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|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
|number=
|number=
|doctor= Third Doctor  
|doctor= Third Doctor  
|featuring=[[Fourth Doctor]]
|featuring= [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]
|companions= [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]
|enemy=  
|enemy= [[Tobias Philby]]<br />[[German]] spies
|setting= {{il|[[Treawtha]], [[19th century]]|[[France]], [[25 December]] [[1914]]}}
|year= [[Treawtha]], [[England]], the [[19th century]]<br />[[France]], [[1914]]
|writer = Gerry Haylock
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|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]
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|editor=
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|letterer=
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1148-1154 and 1390-1396
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1148-1154
|release date= [[15 December (releases)|15 December]] [[1973]] - [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] [[1974]] (Third Doctor)<br />[[4 August (releases)|4 August]] - [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] [[1978]] (Fourth Doctor)
|release date= 15 December 1973 - 26 January 1974
|publisher=  
|publisher= Polystyle
|format= Comic - 7 parts (14 pages)
|4print= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1390-1396
|prev= Nova (comic story)
|4date=[[4 August (releases)|4 August]] - [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
|format= Comic
|epcount = 7
|prev= Nova (TVC comic story)
|next= The Disintegrator (comic story)
|next= The Disintegrator (comic story)
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'''''The Amateur''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]]. It was redrawn as a [[Fourth Doctor]] story.
'''''The Amateur''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]]. It was redrawn as a [[Fourth Doctor]] story.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Having returned [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|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]].
Having returned [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]] to his own [[time]], the [[Third 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?
== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]
* The Right Honourable [[Tobias Philby]]
* [[Tobias Philby]]
* [[Thomas (The Amateur)|Thomas]]
* [[Thomas (The Amateur)|Thomas]]
* [[Billy Truscott]]
* [[Billy Truscott]]
* [[Ponsford]]
* [[Captain]] [[Ponsford]]
* [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]] ''(original version only)''
* [[Rector (The Amateur)|Rector]]
* Mrs [[Truscott (The Amateur)|Truscott]]
* [[Walter (The Amateur)|Walter]]
* [[Fritz (The Amateur)|Fritz]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor rides a [[motorcycle]].
* The Doctor, Philby and Thomas see a [[football]] match between the [[Great Britain|British]] and the [[Germany|Germans]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]] appears only in the original, [[Third Doctor]] version of the story. For the reprint, the panels of the story containing Arnold's farewell are simply omitted.
* [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]] appears only in the original version of the story. For the reprint, the panels of the story containing Arnold's farewell are simply omitted, so as to not have to explain his relationship with the [[Fourth Doctor]].
* Decades later, this story partially inspired the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook (audio story)|The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook]]'', part of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]: [[Series 10 (4DA)|Series 10]]: [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Series 10: Volume 2|Volume 2]]'', which was released in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. The [[Thadeus Nook|titular character]] was also an amateur time traveller. ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook (audio story)|The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook]]'')
 
=== Original print details ===
:(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 1148 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
* TVC 1149 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
* TVC 1150 (2 pages) Another thrilling instalment next week.
* TVC 1151 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
* TVC 1152 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
* TVC 1153 (2 pages) Last episode next week
* TVC 1154 (2 pages) An exciting new Doctor Who story begins next week


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor fulfills his promise to return Arnold to his own time ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'') after taking the boy with him in the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'')
* The Doctor and Arnold's battle with the [[Spidron]]s is mentioned. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 5 February 2024

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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.

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The Amateur was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor. It was redrawn as a Fourth Doctor story.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having returned Arnold to his own time, the Third 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.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  • TVC 1148 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
  • TVC 1149 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
  • TVC 1150 (2 pages) Another thrilling instalment next week.
  • TVC 1151 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
  • TVC 1152 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
  • TVC 1153 (2 pages) Last episode next week
  • TVC 1154 (2 pages) An exciting new Doctor Who story begins next week

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]