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|series = ''[[TV Comic]] Annual'' stories | |||
|series=[[TV Comic | |||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= First Doctor | |doctor= First Doctor | ||
|companions= [[John | |companions= [[John Who|John]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] | ||
|enemy= [[Caterpillar Man|Caterpillar Men]] | |enemy= [[Caterpillar Man|Caterpillar Men]] | ||
| | |setting= [[Earth]], [[2035]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= | ||
|artist= [[Neville Main]] | |artist= [[Neville Main]] | ||
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|publication= TV Comic Annual 1966 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic Annual 1966]]'' | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1 September 1965 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= | ||
|format= Comic - 1 part (4 pages) | |format= Comic - 1 part (4 pages) | ||
|prev= Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story) | |prev= Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story) | ||
|next= | |next = Deadly Vessel (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Caterpillar Men''''' was a [[First Doctor]] comic story printed in the [[TV Comic]] special issue ''[[TV Comic Annual 1966]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A large cocoon-like craft heads towards [[Earth]] and disgorges smaller, similar craft. | A large cocoon-like craft heads towards [[Earth]] and disgorges smaller, similar craft. The [[Caterpillar Man|caterpillar-like aliens]] attack a meeting of the planet's scientists and control them with rays emanating from the single eye in their heads. | ||
The TARDIS materialises in a thick jungle and the Doctor is captured by the aliens. | The TARDIS materialises in a thick [[jungle]] and the Doctor is captured by the aliens. He is taken to a dome made of a substance that looks like silk but is as tough as steel. Inside, he is imprisoned with the scientists. [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] find the offices of [[World Pest Control]]. The aliens are rendered helpless with a spray administered from a [[helicopter]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor]] | ||
* [[John | * [[John Who]] | ||
* [[Gillian Who]] | |||
* [[Caterpillar Man|Caterpillar Men]] | * [[Caterpillar Man|Caterpillar Men]] | ||
* [[World Pest Control]] | * [[World Pest Control]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor identifies himself as "Dr. Who" Caterpillar Men. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:First Doctor TVC Annual comic stories]] | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Comic stories set on Earth]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in 2035]] | ||
[[Category:One part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:33, 13 January 2024
The Caterpillar Men was a First Doctor comic story printed in the TV Comic special issue TV Comic Annual 1966.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A large cocoon-like craft heads towards Earth and disgorges smaller, similar craft. The caterpillar-like aliens attack a meeting of the planet's scientists and control them with rays emanating from the single eye in their heads.
The TARDIS materialises in a thick jungle and the Doctor is captured by the aliens. He is taken to a dome made of a substance that looks like silk but is as tough as steel. Inside, he is imprisoned with the scientists. John and Gillian find the offices of World Pest Control. The aliens are rendered helpless with a spray administered from a helicopter.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor identifies himself as "Dr. Who" Caterpillar Men.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
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