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'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly comic book published in [[Britain]] from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' stories from 1964 to 1979 (except for 1971 to 1973, when the ''Doctor Who'' feature appeared in ''[[TV Action]]'' instead).
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|publisher    = Polystyle Publications, Ltd.
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|release date = [[1964 (releases)|1964]] - [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
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'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published by [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]].


== Stories by Issue ==
== History ==
Throughout the ''TV Comic'' strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "[[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]]".
 
The ''TV Comic'' strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included [[the Doctor]]'s grandchildren, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], as well as [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]. As the comic rights to the [[Dalek]]s were initially held by competing magazine ''[[TV Century 21]]'', original villains called the [[Trod]]s were used in their place. However, in [[1967 (releases)|1967]], the rights to use the Daleks were finally able to be acquired by ''TV Comic''; and the Daleks were subsequently shown to massacre the Trods in ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''.
 
Nearly every comic story, save for ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]'', was published unnamed during the first TV Comic run. Common titles for these stories were later invented in ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]''.
 
From the years [[1971 (releases)|1971]] to [[1973 (releases)|1973]], new ''Doctor Who'' comics were instead printed in ''TV Comic''{{'}}s sister magazine, ''[[TV Action|Countdown/TV Action]]''. From this point forward, stories were published with titles.
 
Beginning with [[TVC 1386]] in [[July (releases)|July]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]], old ''TV Comic'' [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]] strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current [[Fourth Doctor]]'s face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until [[TVC 1430]] in [[1979 (releases)|1979]], when Polystyle opted not to renew their licence and the rights to ''Doctor Who'' comics moved to [[Marvel Comics UK]]'s new magazine ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''.
 
The ''TV Comic'' run of ''Doctor Who'' concluded with [[TVC 1430]] on [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] 1979.
 
== Comic stories ==
=== First Doctor ===
=== First Doctor ===
* 674-683: "[[The Klepton Parasites]]"
{| {{prettytable}}
* 684-689: "[[The Therovian Quest]]"
|-
* 690-692: "[[The Hijackers of Thrax]]"
! Title || Featuring || Printed in || Released
* 693-698: "[[On the Web Planet]]"
|-
* 699-704: "[[The Gyros Injustice]]"
|''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
* 705-709: "[[Challenge of the Piper]]"
|[[John Who]] and [[Gillian Who]], [[Klepton]]s
* 710-712: "[[Moon Landing]]"
|[[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]
* 713-715: "[[Time in Reverse]]"
|[[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]-[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
* 716-719: "[[Lizardworld]]"
|-
* 720-723: "[[The Ordeals of Demeter]]"
|''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]''
* 724-727: "[[Enter: The Go-Ray]]"
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
* 728-731: "[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]"
|[[TVC 684|684]]-[[TVC 689|689]]
* 732-735: "[[A Christmas Story]]"
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] - [[22 February (releases)|22 February]] 1965
* 736-739: "[[The Didus Expedition]]"
|-
* 740-743: "[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]"
|''[[The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
* 744-747: "[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]"
|[[TVC 690|690]]-[[TVC 692|692]]
* 748-752: "[[The Trodos Tyranny]]"
|[[1 March (releases)|1]] - [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] 1965
* 753-757: "[[The Secret of Gemino]]"
|-
* 758-762: "[[The Haunted Planet]]"
|''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]''
* 763-767: "[[The Hunters of Zerox]]"
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Zarbi]]
* 768-771: "[[The Underwater Robot]]"
|[[TVC 693|693]]-[[TVC 698|698]]
* 772-775: "[[Return of the Trods]]"
|[[22 March (releases)|22 March]] - [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] 1965
* 776-779: "[[The Galaxy Games]]"
|-
* 780-783: "[[The Experimenters]]"
|''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
|rowspan=6|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] - [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] 1965
|-
|''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''
|[[TVC 705|705]]-[[TVC 709|709]]
|[[14 June (releases)|14 June]] - [[12 July (releases)|12 July]] 1965
|-
|''[[Prisoners of Gritog (comic story)|Prisoners of Gritog]]''
|[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1965|Holiday Special<br />1965]]
|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1965
|-
|''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
|[[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]
|[[19 July (releases)|19 July]] - [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1965
|-
|''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''
|[[TVC 713|713]]-[[TVC 715|715]]
|[[9 August (releases)|9]] - [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] 1965
|-
|''[[Lizardworld (comic story)|Lizardworld]]''
|[[TVC 716|716]]-[[TVC 719|719]]
|[[30 August (releases)|30 August]] - [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 1965
|-
|''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Klepton]]s
|rowspan=2|[[TV Comic Annual 1966|Annual 1966]]
|rowspan=2|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1965
|-
|''[[The Caterpillar Men (comic story)|The Caterpillar Men]]''
| rowspan="8" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|-
|''[[The Ordeals of Demeter (comic story)|The Ordeals of Demeter]]''
|[[TVC 720|720]]-[[TVC 723|723]]
|[[27 September (releases)|27 September]] - [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 1965
|-
|''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]''
|[[TVC 724|724]]-[[TVC 727|727]]
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] - [[15 November (releases)|15 November]] 1965
|-
|''[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]''
|[[TVC 728|728]]-[[TVC 731|731]]
|[[22 November (releases)|22 November]] - [[13 December (releases)|13 December]] 1965
|-
|''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]''
|[[TVC 732|732]]-[[TVC 735|735]]
|[[20 December (releases)|20 December]] 1965 - [[10 January (releases)|10 January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]
|-
|''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''
|[[TVC 736|736]]-[[TVC 739|739]]
|[[22 January (releases)|22 January]] - [[12 February (releases)|12 February]] 1966
|-
|''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]''
|[[TVC 740|740]]-[[TVC 743|743]]
|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] - [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] 1966
|-
|''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi (comic story)|Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''
|[[TVC 744|744]]-[[TVC 747|747]]
|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] - [[9 April (releases)|9 April]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|[[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] - [[14 May (releases)|14 May]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Secret of Gemino (comic story)|The Secret of Gemino]]''
| rowspan="8" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 753|753]]-[[TVC 757|757]]
|[[21 May (releases)|21 May]] - [[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Haunted Planet (comic story)|The Haunted Planet]]''
|[[TVC 758|758]]-[[TVC 762|762]]
|[[25 June (releases)|25 June]] - [[23 July (releases)|23 July]] 1966
|-
|''[[Guests of King Neptune (comic story)|Guests of King Neptune]]''
|rowspan=2|[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1966|Holiday Special<br />1966]]
|rowspan=2|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]''
|-
|''[[The Hunters of Zerox (comic story)|The Hunters of Zerox]]''
|[[TVC 763|763]]-[[TVC 767|767]]
|[[30 July (releases)|30 July]] - [[27 August (releases)|27 August]] 1966
|-
|''[[Deadly Vessel (comic story)|Deadly Vessel]]''
|rowspan=2|[[TV Comic Annual 1967|Annual 1967]]
|rowspan=2|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1966
|-
|''[[Kingdom of the Animals (comic story)|Kingdom of the Animals]]''
|-
|''[[The Underwater Robot (comic story)|The Underwater Robot]]''
|[[TVC 768|768]]-[[TVC 771|771]]
|[[3 September (releases)|3]] - [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] 1966
|-
|''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|[[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]
|[[1 October (releases)|1]] - [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Galaxy Games (comic story)|The Galaxy Games]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 776|776]]-[[TVC 779|779]]
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] - [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 1966
|-
|''[[The Experimenters (comic story)|The Experimenters]]''
|[[TVC 780|780]]-[[TVC 783|783]]
|[[26 November (releases)|26 November]] - [[17 December (releases)|17 December]] 1966
|}


