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|series = ''[[Action 21]]'' cover stories | |series = ''[[Action 21]]'' cover stories | ||
|main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | |main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | ||
|featuring = [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]], [[ | |featuring = [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]], [[Captain Scarlet|Scarlet]], [[Steve Zodiac|Zodiac]] | ||
|setting = [[July]] [[2089]] | |setting = [[July]] [[2089]] | ||
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|prev = Captain Black Surrenders (short story) | |prev = Captain Black Surrenders (short story) | ||
|next = Showdown in Space! (short story) | |next = Showdown in Space! (short story) | ||
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'''''Send For Stingray!''''' was | '''''Send For Stingray!''''' was a cover story printed in ''[[Action 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the [[front page]] of an [[Action 21 (in-universe)|in-universe periodical]], the titular [[Article (publishing)|article]] made joint reference to three [[crossover]] comics, specifically ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''{{'}} ''[[We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)|We Will Destroy Unity City]]'', ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]''{{'}}s ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]'' and ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]''{{'}}s ''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to | On the [[front page]] of ''[[Action 21 (in-universe)|Action 21]]'', [[Kylie Walker]] proclaims that "the [[fate]] of the [[world]]" lies in the [[hand]]s of [[Troy Tempest]]; sightings of a "[[Lobot|lake-dwelling monster]]" are reported near the crash site of a ''[[Fireflash]]'' in [[South America]], while [[Spectrum (organisation)|Spectrum]] request assistance with finding and rescuing [[Captain Scarlet]], currently a [[prisoner]] of the [[Mysteron]]s beneath the [[South Pacific]]. However, [[Unity City]] is the source of the most urgent summons. Trailing the conspirators behind the [[assassination]] of [[610th Kaplan|the Kaplan]], [[Colonel]] [[Steve Zodiac]] asks for help, meaning Troy Tempest is about to launch ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]''! | ||
Meanwhile, [[book]]dealers report record-breaking advance [[sale]]s of [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]]'s [[autobiography]], crediting its success to the extracts being published in ''Action 21''. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Troy Tempest]] | * [[Troy Tempest]] | ||
* [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | * [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Captain Scarlet]] | ||
* [[Steve Zodiac]] | * [[Steve Zodiac]] | ||
* [[Kylie Walker]] | * [[Kylie Walker]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* The | * The ''[[Fireflash (Superjet Shot Down)|Fireflash]]'' which has crashed in [[South America]] is [[flight]] W 06. | ||
* The [[Kaplan]] is the [[leader]] of the [[Astran]] race. | |||
* The [[ | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* | * ''Send For Stingray!'' acknowledged the especially high involvement of [[Stingray (ship)|the titular ship]] in [[A21 7|this issue]] of ''[[Action 21]]''. In addition to the regular ''[[Stingray (series)|Stingray]]'' story ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]'', it made special [[crossover]] appearances in the ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]'' story ''[[We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)|We Will Destroy Unity City]]'' and ''[[Stingray (comic story)|On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killers...]]'', which was ''Stingray''{{'}}s contribution to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]''-based multi-series [[Space War]] arc. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * [[Captain Scarlet]]'s imprisonment by the [[Mysteron]]s was depicted in [[COMIC]]: ''[[We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)|We Will Destroy Unity City]]'', where Scarlet was later taken to [[California]] by [[Marineville Mysteron agent|a Mysteron agent]] who had stolen ''Stingray''. | ||
* [[ | * The downing of the ''[[Fireflash]]'' was caused by the [[Crustavon]]s while the "[[lake]]-dwelling [[monster]]" was their [[Lobot]], as seen in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]''. | ||
* [[610th Kaplan|The Kaplan]]'s [[assassination]] was shown in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]''. | |||
* Zodiac | * [[Steve Zodiac]]'s pursuit of the Kaplan's assassins was documented in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Zodiac Makes An Arrest (comic story)|Zodiac Makes An Arrest]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Army In House To House Search (comic story)|Army In House To House Search]]'' and [[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassins Escape! (comic story)|Assassins Escape!]]''. | ||
* ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' | * After their services were requested by Steve Zodiac, [[Marineville]]'s launch of ''Stingray'' occurred in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Stingray (comic story)|On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killers...]]''. | ||
* Lady Penelope | * The fact that ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' would be publishing extracts from [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]]'s [[autobiography]] was first announced in [[PROSE]]: ''[['Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars (short story)|'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars]]''. | ||
* Lady Penelope's autobiography is said to detail her life prior to becoming [[International Rescue]]'s [[London]] agent, which happened in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Vanishing Ray (comic story)|The Vanishing Ray]]''. | |||
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