Space City
Space City was a 21st century Earth city. Presided over by Commander Zero, it was the headquarters of the World Space Patrol and was also notable as the home of Fireball XL5 and its crew.
History
In January 2065, Lieutenant Ninety contacted Fireball XL5 from the Space City Control Tower to get Steve Zodiac to investigate a mayday coming from Area 4 of Sector 25. (COMIC: The Batmen) Later, the news that Steve had died reached Space City from XL5. Commander Zero answered questions from a TV 21 reporter about Steve's condition, stating he was "completely confident" in Doctor Venus's ability to resolve the situation. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil) Steve contacted Zero at Space City after he was successfully revived by Venus and Professor Matic, with Zero informing Steve that the space freighter hijacked by Batman which Fireball found had moved to edge of Sector 25, almost in hyperspace. (COMIC: The Batmen) TV Century 21 reported on its front page on 30 January that Space City Headquarters "buzzed with excitement" at the news Fireball had landed on an unknown asteroid in hyperspace. Zero led a press conference and explained that Fireball had made the discovery whilst hunting a space freighter. (PROSE: Stingray Attacked!) However, Zero later stormed out of this conference when the subject of Venus's capture was broached. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil) On their front page from 13 February, TV Century 21 stated Space City was "stunned" at the "shock news" that Steve had surrendered Fireball XL5 to the Batmen. Commander Zero was "far too busy" to speak to reporters about this latest development but "information from a usually reliable source" indicated that combat ships had been placed on Emergency Red. (PROSE: Fireball Surrenders!) Space City officials subsequently expressed concern for the safety of the Fireball crew should the leader of the Batmen take revenge for Robert the Robot's attack. (COMIC: Power Play)
By the end of March 2065, the newly-developed Cobra Mk.1 ground to space missile had been in service at Space City for around a month. After Professor Logan of Jodrell Bank detected evidence that a space attack was imminent, on their front page for 27 March TV21 hailed the Cobra at Space City as "the only possible hope of destroying any hostile intent on attacking Earth". (PROSE: Earth in Peril!) When Jodrell Bank lost contact with the Omega-Minus device it was tracking, which they had last plotted approaching the Eros Asteroid Belt on a course for Earth, Space City and the rest of the world waited with defences alerted while Logan and his scientists tried to re-establish contact. (PROSE: Stingray Hunts Aliens) Officials at Space City were said to be "concerned but confident" that their XL Patrol Ships would be able to track and destroy the device, a confidence not shared by Jodrell Bank. (COMIC: Power Play) Space City was later "puzzled" by a radio report from Professor Matic which claimed that Saharins were seeking revenge for space attacks on Saharis in 1987 by Red Star modules launched in the 1960s. (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks) As reported on the TV21's front page on 17 April, Space City officials were similarly confused by the loss of radio contact with the space liner WSW 193, which had not been heard from since leaving Space Station Z 11 on its way to Earth. (PROSE: Scoop!)
After their submarine was sunk by the Stingray, the trio of assassins behind the murder of the 610th Kaplan of Astra were picked up by the Cranborne to be taken to Space City. (COMIC: Stingray)
Behind the scenes
Space City originated from the television series Fireball XL5.
