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* The ''[[Zero X]]'' crew are returning from [[Mars]] but not to [[Earth]] because [[Glenn Field]] has diverted the ship to a [[secret]] location for reasons currently undisclosed to ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]''. | * The ''[[Zero X]]'' crew are returning from [[Mars]] but not to [[Earth]] because [[Glenn Field]] has diverted the ship to a [[secret]] location for reasons currently undisclosed to ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]''. | ||
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Green]] has explained that [[Cloudbase]] was attacked by knockout [[gas]] but that everyone aboard is now fully recovered. | * [[Lieutenant]] [[Green]] has explained that [[Cloudbase]] was attacked by knockout [[gas]] but that everyone aboard is now fully recovered. | ||
* Although the [[ | * Although the [[Spectrum (organisation)|Spectrum]] headquarters is over the [[Coral Sea]] at present, Green pledged that agents would be sent to [[Unity City]] as soon as an internal [[security]] matter was cleared up. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 23 December 2021
Zero X Beats Space Curse! was the third cover story printed in Action 21 to contain elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, it was a crossover with Zero X, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Fireball XL5.
Summary
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Characters
References
- The Zero X crew are returning from Mars but not to Earth because Glenn Field has diverted the ship to a secret location for reasons currently undisclosed to Action 21.
- Lieutenant Green has explained that Cloudbase was attacked by knockout gas but that everyone aboard is now fully recovered.
- Although the Spectrum headquarters is over the Coral Sea at present, Green pledged that agents would be sent to Unity City as soon as an internal security matter was cleared up.
Story notes
- This story tied-in to the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons comic story We Will Destroy Unity City, as well as the conclusion and beginning of the Zero X comic stories Rock Snakes of Mars and The Stowaway respectvely.
Continuity
- The new Kaplan has been installed on Astra, repeating his vow to declare war on Earth unless his predecessor's killer is found. (COMIC: Assassination!)
- World Government forces are continuing to search Unity City for the murderer of the Astran leader. (COMIC: Zodiac Makes An Arrest, Army In House To House Search)
- Zero X has beaten the "jinx" afflicting it by returning from Mars. The first three attempts to explore the uncolonised regions of the planet all ended in disaster. (PROSE: 'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars)
- The Zero X mission was not plain sailing, however, as the excursion was lost in a magnetic storm for what seemed like an eternity. (PROSE: Zero X: Four Crew Missing)
- Cloudbase has been silent on its recent affairs. (PROSE: Get the Gunman!)
