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|image= The Arkwood Experiments TVC Ten Year Old Takeover.jpg | |image= The Arkwood Experiments TVC Ten Year Old Takeover.jpg | ||
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | ||
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|enemy= [[Cedric Mathews]] | |enemy= [[Cedric Mathews]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], the [[1970s]] | |setting= [[England]], the [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Roger Noel Cook | ||
|artist= [[John Canning]] | |artist= [[John Canning]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[TVC 944|944]]-[[TVC 949|949]] | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[TVC 944|944]]-[[TVC 949|949]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 17 January - 21 February 1970 | ||
|reprint= | |reprint = DWCC 4 | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic - 6 parts (12 pages) | |format= Comic - 6 parts (12 pages) | ||
|prev= The Night Walkers (comic story) | |prev= The Night Walkers (comic story) | ||
|next= The Multi-Mobile (comic story) | |next= The Multi-Mobile (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Arkwood Experiments''''' was the comic debut of the [[Third Doctor]], [[UNIT]] and [[ | '''''The Arkwood Experiments''''' was the comic debut of the [[Third Doctor]], [[UNIT]] and [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. It followed the first major break in ''Doctor Who'' comic strip history — a nearly two month gap since [[The Night Walkers (comic story)|the Second Doctor's swansong]]. The hiatus somewhat mirrored the unusually long seven month gap between [[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 6]] and [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 7]] on television. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
When normally peaceful [[animal]]s at a [[Zoo (The Arkwood Experiments)|zoo]] become violent, the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] find that [[Cedric Mathews]], a pupil at [[Arkwood Private School|a nearby school]], has created [[change drug|a drug]] which enhances aggression. Mathews infects all of the children at the school with the drug, and the Doctor and the Brigadier must stop the group of violent children before they reach a nearby village. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Cedric Mathews]] | * [[Cedric Mathews]] | ||
* [[Keeper (The Arkwood Experiments)|Keeper]] | * [[Keeper (The Arkwood Experiments)|Keeper]] | ||
* [[Headmaster (The Arkwood Experiments)|Headmaster]] | |||
* [[Thompson (The Arkwood Experiments)|Thompson]] | * [[Thompson (The Arkwood Experiments)|Thompson]] | ||
* [[Swithers (The Arkwood Experiments)|Swithers]] | * [[Swithers (The Arkwood Experiments)|Swithers]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * Among [[Zoo (The Arkwood Experiments)|the zoo]] animals affected by Cedric's drug are [[parrot]]s, [[penguin]]s, a [[gazelle]], a [[panther]], and [[Lion (The Arkwood Experiments)|a lion]]. | ||
* The Doctor remembers an event in a far-off [[galaxy]] where a herd of rampaging [[Creature (The Arkwood Experiments)|creatures]] came out of a [[volcano]]. | |||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] has [[TARDIS laboratory|a lab]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The first | * The first word spoken by the [[Third Doctor]] in his comic book tenure is; ''"What?"'' It is said in response to the Brigadier asking him to meet him at the zoo. | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
:(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 944 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who and the Brigadier escape the frenzied parrots ? See next week ! | |||
* TVC 945 (2 pages) Next week the takeover of the ten-year-olds begins ! | |||
* TVC 946 (2 pages) Next week: Wild ten-year-olds on the rampage ! | |||
* TVC 947 (2 pages) [No closing caption] | |||
* TVC 948 (2 pages) Next week the savage ten-year-olds attack the village ! | |||
* TVC 949 (2 pages) A new all-action adventure with Dr. Who starts next week : [[The Multi-Mobile (comic story)|The Multi-Mobile]] ! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor has attached himself to [[UNIT]] after being [[Second Doctor's change of appearance|forced into a new body]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) by [[animated scarecrow (The Night Walkers)|animated scarecrows]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Night Walkers (comic story)}}) in accordance with the [[Time Lord]]s' verdict on him breaching their [[non-interference policy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)|The War Games}}) | |||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
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[[Category:1970 comic stories]] | [[Category:1970 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | [[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Six part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 22 April 2024
The Arkwood Experiments was the comic debut of the Third Doctor, UNIT and Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. It followed the first major break in Doctor Who comic strip history — a nearly two month gap since the Second Doctor's swansong. The hiatus somewhat mirrored the unusually long seven month gap between season 6 and season 7 on television.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When normally peaceful animals at a zoo become violent, the Third Doctor and the Brigadier find that Cedric Mathews, a pupil at a nearby school, has created a drug which enhances aggression. Mathews infects all of the children at the school with the drug, and the Doctor and the Brigadier must stop the group of violent children before they reach a nearby village.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Among the zoo animals affected by Cedric's drug are parrots, penguins, a gazelle, a panther, and a lion.
- The Doctor remembers an event in a far-off galaxy where a herd of rampaging creatures came out of a volcano.
- The Doctor's TARDIS has a lab.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The first word spoken by the Third Doctor in his comic book tenure is; "What?" It is said in response to the Brigadier asking him to meet him at the zoo.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 944 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who and the Brigadier escape the frenzied parrots ? See next week !
- TVC 945 (2 pages) Next week the takeover of the ten-year-olds begins !
- TVC 946 (2 pages) Next week: Wild ten-year-olds on the rampage !
- TVC 947 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
- TVC 948 (2 pages) Next week the savage ten-year-olds attack the village !
- TVC 949 (2 pages) A new all-action adventure with Dr. Who starts next week : The Multi-Mobile !
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has attached himself to UNIT after being forced into a new body (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"]) by animated scarecrows, (COMIC: The Night Walkers [+]Loading...["The Night Walkers (comic story)"]) in accordance with the Time Lords' verdict on him breaching their non-interference policy. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)","The War Games"])
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