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|image= Magician'.jpg | |image= Magician'.jpg | ||
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | ||
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|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions= | ||
|enemy= Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]] | |enemy= Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]], [[Signus]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[Middle Ages]] | |setting= [[Castle Beauvain]], [[England]], the [[Middle Ages]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= | ||
|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]] | |artist= [[Gerry Haylock]] | ||
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|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1177-1183 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1177-1183 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 6 July - 17 August 1974 | ||
|4print= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1397-1403 | |4print= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1397-1403 | ||
|4date=[[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[1978]] | |4date=[[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]] | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|epcount = 7 | |||
|prev= Size Control (comic story) | |prev= Size Control (comic story) | ||
|next= The Metal-Eaters (comic story) | |next= The Metal-Eaters (comic story) | ||
}} | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
{{you may|The Magician|n1=the Time Lord}} | {{you may|The Magician|n1=the Time Lord}} | ||
'''''The Magician''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[Third Doctor]] story, reprinted | '''''The Magician''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[Third Doctor]] story, which was later reprinted as a [[Fourth Doctor]] story. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in [[England]]'s [[Middle Ages]], the Doctor is captured by a villainous Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]] and imprisoned in his dungeon. The Doctor shares a cell with [[Haval]], once the Sergeant of Arms to the real master of the castle, Lord [[Geoffrey de Beauvain|Geoffrey]], who has been replaced by his brother. The Doctor devises a plan and the two escape but are soon imprisoned again, this time by the sorcerer [[Signus]]. The Doctor revives the [[hypnotise]]d Sir Geoffrey, with whom they are imprisoned. Constructing a glider, the Doctor enables Haval to | When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in [[England]]'s [[Middle Ages]], the Doctor is captured by a villainous Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]] and imprisoned in his [[dungeon]]. The Doctor shares a cell with [[Haval]], once the Sergeant of Arms to the real master of the castle, Lord [[Geoffrey de Beauvain|Geoffrey]], who has been replaced by his brother. The Doctor devises a plan and the two escape but are soon imprisoned again, this time by the sorcerer [[Signus]]. The Doctor revives the [[hypnotise]]d Sir Geoffrey, with whom they are imprisoned. Constructing a [[glider]], the Doctor enables Haval to glide from their tower prison and over the [[castle]] [[moat]] in a bid to seek help from the [[King]]'s men. In the meantime, the Doctor and Sir Geoffrey must resist an attempt by Signus to take over their bodies by mystical means. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] / [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]] | * Lord [[Waldean de Beauvain]] | ||
* [[Haval]] | * [[Haval]] | ||
* Lord [[Geoffrey de Beauvain]] | * Lord [[Geoffrey de Beauvain]] | ||
* [[Signus]] | * [[Signus]] | ||
* [[Orich]] | |||
* [[Soldier (The Magician)|Soldier]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * The Doctor thinks he has landed in someone's private [[park]] when he sees a [[deer]]. | ||
* The Doctor has a [[homing device]] for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Sir Waldean is incorrectly identified as Sir Geoffrey in the first instalment. | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
:(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 1177 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week. | |||
* TVC 1178 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week. | |||
* TVC 1179 (2 pages) Another mysterious episode next week. | |||
* TVC 1180 (2 pages) Don't miss next week's episode. | |||
* TVC 1181 (2 pages) A thrilling episode next week. | |||
* TVC 1182 (2 pages) More way-out excitement with the Doctor next week! | |||
* TVC 1183 (2 pages) A new way-out adventure with the Doctor next week! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor reaches [[Earth]], just as he intended to. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]]'') | ||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | {{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor TVC comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor TVC comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor TVC comic stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor TVC comic stories]] | ||
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[[Category:1978 comic stories]] | [[Category:1978 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
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[[Category:Seven part comics]] | |||