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|image = Landslide!. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = Landslide!.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Paul Metcalf|Captain Scarlet]] | |main character = [[Paul Metcalf|Captain Scarlet]] | ||
|featuring = [[Brad Holden|Grey]], [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]], [[Horatio Hackenbacker|Brains]] | |featuring = [[Brad Holden|Grey]], [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]], [[Horatio Hackenbacker|Brains]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
|publication = TV21 218 | |publication = [[TV21 218]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 22 March 1969 | ||
|prev = Where is Scarlet? (short story) | |prev = Where is Scarlet? (short story) | ||
|next = Radiation Hazard! (short story) | |next = Radiation Hazard! (short story) | ||
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'''''Landslide!''''' 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 | '''''Landslide!''''' 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 ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (series)|Captain Scarlet]]'' content in the issue with smaller pieces tying-in to the ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'' comic story {{cs|City of Doom (comic story)}} and the ''[[Department S (series)|Department S]]'' comic story {{cs|The Big Tip-Off! (comic story)}}, which were [[crossover]]s with the DWU. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Curtis Seretse|Department S Chief]] | * [[Curtis Seretse|Department S Chief]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Chief of [[Department S]] is reportedly "baffled" by the situation regarding the | * The Chief of [[Department S]] is reportedly "baffled" by the situation regarding the anonymous [[telephone]] calls. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Horatio Hackenbacker|Brains]] and [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]]'s [[plane]] was hijacked by [[rebel]]s of the [[South American Federation]] who attacked the craft for its [[explosive]] [[cargo]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of Doom (comic story)|City of Doom]]'') | * [[Horatio Hackenbacker|Brains]] and [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]]'s [[plane]] was hijacked by [[rebel]]s of the [[South American Federation]] who attacked the craft for its [[explosive]] [[cargo]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of Doom (comic story)|City of Doom]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Landslide!.png|[[Captain Scarlet]]. | |||
Department 'S' Chief Baffled!.png|[[Curtis Ceretse]]. | |||
Aircraft Hi-Jacked!.png|[[Jeff Tracy]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2069]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2069]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 15 March 2024
Landslide! 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 Captain Scarlet content in the issue with smaller pieces tying-in to the Thunderbirds comic story City of Doom [+]Loading...["City of Doom (comic story)"] and the Department S comic story The Big Tip-Off! [+]Loading...["The Big Tip-Off! (comic story)"], which were crossovers with the DWU.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
An explosion occurs in the plains of the Sinai Desert, blanketing the area with a tinge of death and destruction and resulting in a landslide which completely envelops the foothills. With fears growing that a research team of archaeologists who were excavating nearby have been killed, Captain Scarlet and Captain Grey are immediately despatched to look into possible signs of Mysteron activity.
Meanwhile, police departments across the Earth are sent into pandemonium as they all receive multitudes of annoymous telephone calls which reveal detailed information on many of the world's leading crime syndicates. The police act on this information and make several arrests, with top security branch Department S being called in to investigate the origin of these unexpected tip-offs.
Finally, Jeff Tracy and Brains Hackenbacker involve themselves in an aircraft hi-jack over the Amazon seemingly taking place for "political reasons".
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Chief of Department S is reportedly "baffled" by the situation regarding the anonymous telephone calls.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Thunderbirds. It also marked the Doctor Who universe's first crossover with Department S.
- Landslide! also constituted the first cover story to reference DWU elements since 1967's Where is Scarlet?, following a period wherein cover stories were discontinued in favour of the Captain Scarlet strip beginning on the front page.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Brains and Jeff's plane was hijacked by rebels of the South American Federation who attacked the craft for its explosive cargo. (COMIC: City of Doom)
