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|image = The Batmen XL5.jpg | |image = The Batmen XL5.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Steve Zodiac]] | |main character = [[Steve Zodiac]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Leader of the Batmen]] | |enemy = [[Leader of the Batmen]] | ||
|setting = An [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|asteroid]] in [[hyperspace]], [[2065]] | |setting = An [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|asteroid]] in [[hyperspace]], [[2065]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Tod Sullivan | ||
|artist = [[Graham Coton]] | |artist = [[Graham Coton]] | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
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|publication = [[TV21 1|TV21 1]]-[[TV21 5|5]] | |publication = [[TV21 1|TV21 1]]-[[TV21 5|5]] | ||
|release date = | |reprint = Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Comic Anthology | ||
|release date = 23 January - 20 February 1965 | |||
|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|format = 5 parts - 10 pages | |format = 5 parts - 10 pages | ||
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|next = Space Border Battle (comic story) | |next = Space Border Battle (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Batmen''''' was a ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]]. | '''''The Batmen''''' was a ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]]. It was reprinted as '''''Danger in Hyper-Space''''' in the ''[[Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Comic Anthology]]''. | ||
The story [[Crossover|crossed over]] with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by marking the appearance of [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|an unknown asteroid]] in [[hyperspace]], which had been earlier introduced to readers in the [[Dalek]] short story ''[[Stingray Attacked! (short story)|Stingray Attacked!]]''. | The story [[Crossover|crossed over]] with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by marking the appearance of [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|an unknown asteroid]] in [[hyperspace]], which had been earlier introduced to readers in the [[Dalek]] short story ''[[Stingray Attacked! (short story)|Stingray Attacked!]]''. | ||
== Summary == | ==Summary== | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | ==Characters== | ||
* [[Steve Zodiac]] | *[[Steve Zodiac]] | ||
* [[Matthew Matic]] | *[[Matthew Matic]] | ||
* [[Venus (The Batmen)|Venus]] | *[[Venus (The Batmen)|Venus]] | ||
* [[Robert the Robot]] | *[[Robert the Robot]] | ||
* [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | *[[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] | ||
* [[Ninety (The Batmen)|Lieutenant Ninety]] | *[[Ninety (The Batmen)|Lieutenant Ninety]] | ||
* [[Leader of the Batmen]] | *[[Leader of the Batmen]] | ||
* [[Valeen]] | *[[Valeen]] | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
* ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' patrols [[Sector 25]]. [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] asks that [[Steve Zodiac]] and his crew investigate the [[mayday]] in [[Area 4]]. | *''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' patrols [[Sector 25]]. [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] asks that [[Steve Zodiac]] and his crew investigate the [[mayday]] in [[Area 4]]. | ||
* Steve uses [[oxygen pill]]s instead of a [[space suit]]. | *Steve uses [[oxygen pill]]s instead of a [[space suit]]. | ||
* After being exposed in [[space]], Steve falls into a "strange [[coma]]" which [[Venus (The Batmen)|Venus]] diagnoses as a form of [[suspended animation]]. | * After being exposed in [[space]], Steve falls into a "strange [[coma]]" which [[Venus (The Batmen)|Venus]] diagnoses as a form of [[suspended animation]]. | ||
* Steve and the crew use [[jetmobile]]s to easily traverse [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|the asteroid]]. | *Steve and the crew use [[jetmobile]]s to easily traverse [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|the asteroid]]. | ||
* Steve claims that "every [[Spacecraft|ship]] in the [[universe]]" would be in deadly [[danger]] if the [[Batman (species)|Batmen]] had ''Fireball''. | *Steve claims that "every [[Spacecraft|ship]] in the [[universe]]" would be in deadly [[danger]] if the [[Batman (species)|Batmen]] had ''Fireball''. | ||
* The leader of the Batmen was the only survivor from the [[prison ship]] ''[[Black Maria 9]]'' after it was partly destroyed by a [[meteorite shower]]. | *The leader of the Batmen was the only survivor from the [[prison ship]] ''[[Black Maria 9]]'' after it was partly destroyed by a [[meteorite shower]]. | ||
