TV21 Annual #1973

When Steve Craig, Smiler Jones, and Prof Rudolph Hunke stumble upon a hidden gold cache on volcanic Midsummer Island, they find themselves trapped in a deadly game with gunrunner Obadiah Lamm and his armed gang. Rescued by a Royal Navy cruiser, the trio soon face a new threat as a destroyer is dispatched—only to be ambushed by a heavily armed freighter waiting in ambush.

When two backpackers explore the abandoned film set of Marsdon Manor, they stumble upon the disoriented actor Xavier Beech, convinced he’s a brilliant scientist trapped in a forgotten experiment. As his delusions grow more dangerous, Bill Craig and Harry Fenton must confront Beech’s erratic behavior before he turns his wild theories into real peril—only to realize the manor itself holds secrets deeper than any script.

Zoot Cross and Charlie Easy ride into a remote French village where fear has taken root—locals whisper of ancient curses and hidden horrors, all orchestrated by a ruthless smuggler gang using old legends to control the townspeople. With their wits and courage, the two bikers uncover the truth behind the terror and set out to break the grip of fear before it consumes the village entirely.

When a team of space explorers stumbles upon a mysterious new world, the lush, glowing Emerald Mountain awakens long-buried ambitions. Ben Tyler, Prof. Billings, Hardrock Hardy, and Simon Dobbs find themselves drawn into a dangerous game when Dobbs' reckless thirst for power leads him to drink an alien elixir—transforming him into a towering, uncontrollable giant. As the mountain's secrets unravel, the survivors face a choice that will echo across the stars.

In "The Secret Of Volcano Island Part 2," a wounded Lamm is left alone on a sinking freighter after his crew mutinies, only to be rescued by Steve and Smiler against his will. With the cruiser escaping just before the island's volcano erupts, the tension builds as the survivors race to safety—just in time.

In a delightfully absurd twist, the nation’s fate rests in the hands of tramp Henry Bloggs when a colossal alien plant overwhelms Earth’s defenses. With no help from generals or scientists, it’s a chance encounter with a jar of pickles that unexpectedly turns the tide — and only Henry, in his usual unassuming way, is the one to deliver the final blow.

A look at Britain’s long tradition of civilian defense, tracing the evolution from local militias to the formalized Territorial Army, all framed within the context of wartime preparedness. The story casually weaves in a few photos of the cast of the popular BBC series *Dad’s Army*, using them as a nostalgic footnote to the real history being explored.

In a tense stand-off on the alien world of Tarragon, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock face a hostile life-form that’s turned against the planet’s struggling inhabitants. When Spock uncovers the truth behind the creature’s aggression, he sets out to bridge the gap between species—using logic, empathy, and the quiet power of understanding.