SPECTRUM (comic story)

SPECTRUM was a Front Page comic printed in TV Century 21 in 1967 which contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.

Continuing on from where The Premonitions left off, this story served not only as a Doctor Who crossover but also as a prequel to the events of the Gerry Anderson-produced series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Although SPECTRUM was released six days prior to the television series beginning, all of the characters and concepts seen here had already been introduced in earlier TV21 features.

Summary
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Characters

 * Pete Tracker
 * Lens Sharpe
 * Mike Leyton
 * Colonel White
 * Captain Black
 * Lieutenant Green
 * Destiny Angel
 * Pilot

Worldbuilding

 * The World Air Force won't let Pete and Lens within miles of the unidentified space platform over Nice.
 * Pete and Lens' aircraft TGW 197 K uses atomic engines which could keep them going for days.
 * Airblast Squadron Four requests that Pete and Lens land in New York for identification.
 * Glenn Field is in Miami.
 * Colonel White is the head of a secret organisation called SPECTRUM.

Story notes

 * Captain Black's decision to quietly escape from Zero X rather than return to his duties at SPECTRUM is explained in The Mysterons, the first episode of Captain Scarlet, as being because he was taken over by the titular creatures from Mars during his mission there. As an agent of the Mysterons, Black was the primary antagonist for the remainder of the series' duration.
 * Though reference sources style the name of the eponymous organisation in full capitals for the title, once Captain Scarlet was fully underway it was almost-universally referred to as "Spectrum".

Continuity

 * Pete and Lens were ordered to Nice to investigate the "mysterious spaceship" sighted there. (COMIC: The Premonitions)
 * After interviewing Colonel White, Pete writes a front page newspaper article on SPECTRUM. (PROSE: SPECTRUM is Green)