The other day we mentioned the return of the Magic Roundabout game. That has been followed by returning board game versions of other 1960s and 1970s cult classics. Read more
1960s and 1970s cult TV board games reissued
Tag: Captain Scarlet
Royal Mail to introduce FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson stamps in early 2011
Not just any old retro stamp issue, FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson stamps also feature action sequences that work with a flick of the wrist.
Buty let's start with the stamps. The basic set features six landscape stamps featuring all of Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation TV shows from the 1960s – Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. Plenty of presentation packs as you would imagine, all with their own added extras. But we like the one with a special pull-out four-page comic, which tells the story of the creation of the Thunderbirds through the illustrations of original TV21 comic artist, Gerry Embleton. Nice.
