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|image= THE HUNGRY PLANET.jpg | |image= THE HUNGRY PLANET.jpg | ||
|series=Stories in ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]/[[TV Action|TVA]]'' specials | |series=Stories in ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]/[[TV Action|TVA]]'' specials | ||
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|enemy= [[Star Beast]] | |enemy= [[Star Beast]] | ||
|setting= | |setting= [[30th century]] | ||
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|artist= [[Jim Baikie]] | |artist= [[Jim Baikie]] | ||
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|publication= TV Action Annual 1974 | |publication= TV Action Annual 1974 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1974 | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic - 1 part (6 pages) | |format= Comic - 1 part (6 pages) | ||
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|next=Doomcloud (comic story) | |next=Doomcloud (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Hungry Planet''''' was a comic story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[TV Action]] Annual 1974''. | '''''The Hungry Planet''''' was a comic story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[TV Action]] Annual 1974''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] travels through the [[30th century]] but encounters a planet that's not supposed to be there. [[Star Beast|The | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] travels through the [[30th century]] but encounters a planet that's not supposed to be there. [[Star Beast|The planet is alive]] and swallows the TARDIS. The [[Third Doctor]] meets [[Harry Trant]], also stranded, and they work together to get eaten by a parasitic amoeba on the planet's surface, which in turn is eaten by the planet. They reach the TARDIS in the stomach, and the Doctor materialises at the heart, telling Harry to shoot it. Hesitant, he does, and the planet screams as it dies. The Doctor tells him it needed to be killed because of its size, though killing is not a pleasant duty, and takes him to his home planet. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Harry Trant]] | * [[Harry Trant]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor uses his [[para-cloak]]. | * The Doctor uses his [[para-cloak]]. | ||
* The planet is in the [[Coal-Sack Nebula]], about three [[light-year]]s from [[Calliope]]. | * The planet is in the [[Coal-Sack Nebula]], about three [[light-year]]s from [[Calliope]]. | ||
* Harry is first mate of the [[space-freighter]] ''[[Ganelon]]'', out of [[Alderbaran]]. | * Harry is first mate of the [[space-freighter]] ''[[Ganelon (The Hungry Planet)|Ganelon]]'', out of [[Alderbaran]]. | ||
* While the TARDIS is indestructible, | * While the TARDIS is indestructible, the ''Ganelon'' is digested by [[stomach acid]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions the planet's death screams. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the planet's death screams. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | {{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1974 comic stories]] | [[Category:1974 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 30th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 30th century]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 6 February 2024
The Hungry Planet was a comic story featuring the Third Doctor in TV Action Annual 1974.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor's TARDIS travels through the 30th century but encounters a planet that's not supposed to be there. The planet is alive and swallows the TARDIS. The Third Doctor meets Harry Trant, also stranded, and they work together to get eaten by a parasitic amoeba on the planet's surface, which in turn is eaten by the planet. They reach the TARDIS in the stomach, and the Doctor materialises at the heart, telling Harry to shoot it. Hesitant, he does, and the planet screams as it dies. The Doctor tells him it needed to be killed because of its size, though killing is not a pleasant duty, and takes him to his home planet.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses his para-cloak.
- The planet is in the Coal-Sack Nebula, about three light-years from Calliope.
- Harry is first mate of the space-freighter Ganelon, out of Alderbaran.
- While the TARDIS is indestructible, the Ganelon is digested by stomach acid.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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