Mike Noble

Mike Noble (17 September 1930 – 15 November 2018)

Noble retired from illustration but still contributed pieces to the Fennell revival of TV21 strips in the 1990s and also enjoyed using his talents locally in illustrating a millennial celebration poster for his village as well as designing a lychgate and stained glass windows for his local church

Bibliography

Sequential comics work and illustrations include:

Strips

• "Simon and Sally" (Robin, 1953–58) 1 page, b/w
• "Christine, Student Nurse" (Girl, 29 September - 10 November 1954) Single b/w illustration
• "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" (Express Weekly, 1958–60, issues 205 to 293) 2 half pages, colour
• "The Lone Ranger" (TV Comic, 1960–61, issues 444 to 507) 1 page, duotone.
• "The Range Rider" (TV Comic, 1961–64, issues 508 to 658) 1 page, duotone & b/w
• "Beetle Bailey" (TV Comic, issue 659 to ??, 1964–65) 1 page, b/w
• "Popeye" (TV Comic, issue 659 to ??, 1964–65) Front cover, colour
• "Fireball XL5" (TV Century 21, 1965–66, issues 6–39, 44–86, 90–100) 2 pages, colour
• "Fireball XL5" (TV Century 21, 1967, issues 105–108) 1 page colour

• "Zero X" (TV Century 21, 1967, issues 105–130, 135–154) 2 pages, colour
• "Captain Scarlet" (TV 21, 1967–68, issues 158–166, 172–179) Colour front page, 2 b/w pages, 1 page colour.
• "Captain Scarlet" (TV 21, 1968, issues 182–84, 187–189, 194–196) Colour front page, 3 b/w pages.
• "Project SWORD" (TV21, 1968, issues 187) single b/w illustration
• "Zero X" (TV21 & TV Tornado, 1968–69, issues 197–241) 2 pages, colour
• "The Justice of Justine" (Sally, 1969, Nov 1969) 3 pages, b/w
• "Star Trek" (TV21 & Joe 90, 1970, issues 32–41) 2 pages, colour
• "Star Trek" (TV21 & Joe 90), issues 42–57) Front cover & 2 pages, colour
• "Four Alone on the Abandoned Island" (Cor! 1970, issues 1–3) 2 pages, b/w
• "Timeslip" (Look-In, issues 1–26, 1971) 2 pages, colour
• "Freewheelers" (Look-In, issues 16–19, 1971) b/w illustrations for text serial
• "Follyfoot" (Look-In, issues 27/1971 to 42/1973) 2 pages, colour
• "Follyfoot" (Look-In, issues 48/1973 to 18/1974?) 2 pages, b/w
• "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (Look-In, 2?/1974 to ) 2 pages, colour
• "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (Look-In, 1974–75) 2 pages, b/w
• "Kung Fu" (Look-In, issue 6/1975 to issue 12/1975) 2 pages, colour
• "The Tomorrow People" (Look-In, issue 44/1975 to issue 5/1976) 2 pages, b/w
• "Space:1999" (Look-In, issues 6/1976 to 45/1976) 2 pages, b/w
• "Space:1999" (Look-In, issues 49/1976 to 13/1977) 2 pages, b/w
• "The Tomorrow People" (Look-In, issue 14/1977 to issue 8/1978) 2 pages, b/w
• "The Man from Atlantis" (Look-In, issues 7 to 27, 1978) 2 pages, b/w
• "The Famous Five" (Look-In, issues 28/1978 to 45/1979) 2 pages, b/w Note: Issues 46/1979 to 48/1979 drawn by Keith Watson
• "The Famous Five" (Look-In, issues 49/1979 to 06/1980) 2 pages, b/w
• "Worzel Gummidge" (Look-In, issues 7/1980 to 38/1981) 2 pages, b/w

