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|series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | ||
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|enemy= | |enemy= | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[1970s]], an alien craft | |setting= [[England]], [[1970s]], an alien craft | ||
|writer= | |writer= Dennis Hooper | ||
|artist=[[Gerry Haylock]] | |artist = [[Gerry Haylock]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 125-129 | |publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 125-129 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 7 July - 4 August 1973 | ||
|publisher= Polystyle | |publisher= Polystyle | ||
|reprint = | |reprint = DWCC 27 | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|epcount = 5 | |||
|prev= The Spoilers (comic story) | |prev= The Spoilers (comic story) | ||
|next= The Unheard Voice (comic story) | |next= The Unheard Voice (comic story) | ||
}}'''''The Vortex''''' was the penultimate ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in the pages of ''[[TV Action]]''. | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''The Vortex''''' was the penultimate ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in the pages of ''[[TV Action]]''. A full-colour, painted strip, it followed a kind of [[Polystyle]] convention of pairing the [[Third Doctor]] with a temporary, juvenile male [[companion]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A tornado in space whisks the | A tornado in space whisks [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] and his new friend [[Tom Phipps|Tom]] inside a vast biological [[computer]], that is collecting specimens of different life-forms as it travels through space. Passing several intelligence tests and duping their captor, the Doctor and Tom attempt to return Earth by reversing the vessel's programming. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Vicar (The Vortex)|Vicar]] | * [[Vicar (The Vortex)|Vicar]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Third Doctor's penchant for solving problems by "reversing" something is alive and well in this story. | * The Third Doctor's penchant for solving problems by "reversing" something is alive and well in this story. Here, he doesn't quite "reverse the polarity", but he does "find the programming bank and reverse its order". | ||
* The story gives [[Bessie]] an explicit new power. | * The story gives [[Bessie]] an explicit new power. At one point the Doctor is seen to turn on Bessie's "[[increased gravity stabiliser|increased gravity stabliser]]", something the Doctor says will resist the force of a [[tornado]]. | ||
* Tom's father is called "Brian" in part one, but "John" in part two. | * Tom's father is called "Brian" in part one, but "John" in part two. | ||
* [[Bessie]] is called "Betsy", a common [[Polystyle]] error. | * [[Bessie]] is called "Betsy", a common [[Polystyle]] error. | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVA 125 (2 pages) The Doctor becomes a willing victim — next week! | |||
* TVA 126 (2 pages) Sucked into a vortex of time—next week! | |||
* TVA 127 (2 pages) Next week, a strange meeting...! | |||
* TVA 128 (2 pages) Next week— escape into a living organism! | |||
* TVA 129 (2 pages) THE DOCTOR RETURNS SOON! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | {{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Five part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 5 February 2024
The Vortex was the penultimate Doctor Who story in the pages of TV Action. A full-colour, painted strip, it followed a kind of Polystyle convention of pairing the Third Doctor with a temporary, juvenile male companion.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A tornado in space whisks the Doctor and his new friend Tom inside a vast biological computer, that is collecting specimens of different life-forms as it travels through space. Passing several intelligence tests and duping their captor, the Doctor and Tom attempt to return Earth by reversing the vessel's programming.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Third Doctor's penchant for solving problems by "reversing" something is alive and well in this story. Here, he doesn't quite "reverse the polarity", but he does "find the programming bank and reverse its order".
- The story gives Bessie an explicit new power. At one point the Doctor is seen to turn on Bessie's "increased gravity stabliser", something the Doctor says will resist the force of a tornado.
- Tom's father is called "Brian" in part one, but "John" in part two.
- Bessie is called "Betsy", a common Polystyle error.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVA 125 (2 pages) The Doctor becomes a willing victim — next week!
- TVA 126 (2 pages) Sucked into a vortex of time—next week!
- TVA 127 (2 pages) Next week, a strange meeting...!
- TVA 128 (2 pages) Next week— escape into a living organism!
- TVA 129 (2 pages) THE DOCTOR RETURNS SOON!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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