Eric Eden (November 22nd, 1924 - October 13th, 1983) was a British comic artist who drew the Lady Penelope strip for TV Century 21, and would later fill in for Mike Noble on Zero X. Eden, like most of the artistic talent on TV Century 21, had originally worked on the rival comic Eagle throughout the 1950s, illustrating Dan Dare, and had even branched into writing for it during the early 1960s (at a time when Frank Bellamy worked as the artist).
In addition to illustrating comic stories, Eden is also thought to have drawn the various Thunderbirds cutaways that appeared throughout original 1960s media, such as the 1967 Thunderbirds annual. His other work for Century 21 Publishing included a single story of The Daleks (The Archives of Phryne) in early 1966.
Stories Illustrated[]
- Mr. Steelman
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Penelope Takes Up the Search
- The Return of Mr Steelman
- The Isle of Arran Riddle
- The Vanishing Ray
- Horror of Asteroid Belt Nine! (Zero X story, four parts)
Cutaways[]
A collection of some of Eden's cutaway work can be seen below. For further detail, please see History of the Cutaway Drawings.
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