Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley ISBN 13: 9780995519107. The official guide to 's television classic UFO is now available as an expanded, deluxe hardback in full colour for the first time. Now compiled with full access to ITV's extensive stills archive, the book includes a complete production history, comprehensive episode guides and full details of vehicles and characters. The chapter on promotion and merchandise is expanded with details on UFO-inspired comics and there is a new section on Anderson's feature film Doppelg�nger, considered by many to be the precursor to UFO. This is the definitive companion to the series that many fans consider to be Gerry Anderson's greatest work. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. A former chairman of , the official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, Chris Bentley was a friend and colleague of the UFO creator for many years. He is the author of The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2000), The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet (2001) and The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (2005). Since the original publication of the UFO book in 2003, Chris' ongoing research has revealed new information which will appear in this edition for the first time. Widely recognised as one of the UK's leading television historians, in recent years Chris has become a regular contributor to the official Doctor Who Magazine. ISBN 13: 9781903111659. UFO was first broadcast in 1970 and told the disturbing story of aliens who undertake covert missions on Earth, kidnapping humans to harvest their internal organs. The Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation, led by Commander Ed Straker, is established to defend humanity. The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO is the third in a series of books examining the making of Gerry Anderson's classic television series, the other two being The Complete Book of Thunderbirds and The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet. Fully illustrated with many previously unseen stills, The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO features exclusive contributions from the program-makers and stars. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. A former chairman of Fanderson, the official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, Chris Bentley was a friend and colleague of the UFO creator for many years. He is the author of The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2000), The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet (2001) and The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (2005). Since the original publication of the UFO book in 2003, Chris' ongoing research has revealed new information which will appear in this edition for the first time. Widely recognised as one of the UK's leading television historians, in recent years Chris has become a regular contributor to the official Doctor Who Magazine. The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley. Melody Angel's voice was provided by . Her facial features were based on actress and singer Eartha Kitt. Born January 10 2043, on a cotton farm in the Deep South of the United States, near Atlanta, Georgia, Magnolia Jones was the sole girl in her large family. With four older brothers it wasn’t surprising that she grew up as a ‘tomboy’, and, to the probable despair of her parents, played truant alongside the boys. Magnolia gave the impression of not being very bright at school, presumably a direct consequence of missing so many lessons, with the result that she left full-time education aged fifteen, a typical ‘high-school dropout’. Magnolia however, was passionate about fast cars and motorbikes, and immediately took up professional motor-racing, something she excelled at. Her parents however, thought differently, and finally decided it was about time their only daughter stopped behaving like a boy and began to act like a lady. Against her wishes, Magnolia was packed off to an un-named finishing school for girls in Switzerland. The feisty girl naturally detested this, until she found out that she was allowed to fly. This became her second obsession, exceeding even that of motor-racing, and after being expelled from school for unruly behaviour, she joined the World Army Air Force in 2061 aged 18. Magnolia took to the air force life at once, loving every minute of it. She began training immediately as a test pilot, and her courage and nerves of steel quickly garnered her reputation as one of the youngest and most renowned test pilots in the WAAF in that period. However, one fateful day, as she took aircraft XKF.115 on a test flight, base control lost radio contact with her somewhere over the South Seas. The WAAF searched for three weeks, but they finally gave up hope, and Magnolia was feared