Cult series The Avengers gets a lavish tribute in Marcus Hearns celebratory book.

As editor of UK Marvel Comics, he set up the excellent and much lamented Hammer Horror Magazine.

Add to this nowThe Avengers: A Celebrationfocusing on 50 Years of a Television Classic.

And this goal it achieves rather well.

Apart from Honor Blackmans Cathy Gale, we also had Julie Stevens Venus Smith in six episodes.

The quality of the photos are absolutely superb.

Its an indication of the shows meticulous love for detail that even the on-set photographers were first class.

What is missing in this otherwise superb book is anything to do withThe Avengersoutside of the original series.

Rating:

5 out of 5