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{{retitle|''The Collector'' (DWM comic story)}}
{{retitle|''The Collector'' (DWM comic story)}}
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{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story SMW
|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
|number in range = 8
|image= The Collector - comic.jpg  
|image= The Collector - comic.jpg  
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor= Fourth Doctor
|doctor= Fourth Doctor
|companions= [[K9 Mark II]], [[Sharon Davies|Sharon]]
|companions= [[K9 Mark II]], [[Sharon Davies|Sharon]]
|enemy= [[Varan Tak]]
|enemy=  
|setting = [[Mother Ship]]
|setting = [[Mother Ship]]
|writer= [[Steve Moore]]
|writer= Steve Moore
|artist= [[Dave Gibbons]]
|artist= [[Dave Gibbons]]
|editor=[[Paul Neary]]
|editor = [[Paul Neary]]
|colourist=
|colourist=
|letterer=
|letterer=
|publication= [[DWM 46]]
|publication= [[DWM 46]]
|release date= November 1980
|release date= 9 October 1980
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|format=Comic - 1 part
|format = Comic
|prev= Dragon's Claw (comic story)
|prev= Dragon's Claw (comic story)
|next= Dreamers of Death (comic story)
|next= Dreamers of Death (comic story)
}}{{dab page|Collector (disambiguation)}}
|epcount = 1|reprint=Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)
}}{{Comic stub}}{{dab page|Collector (disambiguation)}}
'''''The Collector''''' was a [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
'''''The Collector''''' was a [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor and Sharon arrive in [[Blackcastle]] before being [[teleport]]ed to a ship in the [[asteroid belt]]. [[Varan Tak]] has been kidnapping humans from Earth as part of an anthropology unit, but cannot visit Earth himself. The Doctor helps him to teleport to the planet, but must undo his horrible mistake.
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sharon Davies|Sharon]] arrive in [[Blackcastle]] before being [[teleport]]ed to a ship in the [[asteroid belt]]. [[Varan Tak]] has been kidnapping humans from Earth as part of an anthropology unit, but cannot visit [[Earth]] himself. The Doctor helps him to teleport to the planet, but must undo his horrible mistake.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Sharon Davies]]
* [[K9 Mark II]]
* [[K9 Mark II]]
* [[Sharon Davies]]
* [[Varan Tak]]
* [[Varan Tak]]
* [[Mother Ship]]
* [[Mother Ship]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Varan Tak]] is from an anthropology unit [[Oskerion]].
* [[Varan Tak]] is from an anthropology unit [[Oskerion]].
* When Sharan shows apprehension at returning to [[Blackcastle]], the Doctor tells her that he "sometimes" likes [[Gallifrey]] being his home.


==  Notes ==
==  Notes ==
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=== Reprints ===
=== Reprints ===
# [[DW84 8]] (''Doctor Who'' (1984) colourised reprint)
# [[DW84 8]] (''Doctor Who'' (1984) colourised reprint)
# [[Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)|''Dragon's Claw'']]
# ''[[Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)|Dragon's Claw]]''
# [[DWC 10]] (IDW colourised reprint)
# [[DWC 10]] (IDW colourised reprint)
# [[Doctor Who Classics Volume 2]] (IDW colourised reprint)
# [[Doctor Who Classics Volume 2]] (IDW colourised reprint)
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor gets Sharon back to Blackcastle in spite of the [[randomiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* The Doctor gets Sharon back to Blackcastle, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]'') in spite of the [[randomiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* Sharon isn't sure she wants to go back home since she "grew up." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Witch]]'')
* Sharon isn't sure she wants to go back home since she "grew up". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Witch (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Time Witch]]'')
* After preventing the future, the "past" Doctor and Sharon fade away as time changes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'')


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Revision as of 20:23, 26 January 2024

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The Collector was a Fourth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary

The Fourth Doctor and Sharon arrive in Blackcastle before being teleported to a ship in the asteroid belt. Varan Tak has been kidnapping humans from Earth as part of an anthropology unit, but cannot visit Earth himself. The Doctor helps him to teleport to the planet, but must undo his horrible mistake.

Plot

to be added

Characters

Worldbuilding

 Notes

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  1. DWM 46 (8 pages) The End.

Reprints

  1. DW84 8 (Doctor Who (1984) colourised reprint)
  2. Dragon's Claw
  3. DWC 10 (IDW colourised reprint)
  4. Doctor Who Classics Volume 2 (IDW colourised reprint)
  5. Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1 (IDW colourised reprint)

Continuity