Behind Enemy Lines is a Lady Penelope comic story, first published as a seven-parter in TV Century 21 issues 12-18.
The story would introduce the rogue nation of Bereznik, which would make frequent reappearances throughout Lady Penelope media and other TV21 stories.
Plot[]
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward has been invited to a banquet at the Bereznik Embassy as, for the first time, the state is inviting foreign reporters to observe a test firing of a new rocket booster. Penelope's own mission is smuggling Professor Laryak, the inventor of the booster, out of Bereznik.
Characters[]
(in order of appearance)
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
- Parker
- His Excellency
- Tobolsk
- Rocket site guards
- Rocket launch technicians
- Assassin 1
- Boris
- Border patrol
- Tank driver
- Revolutionaries
- Revolution leader
- Ernst
- Kirov Town Hall guards
- Professor Laryak
- Prison guards
- British security
Goofs[]
- A Fireflash airliner is clearly depicted in part one. Trapped in the Sky, set somewhile after the events of Behind Enemy Lines, would make clear that the Fireflash was on its maiden flight, and therefore shouldn't have been in operation prior.
Cover Tie-Ins[]
Issue 12
Issue 14
Issue 17