dead. Almost exactly one year later, in 2063, she miraculously reappeared, having rebuilt an air-worthy craft from scratch from the salvageable wreckage of the XKF.115 and flown it back to civilisation. She left the WAAF shortly after, in order to concentrate purely on her flying. Backed by money given to her by her father, thankful for her return to safety, she set up a freelance flying taxi service, providing luxury inter-city flights for business executives. In 2065 her great determination and flying skills brought her to the attention of the selection committee for the new Spectrum organisation. She eagerly accepted the challenge of becoming one of their pilots, and took the codename Melody Angel. On duty, Melody is a pillar of strength. She’s tough and determined, giving encouragement to her fellow Angels in difficult situations. A confident and meticulous pilot, it is through her insistence that she saw Commodore Goddard’s plane hit by lightning that alerts to the possibility of activity ( ‘The Trap’ ). Off duty, Melody’s forceful personality makes her a natural leader amongst the Angels. Her favourite hobby in her spare time is learning languages, and she is currently trying to master the Japanese tongue, presumably with Harmony’s help. Melody may have a ‘masculine’ nature, but she is not averse to dressing-up when the occasion demands it ( ‘Big Ben Strikes Again’ ), suggesting that the money her parents spent on finishing school was not entirely wasted! In both fan-fiction and authorised novels, Melody is usually portrayed as a feisty, blunt-talking, young woman, whose natural inclination is to take action rather than sit around discussing strategy. ( ‘This Other Eden’ by Marion Woods), and ( ‘The Angels - Creeping Enemy’ by John Theydon). Melody’s Family and Friendships. Melody’s parents and brothers are officially un-named, and we know little about them beyond what has been written above. The ‘Angels’ comic strip in the Lady Penelope magazine featured a story where Melody lands her Interceptor at her parents’ house in Moffatt, a suburb of Atlanta which is her home, and we meet a younger sister called Ellie-Jo. As it is a clear inconsistency with the accepted background where Melody is supposed to only have older brothers, it isn’t clear whether Ellie-Jo is a natural-born sibling or adopted, however she certainly shares the same impulsive nature of her older sister, when she gets into the cockpit of Melody’s aircraft and takes off in it, necessitating a rescue by Spectrum. Up to now, fan-fiction writers have concentrated on Melody’s life within Spectrum, particularly her relationship with Captain Ochre, which seems to provide the authors which lots of scope for tension-filled stories. They range from sarcastically flirtatious ( ‘Sikako’ , by Siobhan Zettler), to romantic ( ‘Master of The Night’ and ‘Twilight of The ’ . by Chris Bishop, ‘Room 5’ , by Tiger Jackson, and ‘Lessons’, by Caroline Smith) to tempestuous sparring ( ‘Jochre’s Wild’ , by Sue Stanhope, and ‘ Nightmare ’, by Sage Harper). Marion Woods suggests that Melody regards Ochre as a platonic friend, and her sexual preferences lie in another, distaff direction (‘Something Stupid’ ). Nothing in the series, or official backgrounds support the relationship, however it is interesting to note, that amongst the Angels, Melody is the only one with no outstanding academic qualifications, something she has in common with Ochre, and perhaps this is one reason why the two of them might share a special rapport, despite all their surface bickering. In a couple of ‘future’ stories, Melody dies prematurely. ( From cancer, ‘Valediction’ , by Marion Woods, and in a commercial plane crash ‘Pride and Joy’ , by Lezli Farrington.) Notes of interest. Along with Trinidadian , Melody Angel was one of the first major black characters in a television series, and unlike Lieutenant Uhura from ‘ Star Trek ’, which aired around the same time, she was not confined to a typically female role. She appeared in seventeen of the thirty-two episodes of ‘Captain Scarlet and the ’, had a speaking role in nine, and played a prominent role in several, most notably in ( ‘The Trap’ ). As well as her primary role as an Interceptor pilot, Melody Angel has been on call as a Spectrum helicopter pilot, as seen in episode ‘’ . She’s also seen flying helicopters in the comic strips, such as the story ‘The Labyrinth’, written in 1993. The Voice of Melody Angel. Sylvia Anderson and Lady Penelope story book. Sylvia Anderson, then the wife of Gerry Anderson, and co-producer of the series, was the voice behind Melody, and gave the character a rich, husky Southern US accent. In addition, Sylvia provided a number of voices for female supporting characters, such as Judy Chapman (‘ Place of Angels ’), Gabrielle (‘ ’ ), and Linda Nolan (‘ Crater 101 ’) . Born in Camberwell, , England, on 25 March 1927, Sylvia Beatrice Thomas met Gerry Anderson in 1957, while working as an office assistant at Polytechnic Films. She followed him when he founded AP Films with Arthur Provis and became a member of the board of directors, alon with Anderson, Provis, John Read and Red Hill. She worked as production assistant on 'The Adventures of Twizzle' and 'Torchy the Battery Boy , and married Gerry Anderson in the late 60s. Both worked together in co-writing and co-creating the first episode of a series, and then sharing the work according to their strengths. Gerry specialised in special effects and hardware, and Sylvia in character, voices, costume, dialogue, and plotlines. 