=== Second Doctor ===
=== Second Doctor ===
* 784-787: "[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]"
{| {{prettytable}}
* 788-791: "[[The Trodos Ambush]]"
|-
* 792-795: "[[The Doctor Strikes Back]]"
! Title || Featuring || Printed in || Released
* 796-798: "[[The Zombies]]"
|-
* 799-802: "[[Master of Spiders]]"
|''[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]''
* 803-806: "[[The Exterminator]]"
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
* 807-811: "[[The Monsters from the Past]]"
|[[TVC 784|784]]-[[TVC 787|787]]
* 812-815: "[[The TARDIS Worshippers]]"
|[[24 December (releases)|24 December]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]] - [[14 January (releases)|14 January]] [[1967 (releases)|1967]]
* 816-819: "[[Space War Two]]"
|-
* 820-823: "[[Egyptian Escapade]]"
|''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
* 824-827: "[[The Coming of the Cybermen]]"
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s, [[Dalek]]s
* 828-831: "[[The Faithful Rocket Pack]]"
|[[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]
* 832-835: "[[Flower Power]]"
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[11 February (releases)|11 February]] 1967
* 837-841: "[[The Witches]]"
|-
* 842-845: "[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]"
|''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
* 846-849: "[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]"
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
* 850-853: "[[The Cyber Empire]]"
|[[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]
* 854-858: "[[The Dyrons]]"
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] - [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] 1967
* 859-863: "[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]"
|-
* 864-867: "[[Car of the Century]]"
|''[[The Zombies (comic story)|The Zombies]]''
* 868-871: "[[The Jokers]]"
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
* 872-876: "[[Invasion of the Quarks]]"
|[[TVC 796|796]]-[[TVC 798|798]]
* 877-880: "[[The Killer Wasps]]"
|[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] - [[1 April (releases)|1 April]] 1967
* 881-884: "[[Ice Cap Terror]]"
|-
* 885-889: "[[Jungle of Doom]]"
|''[[Master of Spiders (comic story)|Master of Spiders]]''
* 890-893: "[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]"
|[[TVC 799|799]]-[[TVC 802|802]]
* 894-898: "[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]"
|[[8 April (releases)|8]] - [[29 April (releases)|29 April]] 1967
* 899-902: "[[The Duellists]]"
|-
* 903-906: "[[Eskimo Joe]]"
|''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
* 907-910: "[[Peril at 60 Fathoms]]"
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
* 911-915: "[[Operation Wurlitzer]]"
|[[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]
* 916-920: "[[Action in Exile]]"
|[[6 May (releases)|6]] - [[27 May (releases)|27 May]] 1967
* 921-924: "[[The Mark of Terror]]"
|-
* 925-928: "[[The Brotherhood]]"
|''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
* 929-933: "[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]"
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
* 934-936: "[[The Night Walkers]]"
|[[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]
|[[3 June (releases)|3 June]] - [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
|-
|''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967|Holiday Special<br />1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
|-
|''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
|-
|''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The Tardis Worshippers]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]
|[[8 July (releases)|8]] - [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] 1967
|-
|''[[Space War Two (comic story)|Space War Two]]''
|[[TVC 816|816]]-[[TVC 819|819]]
|[[5 August (releases)|5]] - [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] 1967
|-
|''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1968|Annual 1968]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1967
|-
|''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|-
|''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 820|820]]-[[TVC 823|823]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2]] - [[23 September (releases)|23 September]] 1967
|-
|''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 824|824]]-[[TVC 827|827]]
|[[30 September (releases)|30 September]] - [[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1967
|-
|''[[The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)|The Faithful Rocket Pack]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 828|828]]-[[TVC 831|831]]
|[[28 October (releases)|28 October]] - [[18 November (releases)|18 November]] 1967
|-
|''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 832|832]]-[[TVC 836|836]]
|[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] - [[23 December (releases)|23 December]] 1967
|-
|''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Witch]]
|[[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]
|[[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967 - [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]]
|-
|''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 842|842]]-[[TVC 845|845]]
|[[3 February (releases)|3]] - [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas (comic story)|The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 846|846]]-[[TVC 849|849]]
|[[2 March (releases)|2]] - [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Cyber Empire (comic story)|The Cyber Empire]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 850|850]]-[[TVC 853|853]]
|[[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]
|[[27 April (releases)|27 April]] - [[25 May (releases)|25 May]] 1968
|-
|''[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]''
|[[TVC 859|859]]-[[TVC 863|863]]
|[[1 June (releases)|1]] - [[29 June (releases)|29 June]] 1968
|-
|''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Witch]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968|Holiday Special<br />1968]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1968
|-
|''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]
|[[6 July (releases)|6]] - [[27 July (releases)|27 July]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Jokers (comic story)|The Jokers]]''
|[[TVC 868|868]]-[[TVC 871|871]]
|[[3 August (releases)|3]] - [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] 1968
|-
|''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]
|[[31 August (releases)|31 August]] - [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Trod]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1969|Annual 1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1968
|-
|''[[The Electrodes (comic story)|The Electrodes]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|-
|''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]
|[[5 October (releases)|5]] - [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1968
|-
|''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[TVC 881|881]]-[[TVC 884|884]]
|[[2 November (releases)|2]] - [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] 1968
|-
|''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]
|[[30 November (releases)|30 November]] - [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] 1968
|-
|''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]
|[[4 January (releases)|4]] - [[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[1969 (releases)|1969]]
|-
|''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] - [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1969
|-
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|[[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]
|[[8 March (releases)|8]] - [[29 March (releases)|29 March]] 1969
|-
|''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]
|[[5 April (releases)|5]] - [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] 1969
|-
|''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
| rowspan="2" |
|[[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]
|[[3 May (releases)|3]] - [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 1969
|-
|''[[Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)|Operation Wurlitzer]]''
|[[TVC 911|911]]-[[TVC 915|915]]
|[[31 May (releases)|31 May]] - [[28 June (releases)|28 June]] 1969
|-
|''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969|Holiday Special<br />1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1969
|-
|''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|[[TVC 916|916]]-[[TVC 920|920]]
|[[5 July (releases)|5 July]] - [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1969
|-
|''[[The Mark of Terror (comic story)|The Mark of Terror]]''
|[[TVC 921|921]]-[[TVC 924|924]]
|[[9 August (releases)|9]] - [[30 August (releases)|30 August]] 1969
|-
|''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
|[[Quark]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1970|Annual 1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1969
|-
|''[[Test Flight (comic story)|Test Flight]]''
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|''[[The Brotherhood (comic story)|The Brotherhood]]''
| rowspan="2" |
|[[TVC 925|925]]-[[TVC 928|928]]
|[[6 September (releases)|6]] - [[27 September (releases)|27 September]] 1969
|-
|''[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]''
|[[TVC 929|929]]-[[TVC 933|933]]
|[[4 October (releases)|4 October]] - [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 1969
|-
|''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]''
|[[Time Lord]]s
|[[TVC 934|934]]-[[TVC 936|936]]
|[[8 November (releases)|8]] - [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] 1969
|}


