The 610th Kaplan of the Astran Empire, who was in power at the beginning of the Space War in 2065, was an Astran whose skin was a reddish orange. (COMIC: Colonel Zodiac Disappears [+]TV21 Fireball XL5 crossover comics (City Magazines, 1965).) He (PROSE: Kaplan Assassinated! [+]TV Century 21 cover stories (City Magazines, 1965).) used a large purple hover-disc with gold adornments. (COMIC: Colonel Zodiac Disappears [+]TV21 Fireball XL5 crossover comics (City Magazines, 1965).)
The 610th Kaplan (PROSE: Civil War [+]TV Century 21 cover stories (City Magazines, 1965).) first came to power twenty-seven years prior to 2065. He was considered "a great being". (PROSE: Kaplan Assassinated! [+]TV Century 21 cover stories (City Magazines, 1965).)
In the late 2040s, Agent Twenty One of the Universal Secret Service discovered a plot by Bereznik agents to kill both the World President and the Astran Kaplan upon the completion of the Andromeda Project on Astra. The Kaplan and Bandranaik eventually visited the site and were given a guided tour by Kapt Klogan but Twenty One was able to both uncover and arrest the Bereznik spy Debbie Latimer to ensure the event proceeded as planned. (COMIC: Andromeda Or Die [+]Tod Sullivan, TV21 21 crossover comics (City Magazines, 1966).)
The Kaplan was returned to the office in the elections of 2061 by a ninety percent poll. It was during this election that his Kaplan Minus rode to power on his bandwagon. (PROSE: Kaplan Assassinated! [+]TV Century 21 cover stories (City Magazines, 1965).)
On the brink of war in 2065, the Kaplan reprimanded his second-in-command the Kaplan Minus for mistreating a peace emissary after the Minus almost disintegrated Steve Zodiac, refusing to listen to the Minus's protests that Zodiac may be an assassin or otherwise dangerous. After Zodiac explained his mission to him, the Kaplan agreed to come to Earth to discuss the terms of, and ultimately sign, a peace treaty with the President of Earth. (COMIC: Colonel Zodiac Disappears [+]TV21 Fireball XL5 crossover comics (City Magazines, 1965).) However, the Kaplan was subsequently assassinated. (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge [+]unclear authorship, The Daleks comics (City Magazines, 1965).)
