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|image = TV21 The Pentaray Factor.jpg | |image = TV21 The Pentaray Factor.jpg | ||
|series | |series=''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]'' comics | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|main character = | |main character = | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Jareth]] | ||
|enemy = [[Dalek]]s | |enemy = [[Skaro City Dalek]]s, [[Geltis]] | ||
|setting = [[Bulos]], [[Solturis]] | |setting = [[Bulos]], [[Solturis]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = [[The Daleks (series)#Writers|unclear authorship]] | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|penciller = | |penciller = | ||
|inker = | |inker = | ||
|artist = [[Richard Jennings]] | |artist = [[Richard Jennings]] | ||
|colourist = | |colourist = | ||
|reprint colourist = | |reprint colourist = | ||
|letterer = | |letterer = | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|cover penciller = | |cover penciller = | ||
|cover inker = | |cover inker = | ||
|cover colourist = | |cover colourist = | ||
|publication = [[TV Century 21]] 25-32 | |publication = [[TV Century 21]] 25-32 | ||
| | |reprint =Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977 | ||
|reprint2 =DWCC 3 | |||
|traded = | |reprint3 =DWMS The Dalek Chronicles | ||
|release date = | |traded = | ||
|release date = 10 July - 28 August 1965 | |||
|cover date = | |cover date = | ||
|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|format = Comic | |||
|format = Comic | |epcount = 8 | ||
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|prev = The Amaryll Challenge (comic story) | |prev = The Amaryll Challenge (comic story) | ||
|next = Plague of Death (comic story) | |next = Plague of Death (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''', also known as '''''The Envoys of Evil''''', was a ''[[ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''', also known as '''''The Envoys of Evil''''', was a ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]'' comic strip published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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[[King]] [[Redlin]] ignores [[Lurr]]'s warnings that strange creatures are on their way to attack the [[planet]]. Eventually, [[Dalek flying saucer|spacecrafts]] land outside the city of [[Bulos]]. The [[Dalek]]s convince the King that they are peaceful explorers of space and they have landed to make repairs. In reality, the [[Dalek Emperor]] wants to use the opportunity to learn of any weapons within the city that can be used against them. They learn of the [[Pentaray]] and plan to steal it to eradicate Bulos. | [[King]] [[Redlin]] ignores [[Lurr]]'s warnings that strange creatures are on their way to attack the [[planet]]. Eventually, [[Dalek flying saucer|spacecrafts]] land outside the city of [[Bulos]]. The [[Dalek]]s convince the King that they are peaceful explorers of space and they have landed to make repairs. In reality, the [[Dalek Emperor]] wants to use the opportunity to learn of any weapons within the city that can be used against them. They learn of the [[Pentaray]] and plan to steal it to eradicate Bulos. | ||
Lurr learns of the Dalek plan with the Bowl of Tomorrow and warns his | Lurr learns of the Dalek plan with the Bowl of Tomorrow and warns his granddaughter [[Mirva]]. He sends Mirva to warn [[Prince]] [[Jareth]] and they find that the Pentaray had already been stolen. The King states the Daleks need the key to activate the Pentaray but he finds it has been stolen as well. Meanwhile, Lurr's treacherous cousin [[Geltis]] approached the Daleks and offers them the key. They arrange to the mountains where they plan to use the Pentaray on Bulos. Lurr learns of his cousin's actions but Geltis [[Murder|stabs]] him and blows up his equipment along with any incriminating evidence. He flies back to the mountain, intent on betraying the Daleks too and taking over the city. | ||
The Emperor instructs all but two ships to depart and continue the conquest of other planets. Some of the Daleks remaining on [[Solturis]] are destroyed by Geltis using the Pentaray and he then proceeds to aim it at Bulos. Jareth throws a [[rock]] at him and sends him plummeting to his death. The remaining Daleks begin attacking Bulos with [[Gunstick|their own weapons]] but before they can attack from above, Jareth wipes them out with the Pentaray. With Solturis safe, the Dalek Emperor, watching from deep space, makes an exception to the Dalek law of destroying what they cannot conquer, for the [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]] has received a message from [[Skaro]], stating they must return immediately! | The Emperor instructs all but two ships to depart and continue the conquest of other planets. Some of the Daleks remaining on [[Solturis]] are destroyed by Geltis using the Pentaray and he then proceeds to aim it at Bulos. Jareth throws a [[rock]] at him and sends him plummeting to his death. The remaining Daleks begin attacking Bulos with [[Gunstick|their own weapons]] but before they can attack from above, Jareth wipes them out with the Pentaray. With Solturis safe, the Dalek Emperor, watching from deep space, makes an exception to the Dalek law of destroying what they cannot conquer, for the [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]] has received a message from [[Skaro]], stating they must return immediately! | ||
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* [[Redlin]] | * [[Redlin]] | ||
