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|comic name= The Fabulous Idiot
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|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Back-up Comic Strip Stories]]
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|doctor= Not Applicable
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]]
|companions= Not Applicable
|main character= [[Ivan Asimoff]]
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|enemy=  
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|setting= [[Sigma (planet)|Sigma]]
|editor= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|editor= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|writer= [[Steve Parkhouse]]
|writer= Steve Parkhouse
|artist= [[Steve Parkhouse]] and [[Geoff Senior]]
|artist= [[Steve Parkhouse]], [[Geoff Senior]]
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|lettering= No credit given
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|publication_title= [[DWMS Summer 1982|Doctor Who Summer 1982]]
|publication= [[DWMS Summer 1982]]
|publication_dates= [[1982]]
|release date= 1982
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|format= B&W 1 parts / 4 pages
|format = Comic - 1 part (4 pages) - B&W
|previous story= [[Fires Down Below]]
|parts=1|pages=4|bw=1
|next story= [[A Ship Called Sudden Death]]
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'''''The Fabulous Idiot''''' was a comic story released in ''[[DWMS Summer 1982]]''.


==Summary==
== Summary ==
At home in a small city on the tiny planet of Sigma, Dr Ivan Asimoff sits in his room writing one of his science fiction stories. Caught up in his 'adventures' he faints when he opens the door and is faced with a life size alien being, delivered as the new cover illustration for his book from his artist.
At home in a small city on the tiny planet of Sigma, Dr. Ivan Asimoff sits in his room writing one of his science-fiction stories. Caught up in his "adventures", he faints when he opens the door and is faced with a life-size alien being, delivered as the new cover illustration for his book from his artist.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
: [[Dr Ivan Asimoff]]
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==Original Print Details <br> (Publication with page count and closing captions)==
== Characters ==
# [[DWMS Summer 1982|Doctor Who Summer Special 1982]] (4) The End
* Dr. [[Ivan Asimoff]]
* [[Asimoff's aunty]]
* [[Asimoff's cover artist]]


==Reprints==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[Doctor Who (USA) Issue 14|DWUS Issue 14]].
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==Notes==
== Notes ==
* The Fabulous Idiot is presented along with another new story featuring the [[Free-Fall Warriors]] (who both first appeared in the Doctor Who comic strip stories featured in DWM issues 56 & 57 "[[The Free-Fall Warriors]]"), in the [[DWMS Summer 1982]].
* ''The Fabulous Idiot'' is presented along with another new story featuring the [[Freefall Warriors]] (both first appeared in the DWM comic story ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors]]'').
*Other appearances of Dr Ivan Asimoff include:
* Asimoff's aunt, who is mentioned briefly in ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors]]'', is seen for the first and only time — but she is only referred to by Asimoff as "Aunty" and never given a name.
::: [[The Free-Fall Warriors]] (DWM 56 & 57)
::: [[Polly the Glot]] ( DWM 95 to 97)
::: (Reprinted in the [[Voyager (graphic novel)|Voyager graphic novel]])


==References==
=== Original print details ===
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:Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWMS Summer 1982|Doctor Who Summer Special 1982]] (4) The End


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
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==External Links==
[[Category:DWM backup comic stories]]
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[[Category:1982 comic stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine comics stories]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Latest revision as of 03:14, 13 March 2024

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The Fabulous Idiot was a comic story released in DWMS Summer 1982.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

At home in a small city on the tiny planet of Sigma, Dr. Ivan Asimoff sits in his room writing one of his science-fiction stories. Caught up in his "adventures", he faints when he opens the door and is faced with a life-size alien being, delivered as the new cover illustration for his book from his artist.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Fabulous Idiot is presented along with another new story featuring the Freefall Warriors (both first appeared in the DWM comic story The Free-Fall Warriors).
  • Asimoff's aunt, who is mentioned briefly in The Free-Fall Warriors, is seen for the first and only time — but she is only referred to by Asimoff as "Aunty" and never given a name.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. Doctor Who Summer Special 1982 (4) The End

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added