"Ice Bound" is a Lady Penelope comic story, originally published (untitled) in the TV Century 21 International Extra, sometime late 1965.
The story revolved around the rescue of several Universal Secret Service members, an organisation originating in TV Century 21's Agent 21 comic, making this story a minor crossover with that series. More major crossovers with Agent 21 would follow with 30 Minutes After Noon on television and The Trapped Spy in TV21's Thunderbirds series.
Production-wise, it was artist Frank Langford's first Lady Penelope story - the following year he would go on to illustrate the strip full-time when it moved over to the Lady Penelope magazine.
Synopsis[]
Lady Penelope and Parker head for the North Pole following a mysterious message from her agent Roger Lyon, who is on assignment investigating the disappearance of two Universal Secret Service agents.
Characters[]
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
- Parker
- Roger Lyon
- Bereznik sailors
- USS Agents
Equipment Used[]
- FAB 1
- Seabird II
Reprint History[]
The story made its way into the 1970 Penelope annual where it would be given its Ice Bound title, as well as being colourised (the original story was black and white).
Trivia[]
- Lady Penelope's yacht Seabird II makes an appearance, following the original Seabird's destruction in Mr. Steelman.