SPACE 1999: THE LOOK-IN STRIPS PART 2

[jim244]

It was 1976 and Space 1999 had ended on TV Feb 19th.
But I didn't know that as the show was re-run on Saturday mornings,I was 7 years old,enjoying this terrifying space saga which had better effects than Dr Who or Star Trek (which in reality had finished in 1969).
Then EVERYTHING CHANGED.
I had just returned from a holiday with my parents.
Space 1999 was on,Saturday morning.
I WAS DEVASTATED !!!
One week away and I had obviously missed a very important episode that must have shown Victor,Paul and Kano dying and introduced the new second in command Tony Verdschi.At least I got to see Maya join.
IN REALITY;the second series of this superb show was something of a reboot and this was in fact the first episode.
Main Mission was replaced by Command Centre.
New music,new actors,new producer etc.

In September 1976 Space 1999 Series 2 started and Look -In Magazine/Comic changed their strip to suit the changes in the show.
I was 8 years old,I'm 55 now.
Even Tanya the Base Ops Officer (19 Eps Series 1) had gone.
Some contemporary critics connect series 2 with an episode from Series 1,"Another Time,Another Place" as this episode features a different moon and a space storm.
Certainly at the start of episode 1 of series 2,Helena mentions a space storm.
ANYHOW:Look-In strips continued and whilst all 5 were excellent,in my opinion they (like the series itself) don't match the quality of the first series strips.