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{{retitle|''Fireball XL5'' (series)}}{{Real world}}
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{{Infobox Merchandise
{{real world}}
|name              = ''Fireball XL5''
{{Infobox Crossover
|image            = Fireball XL5 Logo.jpg
|image              = <gallery>
|aka               =  
Fireball XL5 title card.jpg|TV
|designer          =  
Fireball XL5 Logo.jpg|Comic
|publisher         = City Magazines
</gallery>
|type             = TV series<br>Comic series
|debut               = [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] [[1962 (production)|1962]]
|price            =  
|creator            = [[Gerry Anderson]], [[Sylvia Anderson]]
|release date     = [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 1962
|publisher           = [[City Magazines]], [[ITV]]
}}'''''Fireball XL5''''' was a science fiction series created by [[wikipedia:Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and [[wikipedia:Sylvia Anderson|Sylvia Anderson]]. Originally running as an animated puppet series, ''Fireball XL5'' was also spun off into spin-off comics published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' alongside ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]''.  
|writer              = [[Gerry Anderson]], [[Sylvia Anderson]], [[Alan Fennell]], Anthony Marriott, [[Dennis Spooner]]
|director            = [[Gerry Anderson]], David Elliott, Bill Harris, John Kelly, [[Alan Pattillo]]
|editor              = Gordon Davie, Eric Pask, [[David Lane]]
|producer            = [[Gerry Anderson]]
|medium             = {{il|Television series|Comic series}}
|genre              =  
|time                = {{il|[[1965 (releases)|1965]] - [[1967 (releases)|1967]]|[[2014 (releases)|2014]]|[[2022 (releases)|2022]]}}
|relevant media     = '''''[[#Crossovers|See list]]'''''
|relevant characters = [[World Space Patrol]]
|relevant locations  = [[Space City]], [[Space City Control Tower]], ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'', [[Kemble]]
}}{{dab page|Fireball XL5 (disambiguation)}}
'''''Fireball XL5''''' was a science fiction series created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson (actor)|Sylvia Anderson]]. Originally running as an animated puppet series, ''Fireball XL5'' was also spun off into comics published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' alongside ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]''.  


Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October [[1963 (releases)|1963]], thus ending the month prior to the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October [[1963 (releases)|1963]], thus ending the month prior to the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. In the chronology of Anderson-[[Producer|produced]] series filmed in {{w|supermarionation}}, ''Fireball XL5'' was preceded by ''[[Supercar (series)|Supercar]]'' and succeeded by ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]''.


== Crossovers with the DWU ==
== Crossovers ==
As the conceit of ''TV Century 21'' was that all its series took place in a single universe, several ''Fireball XL5'' stories from its pages crossed over freely with [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]]. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in [[TV Century 21#Cover stories|the prose "cover stories"]], but also ''Fireball XL5''{{'}}s involvement in a crossover event between the series of ''TV Century 21'' which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet [[Astra]], originally created by [[David Whitaker]] as part of the background of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]] [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]].
As the conceit of ''TV Century 21'' was that all its series took place in a single universe, several ''Fireball XL5'' stories from its pages crossed over freely with [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]]. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in [[TV Century 21#Cover stories|the prose "cover stories"]], but also ''Fireball XL5''{{'}}s involvement in a crossover event between the series of ''TV Century 21'' which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet [[Astra]], originally created by [[David Whitaker]] as part of the background of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]] [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]].
Additionally, the planet [[Kemble]], appearing in various ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories including {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}} and {{cs|Mission to the Unknown (TV story)}}, debuted in the ''Fireball XL5'' episode ''Space Vacation''.


