Tuesday 17 September 2013

UNKNOWN PLANET - A FIREBALL XL5 ADVENTURE...


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From the 1963 FIREBALL XL5 Annual, comes this awesome adventure featuring COLONEL STEVE ZODIAC and his colourful crew.  It was illustrated by ERIC EDEN, I believe - but I'm not 100% certain to be honest, so feel free to correct or confirm.

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2 comments:

  1. B Smith20 September 2013 at 02:31

    That convertible that Steve's driving in the first pic also appeared in a single page illo in the '67 Annual - any idea if it appeared in the TV show, or was it an Eric Eden design he just decided to repeat?

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  2. Kid20 September 2013 at 11:35

    B, yup, that illo featured Matt & Steve - but I'm not sure that Collins dated their Annuals in the same way as other publishers. I suspect that the Fireball books may have been copyright dated the actual year they were intended for, but I'm not 100% certain. Anyone know for sure? (And I believe the craft was used in the TV show.)

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