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It mentioned elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], namely [[Unity City]], a location first introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]''. | It mentioned elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], namely [[Unity City]], a location first introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]''. | ||
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* [[Cloudbase]] has a length of 630 [[Foot (unit)|feet]], a width of 330 feet and a crew of 593. | * [[Cloudbase]] has a length of [[630 (number)|630]] [[Foot (unit)|feet]], a width of [[330 (number)|330]] feet and a crew of [[593 (number)|593]]. | ||
* Cloudbase is propelled by [[atomic jet]]s. | * Cloudbase is propelled by [[atomic jet]]s. | ||
* The [[Monitor Room]] is the "ever-active [[nerve centre]]" of Cloudbase. | * The [[Monitor Room]] is the "ever-active [[nerve centre]]" of Cloudbase. | ||
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* It is claimed that the [[world]] is safe so long as [[Cloudbase]] hovers overhead ready to act against the [[Mysteron]]s, a sentiment echoed in many stories beginning with [[COMIC]]: ''[[We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)|We Will Destroy Unity City]]''. | * It is claimed that the [[world]] is safe so long as [[Cloudbase]] hovers overhead ready to act against the [[Mysteron]]s, a sentiment echoed in many stories beginning with [[COMIC]]: ''[[We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)|We Will Destroy Unity City]]''. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:TV21 features]] | ||
[[Category:1968 features]] | [[Category:1968 features]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:31, 10 January 2024
Cloudbase was a Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons feature published in 1968 within Spectrum File 1/974/CS/206, which was offered as a free gift with issue 155 of TV Century 21.
It mentioned elements from the Doctor Who universe, namely Unity City, a location first introduced in The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks.
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cloudbase has a length of 630 feet, a width of 330 feet and a crew of 593.
- Cloudbase is propelled by atomic jets.
- The Monitor Room is the "ever-active nerve centre" of Cloudbase.
- The power house of Cloudbase produces enough solar energy every day to provide Unity City with power for a fortnight.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This feature states that Cloudbase hovers forty thousand feet above sea level, or eight miles up in the sky. The short story Capt. Black Mars Expedition Lost! previously gave the figure of fifty thousand feet above Nice.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- It is claimed that the world is safe so long as Cloudbase hovers overhead ready to act against the Mysterons, a sentiment echoed in many stories beginning with COMIC: We Will Destroy Unity City.
