The Amateur (comic story)

Doctor Which?

This story debuted with either the Second or Third Doctor, then was reprinted with the Fourth Doctor. It may have had different companions in the reprint, as well. From an in-universe point of view, it's unclear which Doctor lived through these events.

The Amateur (comic story)

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The Amateur
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor (original) Fourth Doctor (reprint)]]
Companion(s):	Arnold (departs)
Main enemy:	Tobias Philby German spies
Main setting:	Treawtha, England, UK, Earth, 19th century France, Earth, 1914
Release details
Format:	Comic - 7 parts (14 pages)

Summary

Having returned Arnold to his own time, the Doctor tries to help return a crashed time machine piloted by Tobias Philby to Earth in the 19th century. However, they become embroiled in World War I.

Who is Tobias Philby? Why is he eager to cause chaos in a small English village? Can the Doctor convince an aggressive villager that he isn't a German spy?

Characters

• Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor
• Arnold
• Tobias Philby
• Thomas
• Billy Truscott
• Ponsford

References

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Notes

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Continuity

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Timeline

• The Amateur takes place after TVC: Nova.
• The Amateur takes place before TVC: The Disintegrator.

External links

• Altered Vistas - In the Comics - Third Doctor