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|job = Doctor | |||
| | |origin = [[Sigma (planet)|Sigma]] | ||
|first cs = Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story) | |||
|origin | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fabulous Idiot (comic story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Polly the Glot (comic story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)}}|[[GRAPHIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Magazine Tenth Anniversary Special Pin-Ups (illustration)}}}} | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Though apparently a professional writer, Dr. Asimoff, a timid soul, lived with his aunt. He was the creator of [[Commander Courage]], often enacting his character's scenes in his head as he wrote his books, sometimes enacting them a little more vigorously than his aunt would have liked. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fabulous Idiot (comic story)}}) | |||
He first encountered the [[Fourth Doctor]] while visiting the [[Festival of Five Planets]]. The pair were invited by [[Machine Head]] of the [[Freefall Warriors]] to accompany him on a test flight, during which they were briefly shot down by raiders from the renegade sixth planet. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)}}) | |||
Later, having fallen in love with the beauty of the imprisoned [[Zyglot]] [[Polly (Polly the Glot)|Polly]], Asimoff was on his way to a "Save the Zyglot" conference when he once more ran into the the [[Sixth Doctor]]. He assisted the Doctor and [[Frobisher]] in their pursuit of [[Astrolabus]]. The Doctor in turn donated a large sum of [[Mazuma|money]] stolen from [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] to the [[Zyglot trust]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Polly the Glot (comic story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The character was created by writer [[Steve Parkhouse]] and artist [[Dave Gibbons]]. His name was a play on that of the famous [[science fiction]] and nonfiction science author {{w|Isaac Asimov}}. He appeared in a solo story, ''[[The Fabulous Idiot (comic story)|The Fabulous Idiot]]'', in the [[DWMS Summer 1982|1982 Doctor Who Summer Special]]. | |||
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Revision as of 16:47, 12 April 2024
Dr. Ivan Asimoff was a science fiction writer from the planet Sigma.
Biography
Though apparently a professional writer, Dr. Asimoff, a timid soul, lived with his aunt. He was the creator of Commander Courage, often enacting his character's scenes in his head as he wrote his books, sometimes enacting them a little more vigorously than his aunt would have liked. (COMIC: The Fabulous Idiot [+]Loading...["The Fabulous Idiot (comic story)"])
He first encountered the Fourth Doctor while visiting the Festival of Five Planets. The pair were invited by Machine Head of the Freefall Warriors to accompany him on a test flight, during which they were briefly shot down by raiders from the renegade sixth planet. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)"])
Later, having fallen in love with the beauty of the imprisoned Zyglot Polly, Asimoff was on his way to a "Save the Zyglot" conference when he once more ran into the the Sixth Doctor. He assisted the Doctor and Frobisher in their pursuit of Astrolabus. The Doctor in turn donated a large sum of money stolen from Josiah W. Dogbolter to the Zyglot trust. (COMIC: Polly the Glot [+]Loading...["Polly the Glot (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes
The character was created by writer Steve Parkhouse and artist Dave Gibbons. His name was a play on that of the famous science fiction and nonfiction science author Isaac Asimov. He appeared in a solo story, The Fabulous Idiot, in the 1982 Doctor Who Summer Special.
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