Fireball XL5 (series): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
NateBumber (talk | contribs) (tda) |
(a gallery seems appropriate (+ the comic logo wouldn't appear in category previews)) Tag: 2017 source edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{title dab away}} | {{title dab away}} | ||
{{real world}} | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Merchandise | |||
|name = ''Fireball XL5'' | |||
|image = | |||
<gallery> | |||
Fireball XL5 title card.jpg|TV | |||
Fireball XL5 Logo.jpg|Comic | |||
</gallery> | |||
|aka = | |||
|designer = | |||
|publisher = City Magazines | |||
|type = TV series<br>Comic series | |||
|price = | |||
|release date = [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 1962 | |||
}} | |||
{{dab page|Fireball XL5 (disambiguation)}} | {{dab page|Fireball XL5 (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''Fireball XL5''''' was a science fiction series created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson (actor)|Sylvia Anderson]]. Originally running as an animated puppet series, ''Fireball XL5'' was also spun off into comics published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' alongside ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]''. | |||
Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October [[1963 (releases)|1963]], thus ending the month prior to the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. In the chronology of Anderson-[[Producer|produced]] series filmed in {{w|supermarionation}}, ''Fireball XL5'' was preceded by ''[[Supercar (series)|Supercar]]'' and succeeded by ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]''. | Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October [[1963 (releases)|1963]], thus ending the month prior to the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. In the chronology of Anderson-[[Producer|produced]] series filmed in {{w|supermarionation}}, ''Fireball XL5'' was preceded by ''[[Supercar (series)|Supercar]]'' and succeeded by ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]''. | ||
== Crossovers with the DWU == | == Crossovers with the DWU== | ||
As the conceit of ''TV Century 21'' was that all its series took place in a single universe, several ''Fireball XL5'' stories from its pages crossed over freely with [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]]. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in [[TV Century 21#Cover stories|the prose "cover stories"]], but also ''Fireball XL5''{{'}}s involvement in a crossover event between the series of ''TV Century 21'' which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet [[Astra]], originally created by [[David Whitaker]] as part of the background of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]] [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]. | As the conceit of ''TV Century 21'' was that all its series took place in a single universe, several ''Fireball XL5'' stories from its pages crossed over freely with [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]]. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in [[TV Century 21#Cover stories|the prose "cover stories"]], but also ''Fireball XL5''{{'}}s involvement in a crossover event between the series of ''TV Century 21'' which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet [[Astra]], originally created by [[David Whitaker]] as part of the background of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]] [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]. | ||
Additionally, the planet [[Kemble]], appearing in various ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories including ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', debuted in the ''Fireball XL5'' episode ''Space Vacation''. | |||
The following ''Fireball XL5'' comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki: | The following ''Fireball XL5'' comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki: | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
! Title || Issue || Released | !Title||Issue||Released | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Batmen (comic story)|The Batmen]]'' | |''[[The Batmen (comic story)|The Batmen]]'' | ||
| Line 27: | Line 34: | ||
|[[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]] | |[[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Space Border Battle (comic story)|Space Border Battle]]'' | |''[[Space Border Battle (comic story)|Space Border Battle]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 15|15]] | |[[TV21 15|15]] | ||
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 1965 | | [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts... (comic story)|Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...]]'' | |''[[Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts... (comic story)|Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 16|16]] | |[[TV21 16|16]] | ||
|[[8 May (releases)|8 Mary]] 1965 | | [[8 May (releases)|8 Mary]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[President Offers Peace... (comic story)|President Offers Peace...]]'' | | ''[[President Offers Peace... (comic story)|President Offers Peace...]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 17|17]] | | [[TV21 17|17]] | ||
|[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 1965 | |[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Colonel Zodiac Disappears (comic story)|Colonel Zodiac Disappears]]'' | |''[[Colonel Zodiac Disappears (comic story)|Colonel Zodiac Disappears]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 18|18]] | | [[TV21 18|18]] | ||
|[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 1965 | |[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]'' | |''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 19|19]] | | [[TV21 19|19]] | ||
|[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 1965 | |[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 51: | Line 58: | ||
