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comic name= Junkyard Demon |
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Fourth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
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doctor= [[Fourth Doctor]]|
|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
companions= |
|number in range = 16
enemy= [[Cyberman|The Cybermen]] |
|image= DWM 508 Junkyard Deamon Sleeping Cyberman.jpg
year= |
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
writer= [[Steve Parkhouse]]|
|doctor= Fourth Doctor
artist= [[Mike McMahon]] / [[Adolfo Buylla]]|
|companions=  
editor=|
|enemy= [[Cyberman (Junk-Yard Demon)|CyberMondan]]  
colourist=|
|setting=
lettering=|
|writer= Steve Parkhouse
publication title= [[Doctor Who Monthly]] [[DWM Issue 58|58]]-[[DWM Issue 59|59]]|
|artist= [[Mike McMahon]] / [[Adolfo Buylla]]
publication dates= [[November]] - [[December]] [[1981]]|
|editor=
publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|
|colourist=
format= Comic - 2 parts|
|letterer=
previous story= [[The Free-Fall Warriors]]|
|publication= [[DWM 58]]-[[DWM 59|59]]
next story= [[The Neutron Knights]]|
|release date= 8 October - 12 November 1981
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|reprint=DW84 13
|reprint2=Dragon's Claw (graphic novel)
|reprint3=DWCS2 4
|reprint4=Doctor Who Classics Volume 4
|reprint5=Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 2
|reprint6=Cybermen: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection
|format= Comic
|prev= Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)
|next= The Neutron Knights (comic story)
|series2 = Junk-Yard Demon duology
|next2=Junk-Yard Demon II (comic story)
|epcount = 2
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'''''Junk-Yard Demon''''' was a [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip released in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


==Summary==
== Summary ==
While [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] meditates, the free-floating [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is scooped up by a junk-collecting spaceship ''Drifter'', piloted by scrap merchants Flotsam and Jetsam and their windmill-powered robot Dutch, who tries unsuccessfully to break down the TARDIS for scrap.  The Doctor is awakened by the noise of Dutch's drill and emerges somewhat peeved at the disturbance, but is even more annoyed to find a dormant Cyberman amongst their collection of galactic scrap.  Flotsam and Jetsam have a lucrative side business collecting inert Cybermen, reprogramming them and selling them as butlers.  The Doctor accidentally re-activates the Cyberman, who then steals the TARDIS with Jetsam inside.  As the Doctor, Flotsam and Dutch track the TARDIS in the ''Drifter'', the Cyberman pilots the TARDIS to remote planet [[AS4]], at the site of the wrecked command ship of a long-lost Cyberfleet.  The Cyberman orders Jetsam to restore his long-inactive leader [[Zogron]] to function, with the ambition of rebuilding a Cyber-army that would rule Time and Space via the TARDIS.  Jetsam does what he does best, reactivating Zogron who then infuriates the Cyberman by offering him a before-dinner sherry.  ''The Drifter'' lands nearby, and Dutch destroys the Cyberman by coating it in quick-setting polymer paint.  As Flotsam and Jetsam eagerly ponder the plunder available in the wrecked Cyberships, the Doctor leaves in the TARDIS, hoping they never find any [[Dalek|Daleks]]...
Interstellar scrap dealers have a lucrative business reprogramming dormant [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] into domestic servants, until one prematurely awakens and steals [[the Doctor's TARDIS]].


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*The [[Fourth Doctor]]
[[File:Junkyarddemon01.jpg|thumb|left|The Junk-Yard Demon]]
*[[Flotsam]] and [[Jetsam (Junkyard Demon)|Jetsam]], two galactic scrap merchants
While the [[Fourth Doctor]] meditates, the free-floating [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is scooped up by a junk-collecting spaceship, ''[[Drifter]]'', piloted by scrap merchants Flotsam and Jetsam and their windmill-powered robot, Dutch, who tries unsuccessfully to break down the TARDIS for scrap. The Doctor is woken by the noise of a drill and emerges peeved at the disturbance, and annoyed to find a dormant [[Cyberman]] amongst their collection of galactic scrap.
*[[Dutch]], their robot with a windmill-powered brain
*A [[Cyberman]]
*[[Zogron]], an inactive [[Cyberleader]]


==References==
Flotsam and Jetsam have a lucrative side business collecting inert Cybermen, reprogramming them and selling them as butlers to rich folk all over the galaxy. The Doctor accidentally re-activates the Cyberman, who steals the TARDIS with Jetsam inside. As the Doctor, Flotsam and Dutch track the TARDIS in the ''Drifter'', the Cyberman pilots the TARDIS to remote planet [[AS4]], at the site of the wrecked command ship of a long-lost Cyberfleet.
*The Cyberman is drawn with a combination of design elements from their first televised appearances, with the headpiece and flexible face from [[The Tenth Planet]] and the chest unit and sleeve hosing from [[The Moonbase]] and [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]].
*The Doctor wears his burgundy-hued outfit from [[Season 18]].