=== Third Doctor ===
=== Third Doctor ===
* 944-949: "[[The Arkwood Experiments]]"
{| {{prettytable}}
* 950-954: "[[The Multi-Mobile]]"
|-
* 955-959: "[[Insect (comic story)|Insect]]"
! Title || Featuring || Printed in || Released
* 960-964: "[[The Metal Eaters]]"
|-
* 965-969: "[[The Fishmen of Carpantha]]"
|''[[The Arkwood Experiments (comic story)|The Arkwood Experiments]]''
* 970-976: "[[Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus]]"
| rowspan="3" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
* 977-984: "[[Doctor Who and the Robot]]"
|[[TVC 944|944]]-[[TVC 949|949]]
* 985-991: "[[Trial of Fire]]"
|[[17 January (releases)|17 January]] - [[21 February (releases)|21 February]] [[1970 (releases)|1970]]
* 992-999: "[[The Kingdom Builders]]"
|-
* 1133-1138: "[[Children of the Evil Eye]]"
|''[[The Multi-Mobile (comic story)|The Multi-Mobile]]''
* 1139-1147: "[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]"
|[[TVC 950|950]]-[[TVC 954|954]]
* 1148-1154: "[[The Amateur]]"
|[[28 February (releases)|28 February]] - [[28 March (releases)|28 March]] 1970
* 1155-1159: "[[The Disintegrator]]"
|-
* 1160-1169: "[[Is Anyone There?]]"
|''[[Insect (comic story)|Insect]]''
* 1170-1176: "[[Size Control]]"
|[[TVC 955|955]]-[[TVC 959|959]]
* 1177-1183: "[[The Magician (comic story)|The Magician]]"
|[[4 April (releases)|4 April]] - [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 1970
* 1184-1190: "[[The Metal-Eaters]]"
|-
* 1191-1198: "[[Lords of the Ether]]"
|''[[The Metal Eaters (comic story)|The Metal Eaters]]''
* 1199-1203: "[[The Wanderers]]"
| rowspan="2" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[TVC 960|960]]-[[TVC 964|964]]
|[[9 May (releases)|9 May]] - [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] 1970
|-
|''[[The Fishmen of Carpantha (comic story)|The Fishmen of Carpantha]]''
|[[TVC 965|965]]-[[TVC 969|969]]
|[[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] 1970
|-
|''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
| rowspan="1" |
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970|Holiday Special<br />1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1970
|-
|''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus]]''
| rowspan="1" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[TVC 970|970]]-[[TVC 976|976]]
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] 1970
|-
|''[[Castaway (comic story)|Castaway]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1971|Annual 1971]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1970
|-
|''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]''
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Robot (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Robot]]''
| rowspan="3" |
|[[TVC 977|977]]-[[TVC 984|984]]
|[[5 September (releases)|5 September]] - [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1970
|-
|''[[Trial of Fire (comic story)|Trial of Fire]]''
|[[TVC 985|985]]-[[TVC 991|991]]
|[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] - [[12 December (releases)|12 December]] 1970
|-
|''[[The Kingdom Builders (comic story)|The Kingdom Builders]]''
|[[TVC 992|992]]-[[TVC 999|999]]
|[[19 December (releases)|19 December]] 1970 - [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
|-
| colspan="4" |After [[TVC 999]], the ''Doctor Who'' strip moved to Polystyle's new ''Countdown'' magazine, which was retitled ''[[TV Action]]''.<br />It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in [[1973 (releases)|1973]].
|-
|''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]
|[[TVC 1133|1133]]-[[TVC 1138|1138]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] 1973
|-
|''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]''
|[[TVC 1139|1139]]-[[TVC 1147|1147]]
|[[13 October (releases)|13 October]] - [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 1973
|-
|''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]''
|[[TVC 1148|1148]]-[[TVC 1154|1154]]
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] 1973 - [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]]
|-
|''[[The Disintegrator (comic story)|The Disintegrator]]''
|[[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 1155|1155]]-[[TVC 1159|1159]]
|[[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1974
|-
|''[[Is Anyone There? (comic story)|Is Anyone There?]]''
| rowspan="7" |
|[[TVC 1160|1160]]-[[TVC 1169|1169]]
|[[9 March (releases)|9 March]] - [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] 1974
|-
|''[[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]]''
|[[TVC 1170|1170]]-[[TVC 1176|1176]]
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] - [[29 June (releases)|29 June]] 1974
|-
|''[[The Magician (comic story)|The Magician]]''
|[[TVC 1177|1177]]-[[TVC 1183|1183]]
|[[6 July (releases)|6 July]] - [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1974
|-
|''[[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]]''
|[[TVC 1184|1184]]-[[TVC 1190|1190]]
|[[24 August (releases)|24 August]] - [[5 October (releases)|5 October]] 1974
|-
|''[[Petrified (TVC comic story)|Petrified]]''
|[[TV Comic Annual 1975|Annual 1975]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1974
|-
|''[[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]]''
|[[TVC 1191|1191]]-[[TVC 1198|1198]]
|[[12 October (releases)|12 October]] - [[30 November (releases)|30 November]] 1974
|-
| ''[[The Wanderers (comic story)|The Wanderers]]''
|[[TVC 1199|1199]]-[[TVC 1203|1203]]
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1974 - [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]
|-
|}


