"The Uninvited" is the 4th original comic strip published in Thunderbirds: The Comic. It is based on the episode of the same name.
It would slightly alter the end of the story by revealing a portion of the Zombite tribe had survived the destruction of the Lost Pyramid of Khamandides. This would pave way for The Return of the Zombites, a sequel to the story published almost two years later.
Plot[]
After returning from a routine rescue mission, Scott gets shot down over the Sahara Desert by thee fighter jets. With his comms down, it is his turn to be saved by two passing archaeologists. But they are not alone in the desert - a mysterious tribe called the Zombites are responsible for the shooting down of the craft, and are keeping a watchful eye on the unfolding events. They hatch a plan to lure in the archaeologists and steal the Thunderbird craft for their own purposes.
Characters[]
(in order of appearance)
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Reprint History[]
The story would make its way into Ravette's compilation album Thunderbirds ...Shock Wave later on in 1992, alongside the comic adaptation of City of Fire and classic TV21 story Brains is Dead.
Trivia[]
- In contrary to the episode, the Zombites presented here are perfectly capable of speaking English, in addition to their native tongue.
- The backstory of the Zombites is expanded and it is clarified that their reason for shooting down Thunderbird 1 is because they believed it to belong to their enemies, a tribe called the "Nebab". The Zombite Leader later decides to seize control of Thunderbirds 1 and 2, and use both craft as weapons against the Nebab.
- It is also clarified that Lindsey's brief insanity was caused by the water in the eternal fountain being drugged by the Zombites.