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name= The Kingdom Builders|
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image= Kingdum builders.jpg |
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series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]|
|doctor= Third Doctor
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|companions=
doctor= [[Third Doctor]]|
|enemy= [[Ben Cooper]]
companions= [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]|
|setting= [[England]], [[2971]]
enemy= |
|writer = Alan Fennell
year= [[England]], [[1970s]] and [[2971]]|
|artist=[[John Canning]]
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[TVC 992|992]]-[[TVC 999|999]]
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|release date= 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971
publication title= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 992-999|
|publisher = Polystyle
publication dates= [[19 December]] [[1970]] - [[6 February]] [[1971]]|
|format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)
publisher= |
|series = Polystyle comic stories
format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)|
|prev=Trial of Fire (comic story)
prev= Trial of Fire (comic story)|
|next = Gemini Plan (comic story)
next= Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|
|series2=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
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|prev2= Trial of Fire (comic story)
|next2= Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)
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'''''The Kingdom Builders''''' was the last ''[[Doctor Who]]'' strip in ''[[TV Comic]]'' prior to the move over to its sister magazine, ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]''.
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] offers to test Mr. Henderson's new [[time machine]] and finds himself in [[2971]], when the war between the Hendersons and the Trents threatens to tear apart a village.
The [[Third Doctor]] offers to test [[John Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|John Henderson]]'s new [[time machine]] and finds himself in [[2971]], where the [[war]] between the Hendersons and the Trents threatens to tear apart a village.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[John Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|John Henderson]]
* [[Lord Henderson]]
* [[King]] [[Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|Henderson]]
* [[Henderson Jr]]
* [[Ben Cooper]]
* [[King Trent]]
* [[King]] [[Trent (The Kingdom Builders)|Trent]]
* [[Mrs Henderson]]
* [[Guard (The Kingdom Builders)|Guard]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* John Henderson's time machine is shaped like a [[bulldozer]].
* Cooper finds [[dynamite]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
After this story ''Doctor Who'' comic stories ended their run in ''[[TV Comic]]'' and started in [[TV Action]].
* After this story, ''Doctor Who'' comic stories ended their run in ''[[TV Comic]]'' and started in ''[[TV Action]]''. The ''TV Comic'' era would resume in 1973 with ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]''.
* The last words spoken in this era of ''TV Comic'', spoken by the Doctor, are, ''"Cheerio, Henderson... I'll be seeing you."''
 
=== Original print details ===
:(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 992 (2 pages) What does the future hold in store for Dr. Who? See next week.
* TVC 993 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who escape? See next week.
* TVC 994 (2 pages) Can one man take on a whole army? See next week.
* TVC 995 (2 pages) Next week, the big break through!
* TVC 996 (2 pages) Next week more dangers for Dr. Who!
* TVC 997 (2 pages) Will Cooper ruin Dr. Who's plans? See next week.
* TVC 998 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who save the bulldozers? See next week.
* TVC 999 (2 pages) Don't miss next week's super celebration, issue!


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor tells John Henderson that he has lost his ability to travel in time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}})
 
== Timeline ==
* ''The Kingdom Builders'' occurs after [[TVC]]: ''[[Trial of Fire]]''
* ''The Kingdom Builders'' occurs before [[TVA]]: ''[[The Thing from Outer Space]]''


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The Kingdom Builders was the last Doctor Who strip in TV Comic prior to the move over to its sister magazine, Countdown.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Third Doctor offers to test John Henderson's new time machine and finds himself in 2971, where the war between the Hendersons and the Trents threatens to tear apart a village.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • After this story, Doctor Who comic stories ended their run in TV Comic and started in TV Action. The TV Comic era would resume in 1973 with Children of the Evil Eye.
  • The last words spoken in this era of TV Comic, spoken by the Doctor, are, "Cheerio, Henderson... I'll be seeing you."

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  • TVC 992 (2 pages) What does the future hold in store for Dr. Who? See next week.
  • TVC 993 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who escape? See next week.
  • TVC 994 (2 pages) Can one man take on a whole army? See next week.
  • TVC 995 (2 pages) Next week, the big break through!
  • TVC 996 (2 pages) Next week more dangers for Dr. Who!
  • TVC 997 (2 pages) Will Cooper ruin Dr. Who's plans? See next week.
  • TVC 998 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who save the bulldozers? See next week.
  • TVC 999 (2 pages) Don't miss next week's super celebration, issue!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor tells John Henderson that he has lost his ability to travel in time. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"])