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name= Car of the Century|
|image = Car of the century.jpg  
image= Car of the century.jpg |
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]|
|number =  
number=|
|doctor = Second Doctor
doctor= Second Doctor|
|companions= [[John Who|John]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
companions= [[John and Gillian]]|
|enemy = The [[Bullion Bandit]]
enemy= [[The Criminal]]|
|setting = [[Velon]], [[1989]]
year= [[1989]] [[Velon]]|
|writer = Roger Noel Cook
writer= Roger Noel Cook|
|artist =  
artist= |
|editor =  
editor=|
|colourist = John Canning
colourist=John Canning|
|letterer =  
letterer=|
|publication = ''[[TV Comic]]'' 864-867
publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 864-867|
|release date= 6 - 27 July 1968
release date= [[6 July]] - [[27 July]] [[1968]]|
|publisher =  
publisher= |
|format = Comic
format= Comic - 4 parts (? pages)|
|epcount = 4
prev= Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|
|prev = Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)
next= The Jokers (comic story)|
|next = The Jokers (comic story)
}}
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'''''Car of the Century''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]].
'''''Car of the Century''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor invents an indestructible car for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting on Velon. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local police to hunt him down.
The Doctor invents an indestructible [[car]] for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the [[Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting]] on [[Velon]]. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local [[police]] to hunt him down.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[John and Gillian]]
* [[John Who]]
* Race-car driver
* [[Gillian Who]]
== References ==
* [[Race-car driver (Car of the Century)|Race-car driver]]
* [[Bullion Bandit]]
* [[Police chief (Car of the Century)|Police chief]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
=== Original print details ===
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 864 (2 pages) Who is the sinister man in black? Find out next week!
* TVC 865 (2 pages) Next week... IMPACT! Don't miss the most dramatic robbery of the century!
* TVC 866 (2 pages) The Doctor's doom seems inevitable! Don't miss next week's dramatic episode!
* TVC 867 (2 pages) Next week in his most sensational adventure, Dr. Who encounters The Jokers!


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* This is not the first time that the Doctor has built a vehicle to facilitate his needs. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]'')


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[[Category:Second Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:Second Doctor TVC comic stories]]
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[[Category:1968 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1989]]
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Car of the Century was a TV Comic story featuring the Second Doctor, John and Gillian.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor invents an indestructible car for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting on Velon. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local police to hunt him down.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 864 (2 pages) Who is the sinister man in black? Find out next week!
  • TVC 865 (2 pages) Next week... IMPACT! Don't miss the most dramatic robbery of the century!
  • TVC 866 (2 pages) The Doctor's doom seems inevitable! Don't miss next week's dramatic episode!
  • TVC 867 (2 pages) Next week in his most sensational adventure, Dr. Who encounters The Jokers!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]