=== Fourth Doctor ===
=== Fourth Doctor ===
* 1204-1214: "[[Death Flower]]"
:: ''From Issues 1292 to 1325, the ''Doctor Who ''comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.''
* 1215-1222: "[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]"
{| {{prettytable}}
* 1223-1231: "[[The Wreckers]]"
|-
* 1232-1238: "[[The Emperor's Spy]]"
! Title || Featuring || Printed in || Released
* 1239-1244: "[[The Sinister Sea]]"
|-
* 1245-1250: "[[The Space Ghost]]"
|''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]''
* 1251-1258: "[[The Dalek Revenge]]"
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* 1259-1265: "[[Virus (comic story)|Virus]]"
|[[TVC 1204|1204]]-[[TVC 1214|1214]]
* 1266-1272: "[[Treasure Trail]]"
|[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] - [[22 March (releases)|22 March]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]
* 1273-1279: "[[Hubert's Folly (comic story)|Hubert's Folly]]"
|-
* 1280-1286: "[[Counter-Rotation]]"
|''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
* 1287-1290: "[[Mind Snatch]]"
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek]]s
* 1291: "[[The Hoaxers]]"
|[[TVC 1215|1215]]-[[TVC 1222|1222]]
* 1292-1297: "[[The Mutant Strain]]"
|[[29 March (releases)|29 March]] - [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] 1975
* 1298-1304: "[[Double Trouble (comic story)|Double Trouble]]"
|-
* 1305-1311: "[[Dredger]]"
|''[[The Wreckers (comic story)|The Wreckers]]''
* 1312-1317: "[[The False Planet]]"
| rowspan="5" |[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* 1318-1325: "[[The Fire Feeders]]"
|[[TVC 1223|1223]]-[[TVC 1231|1231]]
* 1326-1333: "[[Kling Dynasty]]"
|[[24 May (releases)|24 May]] - [[19 July (releases)|19 July]] 1975
* 1334-1340: "[[The Orb]]"
|-
* 1341-1347: "[[The Mutants (comic story)|The Mutants]]"
|''[[The Emperor's Spy (comic story)|The Emperor's Spy]]''
* 1348-1352: "[[The Devil's Mouth]]"
|[[TVC 1232|1232]]-[[TVC 1238|1238]]
* 1353-1360: "[[The Aqua-City]]"
|[[26 July (releases)|26 July]] - [[6 September (releases)|6 September]] 1975
* 1361-1365: "[[The Snow Devils]]"
|-
* 1366-1370: "[[The Space Garden]]"
|''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
* 1371-1372: "[[The Eerie Manor]]"
|[[TV Comic Annual 1976|Annual 1976]]
* 1373-1379: "[[Guardian of the Tomb]]"
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1975
* 1380-1385: "[[The Image Makers]]"
|-
==== Edited reprints ====
|''[[The Sinister Sea (comic story)|The Sinister Sea]]''
(mostly Third Doctor stories, these were altered to feature the Fourth Doctor)  
|[[TVC 1239|1239]]-[[TVC 1244|1244]]
* 1386-1389: "[[The Duellists]]"
|[[13 September (releases)|13 September]] - [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 1975
* 1390-1396: "[[The Amateur]]"
|-
* 1397-1403: "[[The Magician (comic story)|The Magician]]"
|''[[The Space Ghost (comic story)|The Space Ghost]]''
* 1404-1408: "[[The Wanderers]]"
|[[TVC 1245|1245]]-[[TVC 1250|1250]]
* 1409-1415: "[[The Metal-Eaters]]"
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] - [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] 1975
* 1416-1423: "Moon Exploration" ("[[Lords of the Ether]]")
|-
* 1424-1430: "[[Size Control]]"
|''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 1251|1251]]-[[TVC 1258|1258]]
|[[6 December (releases)|6 December]] 1975 - [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|-
|''[[Virus (comic story)|Virus]]''
| rowspan="10" |[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|[[TVC 1259|1259]]-[[TVC 1265|1265]]
|[[31 January (releases)|31 January]] - [[13 March (releases)|13 March]] 1976
|-
|''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]''
|[[TVC 1266|1266]]-[[TVC 1272|1272]]
|[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] - [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 1976
|-
|''[[Hubert's Folly (comic story)|Hubert's Folly]]''
|[[TVC 1273|1273]]-[[TVC 1279|1279]]
|[[8 May (releases)|8 May]] - [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1976
|-
|''[[Counter-Rotation (comic story)|Counter-Rotation]]''
|[[TVC 1280|1280]]-[[TVC 1286|1286]]
|[[26 June (releases)|26 June]] - [[7 August (releases)|7 August]] 1976
|-
|''[[Mind Snatch (comic story)|Mind Snatch]]''
|[[TVC 1287|1287]]-[[TVC 1290|1290]]
|[[14 August (releases)|14 August]] - [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] 1976
|-
|''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
|[[TV Comic Annual 1977|Annual 1977]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1976
|-
|''[[The Hoaxers (comic story)|The Hoaxers]]''
|[[TVC 1291|1291]]
|[[11 September (releases)|11 September]] 1976
|-
|''[[The Mutant Strain (comic story)|The Mutant Strain]]''
|[[TVC 1292|1292]]-[[TVC 1297|1297]]
|[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] - [[23 October (releases)|23 October]] 1976
|-
