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'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published by [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]].
'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published by [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]].


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Throughout the ''TV Comic'' strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "[[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]]".
Throughout the ''TV Comic'' strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "[[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]]".


The ''TV Comic'' strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included [[the Doctor]]'s grandchildren, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], as well as [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]. As the comic rights to the [[Dalek]]s were initially held by competing magazine ''[[TV Century 21]]'', original villains called the [[Trod]]s were used in their place; however, in [[1967 (releases)|1967]] the Dalek rights reverted to ''TV Comic'', the Daleks were shown to massacre the Trods in ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''.
The ''TV Comic'' strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included [[the Doctor]]'s grandchildren, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], as well as [[Arnold (Children of the Evil Eye)|Arnold]]. As the comic rights to the [[Dalek]]s were initially held by competing magazine ''[[TV Century 21]]'', original villains called the [[Trod]]s were used in their place. However, in [[1967 (releases)|1967]], the rights to use the Daleks were finally able to be acquired by ''TV Comic''; and the Daleks were subsequently shown to massacre the Trods in ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''.


From the years [[1971 (releases)|1971]] to [[1973 (releases)|1973]], new ''Doctor Who'' comics were instead printed in ''TV Comic''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister magazine, ''[[TV Action|Countdown/TV Action]]''.
Nearly every comic story, save for ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]'', was published unnamed during the first TV Comic run. Common titles for these stories were later invented in ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]''.


Beginning with [[TVC 1386]] in [[July (releases)|July]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]], old ''TV Comic'' [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]] strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current [[Fourth Doctor]]'s face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until [[TVC 1430]] in [[1979 (releases)|1979]], when the rights to ''Doctor Who'' comics moved to [[Marvel Comics UK]]'s new magazine ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''.  
From the years [[1971 (releases)|1971]] to [[1973 (releases)|1973]], new ''Doctor Who'' comics were instead printed in ''TV Comic''{{'}}s sister magazine, ''[[TV Action|Countdown/TV Action]]''. From this point forward, stories were published with titles.
 
Beginning with [[TVC 1386]] in [[July (releases)|July]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]], old ''TV Comic'' [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]] strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current [[Fourth Doctor]]'s face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until [[TVC 1430]] in [[1979 (releases)|1979]], when Polystyle opted not to renew their licence and the rights to ''Doctor Who'' comics moved to [[Marvel Comics UK]]'s new magazine ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''.


