at its finest - as much a classic as the illustrations they accompany.

It's enough to make one 00FF00 with envy at their skill...

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Contents for Upload Three:

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The homepage of this Upload features, clockwise from bottom left, the eponymous Supercar, Mac's Jet Car from Joe 90, Stingray, Zero X, Thunderbird 5 from Thunderbirds, and Commander Ed Straker from UFO.
Artwork by Daryl Joyce, and you can see more of his stunning illustrations at www.daryljoyce.co.uk

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Supercar - Part Three
Open Mike... the third part of this series, TV Comic, from 1962-63.

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Fireball XL5 - Part Two
The end of an era, and hints towards the beginning of another. TV Comic, from 1963-64.

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21 - Part One
The first part of the Secret Agent 21 saga, from TV Century 21 in 1965.
Writer: Keith Ansell

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Stingray - Part Two
Anything can happen in the next two pages... , from TV Century 21 in 1966.

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Lady Penelope - Part Two
Her Ladyship launches her own title... and gets a new artist. Lady Penelope, 1966

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Thunderbirds - Part Two
Calling International Rescue, from TV Century 21 in 1967.
Writer: Chris Dale

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Zero X - Part Two
Today, the Solar System. Tomorrow, the Universe! ...from TV21 from 1968

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Captain Scarlet - Part Two
The Mysterons get really narky, from TV21 in 1968

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Project SWORD - Part Two
The End of the World as we know it? Phase Two of Century 21 Toys publlishing venture, from TV21 in 1968
Writers: Shaqui Le Vesconte and Kim Stevens

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Joe 90 - Part Two
The continuing adventures of WIN's Most Special Agent, from TV21 & Joe 90 in 1969-70

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UFO - Part Two
Red Alert! Interceptors... immediate launch! Countdown & TV Action, from 1972.

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Space:1999 - Part Two
Part two of our Look-In odyssey, from 1976.
Updated: 31.01.2007

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Starcruiser - Part Two
Now it's a comic strip and a model kit, from Look-In in 1978-79

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A Englishman and a Noble Man - Michael Noble
Shaqui Le Vesconte and Kim Stevens talk to TV Century 21 and Look-In artist Michael Noble in the first of a two-part interview.

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The Comics
The third of our series of indexes for the comics, specials, annuals and storybooks.
This Upload: The main comics themselves, including overseas publications.

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Graphic Books
The fourth of our series of indexes.
This Upload: Graphic Compilations and Books.

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Back Uploads
No missing pages, or annoying coupons cut out either...

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Easter Eggs
And not just at Easter either...

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Any comments or suggestions for the Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History, please contact technodelic@blueyonder.co.uk.

All text © The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History, and its respective writers, and may not be reproduced without permission.
All images © their respective copyright holders

	Words Fail... Words are funny things. They say a picture paints a thousand of them, and comics are what pictures are about. Yet without captions and speech bubbles, these very illustrations can only mean so much. Reading the strips, you get a feel for how important they are, yet how concise they have to be. The future worlds of Gerry Anderson introduced us to many new words - aquaphibian, crablogger, retrometabolism. Similarly, Kim Stevens' more involved role as writer and publisher for this website bent the English language as ideas struggled to find expression, but you have to admire the neologism in trying. A strip adaptation became a comicisation. In fine tuning the size of Gerry Anderson's portrait for the launch Upload, I was asked to smallerise it. And I got the interesting request to make the colouring 'a bit more John Burns'. Unfortunately, I'd run out of green. Or for those watching in hexadecimal, 00FF00. The name of this website was another example. After a long gestation under the rather simplistic Gerry Anderson Comic Guide, it was decided something with a bit of relevant oomph was in order. So after rejecting my SMASH (SuperMarionation All-Strip History) and Kim's GASP (Gerry Anderson Strip Project), we settled on GACCH as homage to the many exclaimations in the comics. And indeed, it was with some amusement that when some early publicity was bandied around the internet last year, the very cry that was being replaced in one image was 'GAAAGH!'®. Oh, so close... So spare a thought (or GAAAGH!) for the concise and innovative scripts that brought forth the best from the artists who drew them. They may not be literary masterpieces, but the evocative shorthand is - at its finest - as much a classic as the illustrations they accompany. It's enough to make one 00FF00 with envy at their skill... - - - - - - - - - - - - Contents for Upload Three: - - - - - - - - - - - - The homepage of this Upload features, clockwise from bottom left, the eponymous Supercar, Mac's Jet Car from Joe 90, Stingray, Zero X, Thunderbird 5 from Thunderbirds, and Commander Ed Straker from UFO. Artwork by Daryl Joyce, and you can see more of his stunning illustrations at www.daryljoyce.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - Supercar - Part Three *Open Mike... the third part of this series, TV Comic, from 1962-63.* - - - - - - - - - - - - Fireball XL5 - Part Two *The end of an era, and hints towards the beginning of another. TV Comic, from 1963-64.* - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - Part One The first part of the Secret Agent 21 saga, from TV Century 21 in 1965. Writer: Keith Ansell - - - - - - - - - - - - Stingray - Part Two *Anything can happen in the next two pages... , from TV Century 21* in 1966. - - - - - - - - - - - - Lady Penelope - Part Two Her Ladyship launches her own title... and gets a new artist. Lady Penelope, 1966 - - - - - - - - - - - - Thunderbirds - Part Two** Calling International Rescue, from TV Century 21 in 1967. Writer: Chris Dale - - - - - - - - - - - - Zero X - Part Two *Today, the Solar System. Tomorrow, the Universe! ...from TV21* from 1968 - - - - - - - - - - - - Captain Scarlet - Part Two The Mysterons get really narky, from TV21 in 1968 - - - - - - - - - - - - Project SWORD - Part Two** The End of the World as we know it? Phase Two of Century 21 Toys publlishing venture, from TV21 in 1968 Writers: Shaqui Le Vesconte and Kim Stevens - - - - - - - - - - - - Joe 90 - Part Two *The continuing adventures of WIN's Most Special Agent, from TV21 & Joe 90* in 1969-70 - - - - - - - - - - - - UFO - Part Two Red Alert! Interceptors... immediate launch! Countdown & TV Action, from 1972. - - - - - - - - - - - - Space:1999 - Part Two Part two of our Look-In odyssey, from 1976. Updated: 31.01.2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - Starcruiser - Part Two Now it's a comic strip and a model kit, from Look-In in 1978-79 - - - - - - - - - - - - A Englishman and a Noble Man - Michael Noble Shaqui Le Vesconte and Kim Stevens talk to TV Century 21 and Look-In artist Michael Noble in the first of a two-part interview. - - - - - - - - - - - - The Comics** The third of our series of indexes for the comics, specials, annuals and storybooks. This Upload: The main comics themselves, including overseas publications. - - - - - - - - - - - - Graphic Books The fourth of our series of indexes. This Upload: Graphic Compilations and Books. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back Uploads No missing pages, or annoying coupons cut out either... - - - - - - - - - - - - Easter Eggs And not just at Easter either... - - - - - - - - - - - - Any comments or suggestions for the Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History, please contact technodelic@blueyonder.co.uk. All text © The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History, and its respective writers, and may not be reproduced without permission. All images © their respective copyright holders