|''[[Double Trouble (comic story)|Double Trouble]]''
|[[TVC 1298|1298]]-[[TVC 1304|1304]]
|[[30 October (releases)|30 October]] - [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] 1976
|-
|''[[Dredger (comic story)|Dredger]]''
|[[TVC 1305|1305]]-[[TVC 1311|1311]]
|[[18 December (releases)|18 December]] 1976 - [[29 January (releases)|29 January]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|-
|''[[The False Planet (comic story)|The False Planet]]''
|[[Andric]]
|[[TVC 1312|1312]]-[[TVC 1317|1317]]
|[[5 February (releases)|5 February]] - [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Fire Feeders (comic story)|The Fire Feeders]]''
| rowspan="3" |
|[[TVC 1318|1318]]-[[TVC 1325|1325]]
|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] - [[7 May (releases)|7 May]] 1977
|-
|''[[Kling Dynasty (comic story)|Kling Dynasty]]''
|[[TVC 1326|1326]]-[[TVC 1333|1333]]
|[[14 May (releases)|14 May]] - [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Sky Warrior (comic story)|The Sky Warrior]]''
|[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1977|Holiday Special 1977]]
|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Orb (comic story)|The Orb]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Leela]]
|[[TVC 1334|1334]]-[[TVC 1340|1340]]
|[[9 July (releases)|9 July]] - [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Mutants (comic story)|The Mutants]]''
|[[TVC 1341|1341]]-[[TVC 1347|1347]]
|[[27 August (releases)|27 August]] - [[8 October (releases)|8 October]] 1977
|-
|''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|[[TV Comic Annual 1978|Annual 1978]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Devil's Mouth (comic story)|The Devil's Mouth]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Leela]]
|[[TVC 1348|1348]]-[[TVC 1352|1352]]
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] - [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] 1977
|-
|''[[The Aqua-City (comic story)|The Aqua-City]]''
|[[TVC 1353|1353]]-[[TVC 1360|1360]]
|[[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 1977 - [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
|-
|''[[The Snow Devils (comic story)|The Snow Devils]]''
| rowspan="5" |
|[[TVC 1361|1361]]-[[TVC 1365|1365]]
|[[14 January (releases)|14 January]] - [[11 February (releases)|11 February]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Space Garden (comic story)|The Space Garden]]''
|[[TVC 1366|1366]]-[[TVC 1370|1370]]
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] - [[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Eerie Manor (comic story)|The Eerie Manor]]''
|[[TVC 1371|1371]]-[[TVC 1372|1372]]
|[[25 March (releases)|25 March]] - [[1 April (releases)|1 April]] 1978
|-
|''[[Guardian of the Tomb (comic story)|Guardian of the Tomb]]''
|[[TVC 1373|1373]]-[[TVC 1379|1379]]
|[[8 April (releases)|8 April]] - [[20 May (releases)|20 May]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Image Makers (comic story)|The Image Makers]]''
|[[TVC 1380|1380]]-[[TVC 1385|1385]]
|[[27 May (releases)|27 May]] - [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]]''
|[[Young (The Sea Devil)|Miss Young]]
|[[TV Comic Annual 1979|Annual 1979]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1978
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Edited reprints:''' Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor
|-
|''[[Doomcloud (comic story)|Doomcloud]]''
| [[Joan Brown]], [[Maxwell-Lennon]]
|[[Mighty Midget Doctor Who Comic]]<br>(included with [[TVC 1292]])
|[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|-
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|[[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 1386|1386]]-[[TVC 1389|1389]]
|[[7 July (releases)|7]] - [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]''
| rowspan="6" |
|[[TVC 1390|1390]]-[[TVC 1396|1396]]
|[[4 August (releases)|4 August]] - [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Magician (comic story)|The Magician]]''
|[[TVC 1397|1397]]-[[TVC 1403|1403]]
|[[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Wanderers (comic story)|The Wanderers]]''
|[[TVC 1404|1404]]-[[TVC 1408|1408]]
|[[10 November (releases)|10 November]] - [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 1978
|-
|''[[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]]''
|[[TVC 1409|1409]]-[[TVC 1415|1415]]
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] 1978 - [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
|-
|''Moon Exploration'' (''[[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]]'')
|[[TVC 1416|1416]]-[[TVC 1423|1423]]
|[[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] 1979
|-
| ''[[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]]''
| [[TVC 1424|1424]]-[[TVC 1430|1430]]
|[[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] 1979
|}
 
