Hood (Thunderbirds) Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the end of the series (the character is absent from the six episodes of Series Two), explaining that, like Kyrano, the character "turned out to be less viable on the screen than on the page." To strengthen the character's antagonistic appearance, the
Thunderbirds merchandise until 1969. "Thunderbirds" also appeared in the parent "TV Century 21"/"TV 21" annual until 1969; the same year, a joint "Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds" annual was released. Starting in October 1991, the Bellamy-illustrated strips, as well as some that had first appeared in "Lady Penelope", were re-printed in Fleetway Publications' fortnightly "Thunderbirds: The Comic". Again edited by Fennell, this new title had a 30-month publication run and achieved peak sales of 100,000 copies. Re-prints had previously appeared in Polystyle Publications' "Countdown" (briefly titled "TV Action + Countdown") and "Thunderbirds Holiday Special" series in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1992, Ravette