The ''TV Comic'' run of ''Doctor Who'' concluded with [[TVC 1430]] on [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] 1979.
The ''TV Comic'' run of ''Doctor Who'' concluded with [[TVC 1430]] on [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] 1979.
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|''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
|''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
|[[John Who]] and [[Gillian Who]], [[Klepton|Kleptons]]
|[[John Who]] and [[Gillian Who]], [[Klepton]]s
|[[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]
|[[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]
|[[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]-[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|[[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]-[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
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|-
|-
|''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
|''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
|rowspan=3|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|rowspan=6|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]
|[[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] - [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] 1965
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] - [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] 1965
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|-
|-
|''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
|''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]
|[[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]
|[[19 July (releases)|19 July]] - [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1965
|[[19 July (releases)|19 July]] - [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1965
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|-
|-
|''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
|''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Klepton|Kleptons]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Klepton]]s
|rowspan=2|[[TV Comic Annual 1966|Annual 1966]]
|rowspan=2|[[TV Comic Annual 1966|Annual 1966]]
|rowspan=2|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1965
|rowspan=2|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1965
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|-
|-
|''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
|''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod|Trods]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|[[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]
|[[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] - [[14 May (releases)|14 May]] 1966
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] - [[14 May (releases)|14 May]] 1966
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|-
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|''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod|Trods]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|[[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]
|[[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]
|[[1 October (releases)|1]] - [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 1966
|[[1 October (releases)|1]] - [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 1966
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|''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
|''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod|Trods]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s, [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]
|[[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[11 February (releases)|11 February]] 1967
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] - [[11 February (releases)|11 February]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
|''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]
|[[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] - [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] 1967
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] - [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] 1967
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|-
|''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]
|[[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]
|[[6 May (releases)|6]] - [[27 May (releases)|27 May]] 1967
|[[6 May (releases)|6]] - [[27 May (releases)|27 May]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]
|[[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]
|[[3 June (releases)|3 June]] - [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
|[[3 June (releases)|3 June]] - [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
|''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Barnabus]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967|Holiday Special<br />1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967|Holiday Special 1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
|''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
|-
|-
|''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The Tardis Worshippers]]''
|''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The Tardis Worshippers]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]
|[[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]
|[[8 July (releases)|8]] - [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] 1967
|[[8 July (releases)|8]] - [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] 1967
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|''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
|''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Dalek]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1968|Annual 1968]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1968|Annual 1968]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1967
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1967
|-
|-
|''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
|''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod|Trods]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Trod]]s
|-
|-
|''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
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|''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Witch]]
|[[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]
|[[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]
|[[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967 - [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]]
|[[30 December (releases)|30 December]] 1967 - [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]]
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|''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
|''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
| rowspan="6" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]
|[[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]
|[[27 April (releases)|27 April]] - [[25 May (releases)|25 May]] 1968
|[[27 April (releases)|27 April]] - [[25 May (releases)|25 May]] 1968
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|-
|''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
|''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968|Holiday Special 1968]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Witch]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968|Holiday Special<br />1968]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1968
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1968
|-
|-
|''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
|''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|-
|''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
|''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]
|[[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]
|[[6 July (releases)|6]] - [[27 July (releases)|27 July]] 1968
|[[6 July (releases)|6]] - [[27 July (releases)|27 July]] 1968
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|-
|''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]''
|''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]
|[[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]
|[[31 August (releases)|31 August]] - [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] 1968
|[[31 August (releases)|31 August]] - [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] 1968
|-
|-
|''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
|''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Trod]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1969|Annual 1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1969|Annual 1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1968
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1968
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|-
|''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]
|[[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]
|[[5 October (releases)|5]] - [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1968
|[[5 October (releases)|5]] - [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1968
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|-
|''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]
|[[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]
|[[30 November (releases)|30 November]] - [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] 1968
|[[30 November (releases)|30 November]] - [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] 1968
|-
|-
|''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
|''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]
|[[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]
|[[4 January (releases)|4]] - [[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[1969 (releases)|1969]]
|[[4 January (releases)|4]] - [[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[1969 (releases)|1969]]
|-
|-
|''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]
|[[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] - [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1969
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] - [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1969
|-
|-
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|[[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]
|[[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]
|[[7 July (releases)|7]] - [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] 1969
|[[8 March (releases)|8]] - [[29 March (releases)|29 March]] 1969
|-
|-
|''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
| rowspan="7" |
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]
|[[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]
|[[5 April (releases)|5]] - [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] 1969
|[[5 April (releases)|5]] - [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] 1969
|-
|-
|''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
|''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
| rowspan="2" |
|[[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]
|[[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]
|[[3 May (releases)|3]] - [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 1969
|[[3 May (releases)|3]] - [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 1969
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|''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
|''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969|Holiday Special 1969]]
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969|Holiday Special<br />1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1969
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1969
|-
|-
|''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''
|''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|-
|''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
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|''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
|''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
|[[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[Quark]]s
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1970|Annual 1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Annual 1970|Annual 1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1969
| rowspan="2" |[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 1969
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|[[4 April (releases)|4 April]] - [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 1970
|[[4 April (releases)|4 April]] - [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 1970
|-
|-
|''[[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]]''
|''[[The Metal Eaters (comic story)|The Metal Eaters]]''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[TVC 960|960]]-[[TVC 964|964]]
|[[TVC 960|960]]-[[TVC 964|964]]
|[[9 May (releases)|9 May]] - [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] 1970
|[[9 May (releases)|9 May]] - [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] 1970
|-
|''[[The Fishmen of Carpantha (comic story)|The Fishmen of Carpantha]]''
|[[TVC 965|965]]-[[TVC 969|969]]
|[[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] 1970
|-
|-
|''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
|''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970|Holiday Special 1970]]
| rowspan="1" |
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970|Holiday Special<br />1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1970
| rowspan="2" |[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 1970
|-
|-
|''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
|''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
|-
|''[[The Fishmen of Carpantha (comic story)|The Fishmen of Carpantha]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[TVC 965|965]]-[[TVC 969|969]]
|[[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] 1970
|-
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus]]''
| rowspan="1" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[TVC 970|970]]-[[TVC 976|976]]
|[[TVC 970|970]]-[[TVC 976|976]]
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] 1970
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] 1970
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|''[[Doctor Who and the Robot (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Robot]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Robot (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Robot]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
| rowspan="3" |
|[[TVC 977|977]]-[[TVC 984|984]]
|[[TVC 977|977]]-[[TVC 984|984]]
|[[5 September (releases)|5 September]] - [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1970
|[[5 September (releases)|5 September]] - [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1970
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|[[19 December (releases)|19 December]] 1970 - [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
|[[19 December (releases)|19 December]] 1970 - [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |After [[TVC 999]], the ''Doctor Who'' strip moved to Polystyle's new ''Countdown'' magazine, which was retitled [[TV Action|''TV Action'']].<br />It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in [[1973 (releases)|1973]].
| colspan="4" |After [[TVC 999]], the ''Doctor Who'' strip moved to Polystyle's new ''Countdown'' magazine, which was retitled ''[[TV Action]]''.<br />It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in [[1973 (releases)|1973]].
|-
|-
|''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]''
|''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]''
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|''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]''
|''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]''
|[[TVC 1139|1139]]-[[TVC 1147|1147]]
|[[TVC 1139|1139]]-[[TVC 1147|1147]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] 1973
|[[13 October (releases)|13 October]] - [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 1973
|-
|-
|''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]''
|''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]''
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|''[[The Disintegrator (comic story)|The Disintegrator]]''
|''[[The Disintegrator (comic story)|The Disintegrator]]''
|[[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 1155|1155]]-[[TVC 1159|1159]]
|[[TVC 1155|1155]]-[[TVC 1159|1159]]
|[[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1974
|[[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1974
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|}


