UFO - An Odd Question / Request Please

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UFO - An Odd Question / Request Please

John Dillon

Hello to All

My name is John and I have found this forum to be of great interest and true enjoyment since I have joined last year so my thanks to all.

I have a questions with a lengthy opening, so bear with me, that regards UFO.

First the background:
I first became fascinated with UFO when I happen to purchase a UFO paperback book, by chance, ( in 1971 I think) on a train platform in Mallow, Ireland.
I was an American living in Ireland and going to secondary school in Cork. We were heading up to Dublin on this day to have our Passports renewed.
The news agent in the booth didn't seem very keen on showing me each of the books hanging from the clips behind her so I decided on this book purely based on the title.

On the trip to Dublin I quickly learned this was not a book about UFO incidences as I had thought but a full story of UFO's invading Earth some time in the future and this amazing secrete organization out to stop them. I am sure you know the story. I literally couldn't put the book down until I was done. Then after going over the book with a fine tooth comb I came to the realization that this was either a British TV show or possible movie that Gerry Anderson was involved with. I knew the name prior to this from Captain Scarlet which was a hit with me in the states in the late 60's. Please understand where I lived in Ireland at that time there was only ONE TV station, RTE, so I had no clue.
Well being a big fan of good comic books a few weeks later while in a shop in Cork I came across a comic with the same UFO logo on the cover.

The book was COUNTDOWN and then began a two year or so love affair until I returned to the states. Getting the issues in Ireland was hit and miss at best and then came the bumpy transition from Countdown to the TV Action title. Well that was no over 30 years ago and as you might imagine those issues brought me a lot of joy and provided my active imagination with many a story. I will never forget the UFO story The Snatch because I never was able to purchase the final issues that wrapped up the ending!

Finally my question:
Can any one here please tell me or send me any information at all or history regarding this publication. Anything such as how it came about, how well did it do, why the title change and what finally happened to it? Is there or was there any Web Site for this publication. I see some issues on the US E-Bay from time to time but they are usually the later TV Action editions and such.

Well thank you again in advance. Thanks for reading this far along and I am quite glad I have come across this fine group.

Best to all

Cheers

John D In Florida USA
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Rob

Excellent, thanks for the great link.

Best for now

John