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|image = Letters Special. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Zero X (Letters Special).png | |||
|series = ''[[Dateline 2089]]'' stories | |series = ''[[Dateline 2089]]'' stories | ||
|main character = [[Brent Cleever]] | |main character = [[Brent Cleever]] | ||
|setting = [[2089]] | |setting = [[2089]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nick Cowham (writer), Andrew Pearson (writer), Sue Butler (writer) | ||
|publisher = Engale Marketing | |publisher = Engale Marketing | ||
|editor = [[David Nightingale]] | |editor = [[David Nightingale]] | ||
|publication = [[A21 6]] | |publication = [[A21 6]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = March 1989 | ||
|prev = Get the Gunman! (short story) | |prev = Get the Gunman! (short story) | ||
|next = They Watch the World (short story) | |next = They Watch the World (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[21 (series)|21]]'' stories | |series2 = ''[[21 (series)|21]]'' stories | ||
|prev2 = Contact 21 (short story) | |prev2 = Contact 21 (short story) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''Letters Special''''' was a short story printed in ''[[Action 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | '''''Letters Special''''' was a short story printed in ''[[Action 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. It functioned both as a ''[[Dateline 2089]]'' story and as a ''[[21 (series)|21]]'' story; [[letter]]s addressed to [[Brent Cleever]] took over the entire [[page]] but they referenced or tied-in to specific [[news]] stories from previous and current issues of the magazine much like in ''Dateline''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Brent Cleever]] | * [[Brent Cleever]] | ||
* [[Sam Loover]] | * [[Sam Loover]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Captain Grey]] | ||
* [[Bill Portreeve]] | * [[Bill Portreeve]] | ||
* [[Nick Cowham]] | * [[Nick Cowham]] | ||
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* [[Sue Butler]] | * [[Sue Butler]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Andrew has never heard of Bill Portreeve even though [[Sam Shore]] stated in a previous edition of ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' that he was [[Marineville]]'s last [[hope]]. | * Andrew has never heard of Bill Portreeve even though [[Sam Shore]] stated in a previous edition of ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' that he was [[Marineville]]'s last [[hope]]. | ||
* Portreeve was [[Birth|born]] on [[25 May]] [[2057]] in [[Tulsa]] and was [[Education|educated]] at the [[World Naval Academy]] in [[San Diego]], later joining the [[World Navy Submarine Service]] in [[2076]]. | * Portreeve was [[Birth|born]] on [[25 May]] [[2057]] in [[Tulsa]] and was [[Education|educated]] at the [[World Naval Academy]] in [[San Diego]], later joining the [[World Navy Submarine Service]] in [[2076]]. | ||
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* It takes ''[[Zero X]]'' six [[week]]s to reach [[Mars]] from [[Earth]] whereas it takes ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' much less time but longer than "[[minute]]s". | * It takes ''[[Zero X]]'' six [[week]]s to reach [[Mars]] from [[Earth]] whereas it takes ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' much less time but longer than "[[minute]]s". | ||
* The reason for this difference is as ''Zero X'' was built to explore Mars, it was fitted with "slow but sure" [[engine]]s but ''XL5'' was built to patrol the [[solar system]] so its engines emphasise [[speed]]. | * The reason for this difference is as ''Zero X'' was built to explore Mars, it was fitted with "slow but sure" [[engine]]s but ''XL5'' was built to patrol the [[solar system]] so its engines emphasise [[speed]]. | ||
* Brad Holden is now better known as Captain [[Grey]] of [[ | * Brad Holden is now better known as Captain [[Grey]] of [[Spectrum (organisation)|Spectrum]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* Cleever states that he visited Astra "twenty [[year]]s ago" when [[Earth]] was quite friendly with the [[Astran]]s and made some firm [[friendship]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Andromeda Or Die (comic story)|Andromeda Or Die]]'') | * Cleever states that he visited Astra "twenty [[year]]s ago" when [[Earth]] was quite friendly with the [[Astran]]s and made some firm [[friendship]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Andromeda Or Die (comic story)|Andromeda Or Die]]'') | ||
* The [[World Space Patrol]] could not help ''[[Zero X]]'' when it ran into trouble on [[Mars]] because events on the Astran [[border]] kept them busy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[['Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars (short story)|'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars]]'') | * The [[World Space Patrol]] could not help ''[[Zero X]]'' when it ran into trouble on [[Mars]] because events on the Astran [[border]] kept them busy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[['Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars (short story)|'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Sam Loover (Letters Special).png|[[Sam Loover]]. | |||
Captain Grey (Letters Special).png|[[Captain Grey]]. | |||
Zero X (Letters Special).png|''[[Zero X]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2089]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2089]] | ||
[[Category:A21 Dateline short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Action 21 short stories]] | [[Category:Action 21 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:1989 short stories]] | [[Category:1989 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:51, 18 March 2024
Letters Special was a short story printed in Action 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. It functioned both as a Dateline 2089 story and as a 21 story; letters addressed to Brent Cleever took over the entire page but they referenced or tied-in to specific news stories from previous and current issues of the magazine much like in Dateline.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Andrew has never heard of Bill Portreeve even though Sam Shore stated in a previous edition of Action 21 that he was Marineville's last hope.
- Portreeve was born on 25 May 2057 in Tulsa and was educated at the World Naval Academy in San Diego, later joining the World Navy Submarine Service in 2076.
- Portreeve made headlines in 2077 when his submarine, the Valiant, was seized in Bereznik waters. He escaped from port jail with his crew and was helped by Universal Secret Service agent Sam Loover across the border into Poland.
- Portreeve was transferred to the World Aquanaut Security Patrol in 2078 and served for five years as the navigator to Captain Holden, the first commander of Stingray.
- In 2084, Portreeve was made commander of Dragonet.
- It takes Zero X six weeks to reach Mars from Earth whereas it takes Fireball XL5 much less time but longer than "minutes".
- The reason for this difference is as Zero X was built to explore Mars, it was fitted with "slow but sure" engines but XL5 was built to patrol the solar system so its engines emphasise speed.
- Brad Holden is now better known as Captain Grey of Spectrum.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is the first with Doctor Who universe elements to feature a character originally from Joe 90, namely Sam Loover. The World Intelligence Network was also mentioned in previous Joe 90 crossovers.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nick asks if the chances of peace with Astra are finished after the assassination of the Kaplan in Unity City. (COMIC: Assassination!)
- Cleever states that he visited Astra "twenty years ago" when Earth was quite friendly with the Astrans and made some firm friendships. (COMIC: Andromeda Or Die)
- The World Space Patrol could not help Zero X when it ran into trouble on Mars because events on the Astran border kept them busy. (PROSE: 'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars)
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