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'''''The Metal Eaters''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic strip appearance of a televised female [[companion]] contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. It also featured the first comic appearance of [[Bessie]], although the car wasn't actually named in the strip. | '''''The Metal Eaters''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic strip appearance of a televised female [[companion]] contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. It also featured the first comic appearance of the Doctor's car, [[Bessie]], although the car wasn't actually named in the strip. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor drives [[Bessie]]. | * The Doctor drives [[Bessie]]. | ||
* [[Siderite]] is a [[mineral]] composed of [[iron]]. | |||
* [[BM Chemicals]] has storage tanks at [[Whitford]]. | * [[BM Chemicals]] has storage tanks at [[Whitford]]. | ||
* An [[aeroplane]] at [[West Barnton Airfield]] was due to take children to [[Holland]] for a [[school]] holiday. | * An [[aeroplane]] at [[West Barnton Airfield]] was due to take children to [[Holland]] for a [[school]] holiday. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * UNIT once again investigates a fallen [[meteorite]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 23 April 2023
- You may be looking for The Metal-Eaters, a completely different Third Doctor TVC story.
The Metal Eaters was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic strip appearance of a televised female companion contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. It also featured the first comic appearance of the Doctor's car, Bessie, although the car wasn't actually named in the strip.
Summary
After a meteorite crashes and is taken to a museum, unusual corrosion occurs nearby. The Third Doctor and Liz Shaw investigate and discover an extraterrestrial culprit.
Plot
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Characters
References
- The Doctor drives Bessie.
- Siderite is a mineral composed of iron.
- BM Chemicals has storage tanks at Whitford.
- An aeroplane at West Barnton Airfield was due to take children to Holland for a school holiday.
Notes
- This was Liz Shaw's first appearance in any comic strip.
Original print details
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 960 (2 pages) Are these iron particles alive ? Follow Dr. Who next week.
- TVC 961 (2 pages) What has happened to the sergeant ? See next week.
- TVC 961 (2 pages)
- TVC 962 (2 pages) But Dr. Who is unaware of one group of filings... For they left the meteorite before it was moved to the museum...
- TVC 963 (2 pages) A next exciting serial begins next week.
Continuity
- UNIT once again investigates a fallen meteorite. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
External links
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