=== Fourth Doctor===
=== Fourth Doctor ===
:: ''From Issues 1292 to 1325, the ''Doctor Who ''comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.''
:: ''From Issues 1292 to 1325, the ''Doctor Who ''comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.''
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
|-
!Title||Featuring||Printed in||Released  
! Title || Featuring || Printed in || Released  
|-
|-
|''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]''
|''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]''
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|-
|-
|''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
|''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 1215|1215]]-[[TVC 1222|1222]]
|[[TVC 1215|1215]]-[[TVC 1222|1222]]
|[[29 March (releases)|29 March]] - [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] 1975
|[[29 March (releases)|29 March]] - [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] 1975
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|-
|-
|''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''
|''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[TVC 1251|1251]]-[[TVC 1258|1258]]
|[[TVC 1251|1251]]-[[TVC 1258|1258]]
|[[6 December (releases)|6 December]] 1975 - [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|[[6 December (releases)|6 December]] 1975 - [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
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|-
|-
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|[[Quark|Quarks]]
|[[Quark]]s
|[[TVC 1386|1386]]-[[TVC 1389|1389]]
|[[TVC 1386|1386]]-[[TVC 1389|1389]]
|[[7 July (releases)|7]] - [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] 1978
|[[7 July (releases)|7]] - [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] 1978
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|}
|}