'Captain Scarlet and ' was no exception to that rule. Previous to ‘ Captain Scarlet’ , she was the voice-artiste for Venus in ‘ Fireball XL5 ’, Marina in one episode of ‘ Stingray ’ and her most famous characterisation, Lady Penelope in ‘ Thunderbirds ’. After Captain Scarlet, she continued to give voice to Ada Harris in ‘ ’ and Mrs. Appleby in ‘ The Secret Service ’. The many faces of Melody Angel. What new danger must face Harmony? from The Angels and the Creeping Enemy . Melody and her model, Eartha Kitt. The puppet was apparently modelled on the facial features of the renowned signer and actress Eartha Kitt, who’s best remembered for her portrayal as Catwoman in the 60’s series ‘Batman’ (starring Adam West), and there is a definite likeness between the two as shown by the comparison photos. Like the other Angels, Melody was in the comic strips in TV21 and ‘ The Angels’ from Lady Penelope magazine. While she shares equal appearance with her fellow Angels in the latter, however, in the TV/Century 21 magazines, although seen on occasions, she doesn’t receive much spotlight. We’ll have to wait until a later story, in the ‘Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons’ magazine (Fleetway, 1993-1994), for a scene of some importance (she is saved by the ’s emergency crew after a bumpy landing in ‘Grandmaster’ ). Like with all the 'Captain Scarlet' characters, artist Lynn Simpson did a colour portrait of Melody Angel for the Spectrum Portrait Gallery, exclusively created for Fleetway's ' Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' magazine. Melody featured in the opening chapter of the John Theydon novel: ‘ Angels and The Creeping Enemy ’, where she spots Captain Black as she is returning from a vacation in her home town of Atlanta, and, naturally, sets off in pursuit of the Mysteron agent. She also appeared in the first of two stories in the 1967 Angels storybook, entitled ‘ Madame La Roche Must Die’ . John Cooper ( 'The Grandmaster' ) Esther Jackson is the real name of Melody Angel in the ' New Captain Scarlet' series, and like all the other characters, she is completely different. She is now Caucasian instead of black (unless she is pale-skinned black) and speaks with a soft mid-Atlantic accent, but there is no further information from official sources as to her place of origin. In her story ‘ Signals Through The Glass ’, Skybase Girl suggested Melody was of Israeli descent, and had been a Mossad agent in her previous life before Spectrum. Like CGI Rhapsody and Symphony, Melody does not have as active a role as her original counterpart, with her only notable appearance being in the episode ‘ Fallen Angels ’, where she displays formidable fighting skill trying to evade a group of pirates. (Sources: TV Century 21 material (Annuals, books and magazines), Engale Marketing's Century 21 magazine, Issue 15, Winter 1995, Fleetway Magazines, Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons book by Chris Drake & Graham Bassett, Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley… all related to TV Century 21 material - Photo-montages provided by dedicated fans.) The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley. Hand built by expert coach-builders, it's claimed that these MSVs are virtually indestructible, after exhaustive tests by the World Army air force under severe battle conditions. Based on WAAF designs (2066), these MSVs are specifically designed as unarmed, high security, personnel carriers, carrying any threatened VIPs in the utmost safety. These Maximum Security Vehicles are powered by a transverse, 10-cylinder, rotary diesel-engine (front) and transverse-coupled 10-cylinder, rotary diesel-engine (rear) powering four sets of twin, Quatro-Tri "all-terrain", off-road, bullet-proof, self-inflating tyres (as 4 X 2), with power- assisted steering. With hydraulically-clamped link, suspension holding the wheels. The MSVs are 24 feet long, weigh approx' 17,920 Lbs (8 Tons), have a top speed of 200 MPH and a cruise speed of only 15 MPH. All Spectrum vehicles use a special form of fuel drilled from the ultra-sonic refinery at Bensheba. (NOTE: The MSVs are powered by a 21st Century diesel-fuel equivalent, with