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|image = Daak Dalek Killer Taiyin is Dead.jpg | |||
|image=Daak Dalek Killer Taiyin is Dead.jpg | |series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]] | |main character = [[Abslom Daak]] | ||
|main character= [[Abslom Daak]] | |featuring = [[Taiyin]] | ||
|featuring= [[Taiyin]] | |enemy = [[Command-Dalek]] | ||
|enemy= [[Dalek]] | |setting = [[Mazam]], [[26th century]] | ||
|setting= [[ | |editor = [[Dez Skinn]] | ||
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]] | |writer = Steve Moore | ||
|writer= | |artist = [[Steve Dillon]] | ||
|artist= [[Steve Dillon]] | |colourist = | ||
|colourist= | |letterer = | ||
|letterer= | |||
|publication= [[Doctor Who Weekly]] [[DWM 17|17]]-[[DWM 20|20]] | |publication= [[Doctor Who Weekly]] [[DWM 17|17]]-[[DWM 20|20]] | ||
| | |reprint = DW84 6 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |reprint2 = DW84 7 | ||
|format= B&W 4 parts / 16 pages | |reprint3 = DW84 8 | ||
|prev= Deathworld (comic story) | |reprint4 = DWMS Summer 1981 | ||
|next= Twilight of the Silurians (comic story) | |reprint5 = Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel) | ||
|reprint6 = Nemesis of the Daleks (graphic novel) | |||
|reprint7 = Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection | |||
|release date= 31 January - 21 February 1980 | |||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |||
|format = B&W 4 parts / 16 pages | |||
|prev = Deathworld (comic story) | |||
|next = Twilight of the Silurians (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in [[Doctor Who Weekly]] Issues [[DWM 17|17]]-[[DWM 20|20]]. | '''''Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in [[Doctor Who Weekly]] Issues [[DWM 17|17]]-[[DWM 20|20]]. | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Hardened criminal [[Abslom Daak]] chooses a suicide mission as a [[Dalek Killer]] as an alternative to [[vapourisation]]. Daak survives transmission through space and arrives on the newly-colonised [[Dalek]] world of [[Mazam]] where the puppet ruler, Princess [[Taiyin]], is about to be exterminated by her masters. Daak rescues her and together they make their escape from the palace and launch an attack on the Dalek base nearby. The attack is successful, but a stray Dalek survivor manages to kill Taiyin while Daak holds her in his arm. Half-crazed with grief, Daak swears to revenge himself on "every damned stinking Dalek in [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]]!" | Hardened criminal [[Abslom Daak]] chooses a suicide mission as a [[Dalek Killer]] as an alternative to [[vapourisation]]. Daak survives transmission through space and arrives on the newly-colonised [[Dalek]] world of [[Mazam]] where the puppet ruler, Princess [[Taiyin]], is about to be exterminated by her masters. Daak rescues her and together they make their escape from the palace and launch an attack on the Dalek base nearby. The attack is successful, but a stray Dalek survivor manages to kill Taiyin while Daak holds her in his arm. Half-crazed with grief, Daak swears to revenge himself on "every damned stinking Dalek in [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]]!" | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Abslom Daak]] | * [[Abslom Daak]] | ||
* Princess [[Taiyin]] | * Princess [[Taiyin]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Command-Dalek]] | ||
* [[J-17]] | * [[J-17]] | ||
* [[Cuddles (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Cuddles]] | * [[Cuddles (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Cuddles]] | ||
* [[Judge (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Judge]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[ | * [[Curtis Henry Foobl]] is placed on trial, charged with eating the [[Vegan ambassador]]. | ||
* Taiyin reminds Daak of [[Selene (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Selene]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * ''Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer'' was originally introduced by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
* Part Four is wrongly captioned as Part Three in [[DWM 20]] | ** In the 1985 reprint, the Fourth Doctor was replaced with narration text. The logo is also changed. | ||
** In the 1990 reprint, the Fourth Doctor was replaced with the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
* Part Four is wrongly captioned as Part Three in [[DWM 20]]. | |||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
# [[DWM 17]] | # [[DWM 17]] (4) End of Episode One. | ||
# [[DWM 18]] | # [[DWM 18]] (4) End of Episode Two. | ||
# [[DWM 19]] | # [[DWM 19]] (4) End of Instalment 3. | ||
# [[DWM 20]] | # [[DWM 20]] (4) Next Week: Twilight of the Silurians! | ||
=== Reprints === | === Reprints === | ||
* | [[File:Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer 1980, 1985, 1990.jpg|thumb|Comparison between 1980, 1985, and 1990 versions]] | ||
* | * [[DW84 6]]-[[DW84 8|8]] in 1985 (colourised reprint) | ||
* | * [[DWMS Summer 1983]] | ||
* | * ''[[Captain Britain (1985)|Captain Britain]]'' #[[CB 1|1]]-[[CB 4|4]] in 1985 | ||
* ''[[Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel)|Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer]]'' in 1990 | |||
* ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (graphic novel)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' in 2013 | |||
* ''[[Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection]]'' in 2022 | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Daleks travel in space individually. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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{{Dalek comic stories}} | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]] | ||
[[Category:1980 comic stories]] | [[Category:1980 comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 21 March 2024
Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer was a backup comic story published in Doctor Who Weekly Issues 17-20.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hardened criminal Abslom Daak chooses a suicide mission as a Dalek Killer as an alternative to vapourisation. Daak survives transmission through space and arrives on the newly-colonised Dalek world of Mazam where the puppet ruler, Princess Taiyin, is about to be exterminated by her masters. Daak rescues her and together they make their escape from the palace and launch an attack on the Dalek base nearby. The attack is successful, but a stray Dalek survivor manages to kill Taiyin while Daak holds her in his arm. Half-crazed with grief, Daak swears to revenge himself on "every damned stinking Dalek in the galaxy!"
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Abslom Daak
- Princess Taiyin
- Command-Dalek
- J-17
- Cuddles
- Judge
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Curtis Henry Foobl is placed on trial, charged with eating the Vegan ambassador.
- Taiyin reminds Daak of Selene.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer was originally introduced by the Fourth Doctor.
- In the 1985 reprint, the Fourth Doctor was replaced with narration text. The logo is also changed.
- In the 1990 reprint, the Fourth Doctor was replaced with the Seventh Doctor.
- Part Four is wrongly captioned as Part Three in DWM 20.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 17 (4) End of Episode One.
- DWM 18 (4) End of Episode Two.
- DWM 19 (4) End of Instalment 3.
- DWM 20 (4) Next Week: Twilight of the Silurians!
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DW84 6-8 in 1985 (colourised reprint)
- DWMS Summer 1983
- Captain Britain #1-4 in 1985
- Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer in 1990
- Nemesis of the Daleks in 2013
- Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection in 2022
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks travel in space individually. (COMIC: Invasion of the Daleks)
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