===Back-up strips===
=== Back-up strips ===
[[File:Pick_of_the_Jokes_Doctor_Who_TVC_696.jpg|thumb|The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.]][[File:TV Comic 798 Daleks.jpg|thumb|Two Daleks talk, in TV Comic 798.]]
[[File:Pick_of_the_Jokes_Doctor_Who_TVC_696.jpg|thumb|The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.]][[File:TV Terrors 9.jpg|thumb|The cast of ''TV Terror'' accidentally steal [[the TARDIS]].]][[File:TV Comic 798 Daleks.jpg|thumb|Two Daleks talk, in [[TVC|TV Comic 798]].]]
TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four four times in "[[Pick of the Jokes]]" and once in ''TV Terrors''. One notable aspect was that these jokes appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained permission to put them in comics.
TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four times in "[[Pick of the Jokes]]" and once in ''[[TV Terrors (series)|TV Terrors]]''. One notable aspect was that these cameos appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained a license to use them from the [[Terry Nation]] Estate.


These comics are:
These comics are:
*[[Untitled (TVC 696 comic story)|TVC 696]]: The Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
* [[TVC 696]]: In an [[Untitled (TVC 696 comic story)|untitled comic]], the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
*[[TVC 709]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'': An instalment of ''TV Terrors'' saw [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] visit "Dr. Who" after watching his adventures on television.
* [[TVC 709]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'': An instalment of ''TV Terrors'' saw [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] trying to meet "Dr. Who" after watching him on television.
*[[Untitled (TVC 740 comic story)|TVC 740]]: The Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
* [[TVC 740]]: In another [[Untitled (TVC 740 comic story)|untitled comic]], the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
*[[TVC 794]]: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carried a small Dalek on a leash.
* [[TVC 794]]: In an otherwise non-''Who'' strip, a child carries a small Dalek on a leash.
*[[Untitled (TVC 798 comic story)|TVC 798]]: Two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "[[Transistor|transistors]]".
* [[TVC 798]]: In a third [[Untitled (TVC 798 comic story)|untitled strip]], two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "[[transistor]]s".
 
==Special issues==
===TV Comic Holiday Specials===


====First Doctor====
== Special issues ==
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1965]]
=== TV Comic Holiday Specials ===
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Gritog (comic story)|Prisoners of Gritog]]''
==== First Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1966]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1965]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Guests of King Neptune (comic story)|Guests of King Neptune]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Gritog (comic story)|Prisoners of Gritog]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]''
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1966]]
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Guests of King Neptune (comic story)|Guests of King Neptune]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]''


====Second Doctor====
==== Second Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1967]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Barnabus (comic story)|Barnabus]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1968]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Witches (comic story)|Return of the Witches]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Masquerade (comic story)|Masquerade]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1969]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Champion (comic story)|The Champion]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Entertainer (comic story)|The Entertainer]]''


====Third Doctor====
==== Third Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1970]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassin from Space (comic story)|Assassin from Space]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Undercover (comic story)|Undercover]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1973]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1973]]
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[The One Second Hour (short story)|The One Second Hour]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[The One Second Hour (short story)|The One Second Hour]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1974]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1974]]
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[Signal S.O.S. (short story)|Signal S.O.S.]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Signal S.O.S. (short story)|Signal S.O.S.]]''


====Fourth Doctor====
==== Fourth Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1975]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1975]]
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Magic Box (short story)|The Magic Box]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Magic Box (short story)|The Magic Box]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1976]]
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1976]]
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[Which Way Out? (short story)|Which Way Out?]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Which Way Out? (short story)|Which Way Out?]]''
*[[TV Comic Holiday Special 1977]]  
* [[TV Comic Holiday Special 1977]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sky Warrior (comic story)|The Sky Warrior]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sky Warrior (comic story)|The Sky Warrior]]''
* TV Comic Holiday Special 1978
** [[COMIC]]: [[The Unheard Voice (comic story)|The Unheard Voice]]


===TV Comic Annuals===
=== TV Comic Annuals ===
====First Doctor====
==== First Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Annual 1966]]  
* [[TV Comic Annual 1966]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Prisoners of the Kleptons]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Caterpillar Men (comic story)|The Caterpillar Men]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Caterpillar Men (comic story)|The Caterpillar Men]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1967]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1967]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Deadly Vessel (comic story)|Deadly Vessel]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Deadly Vessel (comic story)|Deadly Vessel]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Kingdom of the Animals (comic story)|Kingdom of the Animals]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kingdom of the Animals (comic story)|Kingdom of the Animals]]''


