Comics
TNA's short run never gave it the same opportunities in comic world, unlike the notable runs received
by Steed, Emma, and Tara in everything from annuals, to periodicals like "Diana," to full-fledged comic books. Instead, a total of
eight TNA strips were created, two running in each of the two annuals produced for the series, and a further four, collected with
some of the annual strips in a French collection, and thus only ever published in French. With the aid of a dictionary and a decade of French
classes in school, I did my best to translate the French strips, and now they're available to read, along with the script for an
planned TNA strip that never materialized.
As far as I know, only eight strips were ever written for TNA, with a scripted ninth never illustrated. As all eight comics, and the one script, can be found here, this should be a complete set. If
you know of further TNA comics that were printed, in any language, please contact me.
- The Curse of Falkenstein: The first of the French comics. When Gambit disappears, his girlfriend enlists the help of Steed
and Purdey. Their search leads them to a mysterious series of events in a local village, and, ultimately, a deadly plot involving a nuclear power plant. Featuring a very dodgily-drawn Gambit!
Read the translated version
Read the original French version
- Death Has Wings: Adaptation of the episode Cat Amongst Pigeons. A series of myserious
deaths lead Steed, Gambit, and Purdey to a bird sanctuary and some unlikely murderers...
Read the translated version
Read the original French version
- The Eagle's Nest: Adaptation of the episode The Eagle's Nest. Steed, Gambit, and Purdey investigate a remote island concealing a rather deadly secret...
Read the translated version
- The Mystery of Planet Y: Adaptation of the episode The Tale of the Big Why. A prisoner due for release claims to be possession of
valuable information. The search for it leads Steed, Gambit, and Purdey on a merry chase, and may uncover a traitor in their ranks.
Read the translated version
Read the original French version
- The Midas Secret: Adaptation of the episode The Midas Touch. A gold trafficker picked up by The New Avengers points them to
the services of a mysterious Midas. When Purdey investigates, she uncovers an assassination plot and a deadly secret.
Read
- The Cybernauts: Adaptation of the episode The Last of the Cybernauts...? Felix Kane blames his untimely accident on Steed, Purdey, and Gambit, and is
obsessed with revenge. To exact it, he turns to another old foe of Steed's, one he can control from a wheelchair...
Read
- Fangs for the Memory: When two Ministry men working in Optics are found dead with puncture wounds to their necks, the unlikely explanation seems to be vampires.
But as Steed, Gambit, and Purdey investigate further, they find the murders have more grounding in reality than one may have thought. Could ex-Optics man Martin Count be involved?
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- Hypno-Twist: A hypnotist at a party attended by Steed, Purdey, and Gambit puts a man in a trance and sends him on a harmless errand, only for the man to wind up dead.
Investigations ensue, and it becomes apparent that the man inducing in the trances was not all he seemed--and wasn't working alone.
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- Diamonds Are For Evil: The script for an unmade TNA comic, it was written in the seventies by Steve Moore for inclusion
in one of the TNA annuals. Published in Stay Tuned Volume 3, Number 10, it concerns the theft of a valuable diamond, formerly owned by Cleopatra, no less!
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