- Lady Penelope (comic)
Lady Penelope was a British weekly
comic for girls which ran from 1966 to 1969.Publishing History
Marketed as "the comic for girls who love television", it was the sister publication to
TV Century 21 . It ran for 204 issues with the first dated22 January 1966 . The title changed to "The New Lady Penelope" with issue 53, back to "Lady Penelope" with issue 63 and then to "Penelope" from issue 123 onwards. The run ended with issue 204, dated13 December 1969 , after which the title joined withPrincess Tina . This merge appears to have been arranged hastily and would have left some of the weekly comic strip serials unfinished, so the endings of these were included in the form of text stories in issue 204.Despite the combined title, only one comic serial from Penelope survived the merge, albeit with the format and main character's name altered. The title would revert to "Princess Tina" before the end of 1970.
Notable Comic Strips
*Lady Penelope - based on the secret agent seen in the television series "Thunderbirds".
*The Angels - stories set around the pilots from "
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ".*
The Monkees - based on theNBC television series.*
The Beverly Hillbillies - based on theCBS television series.*
Bewitched - based on the ABC television series.*Class Six Sterndorf - about a special class where young girls are trained to become spies. Created by
Angus Allan .*Creighton Ward - stories about a young nurse, Pat, on a children's hospital ward.
*Crossroads - based on the ATV series.
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Daktari - based on the CBS television series.*
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - based on the NBC television series.*
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. - based on the NBC television series.*Jenny Ware - humorous stories about a girl who accidentally discovers a chemical that sends her backward or forward in time.
*Marina, Girl of the Sea - stories about Marina, the mute undersea girl seen in "Stingray".
*Penny - stories about Lady Penelope when she was a young girl.
*Perils of Parker - humorous stories based loosely on the character from "Thunderbirds".
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Space Family Robinson - original stories using the characters and technology from theGold Key Comics title.*What Did That Dog Say? - humorous stories about a girl who can understand the language of dogs thanks to a magic ring. Created by
Angus Allan , this first appeared in "Lady Penelope" as a text story. It was popular enough with readers to become a weekly comic strip. Later it would be renamed "What Did That Dog (And Cat) Say?" when the main character, Cathy, gains the ability to understand cats as well as dogs.External links
* [http://www.technodelic.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/BackUploads.htm GACCH - The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History]
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