====Second Doctor ====  
==== Second Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Annual 1968]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1968]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Pursued by the Trods (comic story)|Pursued by the Trods]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1969]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1969]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Time Museum (comic story)|The Time Museum]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Electrodes (comic story)|The Electrodes]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Electrodes (comic story)|The Electrodes]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1970]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1970]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Race (comic story)|Death Race]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Test Flight (comic story)|Test Flight]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Test Flight (comic story)|Test Flight]]''


====Third Doctor====
==== Third Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Annual 1971]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1971]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Castaway (comic story)|Castaway]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Castaway (comic story)|Castaway]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1975]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1975]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Petrified (TVC comic story)|Petrified]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Petrified (TVC comic story)|Petrified]]''


====Fourth Doctor====
==== Fourth Doctor ====
*[[TV Comic Annual 1976]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1976]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1977]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1977]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1978]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1978]]
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[Master of the Blackhole (short story)|Master of the Blackhole]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Master of the Blackhole (short story)|Master of the Blackhole]]''
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
*[[TV Comic Annual 1979]]
* [[TV Comic Annual 1979]]
**[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]]''
** [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]]''
**[[PROSE]]: ''[[Milena (short story)|Milena]]''
** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Milena (short story)|Milena]]''


== External links==
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|tvcomic1.htm|TV Comic Strips - First Doctor}}
{{dwrefguide|tvcomic1.htm|TV Comic Strips - First Doctor}}
{{dwrefguide|tvcomic2.htm|TV Comic Strips - Second Doctor}}
{{dwrefguide|tvcomic2.htm|TV Comic Strips - Second Doctor}}

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TV Comic was a weekly magazine published by Polystyle Publications, Ltd. in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Throughout the TV Comic strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "William Hartnell's Dr. Who".

The TV Comic strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included the Doctor's grandchildren, John and Gillian, as well as Arnold. As the comic rights to the Daleks were initially held by competing magazine TV Century 21, original villains called the Trods were used in their place. However, in 1967, the rights to use the Daleks were finally able to be acquired by TV Comic; and the Daleks were subsequently shown to massacre the Trods in The Trodos Ambush.

Nearly every comic story, save for On the Web Planet, was published unnamed during the first TV Comic run. Common titles for these stories were later invented in The Terrestrial Index.

From the years 1971 to 1973, new Doctor Who comics were instead printed in TV Comic's sister magazine, Countdown/TV Action. From this point forward, stories were published with titles.

Beginning with TVC 1386 in July 1978, old TV Comic Second and Third Doctor strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current Fourth Doctor's face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until TVC 1430 in 1979, when Polystyle opted not to renew their licence and the rights to Doctor Who comics moved to Marvel Comics UK's new magazine Doctor Who Weekly.

The TV Comic run of Doctor Who concluded with TVC 1430 on 11 May 1979.

