It's time to start another series, no requests this time, all your favourites must be there already, so I've gone with Man from Atlantis in an attempt to make sure all of Mike Nobles work is on display.
The series, very short lived, revolved around the last known survivor of the mythical area of Atlantis, somewhere deeper than man can reach, where people live underwater, he is found washed up on a beach and taken by Dr. Elizabeth Merrill to a research institute, where they are unable to revive him, spotting a strange gill like area on his neck she instictively takes him back to the beach and submerges him underwater where he miraculously comes to life. He has lost his memory, so they give him the temporary name of Mark Harris and he decides to stay and work for the Institute, (The Foundation for Oceanic Research). Inputting all known data about him they come to the conclusion that he must be from Atlantis and possibly the last known survivor.
Mark helps the institute in their endevours to keep the oceans safe and encounter a variety of problems most of which have something to do with the mysterious Mr. Schubert, a man who has given up on society, considers it a flawed and lives to create an undersea utopia where he can be free from most of them. He becomes Marks arch nemesis as he keeps coming up with schemes to keep the Cetacean (the institutes high tech submarine) from interfering in his plans. Unfortunately the series was cancelled after 13 episodes.
Mike Noble continued his fantastic run in Look-in with a strip that drew on his amazing way with animals, starting with Follyfoot and Black Beauty, and later with Timmy in Famous Five and other woodland creatures in Worzel, he just created such beauty in everything he did. This strip was no exception, with an array of sea creatures, it was an amazing read, albeit for quite a short time. Look-in must have been no doubt aware of viewing figures, seeing as more successful programmes lasted longer in the magazine, great while it lasted though...now enjoy Mark Harris' adventures in full here......
Man from Atlantis - Story 1 - Underwater Heist
Art: Mike Noble
Man from Atlantis - Story 2 - Mutations
Art: Mike Noble