|[[5 June (releases)|5 June]] 1965 | |[[5 June (releases)|5 June]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Army In House To House Search (comic story)|Army In House To House Search]]'' | | ''[[Army In House To House Search (comic story)|Army In House To House Search]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 21|21]] | | [[TV21 21|21]] | ||
|[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 1965 | |[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]'' | |''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 22|22]] | | [[TV21 22|22]] | ||
|[[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1965 | |[[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Zodiac Flies Out... (comic story)|Zodiac Flies Out...]]'' | |''[[Zodiac Flies Out... (comic story)|Zodiac Flies Out...]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 23|23]] | | [[TV21 23|23]] | ||
|[[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 1965 | |[[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[XL5 Under Attack (comic story)|XL5 Under Attack]]'' | | ''[[XL5 Under Attack (comic story)|XL5 Under Attack]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 24|24]] | |[[TV21 24|24]] | ||
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1965 | |[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Revolution on Astra (comic story)|Revolution on Astra]]'' | |''[[Revolution on Astra (comic story)|Revolution on Astra]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 25|25]] | | [[TV21 25|25]] | ||
|[[10 July (releases)|10 July]] 1965 | |[[10 July (releases)|10 July]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Astra's Final Battle (comic story)|Astra's Final Battle]]'' | |''[[Astra's Final Battle (comic story)|Astra's Final Battle]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 26|26]] | | [[TV21 26|26]] | ||
|[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] 1965 | |[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 85: | Line 92: | ||
|''[[Emergency Landing! (comic story)|Emergency Landing!]]'' | |''[[Emergency Landing! (comic story)|Emergency Landing!]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 40|40]]-[[TV21 43|43]] | |[[TV21 40|40]]-[[TV21 43|43]] | ||
|[[23 October (releases)|23 October]] - [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 1965 | |[[23 October (releases)|23 October]] - [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 1965 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Syntex Mystery (comic story)|The Syntex Mystery]]'' | |''[[The Syntex Mystery (comic story)|The Syntex Mystery]]'' | ||
| Line 105: | Line 112: | ||
|''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]'' | |''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 105|105]]-[[TV21 117|117]] | |[[TV21 105|105]]-[[TV21 117|117]] | ||
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[1967 (releases)|1967]] | |[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[1967 (releases)|1967]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]'' | |''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]'' | ||
| Line 113: | Line 120: | ||
|''[[Kidnap! (comic story)|Kidnap!]]'' | |''[[Kidnap! (comic story)|Kidnap!]]'' | ||
|[[TV21 149|149]]-[[TV21 154|154]] | |[[TV21 149|149]]-[[TV21 154|154]] | ||
|[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] - [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967 | |[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] - [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra (comic story)|Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra]]'' | |''[[Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra (comic story)|Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra]]'' | ||
| Line 120: | Line 127: | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Cast and crew connections == | ==Cast and crew connections== | ||
[[Barry Gray]] composed this theme song to the [[Century 21 Productions]] show of the same name. Century 21's music label issued this song on a record that also included a version of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]]. | [[Barry Gray]] composed this theme song to the [[Century 21 Productions]] show of the same name. Century 21's music label issued this song on a record that also included a version of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 14 April 2023
- You may wish to consult
Fireball XL5 (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Fireball XL5 was a science fiction series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Originally running as an animated puppet series, Fireball XL5 was also spun off into comics published in TV Century 21 alongside The Daleks.
Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October 1963, thus ending the month prior to the beginning of Doctor Who. In the chronology of Anderson-produced series filmed in supermarionation, Fireball XL5 was preceded by Supercar and succeeded by Stingray.
Crossovers with the DWU
As the conceit of TV Century 21 was that all its series took place in a single universe, several Fireball XL5 stories from its pages crossed over freely with the DWU. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in the prose "cover stories", but also Fireball XL5's involvement in a crossover event between the series of TV Century 21 which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet Astra, originally created by David Whitaker as part of the background of Doctor Who companion Vicki.
Additionally, the planet Kemble, appearing in various Doctor Who stories including The Daleks' Master Plan and Mission to the Unknown, debuted in the Fireball XL5 episode Space Vacation.
The following Fireball XL5 comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki:
Cast and crew connections
Barry Gray composed this theme song to the Century 21 Productions show of the same name. Century 21's music label issued this song on a record that also included a version of the Doctor Who theme.
Dennis Spooner wrote for two episodes of the series and Alan Fennell wrote for eleven, and David Graham, better known as a Dalek voice actor, voiced the character Lt. 90.