• "Into the Labyrinth" (Look-In, issues 38/1982 to 51/1982) 2 pages, b/w
• "Star Fleet" (Look-In, issues 2 to 33, 1983) 2 pages, b/w
• "When They Were Young" (Look-In, various 1982–84) 2 pages, b/w
• "Robin of Sherwood" (Look-In, issues 18/1984 to 34/1984) 2 pages, coloured by Arthur Ranson
• "Robin of Sherwood" (Look-In, issues 40/1984 to 49/1984) 2 pages, coloured by Arthur Ranson
• "Robin of Sherwood" (Look-In, issues 50/1984 to 35/1985) 2 pages, b/w
• "Robin of Sherwood" (Look-In, issues 3/1986 to 31/1986) 2 pages, b/w

Annuals/specials

• "Simon and Sally" (Robin Annual, 1953–58?) 1 page, b/w
• "The secret of the tower" (Girl Annual No.6) 4 pages, b/w
• "Frontispiece" (Girl Annual No.7) 1 page b/w
• "Connie and the Crocodile" (Girl Annual No.7) 4 b/w illustrations for text story
• "Frontispiece" (Girl Annual No.8) 2 pages b/w
• "Bridge of the Brave" (Girl Annual No.8) 3 b/w illustrations for text story
• "The Indian Fighter" (TV Comic Annual 1962) 6 pages, duotone
• "The Range Rider" (TV Comic Holiday Special 1963) 5 pages, duotone
• "The Range Rider" (TV Comic Annual 1963) 4 pages, duotone
• "The Range Rider" (TV Comic Annual 1964) 4 pages, duotone
• Fireball XL5 Annual, 1966 Front cover, colour
• Boys World Annual, 1972 Front cover, colour
• "The Tomorrow People" (Look-In Annual, 1975) 5 pages, b/w
• The Wind in the Willows Annual, 1986 b/w illustrations

Note: Some Look-In annuals & specials reprinted abridged versions of Mike Noble strips:

• "Timeslip" (Look-In Summer Extra, 1974) ? pages, b/w
• "Black Beauty" (Look-In Annual, 1989) 10 pages, b/w
• "The Famous Five" (Look-In Annual, 1990) 9 pages, b/w
• "Robin of Sherwood" (Look-In Annual, 1991) 8 pages, coloured by Arthur Ranson

Covers

• "Apollo" (Look-In, issue 2, 1972) Front cover, colour
• "Timeslip" (Look-In, issue 11, 1972) Front cover, colour
• "The Tomorrow People" (Look-In, issue 15, 1975) Front cover, colour
• "Thunderbirds 1 & 2" (Thunderbirds issue 44, 1993) colour
• "Stingray" (Stingray issue 8, 1993) colour
• "Spectrum Passenger Jet" (Captain Scarlet issue 6, 1994) colour
• "Captain Scarlet" (The New Thunderbirds issue 80, 1994) colour

Magazine illustrations

• "Tickled by a tiger" (Wide World, November 1956 p 26–27) b/w
• "The gold of Bat Island" (Wide World, November 1956 p 34–35) b/w
• "Death of a trapper" (Wide World, November 1956 p 40–41) b/w
• "Sally Says" series of spot illustrations (Woman, c. 1957) b/w with ink wash

Miscellaneous

• Decimal (Various, 1970–71) b/w illustrations for the press trade
• 'Explorer 12' (1987) colour strip for toy range – BHS London
• Piggy Press (1990s?) colour illustrations for Nat West Bank
• Fireball XL5 (1990) b/w limited edition art print for Fanderson
• Thunderbirds (1990) b/w limited edition art print for Fanderson
• Nuclear Freighter Emergency (Thunderbirds issue 31, 1992) colour spread
• Tracy Island (Thunderbirds issue 44, 1993) colour spread and b/w sketches
• HOTOL (Thunderbirds issue 57, 1993) colour spread
• Captain Blue (The New Thunderbirds issue ??, 1994) colour
• Thunderbird 3 (Thunderbirds Poster Magazine 3, 1993) colour
• Canadian Trestle Disaster (Thunderbirds Poster Magazine 6, 1993) colour
• Doctor Fawn (Thunderbirds Are Go issue 3, 1995) 1 page, colour

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