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'''''Dr. Who's Time Tales''''' was a regular feature of early editions of [[Doctor Who Weekly]] from [[DWM 30|issue 30]] to [[DWM 43|43]], excluding [[DWM 38|issue 38]]. Each comic featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] telling, introducing, and concluding a [[time tale]], in reality a reformatted version of a comic strip that was created for other US [[Marvel Comics]] titles. In addition to the addition of an opening narration by the Doctor, multiple other alterations were often made to the text of the stories, changing character names or settings. | '''''Dr. Who's Time Tales''''' was a regular feature of early editions of [[Doctor Who Weekly]] from [[DWM 30|issue 30]] to [[DWM 43|43]], excluding [[DWM 38|issue 38]]. Each comic featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] telling, introducing, and concluding a [[time tale]], in reality a reformatted version of a comic strip that was created for other US [[Marvel Comics]] titles. In addition to the addition of an opening narration by the Doctor, multiple other alterations were often made to the text of the stories, changing character names or settings. | ||
Like ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (comic series)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'', which ''Time Tales'' replaced, this was used by editor [[Dez Skinn]] as cheaply-produced filler material for the magazines. In contrast to ''Tales from the TARDIS'', however, the ''Time Tales'' were short, one-part stories rather than serialised. The titles of the original American stories were additionally not retained, either on the title page or in the table of contents. | Like ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (comic series)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'', which ''Time Tales'' replaced, this was used by editor [[Dez Skinn]] as cheaply-produced filler material for the magazines. In contrast to ''Tales from the TARDIS'', however, the ''Time Tales'' were short, one-part stories rather than serialised. The titles of the original American stories were additionally not retained, either on the title page or in the table of contents. | ||
While the ''Tales from the TARDIS'' were adaptions of classic works of science-fiction literature, the Marvel stories selected to be refitted into ''Time Tales'' were generally original short narratives. In many cases, they appeared to be selected due to gaining newfound resonance if considered as events in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: for example, [[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 30 comic story)|the first]] featured a [[sarcophagus]] used as a portal between eras, echoing the [[Lodestone|one]] used a few years prior on television in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', while [[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 33 comic story)|the fourth]] ended with an ambiguous force (easily reinterpreted as the [[Time Lord]]s) destroying a [[Egen|hubristic human time-traveller]]'s [[Egen's time machine|time machine]] and erasing his memory of his adventures in time, coincidentally echoing ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | |||
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Revision as of 19:28, 13 February 2022
Dr. Who's Time Tales was a regular feature of early editions of Doctor Who Weekly from issue 30 to 43, excluding issue 38. Each comic featured the Fourth Doctor telling, introducing, and concluding a time tale, in reality a reformatted version of a comic strip that was created for other US Marvel Comics titles. In addition to the addition of an opening narration by the Doctor, multiple other alterations were often made to the text of the stories, changing character names or settings.
Like Tales from the TARDIS, which Time Tales replaced, this was used by editor Dez Skinn as cheaply-produced filler material for the magazines. In contrast to Tales from the TARDIS, however, the Time Tales were short, one-part stories rather than serialised. The titles of the original American stories were additionally not retained, either on the title page or in the table of contents.
While the Tales from the TARDIS were adaptions of classic works of science-fiction literature, the Marvel stories selected to be refitted into Time Tales were generally original short narratives. In many cases, they appeared to be selected due to gaining newfound resonance if considered as events in the Doctor Who universe: for example, the first featured a sarcophagus used as a portal between eras, echoing the one used a few years prior on television in Pyramids of Mars, while the fourth ended with an ambiguous force (easily reinterpreted as the Time Lords) destroying a hubristic human time-traveller's time machine and erasing his memory of his adventures in time, coincidentally echoing The War Games.
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- ↑ Derived from the original Marvel releases.
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