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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|name = ''Doctor Who?'' | |name = ''Doctor Who?'' | ||
|image = | |image = Doctor Who DWM 72.jpg | ||
|number = 9 | |number = 9 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Nyssa]] | ||
|featuring = [[John and Gillian]] | |featuring = [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]] | ||
|setting = [[TV Comic Land]] | |setting = [[TV Comic Land]] | ||
|writer = [[Tim Quinn]] | |writer = [[Tim Quinn]] | ||
|artist = [[Dicky Howett]] | |artist = [[Dicky Howett]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 72]] | |publication = [[DWM 72]] | ||
| | |cover date = [[January (releases)|January]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | ||
|reprint = It's Even Bigger on the Inside | |||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]'' stories | |series = ''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]'' stories | ||
|prev = Doctor Who? (DWM 71 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? | |prev = Doctor Who? (DWM 71 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? | ||
|next = Doctor Who? (DWM 73 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? | |next = Doctor Who? (DWM 73 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ninth | The ninth instalment of '''''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]''''' was printed in [[DWM 72]] with a cover date of [[January (releases)|January]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] travel to a [[TV Comic Land|terrible land]] where they meet some | The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] travel to a [[TV Comic Land|terrible land]] where they meet some familiar faces. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Nyssa]] | * [[Nyssa]] | ||
* [[John | * [[John Who]] | ||
* [[Gillian Who]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor calls [[TV Comic Land]] "more ghastly than [[Skaro]], twice as horrendous as [[Vortis]] and ten times more terrible than [[E-Space]]". | * The Doctor calls [[TV Comic Land]] "more ghastly than [[Skaro]], twice as horrendous as [[Vortis]] and ten times more terrible than [[E-Space]]". | ||
* The Doctor calls [[John and Gillian]] his "so-called" [[grandchild]]ren and dislikes when they call him "[[ | * The Doctor calls [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] his "so-called" [[grandchild]]ren and dislikes when they call him "[[Aliases of the Doctor|Doctor Who]]". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor's dislike for [[TV Comic Land]] and the way that he is addressed whilst there is a reference to what the [[First Doctor]] was often called in early expanded media, especially in the pages of ''[[TV Comic]]''. Additionally, it was | * The Doctor's dislike for [[TV Comic Land]] and the way that he is addressed whilst there is a reference to what the [[First Doctor]] was often called in early expanded media, especially in the pages of ''[[TV Comic]]''. Additionally, it was Fifth Doctor actor [[Peter Davison]] who insisted the character be credited on-screen as "[[The Doctor]]" rather than "Doctor Who". | ||
* With the appearances of | * With the appearances of Nyssa and John and Gillian, this marked the first story in the ''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]'' series to feature any of the Doctor's [[companion]]s. This was the latter's first appearances in any media since their departures as regular companions in ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]'' in 1968. | ||
* This was the tenth ''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]'' strip drawn by [[Dicky Howett]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 6 April 2024
The ninth instalment of Doctor Who? was printed in DWM 72 with a cover date of January 1983.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa travel to a terrible land where they meet some familiar faces.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor calls TV Comic Land "more ghastly than Skaro, twice as horrendous as Vortis and ten times more terrible than E-Space".
- The Doctor calls John and Gillian his "so-called" grandchildren and dislikes when they call him "Doctor Who".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor's dislike for TV Comic Land and the way that he is addressed whilst there is a reference to what the First Doctor was often called in early expanded media, especially in the pages of TV Comic. Additionally, it was Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison who insisted the character be credited on-screen as "The Doctor" rather than "Doctor Who".
- With the appearances of Nyssa and John and Gillian, this marked the first story in the Doctor Who? series to feature any of the Doctor's companions. This was the latter's first appearances in any media since their departures as regular companions in Invasion of the Quarks in 1968.
- This was the tenth Doctor Who? strip drawn by Dicky Howett.
