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Issue: TV21 Annual #1973
Publication Date: January 1973
 
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Publisher: FlagIPC
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Indicia Publisher: IPC Magazines Ltd.
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Volume: 1
Pages: 96
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Price: £0.70 GBP
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Content Items: 31 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Collage of featured strips.
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Contents

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Contents listing.
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Planet of the Dead

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John Sutter
Jim Baikie (signed)
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science fiction
Star Trek
James Kirk; Prof. Richard Spellman; Prof. Jean Ravel; Mr Spock; Dr. McCoy; Uhuru; Montgomery Scott
An innocuous looking pet picked up by McCoy proves to be the cause of an illness which strikes a team of scientists, as well as McCoy himself.
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Writing credit via Mark Martinez.
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informational
Roving Around
The Roving Reporter
Ever Wondered
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Possibly a reprint from The Eagle.
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The Secret of Volcano Island Part 1

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Richard Jennings ?
Richard Jennings
Richard Jennings ?
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adventure
Steve Craig; Smiler Jones; Prof Rudolph Hunke; Obadiah Lamm
Craig, Jones, and Hunke fall foul of gunrunner Lamm's gang, who are retrieving contraband gold on volcanic Midsummer Island. They are rescued by a Royal Navy cruiser patrol. A destroyer is sent to capture Lamm's freighter. But the freighter is armed with missiles, and waits for the destroyer to come within range.
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Originally published as Isle of Fire.
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The Battle of Bodger's Gap

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war
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The Mystery of Marsdon Manor

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Bill Craig; Harry Fenton; Xavier Beech; Frederick Hodge
Two back-packers find trouble on an old film set when they stumble on missing actor Xavier Beech. Beech is suffering delusions and thinks he is a famous scientist. He tries to experiment on the two men, but they overpower him and deliver him to hospital.
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Fiddy ?
Fiddy ?
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humorous
Sir Percy Vere: The Good Knight
There Isn't a Dragon Within a Hundred Miles
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Jokers' Page

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Six gag cartoons.
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Roving Around
The Roving Reporter
The Toughest Sailors Afloat
A look at Tugboat men.
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Scientists In Space

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A look at the future of space exploration, focusing on Skylab.
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The Fear-Makers

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Zoot Cross; Charlie Easy
Two bikers stumble upon a village in France whose superstitious inhabitants are being terrorized by a gang of smugglers making use of an old legend to force local men to work for them. The two pals free the villagers and round up the smugglers.
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Storms Made to Order

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"Meet the Mightiest Wrestlers in Japan"

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John M. Burns [as J. B.] (signed)
John M. Burns
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Roving Around
The Roving Reporter
A look at Sumo and Karate.
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Art id. via Phil Rushton
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The Emerald Mountain

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Joaquin Blazquez ?
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science fiction
Ben Tyler; Prof. Billings; Hardrock Hardy; Simon Dobbs
Space explorers discover a new planet. The discovery of the Emerald Mountain incites the greed of Dobbs, who drinks an alien brew which turns him into a giant. He falls to his death and the survivors vow to destroy all reference to the location of the planet.
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"Jewel of Evil"

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Eric Kincaid (signed)
Eric Kincaid (signed)
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Roving Around
The Roving Reporter
A look at pearls.
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Pop Makes the World Go Around

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A look at the state of pop music around the world.
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"Look, My Lord -- A Dragon!"

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Fiddy ?
Fiddy ?
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humorous
Sir Percy Vere
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Jokers' Page

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humorous
Seven gag cartoons.
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The Secret Of Volcano Island Part 2

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Richard Jennings ?
Richard Jennings
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Lamm's missiles sink the destroyer. His crew mutiny, leaving him alone and wounded on the sinking freighter. Steve and Smiler rescue him, against his wishes, and get back to the cruiser, which gets out of range of the island before the volcano blows.
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You Live On A Drifting Jigsaw

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The Saviour of the Nation

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humorous, science fiction
Henry Bloggs
A monsterous plant arrives on Earth and defeats the efforts of Britains military and scientists to destroy it. Tramp Henry Bloggs destroys it, unwittingly, with a jar of pickles.
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"Wouldn't it Be Wonderful to Fly Like a Bird?"

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Fiddy
Fiddy (signed)
Fiddy (signed)
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humorous
Sir Percy Vere
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Dad's Army

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History of Britain's militia, leading up to the formation of the Territorial Army. With a couple of photos of the cast of BBC's Dad's Army thrown in as an after thought.
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A Crime At Christmas

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crime
a whodunit for the readers to solve.
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A New Look At The Sea

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Peter North (painted) (signed)
Peter North (painted) (signed)
Peter North (painted) (Signed)
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A look at sea exploration, with references to Jacques Cousteau. Many illustrations.
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"Pirates!"

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Roving Around
The Roving Reporter
A look at modern day piracy off the coast of Borneo.
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The Birthday Present

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western
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Text story with two large colour illustrations.
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Jokers' Page

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humorous
Six gag cartoons.
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What Is This Thing Called, Spock?

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John Sutter
Jim Baikie (signed)
Jim Baikie (signed)
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science fiction
Star Trek
Captain Kirk; Mr. Spock
An alien life-form has turned hostile on the planet Tarragon. Spock discovers the reason why, and then brings about an understanding between it and the beleagured inhabitants of the planet.
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Writing credit via Mark Martinez
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