Stingray Hunts Aliens (short story)

Stingray Hunts Aliens
Main character(s):	Phones Sheridan
Featuring:	Troy Tempest
Main setting:	3 April 2065
Key crew
Publisher:	City Magazines
Editor:	Alan Fennell
Release details
Printed in:	TV21 11
Release date:	3 April 1965
TV Century 21 short stories
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Stingray Hunts Aliens was a short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article instead made reference to the Stingray content in the issue with a smaller piece tying-in to The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks.

Summary

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Characters

• Phones Sheridan
• Troy Tempest
• Doug Brogan
• Professor Logan

References

• Doug Brogan writes that the Stingray, the World Aquanaut Security Patrol's key vessel, has just launched its most terrifying mission to date. It is terrifying because none of the crew has any idea of what to expect from the mysterious alien machine which they are following into a lake in the heart of the Brazilian jungle.
• Phones was interviewed over the Radio Light Refractor while he and Troy lay in wait in case one of the machines appeared. He said "I can only describe the machine as looking something like a monster lobster! If it hadn't been for the strength and power of the U.S. Junglecat, I reckon we would have all had it. This time we're up against a real threat ... let's hope Stingray can come through okay."
• Doug Brogan is TV 21's Action Reporter.
• Logan, in charge of Jodrell Bank's radio telescope, is mystified by the loss of contact with the Omega-Minus device which was hurtling through space towards Earth. Jodrell Bank last plotted its position as it approached the Eros Asteroid Belt and are working to try and regain contact.
• All defences in Space City remain alerted and the public have been assured that there is no need for panic.

Story notes

• This story is another crossover with Stingray and Fireball XL5.

Continuity

• The Space News Agency reports that lightning has struck the Dalek City and that the Daleks were known to be experimenting with a particularly dangerous new metal. (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks)
• Jodrell Bank Observatory is still investigating the loss of contact with the Omega-Minus device. (COMIC: Power Play)
• The crew of the Stingray are still investigating the crisis in the Brazilian jungle. (PROSE: Superjet Shot Down, Jungle Terror!)