TV Century 21 material associated with Anderson's work. In 1965, the Supermarionation TV series "Stingray" (1964 – 65), which followed the underwater adventures of Troy Tempest and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP), was given with its own comic. The first issue of "TV Century 21" was published on 23 January 1965, capitalising on the popularity of the latest Gerry Anderson-produced TV series. In contrast with "TV Comic", which was a traditional strip comic, "TV Century 21" was conceived as a newspaper for children with a front page containing "Stop press"-style news items and photographs. Although production on "Supercar" (1961 – 62) and
Space Patrol (1962 TV series) sometimes the shadow of a puppet could be seen behind a "TV Screen" before the communication device was supposedly turned on —the show rated strongly with young audiences in many regions (including New York City) and garnered a huge following. "Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski said that it was his favourite TV show as a child. Leigh had previously worked with Gerry Anderson on children's puppet series, and there are some obvious similarities between "Space Patrol" and Anderson's "Fireball XL5", although "Space Patrol" was made on a lower budget. Arthur Provis, Anderson's former business partner in AP Films was