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The first Thunderbirds Annual was released for sale in late 1966, and was a massive success.
The annual is still considered to the best one of the series, mainly because of the detailed cut-away cross sections it contained, and was on many a boy's Christmas list.
Features[]
- Ring of Fire (comic)
- Could you Pilot Thunderbird 3? (quiz)
- Profile of International Rescue
- Blackmail for Power (comic)
- Deadly Orbit (story)
- The Target (comic)
- The Alaskan Earthquake Disaster (real news report)
- Launch sequences of the Thunderbird craft (sketch drawings)
- Thunderbirds in Danger (comic)
- Thunderbird Identi-test (grid puzzle)
- Danger Zone (board game)
- How to Make a Lunar Landscape (creative build)
- Hellfire Valley (story)
- Slap'stick slip-ups (funny cartoons)
- Thunderbird Quiz Words (crossword puzzles)
- The Hood Makes a Strike (comic)
- Rescue in Palomares (real news story)
- Atomic Ice Queen (comic)
- Last Laughs (funny cartoons)
- Tomb of Ice (story)
- Deep Sea Pirates (comic)
Additional Info[]
- Country of Publ.: United Kingdom
- Dimensions: 300mm x 210mm
- Format: Hardback
- Illustrator: Eric Eden (cutaways)
- Pagination: 94 pages
- Publ. Date: Late 1966
- Publisher: City Magazines Ltd (UK)
- Distributor A.P Films (Merchandising) Ltd
- Retail Price: 10/6 (Ten shillings and six pence)
The Cross-Sections[]
Eric Eden is thought to have done the art for the annual's cross-sections. He had previously worked on the Lady Penelope comic in TV Century 21.
Thunderbird 1
Thunderbird 2
Thunderbird 3
Thunderbird 4
Thunderbird 5
Gallery[]
Profile of International Rescue part 1
Profile of International Rescue part 2
Thunderbirds quiz words
Launch sequences of the Thunderbird craft
Comic strip
Trivia[]
- Usually a first edition book is the most valuable, but in this case, massive production has kept the value down; a good condition copy can still only fetch £5 when sold.