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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= TV Comic The Metal Eaters.jpg | |image= TV Comic The Metal Eaters.jpg | ||
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | |companions= [[The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | ||
|enemy= [[Sentient iron]] | |enemy= [[Sentient iron]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], the [[1970s]] | |setting= [[England]], the [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= | ||
|artist=[[John Canning]] | |artist = [[John Canning]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 960-964 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 960-964 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 9 May - 6 June 1970 | ||
|publisher=Polystyle | |publisher = Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic - 5 parts (10 pages) | |format= Comic - 5 parts (10 pages) | ||
|prev= Insect (comic story) | |prev= Insect (comic story) | ||
|next= The Fishmen of Carpantha (comic story) | |next= The Fishmen of Carpantha (comic story) | ||
}}{{comic stub}} | |||
{{you may|The Metal-Eaters|n1=''The Metal-Eaters'', a completely different Third Doctor TVC story}} | {{you may|The Metal-Eaters|n1=''The Metal-Eaters'', a completely different Third Doctor TVC story}} | ||
'''''The Metal Eaters''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic appearance of a televised female [[companion]] contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. | '''''The Metal Eaters''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic strip appearance of a televised female [[companion]] contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. It also featured the first comic appearance of the Doctor's car, [[Bessie]], although the car wasn't actually named in the strip. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
After a [[meteorite]] crashes and is taken to a [[museum]], unusual corrosion occurs nearby. The Doctor and Liz Shaw investigate and discover an [[Sentient iron|extraterrestrial culprit]]. | After a [[meteorite]] crashes and is taken to a [[University Museum|museum]], unusual corrosion occurs nearby. The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] investigate and discover an [[Sentient iron|extraterrestrial culprit]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* Professor [[Sinclair (The Metal Eaters)|Sinclair]] | * Professor [[Sinclair (The Metal Eaters)|Sinclair]] | ||
* [[UNIT sergeant|UNIT Sergeant]] | * [[UNIT sergeant (The Metal Eaters)|UNIT Sergeant]] | ||
* [[Charlie (The Metal Eaters)|Charlie]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor drives [[Bessie]]. | * The Doctor drives [[Bessie]]. | ||
* [[Siderite]] is a [[mineral]] composed of [[iron]]. | |||
* [[BM Chemicals]] has storage tanks at [[Whitford]]. | |||
* An [[aeroplane]] at [[West Barnton Airfield]] was due to take children to [[Holland]] for a [[school]] holiday. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was Liz Shaw's first appearance in any comic strip. | * This was [[Liz Shaw]]'s first appearance in any comic strip. | ||
* The "Third Doctor Comics" section of [https://classicdoctorwhocomics.wordpress.com/third-doctor-comics/ classicdoctorwhocomics ] titles this story ''The Mysterious Meteorite''. | |||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:(Publication with page count and closing captions) | :(Publication with page count and closing captions) | ||
* TVC 960 (2 pages) Are these iron particles alive ? | * TVC 960 (2 pages) Are these iron particles alive ? Follow Dr. Who next week. | ||
* TVC 961 (2 pages) What has happened to the sergeant ? | * TVC 961 (2 pages) What has happened to the sergeant ? See next week. | ||
* TVC 961 (2 pages) | * TVC 961 (2 pages) [No closing caption] | ||
* TVC 962 (2 pages) But Dr. Who is unaware of one group of filings... For they left the meteorite before it was moved to the museum... | * TVC 962 (2 pages) But Dr. Who is unaware of one group of filings... For they left the meteorite before it was moved to the museum... | ||
* TVC 963 (2 pages) A next exciting serial begins next week. | * TVC 963 (2 pages) A next exciting serial begins next week. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* UNIT once again investigates a fallen [[meteorite]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
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[[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | [[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Five part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:28, 18 November 2024
- You may be looking for The Metal-Eaters, a completely different Third Doctor TVC story.
The Metal Eaters was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw in her comic debut. It was historic as it featured the first comic strip appearance of a televised female companion contemporaneous — if only barely — with her appearance on television. It also featured the first comic appearance of the Doctor's car, Bessie, although the car wasn't actually named in the strip.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
After a meteorite crashes and is taken to a museum, unusual corrosion occurs nearby. The Third Doctor and Liz Shaw investigate and discover an extraterrestrial culprit.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor drives Bessie.
- Siderite is a mineral composed of iron.
- BM Chemicals has storage tanks at Whitford.
- An aeroplane at West Barnton Airfield was due to take children to Holland for a school holiday.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was Liz Shaw's first appearance in any comic strip.
- The "Third Doctor Comics" section of classicdoctorwhocomics titles this story The Mysterious Meteorite.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 960 (2 pages) Are these iron particles alive ? Follow Dr. Who next week.
- TVC 961 (2 pages) What has happened to the sergeant ? See next week.
- TVC 961 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
- TVC 962 (2 pages) But Dr. Who is unaware of one group of filings... For they left the meteorite before it was moved to the museum...
- TVC 963 (2 pages) A next exciting serial begins next week.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- UNIT once again investigates a fallen meteorite. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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