The Trodos Ambush (comic story)

The Trodos Ambush
Doctor:	[[doctor::Second Doctor]]
Companion(s):	John and Gillian
Main enemy:	Daleks
Main setting:	Trodos
Release details
Format:	Comic - 4 parts (? pages)

Summary

The Doctor, John and Gillian return to Trodos to make peace with the Trods. They find the Daleks have arrived there earlier, wiped out the Trods and are waiting for the travellers. A subsurface collapse lets them escape into the Trods' underground city and meet up wth the survivors of the attack. The Trods befriend the Doctor and help the travellers escape to the TARDIS. The Doctor vows to fight against the growing menace of the Daleks.

Characters

• Second Doctor
• John and Gillian
• Daleks
• Trods

References

Individuals

• The Daleks clearly recognise the Second Doctor.

Species

• The Trods at the end of events have made peace with the Doctor, even though they have been virtually wiped out.

Notes

• This strip marks the first use of the Daleks in the main Doctor Who comic strip after their stint in TV21.
• At the end of the story the Doctor doesn't defeat the Daleks nor liberate the Trods, who are, presumably still under Dalek occupation.

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• The Trodos Ambush occurs after TVC: The Extortioner
• The Trodos Ambush occurs before TVC: The Doctor Strikes Back