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|image = Trackdown!. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = Trackdown!.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | |main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | ||
|setting = [[4 March]] [[2067]] | |setting = [[4 March]] [[2067]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 111 | |publication = [[TV21 111]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 4 March 1967 | ||
|prev = Ambush! (short story) | |prev = Ambush! (short story) | ||
|next = | |next = Thunderbirds on Secret Mission (short story) | ||
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'''''Trackdown!''''' 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 instead made reference to an | '''''Trackdown!''''' 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 instead made reference to an {{cs|Fireball XL5 (comic story)|untitled|noital=1}} ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic story, which was a [[crossover]] with the DWU. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Troy Tempest]] | * [[Troy Tempest]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Titan ( | * [[Titan (The Atlanta Kidnap Affair)|Titan]]'s [[war]] [[fleet]] masses in the [[Varde Trench]] [[mine]] area. | ||
* While carrying a consignment of dangerously [[radioactive]] material [[Hydronnium]], [[Captain]] Tempest reports a possible [[Titanica]]n blockade. Full-scale operations by Titan would indicate the [[piracy]] of the Hydronnium and an attempt to destroy ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]''. | * While carrying a consignment of dangerously [[radioactive]] material [[Hydronnium]], [[Captain]] Tempest reports a possible [[Titanica]]n blockade. Full-scale operations by Titan would indicate the [[piracy]] of the Hydronnium and an attempt to destroy ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]''. | ||
* Tempest has left ''Stingray'' in the close vicinity of the deep [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] mining area to make further investigations by [[sea-bug]]. | * Tempest has left ''Stingray'' in the close vicinity of the deep [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] mining area to make further investigations by [[sea-bug]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Aeroplane|Jets]] have been launched from [[Space City]] in an attempt to locate ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]''. Although [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]]'s press office at [[World Space Patrol]] refuses to release full details, it is known that ''XL5'' was flying in the vicinity of [[Bereznik]] [[airspace]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]'') | * [[Aeroplane|Jets]] have been launched from [[Space City]] in an attempt to locate ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]''. Although [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]]'s press office at [[World Space Patrol]] refuses to release full details, it is known that ''XL5'' was flying in the vicinity of [[Bereznik]] [[airspace]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Trackdown!.png|TBA | |||
Stingray Sights Terrorfish.png|A [[Titan Terror Fish]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2067]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2067]] | ||
[[Category:TV21 | [[Category:TV21 cover stories]] | ||
[[Category:1967 short stories]] | [[Category:1967 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 14 March 2024
Trackdown! 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 instead made reference to an untitled [+]Loading...{"noital":"1","1":"Fireball XL5 (comic story)","2":"untitled"} Fireball XL5 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]]
- Titan's war fleet masses in the Varde Trench mine area.
- While carrying a consignment of dangerously radioactive material Hydronnium, Captain Tempest reports a possible Titanican blockade. Full-scale operations by Titan would indicate the piracy of the Hydronnium and an attempt to destroy Stingray.
- Tempest has left Stingray in the close vicinity of the deep Pacific mining area to make further investigations by sea-bug.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5 and Stingray.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jets have been launched from Space City in an attempt to locate Fireball XL5. Although Commander Zero's press office at World Space Patrol refuses to release full details, it is known that XL5 was flying in the vicinity of Bereznik airspace. (COMIC: Fireball XL5)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
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