*TV & Film Related Comics: ‘Elegance, Charm and Deadly Danger’ was the motto on Lady Penelope’s solo strip, which launched in TV Century 21 #1 as a ‘stealth pilot’ for the Thunderbirds TV show – and Her Ladyship (together with her indefatigable felon-turned-chauffeur, Parker) certainly lived up to it, dealing with the likes of the ruthless Mr. Steelman with aplomb; never a hair out of place, and always back to the mansion in time for High Tea! So popular was Penny that she gained her own series in 1966, backed-up by other female-fronted features: ‘Bewitched’, ‘Marina, Girl of the Sea’, ‘The Beverley Hillbillies’, and, rather inexplicably, ‘The Man from UNCLE’. Changes were rung during the long run of the series of course, and ‘The Girl From UNCLE’, ‘Daktari’, ‘Angels’, ‘Crossroads’ (yes, that ‘Crossroads’), and ‘The Monkees’ all took centre stage for a time. The title changed to simply ‘Penelope’ and gained a less specialised outlook, with Lady Penelope’s adventures with International Rescue being replaced by stories of Penny as a young girl, and finally merged into Princess Tina after a very respectable 203 issues in 1969. We have around 150 issues new in, from #2 to the penultimate issue, #202, in a variety of grades to suit all pockets. Like its ‘parent’, TV Century 21, Lady Penelope is not common – there were probably fewer copies printed, and they mostly sold to girls, who we think were encouraged to be tidier and throw things out, so fewer copies survive! This substantial selection of issues is quite a coup for us, and we expect interest to be keen.