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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* ''*Sub Zero'' is rare example of a ''Doctor Who'' story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character. Later examples include:
* ''*Sub Zero'' is the first example of a ''Doctor Who'' story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character.
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...And Eternity in an Hour (short story)|...And Eternity in an Hour]]'' in [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
* The [[Dalek]]s are led by a black and gold Dalek. The same colour scheme was used for the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] who appeared on the [[Doctor Who|television series]] serial ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' in the [[1973 (releases)|following year]].
** [[AUDIO]]: ''[[...ish (audio story)|...ish]]'' in [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet (short story)|/Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'' in [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...Be Forgot (short story)|...Be Forgot]]'' in 2004
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[£436 (short story)|£436]]'' in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...and from the Tower She Did Fall (short story)|...and from the Tower She Did Fall]]'' in [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
** [[AUDIO]]: ''[[HarrySullivan (audio story)|#HarrySullivan]]'' in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
 
* The [[Dalek]]s are led by a black and gold Dalek. The same colour scheme was used for the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] who appeared on the [[Doctor Who|television series]] in ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' in the [[1973 (releases)|following year]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] was rebuilt. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* The Daleks use brainwashed slaves to perform manual labour for their invasion force similar to the [[Roboman|Robomen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
*The Daleks use brainwashed slaves to perform manual labour for their invasion force similar to the [[Roboman|Robomen]]. Those suitable for purpose were transformed into Daleks. Bodily, then mentally. A process, at one point, pioneered by [[Davros]] on the planet [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
*The direct consequences of the Daleks' invasion attempt are continued in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]''.
*The Daleks would later again attempt to use Polaris submarines to drive the Earth into war. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==

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*Sub Zero was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.

Summary

The Daleks steal an atomic submarine and launch its missiles at Sydney, Australia. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of the world!

Characters

References

  • Daleks condition their human slaves using gold cubes applied to the forehead. Each subsidiary cube is controlled by a master cube.

Notes

  • *Sub Zero is the first example of a Doctor Who story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character.
  • The Daleks are led by a black and gold Dalek. The same colour scheme was used for the Dalek Supreme who appeared on the television series serial Planet of the Daleks in the following year.

Continuity

External links