== Story notes == | ==Story notes == | ||
* Like most of ''[[TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[The Daleks (comic series)|''The Daleks'' comic stories]] from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of ''TV Century 21'' during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources. | *Like most of ''[[TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[The Daleks (comic series)|''The Daleks'' comic stories]] from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of ''TV Century 21'' during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources. | ||
== Continuity == | ==Continuity== | ||
* While Steve is reported dead, Commander Zero has to answer questions about his condition from a ''[[TV 21]]'' [[reporter]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'') | * While Steve is reported dead, Commander Zero has to answer questions about his condition from a ''[[TV 21]]'' [[reporter]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'') | ||
* A press conference was held in [[Space City]] after ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' discovered [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|the unknown asteroid]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stingray Attacked! (short story)|Stingray Attacked!]]'') | *A press conference was held in [[Space City]] after ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' discovered [[Asteroid (The Batmen)|the unknown asteroid]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stingray Attacked! (short story)|Stingray Attacked!]]'') | ||
* The [[news]] of Steve surrendering ''Fireball'' to the [[Batman (species)|Batmen]] reached Space City via [[Neutroni Tele-Radar Satellite]] and caused some alarm. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fireball Surrenders! (short story)|Fireball Surrenders!]]'') | *The [[news]] of Steve surrendering ''Fireball'' to the [[Batman (species)|Batmen]] reached Space City via [[Neutroni Tele-Radar Satellite]] and caused some alarm. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fireball Surrenders! (short story)|Fireball Surrenders!]]'') | ||
* Concern for the [[safety]] of the ''Fireball'' crew grew at Space City following [[Robert the Robot]]'s attack on the [[leader of the Batmen]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]'') | *Concern for the [[safety]] of the ''Fireball'' crew grew at Space City following [[Robert the Robot]]'s attack on the [[leader of the Batmen]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, 1 August 2023
The Batmen was a Fireball XL5 comic printed in TV Century 21 in 1965. It was reprinted as Danger in Hyper-Space in the Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Comic Anthology.
The story crossed over with the Doctor Who universe by marking the appearance of an unknown asteroid in hyperspace, which had been earlier introduced to readers in the Dalek short story Stingray Attacked!.
Summary
to be added
Characters
- Steve Zodiac
- Matthew Matic
- Venus
- Robert the Robot
- Commander Zero
- Lieutenant Ninety
- Leader of the Batmen
- Valeen
References
- Fireball XL5 patrols Sector 25. Commander Zero asks that Steve Zodiac and his crew investigate the mayday in Area 4.
- Steve uses oxygen pills instead of a space suit.
- After being exposed in space, Steve falls into a "strange coma" which Venus diagnoses as a form of suspended animation.
- Steve and the crew use jetmobiles to easily traverse the asteroid.
- Steve claims that "every ship in the universe" would be in deadly danger if the Batmen had Fireball.
- The leader of the Batmen was the only survivor from the prison ship Black Maria 9 after it was partly destroyed by a meteorite shower.
Story notes
- Like most of TV Century 21's The Daleks comic stories from the same era, this comic serial was not given a title in the pages of TV Century 21 during its original printing; the title instead comes from later reference sources.
Continuity
- While Steve is reported dead, Commander Zero has to answer questions about his condition from a TV 21 reporter. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil)
- A press conference was held in Space City after Fireball XL5 discovered the unknown asteroid. (PROSE: Stingray Attacked!)
- The news of Steve surrendering Fireball to the Batmen reached Space City via Neutroni Tele-Radar Satellite and caused some alarm. (PROSE: Fireball Surrenders!)
- Concern for the safety of the Fireball crew grew at Space City following Robert the Robot's attack on the leader of the Batmen. (COMIC: Power Play)
