by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Stingray, the WASP’s supersonic undersea craft, blasted out of its launch tunnel on a new assignment, the outcome of which rested on a knife edge. On board the fantastic aquatic vessel were Captain Troy Tempest, Hydrophone Operator George Lee ‘Phones’ Sheridan and Princess Marina of the Kingdom of Pacifica. Their mission was to secure a …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The World Aquanaut Security Patrol flagship Stingray has concluded an investigation into the mysterious explosion at the Oxton Offshore Atomic Centre on Tuesday. Speaking to A21, Commander Shore of Marineville said, “The Oxton Centre is one of the most vital links in the WASP power supply network. Any drop in output from that facility could …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The rumors have been confirmed by the Marineville press office this morning, Stingray has discovered an underwater city thought to have been lost almost 6,000 years ago! Captain Troy Tempest was on a routine patrol on Thursday evening with crew members Phones and Marina aboard. He recalls, “We were travelling at rate two acceleration, sweeping …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The World Aquanaut Security Patrol’s former flagship vessel Thresher has embarked on a World Tour. Thresher, the first WASP vessel to incorporate the revolutionary Ratemaster propulsion system, has set sail on an 8 week voyage around the globe before it is retired from active service to the World Navy museum in New York. The Thresher’s …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The quiet sounds of dawn were shattered by Marineville’s warning klaxons this morning as the base was placed on battle stations alert. The ring of WASP tracker stations detected a large underwater fleet, numbering at least 30 vessels, approaching the west coast of North America at terrific speed. All attempts to communicate with the fleet …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems It was action stations for Stingray on Wednesday afternoon after a distress call from the WAF Wombat transporter aircraft Valkyrie. The carrier aircraft, which made its debut appearance at the London Airshow some months ago, sent out a mayday over the North Pacific while in the middle of a routine training flight to Marineville. The …

The Stingray crew faced many foes across their 39 television adventures. Chief among these was of course the despotic Titan, leader of the underwater city of Titanica, but they also tangled with many other adversarial alien races who sought to destroy humanity – despite most of those races only being comprised of two people! Here are five of our favourite …

From the very first issue of Thunderbirds the Comic in 1991 to the premature end of the Thunderbirds are Go! comic several years later I was an avid reader of Fleetway Comics’ various Gerry Anderson titles, and while I don’t have a complete collection I probably own about 75% of them. Unfortunately, as can sometimes happen with comics, the cancellation …