Lords of the Ether (comic story): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
 
(84 intermediate revisions by 22 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{WhichDoctor}}{{real world}}
{{title dab away}}
{{TitleComic}}
{{WhichDoctor}}
{{Infobox Comic
{{real world}}
|name= Lords of the Ether<br />(Moon Exploration)
{{ImageLinkComics}}
{{Infobox Story SMW
|image= Lords of the ether.jpg  
|image= Lords of the ether.jpg  
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]|
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
|number=
|number=
|doctor= [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]]
|doctor= Third Doctor
|featuring=
|companions=  
|companions=  
|enemy=  
|enemy=  
|year= The Moon
|setting= [[Cape Kennedy]]<br>[[The Moon]]
|writer=  
|writer=  
|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]  
|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]  
Line 15: Line 17:
|colourist=
|colourist=
|letterer=
|letterer=
|publication=[[TVC]] 1191-1198<br />as ''Moon Exploration'': TVC 1416-1423  
|publication = ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1191-1198  
|release date=[[12 October]] - [[30 November]] [[1974]]  
|release date= 12 October - 30 November 1974
|publisher= [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]]
|4title = ''Moon Exploration''
|format= Comic - 8 parts (? pages)
|4print=''[[TV Comic]]'' 1416-1423
|4date=[[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
|publisher = Polystyle
|format= Comic
|epcount = 8
|prev= The Metal-Eaters (comic story)
|prev= The Metal-Eaters (comic story)
|next= The Wanderers (comic story)
|next= The Wanderers (comic story)
|}}
}}{{comic stub}}
'''''Lords of the Ether''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip in ''[[TV Comic]]'', later reprinted with the [[Fourth Doctor]] under the name '''''Moon Exploration'''''.
'''''Lords of the Ether''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip in ''[[TV Comic]]'', reprinted with the [[Fourth Doctor]] under the name '''''Moon Exploration'''''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Making a successful [[moon]] landing, the crew of the Achilles discover a deep cylindrical shaft that has been tunnelled into the lunar surface. On [[Earth]], the Doctor's warning against any exploration of the shaft are ignored. When Major Franklin disappears after descending down the tunnel, the mission is aborted. However, as the returning space capsule enters the Earth's atmosphere but it and the astronauts are turned to stone. The Doctor attributes the cause to fragment of the mineral [[Crunthel]] collected by the astronauts from the tunnel floor. Joined by CIA agent [[Harry Godino]], the Doctor travels in the TARDIS to the moon. There they discover that the tunnel leads to the burial chamber of a member of an ancient alien race. Trapped in the tomb, the traveller's only hope of escape is for the Doctor to make contact with the aliens - the Lords of the Ether themselves.
After a successful [[The Moon|moon]] landing, the crew of the ''[[Achilles (spacecraft)|Achilles]]'' spot a deep, cylindrical shaft into the lunar surface. On [[Earth]], the Doctor's warning against any exploration of the shaft are ignored. When Major [[Bill Franklin]] disappears after descending the tunnel, the mission is aborted. However, as the returning space capsule enters the Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts and it are turned to [[stone]]. The Doctor attributes this to fragment of the mineral [[Crunthel]] collected by the astronauts from the tunnel floor. Joined by [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[Harry Godino]], the Doctor travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to the moon. There they discover that the tunnel leads to the burial chamber of a member of an ancient alien race. Trapped in the [[tomb]], the travellers' only hope of escape is for the Doctor to make contact with the aliens — the Lords of the Ether themselves.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]] / [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Harry Godino]]
* [[Harry Godino]]
* Major [[Franklin (Lords of the Ether)|Franklin]]
* Sir [[Geoffrey (Lords of the Ether)|Geoffrey]]
* Major [[Bill Franklin]]
* Captain [[Serge Sillikin]]
* [[Grigori Sukov]]
* [[French delegate]]
* [[Captain (Lords of the Ether)|Captain]]
* [[Rogers (Lords of the Ether)|Rogers]]
* [[Lieutenant (Lords of the Ether)|Lieutenant]]
* [[Air stewardess 1]]
* [[Air stewardess 2]]
* [[Taxi-driver (Lords of the Ether)|Taxi-Driver]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Crunthel]] is common is [[Galaxy 402]].
* [[The Doctor's cottage (The Celluloid Midas)|The Doctor's cottage]] is about four-hundred-years old.
* Harry uses [[Jupiter]] as an intensive.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The spacesuits worn by the Doctor and Harry look exactly like those seen in the ITC series ''UFO''.
* The spacesuits worn by the Doctor and Harry are similar to those seen in the ITC science-fiction adventure series {{wi|UFO (British TV series)|UFO}} (1970-71).
* The Doctor calls Harry "Joe" in one panel. This error was corrected for the Fourth Doctor reprint.
* The recap at the beginning of part two mistakenly gives Major Bill Franklin's name as "Major Bill Stokes".
 