Solar-cell energy collection areas for powering the electricals, which also recharge the batteries used to drive the stand- by engine). The MSV is a four seater vehicle (two persons as driver and co-driver, with two as VIP passengers), constructed at an unknown location. The MSVs are made from a laminated hull, of hardened, bullet-proof Fleetonium ally, a layer of impact/fragment suppressor material, a layer of "honeycomb" radiation-dampening sandwich, an internal layer of steel armour plate, and are silver/grey in colours (with internal "roll-cage" and bracing). The maximum-security windows are Lead-Quartz. If an MSV is in an area which has suffered a nuclear attack, for example, it can then be hermetically sealed from all outside contact, with its own pressured, air-conditioning/air-filtration system. MSVs are also equipped with radiation detectors, an autopilot system and "gull-wing" doors. Transverse 8 cyl. Rotary diesel. Rear transverse 8 cyl. Rotary diesel. Final epicyclic drive in each hub. Hydraflow brake drum. Works like turbine in reverse, slowing wheels for final braking by disc brakes. Hydraulic steering arm. Armoured glass headlights. Intakes and filters for engine and cabin air. Standby electric motor supplied from battery. Battery, recharged by solar collector strips running the length of the centre rib. TV camera which supplies vision when the slit at… … driving position is closed by the anti-radiation shutter in front of it. Thick shell composed of armour plate, refrigeration honeycomb, anti-radiation sandwich, and internal steel wall. Giant fuel tanks (each side). The intakes and grills on the top structure serve the air conditioning of the rear cabin and air filters for rear engine. Fin housing aerials. A whip aerial extends above. Cabin for passengers. The small slit porthole is sealed with a special heat resistant anti-radiation lead quartz. Generator driven by rear Diesel, supplying current to… Universal jointed shaft to axle. Gearbox through which diesel drive can be transmitted direct to the wheels. Hydraulic brake fluid cooling box sited behind air scoop over rear wheels. Graciously provided by Arthur Twosheds' DeviantArt Gallery. The batteries (1) can be recharged by the solar collector strops (2) and used to drive the standby motor (3) linked to the main transverse diesel engine (4), which drive the wheels via the gearbox (5). Hydraulic damped link suspension (6) holds the twin wheels (8), which have power-assisted steering (7). Air intakes serving carburettors and driver's cabin are at (9) and headlights at (10). The rear engine layout is slightly different. On each side of the centre line are four of the eight rotary diesel cylinders (1) which drive the generator (2). Current passes through the distributor box (3) to the electric motors (4) and links with the front electrics (5) . Drive passes thought the bevel box (6) and the universal jointed drive shaft (7) to the twin wheels (8). An interesting feature is that the diesel power can be transmitted to the wheels direct via a gearbox and the bevel box (6) should the electrics fail. In view of the great weight of the vehicle special braking is needed. In addition to the discs (10) hydraulic braking is used in the drum (9) , fed from a pressurised cylinder (11), the fluid being cooled in the cooler (12) situated in the airstreams from an intake just above the rear wheels. (13) is the fluid storage tank. The hydraulic brakes work like a turbine in reverse. Blades rotate with the wheel inside a specially shaped drum forcing the working fluid from the feed pipe into the collector pipe and compressing it at the same time. The result is a steady slowing of the wheels enabling the disc brakes to be brought into play when required. The bullet-proof tyres are tube-less and filled with self-sealing compound. If this should prove ineffective a secondary inner tube automatically inflates to maintain pressure. The passenger compartment has padded seats with safety straps and an intercom/external TV with controls on the central arm. The TV screen faces the occupants. Over the seats, the air vents can be seen. In the event of gas or radiation, outside atmosphere is cut off and the vehicle operates its own pressurised atmosphere. This section of the control panel gives readings for radiation level, internal and external temperature and air contamination. The calibrated screen at the bottom shows the distance of the vehicle from atomic explosion. Construction of the shell shown in section at the passenger cabin window. From the outside in the layers are armour plate, refrigeration honey comb, radiation damping sandwich, and internal steel wall. The window is of a special heat-resistant anti-radiation lead quartz. (Sources: TV Century 21 material (Annuals, books and magazines), Engale Marketing's Century 21 magazine, Issue 15, Winter 