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Klepton Parasites John Who and Gillian Who, Kleptons 674-683 9 November 1964-11 January 1965
The Therovian Quest John and Gillian 684-689 16 January - 22 February 1965
The Hijackers of Thrax 690-692 1 - 15 March 1965
On the Web Planet John and Gillian, Zarbi 693-698 22 March - 26 April 1965
The Gyros Injustice John and Gillian 699-704 3 May - 7 June 1965
Challenge of the Piper 705-709 14 June - 12 July 1965
Prisoners of Gritog Holiday Special
1965 		1 July 1965
Moon Landing 710-712 19 July - 2 August 1965
Time in Reverse 713-715 9 - 23 August 1965
Lizardworld 716-719 30 August - 20 September 1965
Prisoners of the Kleptons John and Gillian, Kleptons Annual 1966 1 September 1965
The Caterpillar Men John and Gillian
The Ordeals of Demeter 720-723 27 September - 18 October 1965
Enter: The Go-Ray 724-727 25 October - 15 November 1965
Shark Bait 728-731 22 November - 13 December 1965
A Christmas Story 732-735 20 December 1965 - 10 January 1966
The Didus Expedition 736-739 22 January - 12 February 1966
Space Station Z-7 740-743 19 February - 12 March 1966
Plague of the Black Scorpi 744-747 19 March - 9 April 1966
The Trodos Tyranny John and Gillian, Trods 748-752 16 April - 14 May 1966
The Secret of Gemino John and Gillian 753-757 21 May - 18 June 1966
The Haunted Planet 758-762 25 June - 23 July 1966
Guests of King Neptune Holiday Special
1966 		1 July 1966
The Gaze of the Gorgon
The Hunters of Zerox 763-767 30 July - 27 August 1966
Deadly Vessel Annual 1967 1 September 1966
Kingdom of the Animals
The Underwater Robot 768-771 3 - 24 September 1966
Return of the Trods John and Gillian, Trods 772-775 1 - 22 October 1966
The Galaxy Games John and Gillian 776-779 29 October - 19 November 1966
The Experimenters 780-783 26 November - 17 December 1966

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Extortioner John and Gillian 784-787 24 December 1966 - 14 January 1967
The Trodos Ambush John and Gillian, Trods, Daleks 788-791 21 January - 11 February 1967
The Doctor Strikes Back John and Gillian, Daleks 792-795 18 February - 11 March 1967
The Zombies John and Gillian 796-798 18 March - 1 April 1967
Master of Spiders 799-802 8 - 29 April 1967
The Exterminator John and Gillian, Daleks 803-806 6 - 27 May 1967
The Monsters from the Past John and Gillian 807-811 3 June - 1 July 1967
Barnabus Holiday Special
1967 		1 July 1967
Jungle Adventure John and Gillian, Daleks
The Tardis Worshippers John and Gillian 812-815 8 - 29 July 1967
Space War Two 816-819 5 - 26 August 1967
Attack of the Daleks John and Gillian, Daleks Annual 1968 1 September 1967
Pursued by the Trods John and Gillian, Trods
Egyptian Escapade John and Gillian 820-823 2 - 23 September 1967
The Coming of the Cybermen John and Gillian, Cybermen 824-827 30 September - 21 October 1967
The Faithful Rocket Pack John and Gillian 828-831 28 October - 18 November 1967
Flower Power John and Gillian, Cybermen 832-836 25 November - 23 December 1967
The Witches John and Gillian, Witch 837-841 30 December 1967 - 27 January 1968
Cyber-Mole John and Gillian, Cybermen 842-845 3 - 24 February 1968
The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas John and Gillian 846-849 2 - 23 March 1968
The Cyber Empire John and Gillian, Cybermen 850-853 30 March - 20 April 1968
The Dyrons John and Gillian 854-858 27 April - 25 May 1968
Dr. Who and the Space Pirates 859-863 1 - 29 June 1968
Return of the Witches John and Gillian, Witch Holiday Special
1968 		1 July 1968
Masquerade John and Gillian, Cybermen
Car of the Century John and Gillian 864-867 6 - 27 July 1968
The Jokers 868-871 3 - 23 August 1968
Invasion of the Quarks John and Gillian, Jamie McCrimmon, Quarks 872-876 31 August - 28 September 1968
The Time Museum John and Gillian, Cybermen, Trods Annual 1969 1 September 1968
The Electrodes John and Gillian
The Killer Wasps Jamie, Quarks 877-880 5 - 26 October 1968
Ice Cap Terror Jamie 881-884 2 - 23 November 1968
Jungle of Doom Jamie, Quarks 885-889 30 November - 28 December 1968
Father Time Jamie 890-893 4 - 25 January 1969
Martha the Mechanical Housemaid Jamie, Quarks 894-898 1 February - 1 March 1969
The Duellists Quarks 899-902 8 - 29 March 1969
Eskimo Joe Cybermen 903-906 5 - 26 April 1969
Peril at 60 Fathoms 907-910 3 - 24 May 1969
Operation Wurlitzer 911-915 31 May - 28 June 1969
The Champion Cybermen Holiday Special
1969 		1 July 1969
The Entertainer
Action in Exile 916-920 5 July - 2 August 1969
The Mark of Terror 921-924 9 - 30 August 1969
Death Race Quarks Annual 1970 1 September 1969
Test Flight Cybermen
The Brotherhood 925-928 6 - 27 September 1969
U.F.O. 929-933 4 October - 1 November 1969
The Night Walkers Time Lords 934-936 8 - 22 November 1969