=== Back-up strips ===
[[File:Pick_of_the_Jokes_Doctor_Who_TVC_696.jpg|thumb|The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.]][[File:TV Terrors 9.jpg|thumb|The cast of ''TV Terror'' accidentally steal [[the TARDIS]].]][[File:TV Comic 798 Daleks.jpg|thumb|Two Daleks talk, in [[TVC|TV Comic 798]].]]
TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four times in "[[Pick of the Jokes]]" and once in ''[[TV Terrors (series)|TV Terrors]]''. One notable aspect was that these cameos appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained a license to use them from the [[Terry Nation]] Estate.
 
These comics are:
* [[TVC 696]]: In an [[Untitled (TVC 696 comic story)|untitled comic]], the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
* [[TVC 709]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'': An instalment of ''TV Terrors'' saw [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] trying to meet "Dr. Who" after watching him on television.
* [[TVC 740]]: In another [[Untitled (TVC 740 comic story)|untitled comic]], the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
* [[TVC 794]]: In an otherwise non-''Who'' strip, a child carries a small Dalek on a leash.
* [[TVC 798]]: In a third [[Untitled (TVC 798 comic story)|untitled strip]], two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "[[transistor]]s".


== Special Issues ==
== Special issues ==
* TV Comic Holiday 1965: "[[Prisoners of Gritog]]"
=== TV Comic Holiday Specials ===
* TV Comic Holiday 1966: "[[Guests of King Neptune]]" and "[[The Gaze of the Gorgon]]"
==== First Doctor ====
* TV Comic Holiday 1967: "[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]" and "[[Jungle Adventure]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1965]]
* TV Comic Holiday 1968: "[[Return of the Witches]]", "[[Doctor Who and the Daleks (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]", and "[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Gritog (comic story)|Prisoners of Gritog]]''
* TV Comic Holiday 1969: "[[The Champion]]" and "[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1966]]
* TV Comic Holiday 1970: "[[Assassin from Space]]" and "[[Undercover]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Guests of King Neptune (comic story)|Guests of King Neptune]]''
* TV Comic Holiday 1973: "[[The One Second Hour]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]''
* TV Comic Holiday 1974: "[[Signal S.O.S.]]"
 
* TV Comic Holiday 1975: "[[The Magic Box]]"
==== Second Doctor ====
* TV Comic Holiday 1976: "[[Which Way Out?]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967]]
* TV Comic Holiday 1977: "[[The Sky Warrior]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1966: "[[Prisoners of the Kleptons]]" and "[[The Caterpillar Men]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1967: "[[Deadly Vessel]]" and "[[Kingdom of the Animals]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968]]
* TV Comic Annual 1968: "[[Attack of the Daleks]]" and "[[Pursued by the Trods]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1969: "[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]" and "[[The Electrodes (comic story)|The Electrodes]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1970: "[[Death Race]]" and "[[Test Flight]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969]]
* TV Comic Annual 1971: "[[Castaway]]" and "[[Levitation]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1975: "[[Petrified]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''
* TV Comic Annual 1976: "[[Woden's Warriors]]"
 
* TV Comic Annual 1977: "[[The Tansbury Experiment]]"
==== Third Doctor ====
* TV Comic Annual 1978: "[[Master of the Blackhole]]" and "[[Jackals of Space]]"
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970]]
* TV Comic Annual 1979: "[[The Sea Devil]]" and "[[Milena (short story)|Milena]]"
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1973]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[The One Second Hour (short story)|The One Second Hour]]''
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1974]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Signal S.O.S. (short story)|Signal S.O.S.]]''
 
==== Fourth Doctor ====
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1975]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Magic Box (short story)|The Magic Box]]''
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1976]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Which Way Out? (short story)|Which Way Out?]]''
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1977]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sky Warrior (comic story)|The Sky Warrior]]''
* TV Comic Holiday Special 1978
** [[COMIC]]: [[The Unheard Voice (comic story)|The Unheard Voice]]
 
=== TV Comic Annuals ===
==== First Doctor ====
* [[TV Comic Annual 1966]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Caterpillar Men (comic story)|The Caterpillar Men]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1967]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Deadly Vessel (comic story)|Deadly Vessel]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kingdom of the Animals (comic story)|Kingdom of the Animals]]''
 
==== Second Doctor ====
* [[TV Comic Annual 1968]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1969]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Electrodes (comic story)|The Electrodes]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1970]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Test Flight (comic story)|Test Flight]]''
 
==== Third Doctor ====
* [[TV Comic Annual 1971]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Castaway (comic story)|Castaway]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1975]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Petrified (TVC comic story)|Petrified]]''
 
==== Fourth Doctor ====
* [[TV Comic Annual 1976]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1977]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1978]]
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Master of the Blackhole (short story)|Master of the Blackhole]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
* [[TV Comic Annual 1979]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Milena (short story)|Milena]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|tvcomic1.htm|TV Comic Strips - First Doctor}}
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* {{dwrefguide|tvcomic2.htm|TV Comic Strips - Second Doctor}}
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* {{dwrefguide|tvcomic3.htm|TV Comic Strips - Third Doctor}}
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* {{dwrefguide|tvcomic4.htm|TV Comic Strips - Fourth Doctor}}
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TV Comic was a weekly magazine published by Polystyle Publications, Ltd. in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Throughout the TV Comic strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "William Hartnell's Dr. Who".

The TV Comic strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included the Doctor's grandchildren, John and Gillian, as well as Arnold. As the comic rights to the Daleks were initially held by competing magazine TV Century 21, original villains called the Trods were used in their place. However, in 1967, the rights to use the Daleks were finally able to be acquired by TV Comic; and the Daleks were subsequently shown to massacre the Trods in The Trodos Ambush.

Nearly every comic story, save for On the Web Planet, was published unnamed during the first TV Comic run. Common titles for these stories were later invented in The Terrestrial Index.

From the years 1971 to 1973, new Doctor Who comics were instead printed in TV Comic's sister magazine, Countdown/TV Action. From this point forward, stories were published with titles.

