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|image = Car of the century.jpg | |||
|image= Car of the century.jpg | |||
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | ||
|number= | |number = | ||
|doctor= Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions= [[John | |companions= [[John Who|John]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |enemy = The [[Bullion Bandit]] | ||
|setting= [[Velon]], [[1989]] | |setting = [[Velon]], [[1989]] | ||
|writer= Roger Noel Cook | |writer = Roger Noel Cook | ||
|artist= | |artist = | ||
|editor= | |editor = | ||
|colourist=John Canning | |colourist = John Canning | ||
|letterer= | |letterer = | ||
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 864-867 | |publication = ''[[TV Comic]]'' 864-867 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 6 - 27 July 1968 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher = | ||
|format= Comic - 4 parts ( | |format = Comic - 4 parts (8 pages) | ||
|prev= Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story) | |prev = Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story) | ||
|next= The Jokers (comic story) | |next = The Jokers (comic story) | ||
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'''''Car of the Century''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. | |||
'''''Car of the Century''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor invents an indestructible car for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting on Velon. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local police to hunt him down. | The Doctor invents an indestructible [[car]] for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the [[Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting]] on [[Velon]]. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local [[police]] to hunt him down. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Second Doctor]] | * [[Second Doctor]] | ||
* [[John | * [[John Who]] | ||
* Race-car driver | * [[Gillian Who]] | ||
== | * [[Race-car driver (Car of the Century)|Race-car driver]] | ||
* [[Bullion Bandit]] | |||
* [[Police chief (Car of the Century)|Police chief]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 864 (2 pages) Who is the sinister man in black? Find out next week! | |||
* TVC 865 (2 pages) Next week... IMPACT! Don't miss the most dramatic robbery of the century! | |||
* TVC 866 (2 pages) The Doctor's doom seems inevitable! Don't miss next week's dramatic episode! | |||
* TVC 867 (2 pages) Next week in his most sensational adventure, Dr. Who encounters The Jokers! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * This is not the first time that the Doctor has built a vehicle to facilitate his needs. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]'') | ||
{{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | {{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Second Doctor TVC comic stories]] | [[Category:Second Doctor TVC comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1968 comic stories]] | [[Category:1968 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1989]] | |||
[[Category:Four part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 16 November 2024
Car of the Century was a TV Comic story featuring the Second Doctor, John and Gillian.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor invents an indestructible car for a race-car driver after causing a crash at the Interplanetary Motor Racing Meeting on Velon. But a career criminal steals the car, and a sting of armed robberies forces the Doctor to join forces with the local police to hunt him down.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 864 (2 pages) Who is the sinister man in black? Find out next week!
- TVC 865 (2 pages) Next week... IMPACT! Don't miss the most dramatic robbery of the century!
- TVC 866 (2 pages) The Doctor's doom seems inevitable! Don't miss next week's dramatic episode!
- TVC 867 (2 pages) Next week in his most sensational adventure, Dr. Who encounters The Jokers!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is not the first time that the Doctor has built a vehicle to facilitate his needs. (COMIC: Return of the Witches)
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