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|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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* [[Gardoni]] | * [[Gardoni]] | ||
== | == 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 Great Britain]] | [[Category:Stories set in Great Britain]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Italy]] | [[Category:Stories set in Italy]] | ||
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