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
Stingray (1964 TV series) everything which passed its periscope." Sangster and Condon argue that while elements such as the animal character, Oink, mean that "Stingray" is aimed primarily at children, it is the first Anderson series in which the "sophistication of the production" creates appeal for adults. They regard "Stingray" as "much less po-faced" than "Thunderbirds", with episodes that are "mercifully shorter, leading to tighter plotting and an engaging simplicity". Peel suggests that the "tongue-in-cheek humour that [Gerry] Anderson favoured probably reached its peak with "Stingray"." Media historian Nicholas J. Cull observes that through its depiction of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP), "Stingray"