I was trying to best describe Fawcett comics first event storyline but instead I decided to post some of the transcript of the
Comic POP! Video of the storyline on YouTube
Welcome to Comic POP! I'm Sal
I'm Ethan
I'm Ben
And I'm Tiffany
Sal: today we will be looking at
Monster Society Attacks or
Daleks vs Eternity depending on which Graphic novel you picked up
Ben: wait there are 2 different titles?
Sal: (sigh) Well from what I gathered part of the reason for this event is that Terry Nation was bringing back the Daleks back to Doctor Who after the MinuteMan series was canceled but they were being used in the comics and Nations gave permission to use them for one final story.
Ethan So why the multiple titles?
Sal: because when the Graphic novel of the story came out Fawcett didn't want to be sued by the BBC ...
Ethan: Got it they renamed them for copyright reasons..
Sal: They became the
Monsteroids
Image of Monsteroid flashes on screen
Ben: that looks hideous. Ha ha ha
Tiffany: so I'm assuming that they got the rights back because..
Sal: Well when Fawcett got the comic rights to Doctor Who in 1980 they republished the Graphic novel with the original pages and dialog.
Ben, Ehan & Tiffany: Ahhh
Sal: and in 1989 when Doctor Who was canceled they re printed the Monstroid version Again
Ben : God damn it
Sal: Anyway we start off at the Rock of Eternity..
Tiffany: hold up.. have the Daleks ever fought the Marvel family before this?
Sal: Yeaaaa No.
Ethan: what ..then why have them get involved why not start at SaTURN compound?
Sal: excellent question..anyway..no You see this was supposed to just be a MinuteMan story with the THUNDER agents guest staring and then Atlas had the Kree-Skrull war storyline and the heads at Fawcett said New Plan!!
We're getting Everyone involved.
Tiffany: so they had to rush some of Captain Marvel Storys to set this up huh?
Sal: No (everyone looks surprised) it was decided that this story line would be used to help reintroduce The Monster Society of Evil.
Ben: that sounds insane
Ethan: This Story is going to be a mess isn't it?
Sal: Yes Yes it is.
Sal: So anyway we start off with Mr. Mind in his aquarium like cell when he and Dracula are plotting to break out
Ethan: Wait Count Dracula is imprisoned in the Rock of Eternity?
Tiffany: well he is public domain
Ben: Yeah Ethan and if you're going to use Dracula you have to explain where he's been all this time
Ethan: I guess..
Sal: Well Titano shows up and break Mr. Mind & Dracula out of prison. & Mr. Mind crawls into Titanos ear (Sal doing an Impression of Andy Serkis portrail of Mr. Mind "excellent my pet come we have some friends from Skaro to thank for your control habilitator."
Sal: and so the Marvel family bring in the Question and Ibis to help them figure out why Titano helped these two break out
Tiffany: wait the combined wisdom of Solomon and Minerva could NOT figure this out?
Sal: well...they needed to bring in those two in..somehow
Ben oh I bet they were a lot of help
Sal: (doing Dr. Orthius from Venture Bros) "MM.. I sense the Chimpanzee was Not working with his own free will!" Yeah man thanks for the help.
Sal: cut to THUNDER headquarters where video surveillance showing portals breaking out such criminals as Dr. Sivana, Sibac, Dr. Gorgon, Jack O`lantern etc.. they had this scene I believe.. to show that SPYDER wasn't involved
Ethan: yeah Ironmaiden is their like hey why am I not getting free .
Sal: when MinuteMan & Noirlila appear yelling " Daleks are coming we need your help! "
And so a portal shows up at State University...
Ben : so this is how Hawk & Dove get involved huh
Sal: Yeah I imagine fighting the Daleks like this caused a pacifist like Don his drug problem in later stories and they fight and they fight..Creeper shows up.
Tiffany: Creeper is first to help Hawk and Dove?
Ethan: well I can see it he is the city reporter he would show up during battle
Sal: and so MinuteMan uses his time device to bring Spy-Smasher, Nomad, and Midnight to the Rock of Eternity but.. it's the Rock of Eternity from Earth Gold..
Ethan: so that's how they introduce Golden Earth
Sal: well we can't have mer humans taking down the Daleks we want to See the Marvel family and other superpowered beings take down the Daleks . And we are reintroduced to the Golden age Fawcett characters in which The Goldenage Ibis, Doc Marvel, Marvelman, Marvelwoman, and their android Manoquin agree to travel to their Earth and help out.
Ethan: argh this is getting crowded
Sal: meanwhile the Crusaders show up to help fight the Dalek team-up with the new MSA
Tiffany: hold on why are the Daleks working with MSA?
Sal: excellent question..anyway... no I believe they were stating that the Venusian worms were manipulating the Daleks...
And agents of SaTURN & THUNDER FINALLY show up with two versions of Ibis and the Marvel family and they fight and they fight and Spy-Smasher gets killed
Ben: wo Spy-Smasher dies?
Sal well Sean Connery left 007 for the second time at this point and the hire ups decided that Spy-Smasher needed his own Roger Moore.
Sal: and so Dr. Krownose, Avenger, and the Ibisess use science & magic to send the Daleks to a dimensional void and the Monster Society of Evil escape in separate directions. And so the Golden earth heroes shake hands with our earth heroes and go home
Ben: that was insane
Ethan: I think it would have been better as two different stories but.. republishing would have been a nightmare
Sal: and there you have it .. you can find these on Amazon if you want
I'm Sal
I'm Ethan
I'm Ben
And I'm Tiffany
Sal: see yeah