1995, Fleetway Magazines, Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons book by Chris Drake & Graham Bassett, Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley… all related to TV Century 21 material.) The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentley. The books presented on this page are for information purpose only. I don't sell them. However, there are links next to some of the most recent books published - and those still available at the moment. They will bring you to a site where you'll be able to buy these books. In addition, for those books which do not sport any link to a merchant, t is suggested to check out different trading, selling, buying and auctions sites. Links to some of these sites can be found on the TRADING PAGE. Some of these books can also be available through Amazon.co.uk, either by Amazon itself, or an affiliated seller. If not through Amazon, they can be found through Auctions sites, such as Ebay. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. UPDATES: October 6, 2017. New book added: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault Book. Check the stars for updated information. CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS: THE VAULT BOOK - Added June 6, 2017. The "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: the Vault" by Chris Bentley is now avaliable for online order! You can order your own copy by clicking this link to Amazon.co.uk . The book is written by Chris Bentley, who previously wrote and collaborated on many Gerry Anderson related books, including "The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet", in 2001. Published by Signum Books - which also published in 2013, Shane Rimmer's autobiography "From Thunderbirds to Pterodactyls" - the "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" Vault book will be a hefty hardcover of 208 pages. If the "Thunderbirds Vault" released a few years ago is any indication, then the "Captain Scarlet Vault" promises to be a fine addition to any Captain Scarlet and Gerry Anderson fan. Release date: October 6, 2017. CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS: THE VAULT - LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION BLACK COVER! Added September 7, 2017. This limited edition, of only 100 copies will be sporting a 'Captain Black' cover, instead of a 'Captain Scarlet' cover. Each of these copies are numbered and signed by the author, Chris Bentley. Because they are a collector's edition and are so limited, the price of course, is higher than the Standard Edition. The 'Captain Black signed special edition was available at the Official Gerry Anderson Store , and was released on October 6, 2017 , at the same time as the standard edition. They were also available at the 'Standby for Action' Fanderson convention , on September 29 to October 1st 2017, were some copies were sold, with Chris Bentley will also be in attendance to sign them. CAPTAIN SCARLET - SPECTRUM AGENTS' MANUAL - Added March 31, 2017. "Captain Scarlet Spectrum Agents' Manual" is described as "a technical guide to Spectrum, the global security service of 2068, and features background information, history of its creation, profiles of leading agents, confidential details of Spectrum's most valuable weapons in the fight against the Mysterons, and fully annotated cutaway drawings of Spectrum and World Security vehicles and bases, plus the Mysteron Lunar Base. This manual finishes with comprehensive Mission Files, making it the complete and essential manual for all Spectrum Agents." trum Agents." Written by Sam Denham and illustrated by Graham Bleathman, the book is set to be released in September 2017, in time for the 50th anniversary of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". Hardcover, 118 pages. COLONEL WHITE MEETS MARK SABER. The Vise - The Life and Times of South African Actor Donald Gray. by Trevor Jordan. This book follows Gray as he grows up in South Africa ends up in 1930's Hollywood as the winner of Paramount Pictures Search for the world's most beautiful man, arrives in England just in time to witness the decline of its movie industry, gets his big break just as World War II begins and finally, as a member of the celebrated King's Own Scottish Borderers, suffers a serious life-altering injury in the Normandy campaign after D Day. We cheer him on in the ten years that he sruggles to get his career back together, gets married, starts a family, and finally gets world-wide acclaim as the intrepid Mark Saber, and we suffer with him through the bad times in the poignant last years of his life. Trevor Jordan's book is not only a brilliant and interesting history of early film, radio and television in America and Great Britain, but it is also a tribute to the talent and ability of Donald Gray, and his emergence as one of the most beloved and respected entertainers of his time. (Part of the description written by Barbara Allen on the Amazon.co.uk site.) Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Also available in Kindle Edition: Carlton Books, 2001. Chris Bentley. Second most complete reference book. History, interviews, episode guide (THE most complete synopsis to date), character profiles, vehicle information, etc. An impressive collection of pictures. Soft cover, 128 pages. BBC Consumer Publishing, 2002. Simon Archer, Marcus Hearn. The title says it all! Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Boxtree, 1993. Chris Drake and Graeme Bassett . One of the more complete book to be find on the series, lots of photo, story of the show, pictures in colours, episodes guide. With a foreword by Gerry Anderson. A must have. Soft cover, 96 pages. Classics: Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet. Boxtree, 1993. Compilation of the "Stingray", "Thunderbirds" and "Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons" books published by Boxtree. Beautiful pictures. Gerry Anderson’s Fab Facts”, 1st edition. Harper Collins, 1993. Simon Archer. Compilation of facts on all Gerry Anderson’s famous creations, including Captain Scarlet. Pictures in colours and black and white. Soft cover. 96 pages. COMPLETE GERRY ANDERSON - THE AUTHORISED EPISODE GUIDE (PAPERBACK) - 2006 REVISED EDITION! By Chris Bentley, with a foreword by Gerry Anderson. The Complete Gerry Anderson - The Authorised Episode Guide has been updated and revised for this new paperback edition, which features over 30 pages of new material - including a complete episode guide to ALL 26 episodes of New Captain Scarlet (plus full cast and crew lists, credited and un-credited), a fully upgraded guide to Four Feather Falls, Space:1999 cast additions and Australian world premiere broadcast details, plus new photos throughout. Paperback, 376 pages. The Complete Gerry Anderson, the Authorised Episode Guide, Hard Cover, 2005 revised edition. Reynolds & Hearn, 2005. Chris Bentley, foreword by Gerry Anderson. New complete authorised episode guide, with the 13 first episodes of New Captain Scarlet. Hardcover, 352 pages. Colours and black and white illustrations. Available at Amazon.com or at Amazon.co.uk. Reynolds & Hearn, 2003. Chris Bentley, foreword by Gerry Anderson. Authorised episode guide. Format: 230 x 173. Paperback, 192 pages. Colours and black and white illustrations. “The Complete Gerry Anderson episode guide” Titans Books, 1993. From “Twizzle” to “Dick Spanner P.I.” the then complete guide to every Gerry Anderson television series. Episode listing in the order of TV appearance. Carlton Books, 2001. Featuring four photo-novels of the TV episodes "The Mysterons", "Lunarville 7", "Crater 101", and "". Plus games and puzzles. Hard book, beautiful colours. Grandreams, 1994. Not the same as the one 1993. Pictures, adaptation in strips or stories of some of the series episodes, information, game. Hard cover book with cover artworks. Grandreams, 1993. Loaded with pictures, comic strips, information, all in colours. Some strips are actually from the two sixties Annuals. Hard cover book with a beautiful cover artworks. . Century 21 Productions. This year, instead of an Annual for both Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, Century 21 produced this combination of both. Same format as the above books. Hard cover, Colours, 96 pages. Century 21 Productions. Various. The direct follow-up of the previous year Annual. Other cutaways , comics, articles, stories, etc. Hard cover, Colours, 96 pages. Century 21 Productions. A bible on the Captain Scarlet series. With cutaways on crafts, vehicles, comics, articles, stories, histories on “cast characters”, etc. A must have for all fans. Hard cover, Colours, 96 pages. TV 21 Annual 1969. Century 21 Productions. Same format as precedent Annuals. This book features not only a comic strip and articles on "Captain Scarlet" but also on different other shows from Gerry Anderson. Hard Cover, Colours. TV 21 Annual 1968. Century 21 Productions. Same format as precedent Annuals. This book features not only a comic strip and articles on "Captain Scarlet" but also on different other shows from Gerry Anderson. Hard Cover, Colours. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 1: The Mysterons. Young Corgi Books, 1993. First of a new series of books for young readers. This one is an adaptation of the first episode of the television series. Quite interesting, even for adults, and certainly for fans. The other titles of the series are. 4. “” Fairly rare to find. Some black and white illustrations. Soft cover, 64 pages. The Mysterons Noose of Ice Lunarville 7 The Launching. