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|adapted from = Emsone's Castle (comic story) | |||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Romana I]] | |companions = [[Romana I]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Emsone]] | |enemy = [[Emsone]] | ||
|setting = [[Zorka]] | |setting = [[Zorka]] | ||
|writer = [[Paul Crompton]] | |writer = [[Paul Crompton]], [[Brian Bolland]] | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a three-page comic story | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a three-page comic story by [[Brian Bolland]] for Lyncross in February [[1979 (releases)|1979]]. However, the publication it was made for was never released, leaving the story unpublished. | ||
The comic was an | The comic was an adaptation of [[Paul Crompton]]'s ''[[Emsone's Castle (comic story)|Emsone's Castle]]'', a comic story published in [[September (releases)|September]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]] in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Fourth Doctor and Romana are on Zorka research the medicinal qualities of a rare mountain weed. The pair are confronted by a walking, talking skeleton asking for their help. Romana is kidnapped as the Doctor helps the skeleton man. This draws the the Doctor to the castle of the mystic Emsone, who has a plot to steal the Doctor's own body! | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Emsone]] | * [[Emsone]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor examines a rare mountain weed that has properties similar to the Barbiturate family on Earth. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979. | * It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979.<ref name="downthetubes">[https://downthetubes.net/brian-bollands-1970s-take-on-doctor-who-revealed-in-next-vworp-vworp/ Brian Bolland’s 1970’s take on Doctor Who revealed in next Vworp! Vworp!]</ref> | ||
* | * Bolland's notes says the pages were in colour, but he did not remember them that way.<ref name="downthetubes" /> Artist Nick Neocleous remembered seeing the pages in colour when he visited Bolland's flat.<ref name="vworp">[https://www.vworpvworp.co.uk/volumes/vworpvworp-compendium-1and2/brian-bollands-lost-doctor-who-spec-strip Brian Bolland’s Lost Doctor Who Spec Strip]</ref> | ||
* Page 2 was published in ''Arkensword'' #13/14 (1985) and ''The Art of Brian Bolland'' (2006). | * Page 2 was published in ''Arkensword'' #13/14 (1985) and ''The Art of Brian Bolland'' (2006). | ||
* Pages 1 | * Pages 1 and 3 were colourised by Brian Bolland and published in ''[[Vworp Vworp!]]'' #1 & 2 collected (2020). | ||
* In the second panel, Zorka is misspelled as "Yorka". | |||
=== Changes === | === Changes === | ||
[[File:Emsone's Castle Dr. Who comparison.jpg|thumb|''[[Emsone's Castle (comic story)|Emsone's Castle]]'' and ''Dr. Who'' comparison]] | |||
* [[Leela]] was the Doctor's companion in ''Emsone's Castle''. She was replaced with Romana I for this adaptation. | * [[Leela]] was the Doctor's companion in ''Emsone's Castle''. She was replaced with Romana I for this adaptation. | ||
* Krass is initially only half restored in ''Emsone's Castle''. He is fully restored in the adaption. | |||
* [[Gurk]] has horns in ''Emsone's Castle''. He has a beard in the adaptation. | |||
* [[Emsone]] is mostly bald and has a mustache in the adaptation. The adaptation also explains that he wears a helmet because he cannot breath the atmosphere of Zorka. | |||
* Emsone wants to put the Doctor's brain into a machine of his. In the adaptation, he wants to replace the Doctor's brain with his own brain. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Unproduced stories}} | {{Unproduced stories}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:05, 6 September 2023
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Dr. Who (unproduced comic story) was a three-page comic story by Brian Bolland for Lyncross in February 1979. However, the publication it was made for was never released, leaving the story unpublished.
The comic was an adaptation of Paul Crompton's Emsone's Castle, a comic story published in September 1978 in the Doctor Who Annual 1979.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fourth Doctor and Romana are on Zorka research the medicinal qualities of a rare mountain weed. The pair are confronted by a walking, talking skeleton asking for their help. Romana is kidnapped as the Doctor helps the skeleton man. This draws the the Doctor to the castle of the mystic Emsone, who has a plot to steal the Doctor's own body!
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor examines a rare mountain weed that has properties similar to the Barbiturate family on Earth.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979.[1]
- Bolland's notes says the pages were in colour, but he did not remember them that way.[1] Artist Nick Neocleous remembered seeing the pages in colour when he visited Bolland's flat.[2]
- Page 2 was published in Arkensword #13/14 (1985) and The Art of Brian Bolland (2006).
- Pages 1 and 3 were colourised by Brian Bolland and published in Vworp Vworp! #1 & 2 collected (2020).
- In the second panel, Zorka is misspelled as "Yorka".
Changes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Emsone's Castle and Dr. Who comparison
- Leela was the Doctor's companion in Emsone's Castle. She was replaced with Romana I for this adaptation.
- Krass is initially only half restored in Emsone's Castle. He is fully restored in the adaption.
- Gurk has horns in Emsone's Castle. He has a beard in the adaptation.
- Emsone is mostly bald and has a mustache in the adaptation. The adaptation also explains that he wears a helmet because he cannot breath the atmosphere of Zorka.
- Emsone wants to put the Doctor's brain into a machine of his. In the adaptation, he wants to replace the Doctor's brain with his own brain.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
