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comic name= Back to the Sun|
|image = BackToTheSun.jpg
image= [[file:BackToTheSun.jpg|250px]] |
|series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[TV Action]]|
|number =  
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|doctor = Third Doctor
doctor= [[Third Doctor]]|
|companions =  
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|enemy= [[Volcano creature]]
enemy= |
|setting = [[Station 40]], [[Wales]], [[1970s]]
year= |
|writer = Dennis Hooper
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|artist = [[Gerry Haylock]]
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|editor =  
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|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 116-119
publication title= [[TV Action]] 116-119|
|release date= 5 May - 26 May 1973
publication dates= [[5th May]] - [[26th May]] [[1973]]|
|publisher = Polystyle
publisher= |
|reprint = DWCC 24
format= Comic - 4 parts (? pages) |
|format = Comic  
previous story= [[The Threat from Beneath]]|
|epcount = 4
next story= [[The Labyrinth]]|
|prev = The Threat from Beneath (comic story)
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' marked the return of the [[third Doctor]] to ''[[TV Action]]'' after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the history of the pre--[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] era in [[Doctor Who comic strip stories|''Doctor Who'' comic strip]] history.  
|next = The Labyrinth (comic story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' marked the return of the [[Third Doctor]] to ''[[TV Action]]'' after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the pre-[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] era in [[Doctor Who comic stories|''Doctor Who'' comic strip]] history.


Thanks to [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]]'s ''[[The Universal Databank]]'' and [[John Ainsworth]]'s echo of it in [[DWCC 3|''DWCC'' #3]] it became fashionable to represent the title as '''''kcaB to the Sun'''''. However, as can be seen in the image at right, the word "Back" is actually [[wikipedia:mirror writing|mirror written]], not reverse-ordered.  Thus, although frequently styled as ''kcaB to the Sun'', it is more accurate to think of the name of the story as ''Back to the Sun'', and to note the artistic license taken by the letterer in both the original printing and the reprinting in [[DWCC 24|''DWCC'' #24]].  
== Summary ==
At the request of the [[British government|government]], the [[Third Doctor]] investigates [[Station 40]], a new [[solar energy]] complex in [[Wales]]. He soon discovers that its director, Sir [[Nigel Lomax]], is in the thrall of [[volcano creature|an alien life-form]].


==Summary==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Third Doctor]]
* Sir [[Nigel Lomax]]
* [[Roger Perritt]]
* [[Peter Tait]]
* The [[Minister (Back to the Sun)|Minister]]
* [[Volcano creature]]


==Characters==
== Worldbuilding ==
*[[Third Doctor]]
* Sir Nigel is an expert on [[volcano]]es.


==References==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* Thanks to [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]]'s ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' and [[John Ainsworth]]'s echo of it in [[DWCC 3|''DWCC'' #3]], it became fashionable to represent the title as ''kcaB to the Sun''. However, as can be seen in the image at right, the word "Back" is actually {{w|mirror writing|mirror written}}, not reverse-ordered. Thus, although frequently styled as ''kcaB to the Sun'', it is more accurate to think of the name of the story as ''Back to the Sun'', and to note the artistic license taken by the letterer in both the original printing and the reprinting in [[DWCC 24|''DWCC'' 24]].


==Notes==
=== Original print details ===
''to be added''


==Continuity==
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
''to be added''


==Timeline==
* TVA 116 (2 pages) Next week — a powerful invasion threat!
*This story takes place after [[TVA]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath]]''
* TVA 117 (2 pages) More trouble for the Doctor, next week!
*this story takes place before [[TVA]]: ''[[Fogbound]]''
* TVA 118 (2 pages) WHAT IS SIR NIGEL'S SECRET PLAN?
* TVA 119 (2 pages) DR. WHO FEATURES IN NEXT WEEK'S BUMPER STORY!


==External links==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor previously faced similar [[Fire Person|fire-based creatures]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Trial of Fire (comic story)|Trial of Fire]]'')
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== External links ==
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Back to the Sun marked the return of the Third Doctor to TV Action after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the pre-Marvel era in Doctor Who comic strip history.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the request of the government, the Third Doctor investigates Station 40, a new solar energy complex in Wales. He soon discovers that its director, Sir Nigel Lomax, is in the thrall of an alien life-form.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Thanks to Jean-Marc Lofficier's The Terrestrial Index and John Ainsworth's echo of it in DWCC #3, it became fashionable to represent the title as kcaB to the Sun. However, as can be seen in the image at right, the word "Back" is actually mirror written, not reverse-ordered. Thus, although frequently styled as kcaB to the Sun, it is more accurate to think of the name of the story as Back to the Sun, and to note the artistic license taken by the letterer in both the original printing and the reprinting in DWCC 24.

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVA 116 (2 pages) Next week — a powerful invasion threat!
  • TVA 117 (2 pages) More trouble for the Doctor, next week!
  • TVA 118 (2 pages) WHAT IS SIR NIGEL'S SECRET PLAN?
  • TVA 119 (2 pages) DR. WHO FEATURES IN NEXT WEEK'S BUMPER STORY!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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