Sniper! (short story)

Sniper!
Main character(s):	Sam Shore
Featuring:	The Kaplan
Main setting:	January 2089
Key crew
Publisher:	Engale Marketing
Editor:	David Nightingale
Release details
Printed in:	A21 4
Release date:	January 1989
Action 21 cover stories
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Sniper! was a cover story printed in Action 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 Fireball XL5 crossover comic President Offers Peace... ^[+]Loading...["President Offers Peace... (comic story)"].

Summary

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Characters

• Sam Shore
• The Kaplan

Worldbuilding

• The Kaplan is the leader of the Astran race.
• The parade marking peace between Earth and Astra was just entering Bandranaik Plaza when a shot was heard.
• Marineville is being devastated in a sneak attack because Commander Shore was unable to order battle stations until after the raiders had begun.
• In a message to the outside world, the WASP man declared "We're gonna hit them with everything we've got. It's either them or us!".

Story notes

• Bandranaik Plaza is a reference to Nikita Bandranaik who was the World President in the original TV Century 21 version of Assassination!.

Continuity

• A shot has been fired at the World President's motorcade; news from Unity City is confused but the first reports indicate that the Kaplan has been seriously injured. (COMIC: Assassination!)
• Action 21 is linking up with Universal Television for the latest report on the tragedy. (COMIC: Assassination!)
• Steve Zodiac, the commander of Fireball XL5, is believed to be investigating the evening's incident. (COMIC: On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer..., Zodiac Makes An Arrest et al.)

Gallery

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  Fireball XL5.

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  Marineville.

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  Commander Sam Shore.