=== Original print details ===
:(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 1191 (2 pages) The Doctor makes a grim discovery soon!
* TVC 1192 (2 pages) A mystery man trails the time-traveller soon!
* TVC 1193 (2 pages) Has the Doctor made the wrong decision?
* TVC 1194 (2 pages) Will the Doctor's desperate plan work?
* TVC 1195 (2 pages) Next week: stepping into space!
* TVC 1196 (2 pages) What's behind the barrier? See next week!
* TVC 1197 (2 pages) Power of a super-stone next week!
* TVC 1198 (2 pages) A new way-out adventure adventure begins with the Doctor next week!


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
Line 42: Line 76:


{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
{{comic stub}}
{{TitleSort}}{{Fourth Doctor TVC comics}}
{{TitleSort}}
 
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]
[[Category:Third Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:Third Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set on the Moon]]
[[Category:Comic stories set on the Moon]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories released in 1974]]
[[Category:1974 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories released in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories with unknown or disputed dates]]
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]
[[Category:Eight part comics]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 21 April 2024

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.

RealWorld.png

StubTab.png

Lords of the Ether was a Third Doctor comic strip in TV Comic, reprinted with the Fourth Doctor under the name Moon Exploration.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

After a successful moon landing, the crew of the Achilles spot a deep, cylindrical shaft into the lunar surface. On Earth, the Doctor's warning against any exploration of the shaft are ignored. When Major Bill Franklin disappears after descending the tunnel, the mission is aborted. However, as the returning space capsule enters the Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts and it are turned to stone. The Doctor attributes this to fragment of the mineral Crunthel collected by the astronauts from the tunnel floor. Joined by CIA agent Harry Godino, the Doctor travels in the TARDIS to the moon. There they discover that the tunnel leads to the burial chamber of a member of an ancient alien race. Trapped in the tomb, the travellers' only hope of escape is for the Doctor to make contact with the aliens — the Lords of the Ether themselves.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The spacesuits worn by the Doctor and Harry are similar to those seen in the ITC science-fiction adventure series UFO (1970-71).
  • The Doctor calls Harry "Joe" in one panel. This error was corrected for the Fourth Doctor reprint.
  • The recap at the beginning of part two mistakenly gives Major Bill Franklin's name as "Major Bill Stokes".

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  • TVC 1191 (2 pages) The Doctor makes a grim discovery soon!
  • TVC 1192 (2 pages) A mystery man trails the time-traveller soon!
  • TVC 1193 (2 pages) Has the Doctor made the wrong decision?
  • TVC 1194 (2 pages) Will the Doctor's desperate plan work?
  • TVC 1195 (2 pages) Next week: stepping into space!
  • TVC 1196 (2 pages) What's behind the barrier? See next week!
  • TVC 1197 (2 pages) Power of a super-stone next week!
  • TVC 1198 (2 pages) A new way-out adventure adventure begins with the Doctor next week!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

v • e
Third Doctor Polystyle comic stories
Early TV Comic
Countdown/
TV Action
Late TV Comic
TV Comic specials
Holiday
Annual
TV Action specials
Annual
Polystyle specials
v • e
Fourth Doctor TVC stories
1975
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane
1976
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane, except The Mutant Strain and Double Trouble.
1977
Weekly strip
Specials
Leela features from The Orb to The Aqua-City
1978
Weekly strip
Specials
All stories The Duellists onwards are reprints.
1979
Weekly strip
All stories are reprints
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Lords_of_the_Ether_(comic_story)&oldid=3775115"