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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Mr Steelbrain.jpg | |image = Mr Steelbrain.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]] | |main character = [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Steelman|Mr Steelman]] | |enemy = [[Steelman|Mr Steelman]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Great Britain]], [[2065]]|[[Naples]], 2065|[[Pompeii]], 2065}} | |setting = {{il|[[Great Britain]], [[2065]]|[[Naples]], 2065|[[Pompeii]], 2065}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alan Fennell | ||
|artist = | |artist = [[Eric Eden]] | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|colourist = | |colourist = | ||
|letterer = | |letterer = | ||
|publication = [[ | |publication = [[TV21 1]]-[[TV21 11|11]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 23 January - 3 April 1965 | ||
|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|format = 11 parts - 22 pages | |format = 11 parts - 22 pages | ||
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|next = On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer... (comic story) | |next = On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer... (comic story) | ||
}}{{comic stub}} | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''Mr. Steelman''''' was | '''''Mr. Steelman''''' was the very first ''[[Lady Penelope (series)|Lady Penelope]]'' comic printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]]. | ||
The story [[Crossover|crossed over]] with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by marking the reappearance of the [[Dunwell Atomic Research Station]], which had debuted in the [[Dalek]] short story ''[[Fireball Surrenders! (short story)|Fireball Surrenders!]]''. | The story [[Crossover|crossed over]] with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by marking the reappearance of the [[Dunwell Atomic Research Station]], which had debuted in the [[Dalek]] short story ''[[Fireball Surrenders! (short story)|Fireball Surrenders!]]''. | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Parker is a [[burglar]] supreme and a [[master]] of his illegal [[trade]]. | * Parker is a [[burglar]] supreme and a [[master]] of his illegal [[trade]]. | ||
* [[Lady]] Penelope offers Parker some [[tea]]. | * [[Lady]] Penelope offers Parker some [[tea]]. | ||
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* The [[blueprint]]s can only be disposed of by bombarding them with [[Radiation|radioactive]] [[Uranium G21]] [[particle]]s. | * The [[blueprint]]s can only be disposed of by bombarding them with [[Radiation|radioactive]] [[Uranium G21]] [[particle]]s. | ||
* Penelope describes Steelman as an [[evil]] and ruthless [[criminal]] with the single ambition to rule [[Earth]]. | * Penelope describes Steelman as an [[evil]] and ruthless [[criminal]] with the single ambition to rule [[Earth]]. | ||
* Penelope keeps her [[yacht]] ''[[Seabird I]]'' hidden in [[ | * Penelope keeps her [[yacht]] ''[[Seabird I]]'' hidden in [[Smugglers Cove]]. | ||
* Parker suggests [[lion]] taming or [[alligator]] [[wrestling]] as examples of quieter [[Life|lives]] than the one led by Penelope. Penelope reminisces that one [[captain]] did leave to join the [[circus]] because he wanted to be shot out of a [[cannon]]. | * Parker suggests [[lion]] taming or [[alligator]] [[wrestling]] as examples of quieter [[Life|lives]] than the one led by Penelope. Penelope reminisces that one [[captain]] did leave to join the [[circus]] because he wanted to be shot out of a [[cannon]]. | ||
* Steelman's [[base]] in is the midde of [[Vesuvius]] and is accessible from [[Pompeii]]. | * Steelman's [[base]] in is the midde of [[Vesuvius]] and is accessible from [[Pompeii]]. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story depicted the first meeting of [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] and [[Parker (Mr. Steelman)|Parker]]. The duo was seen together in almost all of their appearances in the ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'' television series. | * This story depicted the first meeting of [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] and [[Parker (Mr. Steelman)|Parker]]. The duo was seen together in almost all of their appearances in the ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'' television series. | ||
* Like most of ''[[TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[The Daleks (comic series)|''The Daleks'' comic stories]] from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of ''TV Century 21'' during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources. | * Like most of ''[[TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[The Daleks (comic series)|''The Daleks'' comic stories]] from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of ''TV Century 21'' during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Italy]] | [[Category:Stories set in Italy]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Crossovers with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:23, 3 December 2024
Mr. Steelman was the very first Lady Penelope comic printed in TV Century 21 in 1965.
The story crossed over with the Doctor Who universe by marking the reappearance of the Dunwell Atomic Research Station, which had debuted in the Dalek short story Fireball Surrenders!.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Parker is a burglar supreme and a master of his illegal trade.
- Lady Penelope offers Parker some tea.
- Parker has seen photographs of Penelope in the glossies when casing jobs.
- Penelope has enough evidence to keep Parker in jail for twenty years and suggests he drive himself to the nearest police station if he is not willing to work for her.
- Lady Penelope's car is a Rolls-Royce and completely bullet-proof, as are the windows of Creighton-Ward Mansion.
- The Luthvian embassy holds plans for a new hydromic device capable of destroying the whole world. They plant a bomb in the safe to kill anyone attempting to steal them.
- The blueprints can only be disposed of by bombarding them with radioactive Uranium G21 particles.
- Penelope describes Steelman as an evil and ruthless criminal with the single ambition to rule Earth.
- Penelope keeps her yacht Seabird I hidden in Smugglers Cove.
- Parker suggests lion taming or alligator wrestling as examples of quieter lives than the one led by Penelope. Penelope reminisces that one captain did leave to join the circus because he wanted to be shot out of a cannon.
- Steelman's base in is the midde of Vesuvius and is accessible from Pompeii.
- Penelope's lipstick unleashes a deadly gas which she is able to use when Steelman grants her a last wish before her execution.
- Penelope thinks archaeologists will have fun uncovering the ruins of Pompeii again.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story depicted the first meeting of Penelope Creighton-Ward and Parker. The duo was seen together in almost all of their appearances in the Thunderbirds television series.
- Like most of TV Century 21's The Daleks comic stories from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of TV Century 21 during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- TV 21 reported on Roger Lyon's kidnapping by Mr Steelman. (PROSE: Titan Declares War!)
- Scientists at the Naples Laboratory of Seismographic Studies predicted the impending eruption of Vesuvius. (COMIC: Power Play)
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