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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Levitation.jpg | |image= Levitation.jpg | ||
|series=''[[TV Comic]]'' special comic stories | |series = ''[[TV Comic]]'' special comic stories | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[The Brigadier]] | ||
|enemy= [[Spy (Levitation)|Spy]] | |enemy= [[Spy (Levitation)|Spy]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[1970s]] | |setting= [[England]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Roger Noel Cook | ||
|artist= [[John Canning]] | |artist= [[John Canning]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= TV Comic Annual 1971 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic Annual 1971]]'' | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1 September 1970 | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic - 1 part (4 pages) | |format= Comic - 1 part (4 pages) | ||
|prev= Castaway (comic story) | |prev= Castaway (comic story) | ||
|next= Petrified (TVC comic story) | |next= Petrified (TVC comic story) | ||
|series2=Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | |series2 = Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | ||
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|next2=The Plant Master (comic story) | |next2 = The Plant Master (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ''ex post facto'' title of the second of two [[Third Doctor]] comic stories in the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ''ex post facto'' title of the second of two [[Third Doctor]] comic stories in the ''[[TV Comic Annual 1971]]''. Like many pre-[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic strips, it had no title on initial publication. The name gained traction after being used by [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]] in ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' and later by [[John Ainsworth]] in his then-comprehensive listing of Third Doctor strips in [[DWCC 4|''DWCC'' 4]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor helps [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] capture a [[Spy (Levitation)|spy]] by using his newly found [[levitation]] skills that he picked up from reading a [[Levitation Universal Edition|book]]. | The Doctor helps [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] capture a [[Spy (Levitation)|spy]] by using his newly found [[flying|levitation]] skills that he picked up from reading a [[Levitation Universal Edition|book]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Spy (Levitation)|Spy]] | * [[Spy (Levitation)|Spy]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The book the Doctor uses to learn how to levitate is called ''[[Levitation Universal Edition]]''. The Doctor claims to have been lent the book by some "weird fellow" on [[Mars]]. | * The book the Doctor uses to learn how to levitate is called ''[[Levitation Universal Edition]]''. The Doctor claims to have been lent the book by some "weird fellow" on [[Mars]] when he visited "a few hundred years ago". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor TVC Annual comic stories]] | |||
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[[Category:Comic stories set on Earth]] | [[Category:Comic stories set on Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart comic stories]] | [[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | [[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 4 February 2024
Levitation was the ex post facto title of the second of two Third Doctor comic stories in the TV Comic Annual 1971. Like many pre-Marvel comic strips, it had no title on initial publication. The name gained traction after being used by Jean-Marc Lofficier in The Terrestrial Index and later by John Ainsworth in his then-comprehensive listing of Third Doctor strips in DWCC 4.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor helps the Brigadier capture a spy by using his newly found levitation skills that he picked up from reading a book.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The book the Doctor uses to learn how to levitate is called Levitation Universal Edition. The Doctor claims to have been lent the book by some "weird fellow" on Mars when he visited "a few hundred years ago".
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