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|image = The Dalek World The Log of Joe.jpg | |image = The Dalek World The Log of Joe.jpg | ||
|series = [[Dalek annual]]s | |series = [[Dalek annual]]s | ||
| | |team = [[Rod Marlow]] | ||
|enemy = [[Skaro City Dalek]]s | |||
|enemy = [[Dalek]]s | |||
|setting = [[Esmera]], [[16 October|16]] - [[18 October]] [[2612]] | |setting = [[Esmera]], [[16 October|16]] - [[18 October]] [[2612]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Whitaker, Terry Nation | ||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
|artist = | |artist = | ||
|colourist = | |colourist = | ||
|lettering = | |lettering = | ||
| | |anthology = The Dalek World | ||
| | |release date = 11 October 1965 | ||
|publisher = Souvenir Press | |publisher = Souvenir Press | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a short story original to ''[[The Dalek World]]'', a [[Dalek annual]] of the 1960s. It explained how [[Captain]] [[Rod Marlow]] obtained an [[Orbitus]] for his son, [[Roger Marlow|Roger]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a short story original to ''[[The Dalek World]]'', a [[Dalek annual]] of the 1960s. It explained how [[Captain]] [[Rod Marlow]] obtained an [[Orbitus]] for his son, [[Roger Marlow|Roger]]. | ||
The next story in the annual, ''[[The Orbitus]]'', follows on immediately from the events of ''{{StoryTitle}}''. | The next story in the annual, ''[[The Orbitus (comic story)|The Orbitus]]'', follows on immediately from the events of ''{{StoryTitle}}''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
' | Captain [[Rod Marlow]] is ordered to investigate [[Dalek]] activity on the planet [[Esmera]], as it is believed that they are constructing [[Interferer Beams]] to block [[Earth]]'s radio signals. He finds six incomplete interferer machines at an abandoned construction site, then leaves for another sweep of the planet. However, upon returning to the site, he finds the machines fully completed. Confused, he attempts to leave in his ship, but gets into difficulty and is forced to evacuate. | ||
Upon returning to the site, Marlow finds an [[Orbitus]] robot, and deduces what happened: the Daleks had begun construction on the Interferer Beams, but were forced to abandon Esmera after the humans discovered them, leaving the Orbitus behind and programming it to complete the machines. He re-programs the Orbitus to destroy the Interferer Beams, then departs with it. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Dalek]]s | * [[Dalek]]s | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Rod Marlow mentions that [[Meric Scrivener]] is his superior. | * Rod Marlow mentions that [[Meric Scrivener]] is his superior. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * This story leads directly into [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Orbitus (comic story)|The Orbitus]]''. | ||
{{Dalek prose stories}} | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in 2612]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2612]] | ||
[[Category:The Dalek World short stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 13 January 2024
The Log of the "Gypsy Joe" was a short story original to The Dalek World, a Dalek annual of the 1960s. It explained how Captain Rod Marlow obtained an Orbitus for his son, Roger.
The next story in the annual, The Orbitus, follows on immediately from the events of The Log of the "Gypsy Joe".
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Captain Rod Marlow is ordered to investigate Dalek activity on the planet Esmera, as it is believed that they are constructing Interferer Beams to block Earth's radio signals. He finds six incomplete interferer machines at an abandoned construction site, then leaves for another sweep of the planet. However, upon returning to the site, he finds the machines fully completed. Confused, he attempts to leave in his ship, but gets into difficulty and is forced to evacuate.
Upon returning to the site, Marlow finds an Orbitus robot, and deduces what happened: the Daleks had begun construction on the Interferer Beams, but were forced to abandon Esmera after the humans discovered them, leaving the Orbitus behind and programming it to complete the machines. He re-programs the Orbitus to destroy the Interferer Beams, then departs with it.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rod Marlow mentions that Meric Scrivener is his superior.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story leads directly into COMIC: The Orbitus.
