The Batmen (comic story)

The Batmen was a Fireball XL5 comic printed in TV Century 21 in 1965.

The story crossed over with the Doctor Who universe by marking the appearance of an unknown asteroid in hyperspace, which had been earlier introduced to readers in the Dalek short story Stingray Attacked!.

Summary
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Characters

 * Steve Zodiac
 * Matthew Matic
 * Venus
 * Robert the Robot
 * Commander Zero
 * Lieutenant Ninety
 * Leader of the Batmen
 * Valeen

Story notes

 * 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

 * While Steve is reported dead, Commander Zero has to answer questions about his condition from a TV 21 reporter. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil)
 * A press conference was held in Space City after Fireball XL5 discovered the unknown asteroid. (PROSE: Stingray Attacked!)
 * The news of Steve surrendering Fireball to the Batmen reached Space City via Neutroni Tele-Radar Satellite and caused some alarm. (PROSE: Fireball Surrenders!)
 * Concern for the safety of the Fireball crew grew at Space City following Robert the Robot's attack on the leader of the Batmen. (COMIC: Power Play)