The following ''Fireball XL5'' comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki:
The following ''Fireball XL5'' comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki:


{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Issue || Released
!Title||Issue||Released
|-
|-
|''[[Space Border Battle (comic story)|Space Border Battle]]''  
|''[[The Batmen (comic story)|The Batmen]]''
|[[TV21 1|1]]-[[TV21 5|5]]
|[[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|-
|''[[Space Border Battle (comic story)|Space Border Battle]]''
|[[TV21 15|15]]
|[[TV21 15|15]]
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
| [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts... (comic story)|Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...]]''
|''[[Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts... (comic story)|Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...]]''
|[[TV21 16|16]]
|[[TV21 16|16]]
|[[8 May (releases)|8 Mary]] 1965
| [[8 May (releases)|8 Mary]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[President Offers Peace... (comic story)|President Offers Peace...]]''
| ''[[President Offers Peace... (comic story)|President Offers Peace...]]''
|[[TV21 17|17]]
| [[TV21 17|17]]
|[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 1965
|[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Colonel Zodiac Disappears (comic story)|Colonel Zodiac Disappears]]''
|''[[Colonel Zodiac Disappears (comic story)|Colonel Zodiac Disappears]]''
|[[TV21 18|18]]
| [[TV21 18|18]]
|[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 1965
|[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]''
|''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]''
|[[TV21 19|19]]
| [[TV21 19|19]]
|[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 1965
|[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 1965
|-
|-
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|[[5 June (releases)|5 June]] 1965
|[[5 June (releases)|5 June]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Army In House To House Search (comic story)|Army In House To House Search]]''
| ''[[Army In House To House Search (comic story)|Army In House To House Search]]''
|[[TV21 21|21]]
| [[TV21 21|21]]
|[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 1965
|[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]''
|''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]''
|[[TV21 22|22]]
| [[TV21 22|22]]
|[[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1965
|[[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Zodiac Flies Out... (comic story)|Zodiac Flies Out...]]''
|''[[Zodiac Flies Out... (comic story)|Zodiac Flies Out...]]''
|[[TV21 23|23]]
| [[TV21 23|23]]
|[[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 1965
|[[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[XL5 Under Attack (comic story)|XL5 Under Attack]]''
| ''[[XL5 Under Attack (comic story)|XL5 Under Attack]]''
|[[TV21 24|24]]
|[[TV21 24|24]]
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1965
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1965  
|-
|-
|''[[Revolution on Astra (comic story)|Revolution on Astra]]''
|''[[Revolution on Astra (comic story)|Revolution on Astra]]''
|[[TV21 25|25]]
| [[TV21 25|25]]
|[[10 July (releases)|10 July]] 1965
|[[10 July (releases)|10 July]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Astra's Final Battle (comic story)|Astra's Final Battle]]''
|''[[Astra's Final Battle (comic story)|Astra's Final Battle]]''
|[[TV21 26|26]]
| [[TV21 26|26]]
|[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] 1965
|[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] 1965
|-
|-
|''[[Giants from Space (comic story)|Giants from Space]]''
|''[[The Giant Ant Invasion (comic story)|The Giant Ant Invasion]]''
|[[TV21 27|27]]-[[TV21 33|33]]
|[[TV21 27|27]]-[[TV21 33|33]]
|[[24 July (releases)|24 July]] - [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] 1965
|[[24 July (releases)|24 July]] - [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] 1965
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|''[[Emergency Landing! (comic story)|Emergency Landing!]]''
|''[[Emergency Landing! (comic story)|Emergency Landing!]]''
|[[TV21 40|40]]-[[TV21 43|43]]
|[[TV21 40|40]]-[[TV21 43|43]]
|[[23 October (releases)|23 October]] - [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 1965
|[[23 October (releases)|23 October]] - [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 1965  
|-
|-
|''[[The Syntex Mystery (comic story)|The Syntex Mystery]]''
|''[[The Syntex Mystery (comic story)|The Syntex Mystery]]''
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|[[TV21 71|71]]-[[TV21 78|78]]
|[[TV21 71|71]]-[[TV21 78|78]]
|[[28 May (releases)|28 May]] - [[16 July (releases)|16 July]] 1966
|[[28 May (releases)|28 May]] - [[16 July (releases)|16 July]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Reactor (comic story)|The Reactor]]''
|[[TV21 87|87]]-[[TV21 89|89]]
|[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] - [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1966
|-
|''[[Fireball XL5 1 (comic story)|Fireball XL5 1]]''
|[[TV Century 21 Annual 1966|1966 Annual]]
|1966
|-
|''[[The Giants of Kaptar (comic story)|The Giants of Kaptar]]''
|[[TV21 101|101]]-[[TV21 104|104]]
|[[24 December (releases)|24 December]] 1966 - [[14 January (releases)|14 January]] [[1967 (releases)|1967]]
|-
|-
|''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]''
|''[[Fireball XL5 (comic story)|Fireball XL5]]''
|[[TV21 105|105]]-[[TV21 117|117]]
|[[TV21 105|105]]-[[TV21 117|117]]
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[1967 (releases)|1967]]
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]''
|''[[The Shrink Ray (comic story)|The Shrink Ray]]''
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|''[[Kidnap! (comic story)|Kidnap!]]''
|''[[Kidnap! (comic story)|Kidnap!]]''
|[[TV21 149|149]]-[[TV21 154|154]]
|[[TV21 149|149]]-[[TV21 154|154]]
|[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] - [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967
|[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] - [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967  
|-
|''[[Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra (comic story)|Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra]]''
|[[TV21 243|243]]
|[[October (releases)|October]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]
|-
|''[[Looking Back (comic story)|Looking Back]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Anthology|60th Anniversary Anthology]]''
|rowspan=3|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|''[[Interlude (comic story)|Interlude]]''
|-
|''[[Interplanetary Rescue (comic story)|Interplanetary Rescue]]''
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 00:25, 22 October 2024

