Spaceship S.O.S. (short story)

Spaceship S.O.S.
Main character(s):	Steve Zodiac
Featuring:	Phones Sheridan
Main setting:	24 July 2065
Key crew
Publisher:	City Magazines
Editor:	Alan Fennell
Release details
Printed in:	TV21 27
Release date:	24 July 1965
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Spaceship S.O.S. 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 instead made reference to the Fireball XL5 comic story Fireball Answers S.O.S., a part of a multi-series crossover with the DWU.

Summary

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Characters

• Steve Zodiac
• Phones Sheridan
• Chin Yen Mu

References

• Fireball XL5 is "flashing through space" in answer to an urgent S.O.S. picked up a few hours previously.
• Animal expedition vessel AE7 is returning from a zoological survey on the Planet Zeus.
• Colonel Zodiac has reported that the messages recieved so far suggest that the animals have broken free and are attacking the crew but the chief spokesman of the World Zoological Authorities, Doctor Chin Yen Mu, told TV 21's reporter "There are only a few mice, butterflies and creatures of similar size on AE7 and even if these did break loose, what harm could small things like that do to anyone?".
• Phones has reported explosions from the control room of Marineville's Tracking Station 17.
• Stingray is investigating mysterious hauntings at the tracking station island which have happened over the past few weeks and ultimately drove the station crew to desert the island completely. It is unknown if the explosions are connected to the hauntings.
• Reports are coming in of an earthquake in the Red Desert area of Mars. There was no loss of life or damage to property reported.

Story notes

• This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5 and Stingray.

Continuity

• Steve Zodiac and Fireball XL5 are coming to the aid of expedition ship AE7. (COMIC: Astra's Final Battle, Fireball Answers S.O.S.)
• Stingray are still investigating paranormal activities at Tracking Station 17. (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge, The Penta Ray Factor, PROSE: Civil War)