==Notes==
The Cyberman orders Jetsam to restore his long-inactive leader [[Zogron]] to function, with the ambition of rebuilding a Cyber-army that would rule time and space via the TARDIS. Jetsam does what he does best, reactivating Zogron, who then infuriates the Cyberman by offering him either a before-dinner sherry or a gin and tonic. The ''Drifter'' lands nearby, and Dutch destroys the Cyberman by coating it in quick-setting polymer paint. As Flotsam and Jetsam eagerly ponder the plunder available in the wrecked Cyberships, the Doctor leaves in the TARDIS, hoping they never find any [[Dalek]]s...
*Reprinted in Marvel [[Doctor Who Comics]] #13 with [[Yonder... The Yeti]]


==Continuity==
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Arrold Flotsam]]
* [[Halbert Jetsam]]
* [[Dutch (Junk-Yard Demon)|Dutch]]
* [[Cyberman (Junk-Yard Demon)|Cyberman]]
* [[Zogron]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Cyberman has the ability to absorb blasts of [[energy weapon]]s and re-direct them back at the attacker.
 
== Notes ==
* The Cyberman is drawn with a combination of design elements from their first televised appearances, with the headpiece and flexible face from ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' and the chest unit and sleeve hosing from ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' and ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''.
 
===  Original print details ===
::(Publication with page count and closing captions)
# [[DWM 58]] (8 pages) To Be Continued!
# [[DWM 59]] (8 pages) The End.
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
== External links ==
*{{dwrefguide|comic4.htm#junkyard|Junkyard Demon}}
{{dwrefguide|comic4.htm#junkyard|Junk-Yard Demon}}
{{Fourth Doctor DWM comics}}
{{Cyberman stories}}
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[[Category:1981 comic stories]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor Doctor Who Magazine comics stories]]
[[Category:Cyberman comic stories]]
[[Category:Two part comics]]

Latest revision as of 03:11, 13 March 2024

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Junk-Yard Demon was a Fourth Doctor comic strip released in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interstellar scrap dealers have a lucrative business reprogramming dormant Cybermen into domestic servants, until one prematurely awakens and steals the Doctor's TARDIS.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Junk-Yard Demon

While the Fourth Doctor meditates, the free-floating TARDIS is scooped up by a junk-collecting spaceship, Drifter, piloted by scrap merchants Flotsam and Jetsam and their windmill-powered robot, Dutch, who tries unsuccessfully to break down the TARDIS for scrap. The Doctor is woken by the noise of a drill and emerges peeved at the disturbance, and annoyed to find a dormant Cyberman amongst their collection of galactic scrap.

Flotsam and Jetsam have a lucrative side business collecting inert Cybermen, reprogramming them and selling them as butlers to rich folk all over the galaxy. The Doctor accidentally re-activates the Cyberman, who steals the TARDIS with Jetsam inside. As the Doctor, Flotsam and Dutch track the TARDIS in the Drifter, the Cyberman pilots the TARDIS to remote planet AS4, at the site of the wrecked command ship of a long-lost Cyberfleet.

The Cyberman orders Jetsam to restore his long-inactive leader Zogron to function, with the ambition of rebuilding a Cyber-army that would rule time and space via the TARDIS. Jetsam does what he does best, reactivating Zogron, who then infuriates the Cyberman by offering him either a before-dinner sherry or a gin and tonic. The Drifter lands nearby, and Dutch destroys the Cyberman by coating it in quick-setting polymer paint. As Flotsam and Jetsam eagerly ponder the plunder available in the wrecked Cyberships, the Doctor leaves in the TARDIS, hoping they never find any Daleks...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Cyberman has the ability to absorb blasts of energy weapons and re-direct them back at the attacker.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  1. DWM 58 (8 pages) To Be Continued!
  2. DWM 59 (8 pages) The End.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]