* [[Dalek Emperor]] | * [[Dalek Emperor]] | ||
* [[John Fisher|Lieutenant Fisher]] | |||
* [[Agent 009]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* ''[[TV 21]]''{{'}}s [[Correspondent (The Penta Ray Factor)|special correspondent]] for [[psychic]] affairs, which deal with happenings outside normal [[human]] experience, is sure that [[scientist]]s' claims of seeing [[ghost]]s are true. They go on to say that it would be odd if an old [[castle]] like [[Tracking Station 17]], with all its [[history]], was not haunted. | |||
* | * [[Lieutenant]] Fisher, stand-in [[controller]] at [[Marineville]], has ordered high speed fire launches to [[Tracking Station 17]] after recieving reports of [[explosion]]s in the [[computer]] room. | ||
* The [[ | * [[Space City]] reports that a May-day alert in [[area 23]] was picked up by a [[Mars|Martian]] [[radio]] [[observatory]]. ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|XL5]]'' is believed to be investigating. | ||
* People are fleeing from [[New York City|New York]] as [[animal]]s grow to fantastic size. Garbled reports from the [[Press Agency]] talk of [[frog]]s twenty-five [[Foot (unit)|feet]] high and mass [[battle]]s between twelve-foot [[rat]]s and twenty-foot [[cat]]s. The [[World Army]] is rushing [[tank]]s and troops to the area. | |||
* [[Hans Beula]] has broken the [[Universe]] 100 [[metre]]s record at the [[Astra Stadium]] on [[Venus]], recording a [[time]] of 8.7 [[second]]s. | |||
* A message from [[Senior Special Agent]] 009 begins "[[Cyanide]] sprang trap. [[Gun]] [[battle]] outside the [[Cathedral]]. Have followed the fleeing agent to a [[Yorkshire]] [[steel]] [[town]]". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* While the story may be known as ''The Penta Ray Factor'', the actual device within the story is | * While the story may be known as ''The Penta Ray Factor'', the actual device within the story is called "Pentaray". | ||
* The story's fourth instalment does not feature the Daleks at all; they are only referred to in the Solturian characters' dialogue. This is the only time this happens in the whole run of ''The Daleks'' comic strip. | |||
* The Daleks are called back to [[Skaro]], leading into [[Plague of Death (comic story)|the next story]]. | |||
* During the final attack on Bulos, one Dalek orders the others to "ascend to [[hover position]]". Daleks would not do so on screen until ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' more than twenty years later. | |||
* The final page of ''The Penta Ray Factor'' was seen on the back of an in-universe issue of ''[[TV Century 21]]'' magazine in the ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'' episode ''[[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|The Man From MI.5]]''. | |||
* In [[2005 (releases)|2005]], [[Altered Vistas]] released an animated adaptation of this story. | |||
=== Reprints === | === Reprints === | ||
* [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977]] as ''The Envoys of Evil'' | * [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977]] as ''The Envoys of Evil'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' [[DWM 37|37]]-[[DWM 39|39]] in black and white | * ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' [[DWM 37|37]]-[[DWM 39|39]] in black-and-white | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who Classic Comics]]'' [[DWCC 2|2]]-[[DWCC 3|3]] in colour | * ''[[Doctor Who Classic Comics]]'' [[DWCC 2|2]]-[[DWCC 3|3]] in colour | ||
* [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles]] in colour as ''The Penta Ray Factor''. | * [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles]] in colour as ''The Penta Ray Factor''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Daleks | * The Daleks invade [[Solturis]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]'') | ||
* | * The Emperor is called back to [[Skaro]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'') | ||
* An in-universe version of this story would briefly be featured as an in-universe report in [[TV]]: ''[[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|The Man from MI.5]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/articles/the-dalek-chronicles/the-pentaray-factor Dalek Links - The Dalek Chronicles - '''''The Pentaray Factor'''''] | * [http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/articles/the-dalek-chronicles/the-pentaray-factor Dalek Links - The Dalek Chronicles - '''''The Pentaray Factor'''''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 3 November 2024
The Penta Ray Factor, also known as The Envoys of Evil, was a The Daleks comic strip published in TV Century 21 in 1965.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the city of Bulos on the planet Solturis, Lurr tries to warn King Redlin that the Daleks are coming to wipe them out. He has seen it all in his Bowl of Tomorrow. Redlin will not believe him. But the Daleks have already landed...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
King Redlin ignores Lurr's warnings that strange creatures are on their way to attack the planet. Eventually, spacecrafts land outside the city of Bulos. The Daleks convince the King that they are peaceful explorers of space and they have landed to make repairs. In reality, the Dalek Emperor wants to use the opportunity to learn of any weapons within the city that can be used against them. They learn of the Pentaray and plan to steal it to eradicate Bulos.
