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|image = XL5 Collision Course!. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = XL5 Collision Course!.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Shienvif]] | |main character = [[Shienvif]] | ||
|featuring = [[Steve Zodiac]], [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | |featuring = [[Steve Zodiac]], [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 24 | |publication = [[TV21 24]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 July 1965 | ||
|prev = Daleks Seek New Conquests (short story) | |prev = Daleks Seek New Conquests (short story) | ||
|next = Ghost Castle Mutiny (short story) | |next = Ghost Castle Mutiny (short story) | ||
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'''''XL5 Collision Course!''''' was a short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article | '''''XL5 Collision Course!''''' was a short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic story ''[[XL5 Under Attack (comic story)|XL5 Under Attack]]'', part of a multi-series [[crossover]] with the DWU, with a smaller piece also tying-in to ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]'' story ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Les Hart]] | * [[Les Hart]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Shienvif is the [[commander]] of [[Space Station K42]] and has reported that ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' has been involved in a [[battle]] with the [[Astran space fleet]]. Specifically, [[Colonel]] Zodiac has placed ''Fireball'' on a collision course with the [[Astran]] [[flagship]]. Emergency Rescue Ships have been dispatched to pick up any survivors. | * [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Shienvif is the [[commander]] of [[Space Station K42]] and has reported that ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' has been involved in a [[battle]] with the [[Astran space fleet]]. Specifically, [[Colonel]] Zodiac has placed ''Fireball'' on a collision course with the [[Astran]] [[flagship]]. Emergency Rescue Ships have been dispatched to pick up any survivors. | ||
* The [[news]] has completely shattered the [[hope]]s of [[peace]] at [[Space City]] following the [[arrest]] of the [[Astra]] [[Kaplan (Colonel Zodiac Disappears)|Kaplan]]'s [[assassin]]s. The future outlook is gloomy and [[Space War]] seems increasingly likely. | * The [[news]] has completely shattered the [[hope]]s of [[peace]] at [[Space City]] following the [[arrest]] of the [[Astra]] [[Kaplan (Colonel Zodiac Disappears)|Kaplan]]'s [[assassin]]s. The future outlook is gloomy and [[Space War]] seems increasingly likely. | ||
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* Seemingly random [[explosion]]s are plaguing [[Paris]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]'') | * Seemingly random [[explosion]]s are plaguing [[Paris]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]'') | ||
* ''Fireball XL5'' is pictured in [[Space Station K42]]'s report with a [[hyper-space video-phone]], the same technology used by the [[Space News Agency]] to relay [[news]] of the Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]'' et al.) | * ''Fireball XL5'' is pictured in [[Space Station K42]]'s report with a [[hyper-space video-phone]], the same technology used by the [[Space News Agency]] to relay [[news]] of the Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]'' et al.) | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
XL5 Collision Course!.png|''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:39, 12 March 2024
XL5 Collision Course! 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 made reference to the Fireball XL5 comic story XL5 Under Attack, part of a multi-series crossover with the DWU, with a smaller piece also tying-in to The Daleks story The Amaryll Challenge.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lieutenant Colonel Shienvif is the commander of Space Station K42 and has reported that Fireball XL5 has been involved in a battle with the Astran space fleet. Specifically, Colonel Zodiac has placed Fireball on a collision course with the Astran flagship. Emergency Rescue Ships have been dispatched to pick up any survivors.
- The news has completely shattered the hopes of peace at Space City following the arrest of the Astra Kaplan's assassins. The future outlook is gloomy and Space War seems increasingly likely.
- Lady Penelope, TV 21's special reporter in Paris, has been arrested and jailed on suspicion of placing explosives in a demolition area.
- Scientists at Space Observation at Tompa, Neptune, have observed what they believe to be a supernova, an exploding star, two thousand light years away in the space area of Alvega.
- The Los Angeles office reports that Amos Burke is believed dead after his car plunged from a cliff road. Detective Sergeant Hart is leading the investigation with the case being treated as a homicide.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5, Lady Penelope and Burke's Law.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alvega has been destroyed by the Daleks. (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge)
- Steve Zodiac has set Fireball XL5 to collide with the Astran space fleet. (COMIC: XL5 Under Attack)
- Tensions with the Astrans are at their highest since the Kaplan's assassination. (COMIC: Assassination!)
- Seemingly random explosions are plaguing Paris. (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge)
- Fireball XL5 is pictured in Space Station K42's report with a hyper-space video-phone, the same technology used by the Space News Agency to relay news of the Daleks. (COMIC: Power Play et al.)
