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'''Dr Who's Time Tales''' was a regular feature of early editions of [[Doctor Who Weekly]] from issue 30 to 43 | {{Infobox Merchandise | ||
|image = Time Tales Logo.jpg | |||
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|publisher = Marvel Comics | |||
|type = Comic series | |||
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|release date = [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] - [[31 July (releases)|31 July]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] | |||
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'''''Dr. Who's Time Tales''''' was a regular feature of early editions of [[Doctor Who Weekly]] from [[DWM 30|issue 30]] to [[DWM 43|43]], excluding [[DWM 38|issue 38]]. Each comic featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] telling, introducing, and concluding a [[time tale]], in reality a reformatted version of a comic strip that was created for other US [[Marvel Comics]] titles. In addition to the addition of an opening narration by the Doctor, multiple other alterations were often made to the text of the stories, changing character names or settings. | |||
'' | Like ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (comic series)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'', which ''Time Tales'' replaced, this was used by editor [[Dez Skinn]] as cheaply-produced filler material for the magazines. In contrast to ''Tales from the TARDIS'', however, the ''Time Tales'' were short, one-part stories rather than serialised. The titles of the original American stories were additionally not retained, either on the title page or in the table of contents. | ||
''Dr Who's Time Tales'' | While the ''Tales from the TARDIS'' were adaptations of classic works of science-fiction literature, the Marvel stories selected to be refitted into ''Time Tales'' were generally original short narratives. In many cases, they appeared to be selected due to gaining newfound resonance if considered as events in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: for example, [[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 30 comic story)|the first]] featured a [[sarcophagus]] used as a portal between eras, echoing the [[Lodestone|one]] used a few years prior on television in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', while [[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 33 comic story)|the fourth]] ended with an ambiguous force (easily reinterpreted as the [[Time Lord]]s) destroying a [[Egen|hubristic human time-traveller]]'s [[Egen's time machine|time machine]] and erasing his memory of his adventures in time, coincidentally echoing ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
== Original print details == | == Original print details == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | |||
! # || Story<ref>Placeholder titles derived from the original Marvel releases.</ref> || Story pagecount || Original version's release || DWM issue | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 30 comic story)|Man in the Mummy Case!]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 15|''Amazing Fantasy'' #15}} | |||
||[[DWM 30]] | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 31 comic story)|Those Who Change]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 10|''Amazing Adult Fantasy'' #10}} | |||
|[[DWM 31]] | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 32 comic story)|The Frightened Man!]]'') | |||
|6 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Tales to Astonish Vol 1 33|''Tales to Astonish'' #33}} | |||
|[[DWM 32]] | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 33 comic story)|I Saw the End of the World]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Strange Tales Vol 1 73|''Strange Tales'' #73}} | |||
|[[DWM 33]] | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 34 comic story)|I Dared to Defy Merlin's Black Magic]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Strange Tales Vol 1 71|''Strange Tales'' #71}} | |||
|[[DWM 34]] | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 35 comic story)|Put Another Nickel In!!!]]'') | |||
|7 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Chamber of Darkness Vol 1 6|''Chamber of Darkness'' #6}} | |||
|[[DWM 35]] | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 36 comic story)|Always Leave 'Em Laughing!]]'') | |||
|7 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Chamber of Darkness Vol 1 1|''Chamber of Darkness'' #1}} | |||
|[[DWM 36]] | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 37 comic story)|Gundar!]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 39|''Tales of Suspense'' #39}} | |||
|[[DWM 37]] | |||
|- | |||
|9 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 39 comic story)|A Thousand Years Later...]]'') | |||
|6 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Strange Tales Vol 1 90|''Strange Tales'' #90}} | |||
|[[DWM 39]] | |||
|- | |||
|10 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 40 comic story)|I Took A Journey Into Fear!]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 63|''Journey into Mystery'' #63}} | |||
|[[DWM 40]] | |||
|- | |||
|11 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 41 comic story)|Forever is a Long Long Time!!]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 74|''Journey into Mystery'' #74}} | |||
|[[DWM 41]] | |||
|- | |||
|12 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 42 comic story)|I Must Enter the Tomb of Tut-Am-Tut]]'') | |||
|6 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 35|''Tales of Suspense'' #35}} | |||
|[[DWM 42]] | |||
|- | |||
|13 | |||
|(''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 43 comic story)|When the Switch is Pulled...]]'') | |||
|5 pages | |||
|{{iw|marvel|Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 89|''Journey Into Mystery'' #89}} | |||
|[[DWM 43]] | |||
|} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Doctor Who Magazine}} | {{Doctor Who Magazine}} | ||
{{DWM issues}} | |||
[[Category:DWM features]] | [[Category:DWM features]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:14, 13 March 2024
Dr. Who's Time Tales was a regular feature of early editions of Doctor Who Weekly from issue 30 to 43, excluding issue 38. Each comic featured the Fourth Doctor telling, introducing, and concluding a time tale, in reality a reformatted version of a comic strip that was created for other US Marvel Comics titles. In addition to the addition of an opening narration by the Doctor, multiple other alterations were often made to the text of the stories, changing character names or settings.
Like Tales from the TARDIS, which Time Tales replaced, this was used by editor Dez Skinn as cheaply-produced filler material for the magazines. In contrast to Tales from the TARDIS, however, the Time Tales were short, one-part stories rather than serialised. The titles of the original American stories were additionally not retained, either on the title page or in the table of contents.
While the Tales from the TARDIS were adaptations of classic works of science-fiction literature, the Marvel stories selected to be refitted into Time Tales were generally original short narratives. In many cases, they appeared to be selected due to gaining newfound resonance if considered as events in the Doctor Who universe: for example, the first featured a sarcophagus used as a portal between eras, echoing the one used a few years prior on television in Pyramids of Mars, while the fourth ended with an ambiguous force (easily reinterpreted as the Time Lords) destroying a hubristic human time-traveller's time machine and erasing his memory of his adventures in time, coincidentally echoing The War Games.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Story[1] | Story pagecount | Original version's release | DWM issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Man in the Mummy Case!) | 5 pages | Amazing Fantasy #15 | DWM 30 |
| 2 | (Those Who Change) | 5 pages | Amazing Adult Fantasy #10 | DWM 31 |
| 3 | (The Frightened Man!) | 6 pages | Tales to Astonish #33 | DWM 32 |
| 4 | (I Saw the End of the World) | 5 pages | Strange Tales #73 | DWM 33 |
| 5 | (I Dared to Defy Merlin's Black Magic) | 5 pages | Strange Tales #71 | DWM 34 |
| 6 | (Put Another Nickel In!!!) | 7 pages | Chamber of Darkness #6 | DWM 35 |
| 7 | (Always Leave 'Em Laughing!) | 7 pages | Chamber of Darkness #1 | DWM 36 |
| 8 | (Gundar!) | 5 pages | Tales of Suspense #39 | DWM 37 |
| 9 | (A Thousand Years Later...) | 6 pages | Strange Tales #90 | DWM 39 |
| 10 | (I Took A Journey Into Fear!) | 5 pages | Journey into Mystery #63 | DWM 40 |
| 11 | (Forever is a Long Long Time!!) | 5 pages | Journey into Mystery #74 | DWM 41 |
| 12 | (I Must Enter the Tomb of Tut-Am-Tut) | 6 pages | Tales of Suspense #35 | DWM 42 |
| 13 | (When the Switch is Pulled...) | 5 pages | Journey Into Mystery #89 | DWM 43 |
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Placeholder titles derived from the original Marvel releases.
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