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|image= The planet master.jpg | |image= The planet master.jpg | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions= [[Dave Lester|Dave]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy= The [[Master Plant]] | ||
|setting= [[Carradine Estate]] | |setting= [[Carradine Estate]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= | ||
|artist=[[Jim Baikie]] | |artist = [[Jim Baikie]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= Countdown Annual 1972 | |publication= Countdown Annual 1972 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1972 | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic, 8 pages | |format= Comic, 8 pages | ||
|series=Stories in ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]/[[TV Action|TVA]]'' specials | |series=Stories in ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]/[[TV Action|TVA]]'' specials | ||
|prev= And Now for My Next Trick... | |prev= And Now for My Next Trick... (short story) | ||
|next= The One Second Hour | |next= The One Second Hour (short story) | ||
|series2=Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | |series2 = Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | ||
|prev2=Levitation (comic story) | |prev2=Levitation (comic story) | ||
|next2=Ride to Nowhere (comic story) | |next2 = Ride to Nowhere (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the ''ex post facto'' title of the [[Third Doctor]] comic story in the 1972 ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]] Annual''. Like many pre-[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic strips, it had no title on first publication. The name gained traction after being used by [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]] in ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' and confirmed by [[John Ainsworth]] in his then-comprehensive listing of Third Doctor strips in [[DWCC 4|DWCC #4]]. | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the ''ex post facto'' title of the [[Third Doctor]] comic story in the 1972 ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]] Annual''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and a young boy, Dave Lester, journey to the mysterious Carradine estate. There they find deranged genius Professor Rayner has created a huge Master Plant which can harness and control all other plants. The Professor's plans for world domination are thwarted when the Master Plant kills him. Besieged inside the Professor's laboratory by an approaching army of plants, the Doctor has only minutes to concoct a way of defeating the apparently unstoppable Master Plant. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Dave Lester]] | * [[Dave Lester]] | ||
* [[Carradine]] | * [[Carradine]] | ||
* [[Master Plant]] | * [[Professor]] [[Rayner]] | ||
* The [[Master Plant]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Though this story | * Though this story's publication predates ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', the [[Third Doctor]] is not depicted as being [[exile on Earth|exiled on Earth]], having complete use of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and even shown executing some "short hop" precision flights. The Doctor's exile being more of a suggestion than an established fact is, however, in line with how it was depicted in ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]/[[TV Action]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 5 February 2024
The Plant Master is the ex post facto title of the Third Doctor comic story in the 1972 Countdown Annual. Like many pre-Marvel comic strips, it had no title on first publication. The name gained traction after being used by Jean-Marc Lofficier in The Terrestrial Index and confirmed by John Ainsworth in his then-comprehensive listing of Third Doctor strips in DWCC #4.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and a young boy, Dave Lester, journey to the mysterious Carradine estate. There they find deranged genius Professor Rayner has created a huge Master Plant which can harness and control all other plants. The Professor's plans for world domination are thwarted when the Master Plant kills him. Besieged inside the Professor's laboratory by an approaching army of plants, the Doctor has only minutes to concoct a way of defeating the apparently unstoppable Master Plant.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Though this story's publication predates The Three Doctors, the Third Doctor is not depicted as being exiled on Earth, having complete use of the TARDIS and even shown executing some "short hop" precision flights. The Doctor's exile being more of a suggestion than an established fact is, however, in line with how it was depicted in Countdown/TV Action.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
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