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comic name= Zeron Invasion|
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|series       = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
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|doctor       = Third Doctor
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|companions   = [[Nick Willard|Nick]]
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|enemy       = [[Zeron (Zeron Invasion)|Zerons]]
enemy= [[Zeron]]s|
|setting      = [[London]]
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|writer      = Dennis Hooper
writer= [[Dennis Hooper]]|  
|artist       = [[Gerry Haylock]]
artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]|
|editor       =  
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|colourist   = [[Paul Vyse]]
colourist= [[Paul Vyse]]|
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|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 94-100
publication title= ''[[TV Action]]'' 94-100|
|release date = 2 December 1972 - 13 January 1973
publication dates= [[2 December]] [[1972]] - [[13 January]] [[1973]]|
|publisher    = Polystyle
publisher= |
|reprint      = DWCC 15
format= Comic - 7 parts (21 pages)|
|reprint2    = DWCC 16
previous story= [[Steelfist]]|
|format       = Comic
next story= [[Deadly Choice]]
|epcount      = 7
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'''Zeron Invasion''' was a ''[[TV Action]]'' comic story featuring the [[Third Doctor]].
 
[[Nick Willard]], who acts as the Doctor's companion in this story alone, was the first [[person of colour]] to be a companion in any medium. [[Sharon Davies]] would later become the first recurring POC companion, after being introduced in 1980's ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Another adventure of the Third Doctor as he faces an [[Zerons|alien menace]] using contemporary means to attack [[Earth]].
The Doctor shelters from an attack on his mind in the TARDIS where he identifies the source as being an alien spacecraft on the fringes of the solar system. Travelling to London, the Doctor intends to warn the Minister of Defence about the imminent invasion. However, the Doctor discovers the minds of the entire population of Earth have been neutralised by the approaching Zeron invaders. Teaming up with an unaffected American tourist called Nick, the Doctor uses the resources of the Post Office tower to counteract the Zeron mind control. Fearful of looking foolish if the Doctor should be wrong, the British Government refuse to alert the world to the threat of the Zeron invasion. With the help of Nick's disc jockey cousin Jed, the Doctor broadcasts his own warning over the radio. As the Zerons once again bombard the Earth with their mind-control ray, the Doctor leads his friends to the safe depths of the London Underground. However, the Zerons are aware of the Doctor's refuge and take steps to neutralise the threat he poses towards their conquest of Earth.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Zeron]]s
* [[Nick Willard]]
* [[Jed Felix]]
* [[Prime Minister (Zeron Invasion)|Prime Minister]]
* [[Minister of Defence (Zeron Invasion)|Minister of Defence]]
* [[Charlie (Zeron Invasion)|Charlie]]
* [[Policeman (Zeron Invasion)|Policeman]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor and Nick go to the [[Post Office Tower]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This comic was reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Classic Comics]]'': [[DWCC 15]] - [[DWCC 16]].
* The third panel of ''Zeron Invasion'', which depicts an exterior view of [[The Doctor's cottage (The Celluloid Midas)|the Doctor's cottage]], was recreated in the 2015 comic ''[[The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)|The Pictures of Josephine Day]]''.
 
=== Original print details ===
 
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
 
* TVA 94 (3 pages) Next week the Doctor faces a strange enemy!
* TVA 95 (3 pages) [No closing caption]
* TVA 96 (3 pages) Inevitable invasion? Find out next week!
* TVA 97 (3 pages) A race to survive on Earth — next week!
* TVA 98 (3 pages) The Zerons attack! See how, next week!
* TVA 99 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor faces a surprise attack!
* TVA 100 (3 pages) Great new all-colour story next week!


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor makes a return visit to the Post Office Tower. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
* This story takes place after [[ST]]: ''[[A True Gentleman]]''
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* this story takes place before [[ST]]: ''[[Countdown to TV Action]]''


== External links ==
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* [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/third_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - Third Doctor]{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
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Zeron Invasion was a TV Action comic story featuring the Third Doctor.

Nick Willard, who acts as the Doctor's companion in this story alone, was the first person of colour to be a companion in any medium. Sharon Davies would later become the first recurring POC companion, after being introduced in 1980's Doctor Who and the Star Beast.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor shelters from an attack on his mind in the TARDIS where he identifies the source as being an alien spacecraft on the fringes of the solar system. Travelling to London, the Doctor intends to warn the Minister of Defence about the imminent invasion. However, the Doctor discovers the minds of the entire population of Earth have been neutralised by the approaching Zeron invaders. Teaming up with an unaffected American tourist called Nick, the Doctor uses the resources of the Post Office tower to counteract the Zeron mind control. Fearful of looking foolish if the Doctor should be wrong, the British Government refuse to alert the world to the threat of the Zeron invasion. With the help of Nick's disc jockey cousin Jed, the Doctor broadcasts his own warning over the radio. As the Zerons once again bombard the Earth with their mind-control ray, the Doctor leads his friends to the safe depths of the London Underground. However, the Zerons are aware of the Doctor's refuge and take steps to neutralise the threat he poses towards their conquest of Earth.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVA 94 (3 pages) Next week the Doctor faces a strange enemy!
  • TVA 95 (3 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVA 96 (3 pages) Inevitable invasion? Find out next week!
  • TVA 97 (3 pages) A race to survive on Earth — next week!
  • TVA 98 (3 pages) The Zerons attack! See how, next week!
  • TVA 99 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor faces a surprise attack!
  • TVA 100 (3 pages) Great new all-colour story next week!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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