Revolutionary Engine For XL5 (short story)
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Revolutionary Engine For XL5 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 Icemen of Space, which was a crossover with the DWU.
Summary
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Characters
Worldbuilding
- The World Space Patrol has broken the news that Fireball XL5 will be fitted with a revolutionary new heliotomic engine, designed and built by Doctor Velot at the Venus Weapons Research Establishment.
- The engine produces enough thrust to lift half of London twenty feet off the ground. It will also allow XL5 to travel at Velot 4, four times the speed of light.
- Captain Tempest has assumed command of Marineville following the suspension of Commander Shore by the World Security Patrol.
Story notes
- This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5 and Stingray.
Continuity
- Fireball XL5 will be fitted with the new engine upon its return from Uraniture. (COMIC: Icemen of Space, PROSE: Ice Planet Mystery)
- Commander Shore's suspension comes after Marshal Ketov's charge of negligence in the handling of the B1 bathyscaphe attack. A full W.A.S.P. investigation is to be held. (PROSE: World Government Official Missing, New York Blaze)
