TV TIE-INS OF THE TIMES - THE SAINT ANNUAL 1970...

The SAINT ran on TV from 1962 to '69 and was a great success,

particularly in the United States, where it was hugely popular.  (Early

episodes based SIMON TEMPLAR in America, aiding its acceptance in

the country.)  ROGER MOORE became the first British 'TV' millionaire

due to the show being a worldwide hit.  There were three tie-in Annuals to

Moore's incarnation of the show (for 1968, '69 & '70) and a TV Picture

Story Book for 1971.  Also, there were two Annuals issued for IAN

OGILVY's revival of the character in RETURN Of The SAINT

for the years 1979 & '80.

I only have the above Annual for 1970 (issued in '69), and as you

can see from the accompanying pictures, it was a mix of text stories

and comic strips, although the former outnumbered the latter.  Still, it's

a nice little reminder of the time when The Saint was a feature of British

TV for most of the '60s.  Roger would go on to star in a new ITC show,

The PERSUADERS (along with TONY CURTIS), and then play

another iconic figure (from the world of cinema) called - h'mm,

what was his name again?

Coming in Part Two - DANGER MAN ANNUAL 1966.

Bet you didn't know that 'ELIZABETH TAYLOR' guest-starred
with The SAINT, eh?  Only in this story in the Annual 'though

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