Samuel Shore

Commander Sam Shore was the Controller of Marineville and head of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, the first section of the World Security Council. (PROSE: This is 2065)

His daughter, Atlanta Shore, was born circa 2042. By 2065, Atlanta had worked alongside her father in Marineville's Tower as assistant controller for several years. (PROSE: Atlanta Kidnapped!)

After the S.A.3. went missing in January 2065, a grim-faced Shore told reporters that it was the third aircraft carrier to have vanished in the month. (PROSE: Stingray Attacked!) He later placed the W.A.S.P. station on Orange Standby, citing concern for the safety of the Stingray. He told TV 21 "Stingray is finished, we've got to be prepared for anything". As the crisis continued, it was reported that Shore was ready to launch Hydromic Missiles unless there was further news from the Stingray within the next two hours. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil) With still no contact from the Stingray, a special correspondent reported that Shore and his men could do nothing but wait for the attack they felt sure was coming. (PROSE: Fireball Surrenders!) After the "war with a vengeance" had officially begun with Titan-controlled aircraft firing rockets into the surface installations of an underground shelter, Shore was said to be deciding his next course of action as Marineville High Command was left reeling. (PROSE: Titan Declares War!)

Commander Shore endorsed Phones Sheridan when he sent word from Stingray to Marineville informing them that he was about to engage a Titan Terror Fish in combat. (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks)

In July 2065, in reference to the ongoing investigation at Tracking Station 17, Senator Jack Marasel of France accused "Shore and his boys" of "gaily galavanting around some island looking for ghosts". Senator Adrinnikof of Russia defended Stingray but the debate was ultimately adjourned until the next day. (PROSE: Civil War) When Troy Tempest went missing after investigating a ghostly galleon which had been sighted nearby the station, Commander Shore and Phones were said to be taking action. (PROSE: Bullion Train)

In December 2065, Shore ordered Stingray to the polar region of Earth after a "mysterious and dramatic" rise in the temperature of the ice caps caused extensive melting of ice and a three foot rise in the level of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which led to widespread flooding in the northern hemisphere. (PROSE: World Weather Chaos!)

In July 2066, Shore was in personal command of Stingray while Troy and Phones inflitrated the pirate organisation attacking shipping in the South China Sea. Shore made sweeping radio searches in an attempt to re-establish contact with Tempest after a "feeble" signal from him was briefly picked up and promptly vanished, despite Shore's efforts to increase the reception power. With rumours of the duo's capture rife, Shore continued to comb every inch of the area, desperately awaiting a signal that would give cause to send the submarine to investigate. (PROSE: "Come In, Tempest")

In September 2066, reports came in hourly to Marineville from Shore, who was directing operations at the Amadan Lake in South America, the scene of a recent monorail sabotage. He said that there was still no trace of Stingray, which had dived to investigate the possibility of a hostile underwater race. (PROSE: Operation Sunburst Begins!)

Behind the scenes
Commander Shore originates from the television series Stingray, in which he was voiced by Ray Barrett.