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|name= Insect
|image=  Ants.jpg  
|image=  Ants.jpg  
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
|number=
|number=
|doctor= Third Doctor
|doctor= Third Doctor
|featuring= [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]]
|companions= [[The Brigadier]]
|enemy=  
|enemy=  
|setting= [[England]], the [[1970s]]
|setting= [[Cragwell]], [[West Country]], the [[1970s]]
|writer= [[Roger Noel Cook]]
|writer= Roger Noel Cook
|artist= [[John Canning]]
|artist= [[John Canning]]
|editor=
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 955-959
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 955-959
|release date= [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] - [[25 April (releases)|25 April]] [[1970 (releases)|1970]]
|release date= 4 April - 2 May 1970
|publisher= Polystyle
|publisher= Polystyle
|format= Comic - 5 parts (10 pages)
|format= Comic
|epcount = 5
|prev= The Multi-Mobile (comic story)
|prev= The Multi-Mobile (comic story)
|next= The Metal Eaters (comic story)
|next= The Metal Eaters (comic story)
}}
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'''''Insect''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[TV Comic]]''.
'''''Insect''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[TV Comic]]''.
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
When an insecticide causes [[Britain]]'s [[insect]]s to grow to enormous size, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] must make a formula to stop them.
When an [[insecticide]] causes [[Britain]]'s [[insect]]s to grow to enormous size, the [[Third Doctor]] must make a formula to stop them.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Dan Lane]]
* [[Lorry driver (Insect)|Lorry driver]]
* [[Man (Insect)|Man]]
* [[Radio operator (Insect)|Radio operator]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Among the insect species effected by the improperly mixed [[pesticide]] spray are [[ant]]s.
* Among the insect species affected by the improperly mixed [[pesticide]] spray are [[caterpillar]]s, [[ant]]s and [[wasp]]s.
* The Doctor and the Brigadier use a [[G-AWFL|UNIT helicopter]] equipped with [[riot gas]].
* A military gun crew are told they will be transferred to [[Iceland]] if they miss their targets.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* ''Insect'' contains the earliest direct reference to [[World War II]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction, with the Brigadier referring to the conflict by name. However, both ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'' had previously alluded to the conflict. This reference was followed by ''[[Timebenders (comic story)|Timebenders]]'', the first ''Doctor Who'' story to be set during the [[war]].
 
=== Original print details ===
:(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 955 (2 pages) Next week, Dr. Who attacks the monster from the air!
* TVC 956 (2 pages) What is the Doctor's plan ? Don't miss next week's episode.
* TVC 957 (2 pages) Will the giant insect attack?
* TVC 958 (2 pages) Will the cage hold this giant caterpillar? See next week.
* TVC 959 (2 pages) Thrilling new story next week. Mysterious meteorite comes to earth.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The [[First Doctor]] previously encountered seemingly large insects as a result of harmful pesticides, though that was because he had shrunk down to their size. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of Giants (TV story)}})
* Once again, the Doctor is annoyed that the Brigadier won't let him get on repairing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Arkwood Experiments (comic story)}}, {{cs|The Multi-Mobile (comic story)}})
 
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Insect was a Third Doctor comic strip published in TV Comic.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When an insecticide causes Britain's insects to grow to enormous size, the Third Doctor must make a formula to stop them.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  • TVC 955 (2 pages) Next week, Dr. Who attacks the monster from the air!
  • TVC 956 (2 pages) What is the Doctor's plan ? Don't miss next week's episode.
  • TVC 957 (2 pages) Will the giant insect attack?
  • TVC 958 (2 pages) Will the cage hold this giant caterpillar? See next week.
  • TVC 959 (2 pages) Thrilling new story next week. Mysterious meteorite comes to earth.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The First Doctor previously encountered seemingly large insects as a result of harmful pesticides, though that was because he had shrunk down to their size. (TV: Planet of Giants [+]Loading...["Planet of Giants (TV story)"])
  • Once again, the Doctor is annoyed that the Brigadier won't let him get on repairing his TARDIS. (COMIC: The Arkwood Experiments [+]Loading...["The Arkwood Experiments (comic story)"], The Multi-Mobile [+]Loading...["The Multi-Mobile (comic story)"])