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|image = World Navy Sub Turns Pirate. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = World Navy Sub Turns Pirate.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | |main character = [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | ||
|setting = [[18 June]] [[2066]] | |setting = [[18 June]] [[2066]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 74 | |publication = [[TV21 74]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 June 1966 | ||
|prev = Space Hi-Jack (short story) | |prev = Space Hi-Jack (short story) | ||
|next = Come In, Tempest (short story) | |next = "Come In, Tempest" (short story) | ||
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'''''World Navy Sub Turns Pirate''''' 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 | '''''World Navy Sub Turns Pirate''''' 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 ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]'' content in the issue with a smaller piece tying-in to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic story {{cs|The Black Ship (comic story)}}, which was a [[crossover]] with the DWU. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | * [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]'' has reported that it has sighted the [[World Navy]] [[submarine]] ''[[WN6]]'' in the [[South China Sea]]. [[Piracy]] is suspected. | * ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]'' has reported that it has sighted the [[World Navy]] [[submarine]] ''[[WN6]]'' in the [[South China Sea]]. [[Piracy]] is suspected. | ||
* ''WN6'' was last heard of three [[year]]s prior while on a [[fleet]] [[exercise]] in [[Atlantic Ocean|the Atlantic]]. According to the admiralty report at the time, it dived to dodge a [[hover destroyer]] and never surfaced again. | * ''WN6'' was last heard of three [[year]]s prior while on a [[fleet]] [[exercise]] in [[Atlantic Ocean|the Atlantic]]. According to the admiralty report at the time, it dived to dodge a [[hover destroyer]] and never surfaced again. | ||
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* The circumstances surrounding the [[disappearance]] of ''[[WN6]]'' is the biggest [[sea]] mystery since the ''[[Marie Celeste]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (short story)|The Mystery of the Marie Celeste]]'', ''[[Timechase (short story)|Timechase]]'') | * The circumstances surrounding the [[disappearance]] of ''[[WN6]]'' is the biggest [[sea]] mystery since the ''[[Marie Celeste]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (short story)|The Mystery of the Marie Celeste]]'', ''[[Timechase (short story)|Timechase]]'') | ||
* [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] is said to be briefing the ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|XL5]]'' crew for a determined effort to locate the "[[enemy]]" ships. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Black Ship (comic story)|The Black Ship]]'') | * [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] is said to be briefing the ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|XL5]]'' crew for a determined effort to locate the "[[enemy]]" ships. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Black Ship (comic story)|The Black Ship]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
World Navy Sub Turns Pirate.png|[[World Navy Sub 6]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | ||
[[Category:TV21 | [[Category:TV21 cover stories]] | ||
[[Category:1966 short stories]] | [[Category:1966 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:15, 12 March 2024
World Navy Sub Turns Pirate 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 Stingray content in the issue with a smaller piece tying-in to the Fireball XL5 comic story The Black Ship [+]Loading...["The Black Ship (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]]
- Stingray has reported that it has sighted the World Navy submarine WN6 in the South China Sea. Piracy is suspected.
- WN6 was last heard of three years prior while on a fleet exercise in the Atlantic. According to the admiralty report at the time, it dived to dodge a hover destroyer and never surfaced again.
- Space City has declared an official secrecy blanket over all operations dealing with the Black Ships, the space fighters which have been attacking friendly ships.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5 and Stingray.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of WN6 is the biggest sea mystery since the Marie Celeste. (TV: The Chase, COMIC: A Stitch in Time, PROSE: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste, Timechase)
- Commander Zero is said to be briefing the XL5 crew for a determined effort to locate the "enemy" ships. (COMIC: The Black Ship)
