Started: 28th July 1973 - No.31
Replacing:
Unknown
Ended: 2nd April 1978 - No.14
Replaced by: Logan's Run |
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(Part
1 1973-74)
(Format:
1st season – John, Stephen, Carol and Kenny)
”The
Kraatans”
28/7/73 -
No.31
to 25/8/73 – No.35
The Kraatans are planning an attack on earth, but the TP's try to talk
them out of it, by telling them of an uninhabited planet, they could go to
instead.
(JMB)
(Later adapted as The Invasion of Earth in the book Four into
Three)
”Collision Course”
1/9/73
-
No.36
to 22/9/73 – No.39
A
meteorite is heading for earth, and the TP’s have five hours to figure out
how they can stop it.
(JMB)
”On the
Run”
29/9/73
-
No.40
to 27/9/73 – No.44
Two
Aliens a man and a boy appear in the lab. They tell the TP’s that they
are on the run from ‘The Guardians’ and appeal to the TP’s for help.
(JMB)
(Later adapted as Time Waits ... in the book Four Into Three)
”The Mine
Slaves”
3/11/73 -
No.45
to 1/12/73 – No.49
The
TPs are holidaying on the planet Gallia, whilst there they come to the aid
of two young boys, who have escaped from being slaves in a diamond mine.
(JMB)
(Later adapted as A Much Needed Holiday in the book Four Into Three
and as part of Season Five)
”The Man Who Knew
Too Much”
8/12/73 -
No.50
to 5/1/74 – No.1
Stephen befriends a boy at Kilkennedy School, who he thinks can help him
in his search for a missing scientist.
(JMB)
(Later adapted as The Man Who Knew Too Much in the book
Three into Three)
”From Beneath The Sea”
12/1/74 -
No.2 to 2/2/74 – No.5
Whilst on a Caribbean cruise, the TP’s come across a plan to invade the
Earth, using the power of the oceans.
(JMB)
(Part one strips were two pages, one in colour,
one in B&W) |
