Captain Black Surrenders (short story)

Captain Black Surrenders was a cover story printed in Action 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons crossover comic We Will Destroy Unity City while a smaller piece tied-in to the Fireball XL5 crossover Army In House To House Search.

Summary
In Australia, a local news service picks up a signal from Cloudbase directed to Captain Black in which Spectrum agrees to send Angel aircraft to a location of Black's choice, prompting rumours to sweep the country that the Mysteron agent has shown the white flag. Writing from Canberra, Harry Dobermann suggests that if Black has indeed surrendered then this could mark the beginning of the end for the Mysterons.

Elsewhere, following his theft of one of International Rescue's machines, the Tracy brothers pursue Sam Lincoln deeper into the heart of the fire he began to kill his business partner. On the ground in Yellowknife, Canada, Pete Tracker questions if the Tracys will regain control of their rescue machine or if they will all succumb to the inferno.

Finally, General Whitway states the members of his task force, which is hunting the Kaplan's assassins, are close to an arrest.

Characters

 * Captain Black
 * General Whitway
 * Pete Tracker
 * Harry Dobermann

Worldbuilding

 * Tracker writes that the Tracys are "putting sheer guts against a swelling sea of flames".

Story notes

 * This story also tied-in to the Thunderbirds comic story Blazing Danger.

Continuity

 * The true circumstances behind Captain Black's plea to Spectrum were depicted in COMIC: We Will Destroy Unity City.
 * Pete Tracker is still in Yellowknife to report on the Canadian forest fire, as he was in PROSE: Ghost Ship!.
 * Sam Lincoln began the fire in an attempt to kill his business partner, Jack Farrel, as previously noted in PROSE: Captain Scarlet in Death Crash!.
 * The assassination of the Kaplan was shown in COMIC: Assassination!.
 * Whitway's World Army Air Force task force are reportedly close to an arrest. Some of the World Army's involvement in the search would be seen in COMIC: Army In House To House Search and COMIC: Assassins Escape!.