Lurr learns of the Dalek plan with the Bowl of Tomorrow and warns his granddaughter Mirva. He sends Mirva to warn Prince Jareth and they find that the Pentaray had already been stolen. The King states the Daleks need the key to activate the Pentaray but he finds it has been stolen as well. Meanwhile, Lurr's treacherous cousin Geltis approached the Daleks and offers them the key. They arrange to the mountains where they plan to use the Pentaray on Bulos. Lurr learns of his cousin's actions but Geltis stabs him and blows up his equipment along with any incriminating evidence. He flies back to the mountain, intent on betraying the Daleks too and taking over the city.
The Emperor instructs all but two ships to depart and continue the conquest of other planets. Some of the Daleks remaining on Solturis are destroyed by Geltis using the Pentaray and he then proceeds to aim it at Bulos. Jareth throws a rock at him and sends him plummeting to his death. The remaining Daleks begin attacking Bulos with their own weapons but before they can attack from above, Jareth wipes them out with the Pentaray. With Solturis safe, the Dalek Emperor, watching from deep space, makes an exception to the Dalek law of destroying what they cannot conquer, for the fleet has received a message from Skaro, stating they must return immediately!
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- TV 21's special correspondent for psychic affairs, which deal with happenings outside normal human experience, is sure that scientists' claims of seeing ghosts are true. They go on to say that it would be odd if an old castle like Tracking Station 17, with all its history, was not haunted.
- Lieutenant Fisher, stand-in controller at Marineville, has ordered high speed fire launches to Tracking Station 17 after recieving reports of explosions in the computer room.
- Space City reports that a May-day alert in area 23 was picked up by a Martian radio observatory. XL5 is believed to be investigating.
- People are fleeing from New York as animals grow to fantastic size. Garbled reports from the Press Agency talk of frogs twenty-five feet high and mass battles between twelve-foot rats and twenty-foot cats. The World Army is rushing tanks and troops to the area.
- Hans Beula has broken the Universe 100 metres record at the Astra Stadium on Venus, recording a time of 8.7 seconds.
- A message from Senior Special Agent 009 begins "Cyanide sprang trap. Gun battle outside the Cathedral. Have followed the fleeing agent to a Yorkshire steel town".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- While the story may be known as The Penta Ray Factor, the actual device within the story is called "Pentaray".
- The story's fourth instalment does not feature the Daleks at all; they are only referred to in the Solturian characters' dialogue. This is the only time this happens in the whole run of The Daleks comic strip.
- The Daleks are called back to Skaro, leading into the next story.
- During the final attack on Bulos, one Dalek orders the others to "ascend to hover position". Daleks would not do so on screen until Remembrance of the Daleks more than twenty years later.
- The final page of The Penta Ray Factor was seen on the back of an in-universe issue of TV Century 21 magazine in the Thunderbirds episode The Man From MI.5.
- In 2005, Altered Vistas released an animated adaptation of this story.
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977 as The Envoys of Evil
- Doctor Who Weekly 37-39 in black-and-white
- Doctor Who Classic Comics 2-3 in colour
- DWMS The Dalek Chronicles in colour as The Penta Ray Factor.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks invade Solturis. (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge)
- The Emperor is called back to Skaro. (COMIC: Plague of Death)
- An in-universe version of this story would briefly be featured as an in-universe report in TV: The Man from MI.5.
