Countdown was a British comic published weekly by Polystyle Publications – ultimately, under several different titles – from early 1971 to late summer 1973. The pages in each issue were numbered in re
Countdown, issue 1
TV Action No. 59, 1 April 1972
Gerry Anderson
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Gerald Alexander Anderson was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic TV series, especially his 1960s productions filmed
Countdown (Polystyle Publications)
…which was derived from the comic's title to create a countdown to the number one every week. Countdown initially featured many comic strips based on Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation TV shows which had been popular throughout the 1960s. (Much of this material was reprinted from an earlier publication called TV…
Anderson in 2009
Anderson marionettes on displays at the National Media Museum, Bradford.