Beginning with TVC 1386 in July 1978, old TV Comic Second and Third Doctor strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current Fourth Doctor's face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until TVC 1430 in 1979, when Polystyle opted not to renew their licence and the rights to Doctor Who comics moved to Marvel Comics UK's new magazine Doctor Who Weekly.

The TV Comic run of Doctor Who concluded with TVC 1430 on 11 May 1979.

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Klepton Parasites John Who and Gillian Who, Kleptons 674-683 9 November 1964-11 January 1965
The Therovian Quest John and Gillian 684-689 16 January - 22 February 1965
The Hijackers of Thrax 690-692 1 - 15 March 1965
On the Web Planet John and Gillian, Zarbi 693-698 22 March - 26 April 1965
The Gyros Injustice John and Gillian 699-704 3 May - 7 June 1965
Challenge of the Piper 705-709 14 June - 12 July 1965
Prisoners of Gritog Holiday Special
1965 		1 July 1965
Moon Landing 710-712 19 July - 2 August 1965
Time in Reverse 713-715 9 - 23 August 1965
Lizardworld 716-719 30 August - 20 September 1965
Prisoners of the Kleptons John and Gillian, Kleptons Annual 1966 1 September 1965
The Caterpillar Men John and Gillian
The Ordeals of Demeter 720-723 27 September - 18 October 1965
Enter: The Go-Ray 724-727 25 October - 15 November 1965
Shark Bait 728-731 22 November - 13 December 1965
A Christmas Story 732-735 20 December 1965 - 10 January 1966
The Didus Expedition 736-739 22 January - 12 February 1966
Space Station Z-7 740-743 19 February - 12 March 1966
Plague of the Black Scorpi 744-747 19 March - 9 April 1966
The Trodos Tyranny John and Gillian, Trods 748-752 16 April - 14 May 1966
The Secret of Gemino John and Gillian 753-757 21 May - 18 June 1966
The Haunted Planet 758-762 25 June - 23 July 1966
Guests of King Neptune Holiday Special
1966 		1 July 1966
The Gaze of the Gorgon
The Hunters of Zerox 763-767 30 July - 27 August 1966
Deadly Vessel Annual 1967 1 September 1966
Kingdom of the Animals
The Underwater Robot 768-771 3 - 24 September 1966
Return of the Trods John and Gillian, Trods 772-775 1 - 22 October 1966
The Galaxy Games John and Gillian 776-779 29 October - 19 November 1966
The Experimenters 780-783 26 November - 17 December 1966

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Extortioner John and Gillian 784-787 24 December 1966 - 14 January 1967
The Trodos Ambush John and Gillian, Trods, Daleks 788-791 21 January - 11 February 1967
The Doctor Strikes Back John and Gillian, Daleks 792-795 18 February - 11 March 1967
The Zombies John and Gillian 796-798 18 March - 1 April 1967
Master of Spiders 799-802 8 - 29 April 1967
The Exterminator John and Gillian, Daleks 803-806 6 - 27 May 1967
The Monsters from the Past John and Gillian 807-811 3 June - 1 July 1967
Barnabus Holiday Special
1967 		1 July 1967
Jungle Adventure John and Gillian, Daleks
The Tardis Worshippers John and Gillian 812-815 8 - 29 July 1967
Space War Two 816-819 5 - 26 August 1967
Attack of the Daleks John and Gillian, Daleks Annual 1968 1 September 1967
Pursued by the Trods John and Gillian, Trods
Egyptian Escapade John and Gillian 820-823 2 - 23 September 1967
The Coming of the Cybermen John and Gillian, Cybermen 824-827 30 September - 21 October 1967
The Faithful Rocket Pack John and Gillian 828-831 28 October - 18 November 1967
Flower Power John and Gillian, Cybermen 832-836 25 November - 23 December 1967
The Witches John and Gillian, Witch 837-841 30 December 1967 - 27 January 1968
Cyber-Mole John and Gillian, Cybermen 842-845 3 - 24 February 1968
The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas John and Gillian 846-849 2 - 23 March 1968
The Cyber Empire John and Gillian, Cybermen 850-853 30 March - 20 April 1968
The Dyrons John and Gillian 854-858 27 April - 25 May 1968
Dr. Who and the Space Pirates 859-863 1 - 29 June 1968
Return of the Witches John and Gillian, Witch Holiday Special
1968 		1 July 1968
Masquerade John and Gillian, Cybermen
Car of the Century John and Gillian 864-867 6 - 27 July 1968
The Jokers 868-871 3 - 23 August 1968
Invasion of the Quarks John and Gillian, Jamie McCrimmon, Quarks 872-876 31 August - 28 September 1968
The Time Museum John and Gillian, Cybermen, Trods Annual 1969 1 September 1968
The Electrodes John and Gillian
The Killer Wasps Jamie, Quarks 877-880 5 - 26 October 1968
Ice Cap Terror Jamie 881-884 2 - 23 November 1968
Jungle of Doom Jamie, Quarks 885-889 30 November - 28 December 1968
Father Time Jamie 890-893 4 - 25 January 1969
Martha the Mechanical Housemaid Jamie, Quarks 894-898 1 February - 1 March 1969
The Duellists Quarks 899-902 8 - 29 March 1969
Eskimo Joe Cybermen 903-906 5 - 26 April 1969
Peril at 60 Fathoms 907-910 3 - 24 May 1969
Operation Wurlitzer 911-915 31 May - 28 June 1969
The Champion Cybermen Holiday Special
1969 		1 July 1969
The Entertainer
Action in Exile 916-920 5 July - 2 August 1969
The Mark of Terror 921-924 9 - 30 August 1969
Death Race Quarks Annual 1970 1 September 1969
Test Flight Cybermen
The Brotherhood 925-928 6 - 27 September 1969
U.F.O. 929-933 4 October - 1 November 1969
The Night Walkers Time Lords 934-936 8 - 22 November 1969

