The Vanishing Ray (comic story)

The Vanishing Ray was a Thunderbirds comic printed in TV Century 21 across 1965 and 1966.

The story crossed over with the Doctor Who universe by marking the reappearance of the invisible ray torch, which had debuted in The Daleks comic story The Menace of the Monstrons.

Summary
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Characters

 * Penelope Creighton-Ward
 * Parker
 * Jeff Tracy
 * Brains
 * The Hood
 * Head of the British Secret Service
 * Steel
 * Big George
 * Simms

Story notes

 * This story marked the last instalment of Lady Penelope printed in TV Century 21. Beginning with the next issue, the Lady Penelope strip was replaced with stories focusing on the entire Thunderbirds team which, on occasion, featured guest appearances by Penelope and Parker. Their solo adventures continued on a more regular basis in a sister magazine, launched the same month as the conclusion of this story, which was aimed at girls.
 * 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

 * Scientists are interested in the discovery of the invisible ray torch and have been trying to develop something like it for years. (COMIC: The Menace of the Monstrons)
 * Steel was unaware of Parker's previous profession as a pickpocket. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)