WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY...

Here's another fine example of RON EMBLETON artwork - the cover to the very first TV CENTURY 21 ANNUAL from 1965 (for 1966). When the weekly comic first debuted, STINGRAY was the current GERRY ANDERSON show on TV, essentially making it the "starring" picture-strip of the publication. (Although, with the LADY PENELOPE strip, the comic was already preparing the grounds for THUNDERBIRDS as the upcoming main feature.)

When one thinks about it, artists like RON EMBLETON, FRANK HAMPSON, DON LAWRENCE, and FRANK BELLAMY were very much the ALEX ROSSes of their day. Don'tcha think?