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Arkwood Experiments The Brigadier 944-949 17 January - 21 February 1970
The Multi-Mobile 950-954 28 February - 28 March 1970
Insect 955-959 4 April - 2 May 1970
The Metal Eaters The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 960-964 9 May - 6 June 1970
The Fishmen of Carpantha 965-969 13 June - 11 July 1970
Assassin from Space Holiday Special
1970 		1 July 1970
Undercover The Brigadier
Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 970-976 18 July - 29 August 1970
Castaway The Brigadier Annual 1971 1 September 1970
Levitation
Doctor Who and the Robot 977-984 5 September - 24 October 1970
Trial of Fire 985-991 31 October - 12 December 1970
The Kingdom Builders 992-999 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971
After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.
It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.
Children of the Evil Eye Arnold 1133-1138 1 September - 6 October 1973
Nova 1139-1147 13 October - 8 December 1973
The Amateur 1148-1154 15 December 1973 - 26 January 1974
The Disintegrator Daleks 1155-1159 2 February - 2 March 1974
Is Anyone There? 1160-1169 9 March - 11 May 1974
Size Control 1170-1176 18 May - 29 June 1974
The Magician 1177-1183 6 July - 17 August 1974
The Metal-Eaters 1184-1190 24 August - 5 October 1974
Petrified Annual 1975 1 September 1974
Lords of the Ether 1191-1198 12 October - 30 November 1974
The Wanderers 1199-1203 7 December 1974 - 4 January 1975

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

From Issues 1292 to 1325, the Doctor Who comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.
Title Featuring Printed in Released
Death Flower Sarah Jane Smith 1204-1214 11 January - 22 March 1975
Return of the Daleks Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 1215-1222 29 March - 17 May 1975
The Wreckers Sarah Jane Smith 1223-1231 24 May - 19 July 1975
The Emperor's Spy 1232-1238 26 July - 6 September 1975
Woden's Warriors Annual 1976 1 September 1975
The Sinister Sea 1239-1244 13 September - 18 October 1975
The Space Ghost 1245-1250 25 October - 29 November 1975
The Dalek Revenge Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 1251-1258 6 December 1975 - 24 January 1976
Virus Sarah Jane Smith 1259-1265 31 January - 13 March 1976
Treasure Trail 1266-1272 20 March - 1 May 1976
Hubert's Folly 1273-1279 8 May - 19 June 1976
Counter-Rotation 1280-1286 26 June - 7 August 1976
Mind Snatch 1287-1290 14 August - 4 September 1976
The Tansbury Experiment Annual 1977 1 September 1976
The Hoaxers 1291 11 September 1976
The Mutant Strain 1292-1297 18 September - 23 October 1976
Double Trouble 1298-1304 30 October - 11 December 1976
Dredger 1305-1311 18 December 1976 - 29 January 1977
The False Planet Andric 1312-1317 5 February - 12 March 1977
The Fire Feeders 1318-1325 19 March - 7 May 1977
Kling Dynasty 1326-1333 14 May - 2 July 1977
The Sky Warrior Holiday Special 1977 1 July 1977
The Orb Leela 1334-1340 9 July - 20 August 1977
The Mutants 1341-1347 27 August - 8 October 1977
Jackals of Space Sarah Jane Smith Annual 1978 1 September 1977
The Devil's Mouth Leela 1348-1352 15 October - 12 November 1977
The Aqua-City 1353-1360 19 November 1977 - 7 January 1978
The Snow Devils 1361-1365 14 January - 11 February 1978
The Space Garden 1366-1370 18 February - 18 March 1978
The Eerie Manor 1371-1372 25 March - 1 April 1978
Guardian of the Tomb 1373-1379 8 April - 20 May 1978
The Image Makers 1380-1385 27 May - 1 July 1978
The Sea Devil Miss Young Annual 1979 1 September 1978
Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor
Doomcloud Joan Brown, Maxwell-Lennon Mighty Midget Doctor Who Comic
(included with TVC 1292) 		18 September 1976
The Duellists Quarks 1386-1389 7 - 28 July 1978
The Amateur 1390-1396 4 August - 15 September 1978
The Magician 1397-1403 22 September - 3 November 1978
The Wanderers 1404-1408 10 November - 8 December 1978
The Metal-Eaters 1409-1415 15 December 1978 - 26 January 1979
Moon Exploration (Lords of the Ether) 1416-1423 2 February - 23 March 1979
Size Control 1424-1430 30 March - 11 May 1979

Back-up strips[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.
The cast of TV Terror accidentally steal the TARDIS.
Two Daleks talk, in TV Comic 798.

TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four times in "Pick of the Jokes" and once in TV Terrors. One notable aspect was that these cameos appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained a license to use them from the Terry Nation Estate.

These comics are:

  • TVC 696: In an untitled comic, the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
  • TVC 709: TV Terrors: An instalment of TV Terrors saw Monica, Buttons, and Cuthbert trying to meet "Dr. Who" after watching him on television.
  • TVC 740: In another untitled comic, the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
  • TVC 794: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carries a small Dalek on a leash.
  • TVC 798: In a third untitled strip, two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "transistors".

Special issues[[edit] | [edit source]]

TV Comic Holiday Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

TV Comic Annuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

v • e
First Doctor TVC comic stories
Neville Main era
(November 1964 -
September 1965)
Weekly strip
Holiday stories
Annual stories
Pick of the Jokes
TV Terrors
Bill Mevin era
(September 1965 -
April 1966)
Weekly strip
Pick of the Jokes
John Canning era
(April 1966 -
December 1966)
Weekly strip
Holiday special
Annual
Canning's run on TVC continues until 1971,
with a second run 1975-1979.
v • e
Second Doctor TVC comic stories
1966
Weekly strip
1967
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
All stories feature John and Gillian.
1968
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
John and Gillian feature until Invasion of the Quarks, when they are replaced by Jamie.
1969
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
Jamie disappears after Martha the Mechanical Housemaid, leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor's exile begins in Action in Exile.
All weekly stories drawn by John Canning, continuing his creative run from the First Doctor in 1966 to the Third Doctor in 1971.
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
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