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|image = Mars Ship Hi-Jacked. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = Mars Ship Hi-Jacked.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Paul Travers]] | |main character = [[Paul Travers]] | ||
|featuring = [[Steve Zodiac]] | |featuring = [[Steve Zodiac]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 118 | |publication = [[TV21 118]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 22 April 1967 | ||
|prev = | |prev = Thunderbirds on Secret Mission (short story) | ||
|next = World Mourns Dead Space Hero (short story) | |next = World Mourns Dead Space Hero (short story) | ||
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'''''Mars Ship Hi-Jacked''''' 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 | '''''Mars Ship Hi-Jacked''''' 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 ''[[Zero X (series)|Zero X]]'' content in the issue with a smaller piece tying-in to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic story {{cs|The Shrink Ray (comic story)}}, which was a [[crossover]] with the DWU. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Jennings (Mars Ship Hi-Jacked)|Colonel Jennings]] | * [[Jennings (Mars Ship Hi-Jacked)|Colonel Jennings]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Mutiny]] struck ''[[Zero X]]'' as it trundled across the [[Glenn Field]] [[tarmac]]. During the countdown procedure all seemed calm but shortly before take-off [[Colonel]] Jennings, the [[spacecraft]]'s new [[commander]], was overpowered and bundled from the ship, with the [[neutronic engine]]s immediately bursting into life. | * [[Mutiny]] struck ''[[Zero X]]'' as it trundled across the [[Glenn Field]] [[tarmac]]. During the countdown procedure all seemed calm but shortly before take-off [[Colonel]] Jennings, the [[spacecraft]]'s new [[commander]], was overpowered and bundled from the ship, with the [[neutronic engine]]s immediately bursting into life. | ||
* It is believed that [[Captain]] Travers, [[Death sentence|sentenced to death]] a [[week]] prior for breach of discipline, was responsible for the hijacking but officials are unsure if the rest of the crew were forced to obey Travers' orders or whether they joined him freely. | * It is believed that [[Captain]] Travers, [[Death sentence|sentenced to death]] a [[week]] prior for breach of discipline, was responsible for the hijacking but officials are unsure if the rest of the crew were forced to obey Travers' orders or whether they joined him freely. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Space City]] has announced that their ace [[astronaut]] [[Steve Zodiac]] is missing and believed killed while on normal patrol on the [[Astran]]-[[Solar system|Solar Space]] [[border]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]'') | * [[Space City]] has announced that their ace [[astronaut]] [[Steve Zodiac]] is missing and believed killed while on normal patrol on the [[Astran]]-[[Solar system|Solar Space]] [[border]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Mars Ship Hi-Jacked.png|''[[Zero X]]'' taking off. | |||
Steve Zodiac Missing Feared Dead.png|[[Steve Zodiac]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2067]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2067]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:00, 14 March 2024
Mars Ship Hi-Jacked 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 Zero X content in the issue with a smaller piece tying-in to the Fireball XL5 comic story The Shrink Ray [+]Loading...["The Shrink Ray (comic story)"], which was a crossover with the DWU.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mutiny struck Zero X as it trundled across the Glenn Field tarmac. During the countdown procedure all seemed calm but shortly before take-off Colonel Jennings, the spacecraft's new commander, was overpowered and bundled from the ship, with the neutronic engines immediately bursting into life.
- It is believed that Captain Travers, sentenced to death a week prior for breach of discipline, was responsible for the hijacking but officials are unsure if the rest of the crew were forced to obey Travers' orders or whether they joined him freely.
- The World Space Patrol has been alerted to stop and arrest Zero X on sight.
- Steve Zodiac is "probably the best known" of all W.S.P. astronauts.
- Steve came to fame in 2059 when it was announced that he would pilot the new XL patrol ship. While still a young man, he was able to overcome the disadvantages of being the son of a famous father, Air Marshal Zodiac, with his "dashing ability" forming his own reputation.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Zero X and Fireball XL5.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Space City has announced that their ace astronaut Steve Zodiac is missing and believed killed while on normal patrol on the Astran-Solar Space border. (COMIC: The Shrink Ray)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Zero X taking off.
