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|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
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|enemy= [[Zeros | |enemy= [[Zeros Niken]] | ||
|setting= | |setting= [[Spacecraft (The Wanderers)|Spacecraft]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Gerry Haylock | ||
|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]] | |artist= [[Gerry Haylock]] | ||
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1199-1203 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1199-1203 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 7 December 1974 - 4 January 1975 | ||
|4print=''[[TV Comic]]'' 1404-1408 | |4print = ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1404-1408 | ||
|4date= [[10 November (releases)|10 November]] [[1978]] - [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[1978]] | |4date= [[10 November (releases)|10 November]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]] - [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]] | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|epcount = 5 | |||
|prev= Lords of the Ether (comic story) | |prev= Lords of the Ether (comic story) | ||
|next= Death Flower (comic story) | |next= Death Flower (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Wanderers''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Third Doctor]], which was later reprinted as a [[Fourth Doctor]] adventure. | |||
== Summary == | |||
[[Morun]] and [[Alto]] are the last survivors of the crew of a giant space ship. In their charge is the whole of the [[Thusion]] race, in [[suspended animation]]. Despairing of ever finding an uninhabited world to settle on, the dying Morun revives a young man, [[Zeros Niken|Zeros]], from his long sleep. However, Zeros does not share Morun and Alto's qualms about subjugating the primitive race of a nearby world. When [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] arrives, he saves Alto from death at Zeros's hands and tries to use [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to move the Thusion ship to another, more hospitable galaxy. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]]/[[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] / [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Morun]] | * [[Morun]] | ||
* [[Alto]] | * [[Alto]] | ||
* [[Zeros | * [[Zeros Niken]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was the very last | * This was the very last continuous [[Third Doctor]] comic strip published within his era, with the very last words being the Doctor's thoughts as he leaves for Earth: ''"Am I going to be allowed back to Earth yet. I wonder...?"'' | ||
* The strip's title frame featured only the title ''The Wanderers'' plus an illustration of the Doctor, without the words ''Dr. Who''. | |||
=== Original print details === | |||
:(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 1199 (2 pages) [No closing caption] | |||
* TVC 1200 (2 pages) Next week: hunter becomes hunted | |||
* TVC 1201 (2 pages) Next week: a struggle for survival! | |||
* TVC 1202 (2 pages) Next week: the final journey | |||
* TVC 1203 (2 pages) More drama with the Doctor next week. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * When the Doctor finds that the controls of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] are jammed, he thinks the [[Time Lord]]s might be punishing him for his part in the lunar affair. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 5 February 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.
The Wanderers was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor, which was later reprinted as a Fourth Doctor adventure.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Morun and Alto are the last survivors of the crew of a giant space ship. In their charge is the whole of the Thusion race, in suspended animation. Despairing of ever finding an uninhabited world to settle on, the dying Morun revives a young man, Zeros, from his long sleep. However, Zeros does not share Morun and Alto's qualms about subjugating the primitive race of a nearby world. When the Doctor arrives, he saves Alto from death at Zeros's hands and tries to use the TARDIS to move the Thusion ship to another, more hospitable galaxy.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was the very last continuous Third Doctor comic strip published within his era, with the very last words being the Doctor's thoughts as he leaves for Earth: "Am I going to be allowed back to Earth yet. I wonder...?"
- The strip's title frame featured only the title The Wanderers plus an illustration of the Doctor, without the words Dr. Who.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 1199 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
- TVC 1200 (2 pages) Next week: hunter becomes hunted
- TVC 1201 (2 pages) Next week: a struggle for survival!
- TVC 1202 (2 pages) Next week: the final journey
- TVC 1203 (2 pages) More drama with the Doctor next week.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When the Doctor finds that the controls of his TARDIS are jammed, he thinks the Time Lords might be punishing him for his part in the lunar affair. (COMIC: Lords of the Ether)
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