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You may wish to consult Fireball XL5 (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Fireball XL5 was a science fiction series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Originally running as an animated puppet series, Fireball XL5 was also spun off into comics published in TV Century 21 alongside The Daleks.

Notably, the original televised run of the animated series spanned October 1962 to October 1963, thus ending the month prior to the beginning of Doctor Who. In the chronology of Anderson-produced series filmed in supermarionation, Fireball XL5 was preceded by Supercar and succeeded by Stingray.

Crossovers[[edit]]

As the conceit of TV Century 21 was that all its series took place in a single universe, several Fireball XL5 stories from its pages crossed over freely with the DWU. This included allusions to Fireball XL5's characters and ongoing storylines in the prose "cover stories", but also Fireball XL5's involvement in a crossover event between the series of TV Century 21 which spanned multiple issues and stories, in a story arc revolving around the planet Astra, originally created by David Whitaker as part of the background of Doctor Who companion Vicki.

Additionally, the planet Kemble, appearing in various Doctor Who stories including The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"] and Mission to the Unknown [+]Loading...["Mission to the Unknown (TV story)"], debuted in the Fireball XL5 episode Space Vacation.

The following Fireball XL5 comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki:

Title Issue Released
The Batmen 1-5 23 January - 20 February 1965
Space Border Battle 15 1 May 1965
Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts... 16 8 Mary 1965
President Offers Peace... 17 15 May 1965
Colonel Zodiac Disappears 18 22 May 1965
Assassination! 19 29 May 1965
Zodiac Makes An Arrest 20 5 June 1965
Army In House To House Search 21 12 June 1965
Assassins Escape! 22 19 June 1965
Zodiac Flies Out... 23 26 June 1965
XL5 Under Attack 24 3 July 1965
Revolution on Astra 25 10 July 1965
Astra's Final Battle 26 17 July 1965
The Giant Ant Invasion 27-33 24 July - 4 September 1965
Icemen of Space 34-39 11 September - 16 October 1965
Emergency Landing! 40-43 23 October - 13 November 1965
The Syntex Mystery 64-70 9 April - 21 May 1966
The Black Ship 71-78 28 May - 16 July 1966
The Reactor 87-89 17 September - 1 October 1966
Fireball XL5 1 1966 Annual 1966
The Giants of Kaptar 101-104 24 December 1966 - 14 January 1967
Fireball XL5 105-117 21 January - 15 April 1967
The Shrink Ray 118-127 22 April - 24 June 1967
Kidnap! 149-154 25 November - 30 December 1967
Flash: XL5 Crew Held on Astra 243 October 2014
Looking Back 60th Anniversary Anthology 25 October 2022
Interlude
Interplanetary Rescue

Cast and crew connections[[edit]]

Barry Gray composed this theme song to the Century 21 Productions show of the same name. Century 21's music label issued this song on a record that also included a version of the Doctor Who theme.

Dennis Spooner wrote for two episodes of the series and Alan Fennell wrote for eleven, and David Graham, better known as a Dalek voice actor, voiced the character Lt. 90.

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