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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor= Fourth Doctor | |doctor= Fourth Doctor | ||
| | |featuring= Merlin the Wise | ||
|featuring2= King Arthur | |||
|enemy= [[Catavolcus]] | |enemy= [[Catavolcus]] | ||
|setting= [[Earth]], the [[far future]] | |setting= [[Earth]], the [[far future]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Steve Parkhouse | ||
|artist= [[Dave Gibbons]] | |artist= [[Dave Gibbons]] | ||
|editor=[[Alan McKenzie]] | |editor = [[Alan McKenzie]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= [[DWM 60]] | |publication= [[DWM 60]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 10 December 1981 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher= Marvel Comics | ||
|format=Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|prev= Junkyard Demon (comic story) | |prev= Junkyard Demon (comic story) | ||
|next= The Tides of Time (comic story) | |next= The Tides of Time (comic story) | ||
|reprint = Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)|epcount=1}} | |reprint = Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)|epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''The Neutron Knights''''' was the final regular [[Fourth Doctor]] comic story released in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | '''''The Neutron Knights''''' was the final regular [[Fourth Doctor]] comic story released in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Earth]], in the far future: the fearsome [[Neutron Knight]]s, led by the bloodthirsty warlord [[Catavolcus]], descend on the inner sanctum of the fortress of a king and his few remaining defenders. The king's wizard summons the [[Fourth | [[Earth]], in the far future: the fearsome [[Neutron Knight]]s, led by the bloodthirsty warlord [[Catavolcus]], descend on the inner sanctum of the fortress of a king and his few remaining defenders. The king's wizard summons the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] via mental control. The wizard reveals to the Doctor the heart of the inner sanctum, a colossal fission reactor called the Dragon, which the Neutron Knights intend to possess. The wizard sets the Dragon to overload, hoping to consume the enemy in the ensuing explosion, while the king and his men escape in the TARDIS, but the Neutron Knights storm the sanctum. | ||
As the wizard and the king's forces take refuge in the TARDIS, the king stays behind to face off against Catavolcus. The Doctor is stunned to discover that the king and wizard are [[King Arthur|Arthur]] and [[Merlin]]. Catavolcus slays King Arthur and the TARDIS dematerialises before the Dragon erupts, destroying the fortress, Catavolcus, and Neutron Knights. | As the wizard and the king's forces take refuge in the TARDIS, the king stays behind to face off against Catavolcus. The Doctor is stunned to discover that the king and wizard are [[King Arthur|Arthur]] and [[Merlin]]. Catavolcus slays King Arthur and the TARDIS dematerialises before the Dragon erupts, destroying the fortress, Catavolcus, and Neutron Knights. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Merlin the Wise]] | * [[Merlin the Wise]] | ||
* [[King Arthur]] | * [[King Arthur]] | ||
* [[Catavolcus]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This marked the final appearance of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are: ''"So... for all my knowledge... for all the technology at my disposal, I still have no way of foreseeing that most unpredictable thing of all... my own future!"'' | * This marked the final appearance of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are: ''"So... for all my knowledge... for all the technology at my disposal, I still have no way of foreseeing that most unpredictable thing of all... my own future!"'' | ||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Merlin's promise of meeting the Doctor again "in some distant time, in some other form" will come true in a number of ways. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 26 January 2024
The Neutron Knights was the final regular Fourth Doctor comic story released in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Earth, in the far future: the fearsome Neutron Knights, led by the bloodthirsty warlord Catavolcus, descend on the inner sanctum of the fortress of a king and his few remaining defenders. The king's wizard summons the Fourth Doctor and his TARDIS via mental control. The wizard reveals to the Doctor the heart of the inner sanctum, a colossal fission reactor called the Dragon, which the Neutron Knights intend to possess. The wizard sets the Dragon to overload, hoping to consume the enemy in the ensuing explosion, while the king and his men escape in the TARDIS, but the Neutron Knights storm the sanctum.
As the wizard and the king's forces take refuge in the TARDIS, the king stays behind to face off against Catavolcus. The Doctor is stunned to discover that the king and wizard are Arthur and Merlin. Catavolcus slays King Arthur and the TARDIS dematerialises before the Dragon erupts, destroying the fortress, Catavolcus, and Neutron Knights.
The Doctor awakens outside the now unoccupied TARDIS in a wooded area, and muses at what he had experienced... perhaps a dream, or a time-loop when past and future merge? Back in the TARDIS, a shadowy image of Merlin appears and tells the Time Lord that they will meet again.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This marked the final appearance of the Fourth Doctor in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are: "So... for all my knowledge... for all the technology at my disposal, I still have no way of foreseeing that most unpredictable thing of all... my own future!"
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- DWM 60 (8 pages) No closing caption
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DW84 14 (Doctor Who (1984) colourised reprint)
- DWCC 9 (Doctor Who Classic Comics colourised reprint)
- Dragon's Claw
- DWCS2 4 (IDW colourised reprint)
- Doctor Who Classics Volume 4 (IDW colourised reprint)
- Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 2 (IDW colourised reprint)
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Merlin's promise of meeting the Doctor again "in some distant time, in some other form" will come true in a number of ways. (COMIC: The Tides of Time)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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