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Armada, 1967. John Teydon. (reprint Titan Books, 1985) Subtitled “Spectrum file No. 1”. First of a series of 3 novels, in paperback format. The original version is fairly rare. The Titan Books reprint contains 128 pages of text, plus 4 pages of colours photos. Captain Scarlet and the Silent Saboteur. Armada, 1967. John Teydon. Subtitled “Spectrum file No. 2” . Second of the Armada paperback novels. Very rare. Some black and white illustrations. The Angels and the Creeping Enemy. Armada, 1968. John Teydon. Subtitled “Spectrum file No. 3”. Third and last of the Armada paperback novels, this one featuring almost exclusively the Angel Pack. Also very rare. Some black and white illustrations. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Junior Picture Story Books. Boxtree Books, 1993. Books for young readers, adaptation of TV episodes. 28 pages, half of which are colour illustrations. Captain Scarlet Easy to Read Books. Boxtree Books, 1993. Books for young readers. Adventure Holiday Moon Mission. Captain Scarlet (Pop-Up Books) Century 21 Books. “Graphic novel” format, with two adventures of Captain Scarlet. Hard cover, Colours, 48 pages. Century 21 Books. “Graphic novel” with two stories, featuring the Angels. Hard cover, Colours, 48 pages. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 1: Indestructible. Ravette Books, 1993. First of two graphic novels. Reprinting two comic strips from the TV21 comics, with the beautiful art of Ron Embleton. Soft cover, 32 pages, full colours. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 2: Spectrum is Green. Ravette Books, 1993. Second of the two graphic novels. Reprinting two comic strips from the TV21 comics, the first from Michael Noble, the second from Barry Mitchell. Also included information on characters. Soft cover, 32 pages, full colours. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Featuring: "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", "The Angels", "Zero X" “Captain Scarlet Comic Book, Collector's Edition No. 1” Carlton Books & Redan Publishing , 2001. Comic strip book comprising two complete stories: "Going For Gold" and "Snow Shock". Nice quality paper and full color. “Captain Scarlet Comic Book, Collector's Edition No. 2” Carlton Books & Redan Publishing , 2001. Comic strip book comprising two complete stories: "Labyrinth" and "The Spider's Web". Nice quality paper and full color. “Captain Scarlet Comic Book, Collector's Edition No. 3” Carlton Books & Redan Publishing , 2001. Comic strip book comprising two complete stories: "Grandmaster" and "Satellite 4". Nice quality paper and full color. Carlton Books, 2001. Over 50 stickers of personnel, vehicles and adventure - to be put in the right place! Carlton Books, 2001. Packed with puzzles and games, and color removable tattoos of Scarlet, other Spectrum personel and vehicles . COMICS INTERNATIONAL MAKES SPECIAL OFFER TO GERRY ANDERSON FANS. EUROPES LEADING TRADE PAPER Comics International is to continue its unique coverage of classic TV SF in British comics with six installments devoted to the shows of Gerry Anderson. Written by Shaqui Le Vesconte, the worlds leading expert on Anderson in comics, this mammoth and exhaustive series is to showcase artwork by some of the worlds top illustrators who brought the fantastic worlds of International Rescue and Spectrum to life on the page, including such greats as Frank Bellamy, Ron Embleton and Mike Noble. This special series begins in CI #205 (March 2008) under a special tribute cover [see below] , with an overview of Anderson's 45-year long association with comics. With each succeeding 100-page issue also featuring an appropriate Anderson cover, Part 2 (CI #206) focuses on the early years spotlighting Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray in the 60s weekly, TV Comic. Part 3 (#207) is dedicated to the many strip incarnations of Thunderbirds while Part 4 (#208) features Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and everyones favourite programmable boy genius, Joe 90. Comics based on Andersons live action projects, UFO0, Space:1999 and others are explored in Part 5 (#209) while Part 6 (#210) wraps it all up with a look at Project SWORD, Agent 21, Starcruiser and those other Anderson concepts seen only in comics form. Anderson's many creations have not just appeared in British titles. His vivid futures hold global appeal to young and old alike. Accordingly, the six- parter will also explore various international editions. Cosmic Publications is offering Gerry Anderson devotees an exclusive a money-saving opportunity to have these six special issues delivered direct to their door every month as they come off the presses. Not only is it dropping its usual 12-issue minimum, but it is offering six issues for the price of five! Get #205-210 for just 15 (19 first class) in the UK; mainland Europe 25/36; rest of the world $60 (air)/$46 (surface). 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Special note of interest on the last issue…