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name= Ice Cap Terror|
|image= Ice Ape.jpg
image= Ice_Ape.jpg|
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]|
|number=
number=|
|doctor= Second Doctor
doctor= [[Second Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]]|
|enemy= [[Alien (Ice Cap Terror)|Aliens]]
enemy= [[Ice Ape]]s|
|setting= [[Antarctica]], [[1970]]
year= [[Antarctica]], [[1970]]|
|writer= Roger Noel Cook
writer= |
|artist= [[John Canning]]
artist= |
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 881-884
publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 881-884|
|release date= 2 - 23 November 1968
release date= [[2 November]] - [[23 November]] [[1968]]|
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publisher= |
|format= Comic - 4 parts (8 pages)
format= Comic - 4 parts (? pages)|
|prev= The Killer Wasps (comic story)
prev= The Killer Wasps (comic story)|
|next= Jungle of Doom (comic story)
next= Jungle of Doom (comic story)|
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'''''Ice Cap Terror''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]].
'''''Ice Cap Terror''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. It was significant to the continuity established by [[Polystyle]] in that it was the first time that the [[Second Doctor]] was seen addressing modern-day [[Earth]] via the mass media. The Doctor's [[television|televised]] broadcast to the world in the final panel established the Second Doctor as a well-known figure on mid-[[20th century]] Earth — something that would be continued throughout the remainder of the run.
 
It was significant to the continuity established by [[Polystyle]] in that it was the first time that the Second Doctor was seen addressing modern-day [[Earth]] via the mass media. The Doctor's [[television|televised]] broadcast to the world in the final panel established him as a well-known figure on mid-[[20th century]] Earth — something that would be continued throughout the remainder of the run.


== Summary ==
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== Plot ==
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* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Ice Ape]]s


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* Following [[TV Comic]]'s negotiations with [[BBC Enterprises]] which resulted in the use of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Quark]]s in the comics, this story was originally to feature the [[Robot Yeti]]. However, following [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]'s disappointment in TV Comic not seeking their permission in the use of Quarks in ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]'', the Yeti in ''Ice Cap Terror'' were replaced with [[Ice Ape]]s. ([[DWCC 17]])
* The fact that the Doctor addresses the whole world on [[television]] in this story informs the final episode of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', where the Second Doctor claims to be "known on the Earth", when his televised run has him meeting only a handful of modern-day residents of Earth.
 
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== Continuity ==
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*The fact that the Doctor addresses the whole world on [[television]] in this story informs the final episode of ''[[The War Games]]''.  This act can be read as one of the reasons why the Second Doctor claims to be "known on the Earth" in ''War Games'', when his televised run his him meeting only a handful of modern-day residents of earth, most of which were [[UNIT]] soldiers.


== Timeline ==
* TVC 881 (2 pages) Next week the Doctor and Jamie encounter the savage Ice Apes!
* ''Ice Cap Terror'' occurs after [[TVC]]: ''[[The Killer Wasps]]''
* TVC 882 (2 pages) Next week... Into the cave of the Ice Apes!
* ''Ice Cap Terror'' occurs before [[TVC]]: ''[[Jungle of Doom]]''
* TVC 883 (2 pages) The Doctor and Jamie are in grave danger! Don't miss the all-action outcome next week!
* TVC 884 (2 pages) Next week Dr. Who clashes with the Quarks in a great new story: Jungle of Doom!


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Ice Cap Terror was a TV Comic story featuring the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.

It was significant to the continuity established by Polystyle in that it was the first time that the Second Doctor was seen addressing modern-day Earth via the mass media. The Doctor's televised broadcast to the world in the final panel established him as a well-known figure on mid-20th century Earth — something that would be continued throughout the remainder of the run.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 881 (2 pages) Next week the Doctor and Jamie encounter the savage Ice Apes!
  • TVC 882 (2 pages) Next week... Into the cave of the Ice Apes!
  • TVC 883 (2 pages) The Doctor and Jamie are in grave danger! Don't miss the all-action outcome next week!
  • TVC 884 (2 pages) Next week Dr. Who clashes with the Quarks in a great new story: Jungle of Doom!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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