tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post8247799348871800208..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: SUPER SUNDAY SPECIAL: RON TURNER'S THUNDERBIRDS...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85751601927746041692013-06-04T09:14:26.731+01:002013-06-04T09:14:26.731+01:00B, that's the very one.B, that's the very one.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-74905413650628362832013-06-04T04:34:06.657+01:002013-06-04T04:34:06.657+01:00"He did a nice strip for one of the Fireball ..."He did a nice strip for one of the Fireball Annuals back in the '60s that I'll post one day."<br /><br />If it's the "Drifting Coffin" story from the '66 Annual, do it! That one featured a couple of spaceships I'd have been happy to see released as diecast toys/model kits.B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-70008750564346596552013-06-03T08:12:43.844+01:002013-06-03T08:12:43.844+01:00Yup - a British childhood. You'll be saying yo...Yup - a British childhood. You'll be saying you don't drink tea at 11 next. (What's the world coming to?) Never mind, we forgive you.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-21788873686008750992013-06-03T04:49:33.951+01:002013-06-03T04:49:33.951+01:00Kid,as an American who is definitely an anglophile...Kid,as an American who is definitely an anglophile and who has been fortunate to have spent some time in your country...I gotta say, the appeal of Thunderbirds is lost on me. No offense, but...am I missing something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-77070028224120925882013-06-02T23:01:05.897+01:002013-06-02T23:01:05.897+01:00And loads more to come (eventually), Phil. He did ...And loads more to come (eventually), Phil. He did a nice strip for one of the Fireball Annuals back in the '60s that I'll post one day.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-87774966002831099172013-06-02T22:49:16.697+01:002013-06-02T22:49:16.697+01:00Thanks again Kid - never seen these. Ron Turner ha...Thanks again Kid - never seen these. Ron Turner had a real way with depicting all things mechanical no wonder he did so many Dalek strips. This also making him an ideal fit for Gerry Anderson's fondness for featuring amazing machines of one sort or another in his series.PhilSeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-58419953009226438672013-06-02T18:47:56.507+01:002013-06-02T18:47:56.507+01:00I've seen some of those covers, but I'm no...I've seen some of those covers, but I'm not terribly familiar with them. I'll have to refresh my memory and take another look.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-19481669040629508832013-06-02T18:35:51.245+01:002013-06-02T18:35:51.245+01:00I've got fond memories of his Wonder-car stuff...I've got fond memories of his Wonder-car stuff but the work that really butters my biscuit is his Vargo Statten covers, The Sun Makers, Nebula X etcetera.DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-42889733278868360562013-06-02T15:12:19.814+01:002013-06-02T15:12:19.814+01:00I'll have to check, but I've got a notion ...I'll have to check, but I've got a notion that he may have drawn something in one of the 'new' Eagle or Dan Dare Annuals. I could be wrong 'though.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-53884619877795421202013-06-02T14:54:13.856+01:002013-06-02T14:54:13.856+01:00I reckon Ron could have done a great job with Dan ...I reckon Ron could have done a great job with Dan Dare in the tabloid Eagle ( or did he ever do any strips that I don't know about? )John Pittnoreply@blogger.com