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Featuring Printed in Released
The Arkwood Experiments The Brigadier 944-949 17 January - 21 February 1970
The Multi-Mobile 950-954 28 February - 28 March 1970
Insect 955-959 4 April - 2 May 1970
The Metal Eaters The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 960-964 9 May - 6 June 1970
The Fishmen of Carpantha 965-969 13 June - 11 July 1970
Assassin from Space Holiday Special
1970 		1 July 1970
Undercover The Brigadier
Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 970-976 18 July - 29 August 1970
Castaway The Brigadier Annual 1971 1 September 1970
Levitation
Doctor Who and the Robot 977-984 5 September - 24 October 1970
Trial of Fire 985-991 31 October - 12 December 1970
The Kingdom Builders 992-999 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971
After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.
It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.
Children of the Evil Eye Arnold 1133-1138 1 September - 6 October 1973
Nova 1139-1147 13 October - 8 December 1973
The Amateur 1148-1154 15 December 1973 - 26 January 1974
The Disintegrator Daleks 1155-1159 2 February - 2 March 1974
Is Anyone There? 1160-1169 9 March - 11 May 1974
Size Control 1170-1176 18 May - 29 June 1974
The Magician 1177-1183 6 July - 17 August 1974
The Metal-Eaters 1184-1190 24 August - 5 October 1974
Petrified Annual 1975 1 September 1974
Lords of the Ether 1191-1198 12 October - 30 November 1974
The Wanderers 1199-1203 7 December 1974 - 4 January 1975

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

From Issues 1292 to 1325, the Doctor Who comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.
Title Featuring Printed in Released
Death Flower Sarah Jane Smith 1204-1214 11 January - 22 March 1975
Return of the Daleks Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 1215-1222 29 March - 17 May 1975
The Wreckers Sarah Jane Smith 1223-1231 24 May - 19 July 1975
The Emperor's Spy 1232-1238 26 July - 6 September 1975
Woden's Warriors Annual 1976 1 September 1975
The Sinister Sea 1239-1244 13 September - 18 October 1975
The Space Ghost 1245-1250 25 October - 29 November 1975
The Dalek Revenge Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 1251-1258 6 December 1975 - 24 January 1976
Virus Sarah Jane Smith 1259-1265 31 January - 13 March 1976
Treasure Trail 1266-1272 20 March - 1 May 1976
Hubert's Folly 1273-1279 8 May - 19 June 1976
Counter-Rotation 1280-1286 26 June - 7 August 1976
Mind Snatch 1287-1290 14 August - 4 September 1976
The Tansbury Experiment Annual 1977 1 September 1976
The Hoaxers 1291 11 September 1976
The Mutant Strain 1292-1297 18 September - 23 October 1976
Double Trouble 1298-1304 30 October - 11 December 1976
Dredger 1305-1311 18 December 1976 - 29 January 1977
The False Planet Andric 1312-1317 5 February - 12 March 1977
The Fire Feeders 1318-1325 19 March - 7 May 1977
Kling Dynasty 1326-1333 14 May - 2 July 1977
The Sky Warrior Holiday Special 1977 1 July 1977
The Orb Leela 1334-1340 9 July - 20 August 1977
The Mutants 1341-1347 27 August - 8 October 1977
Jackals of Space Sarah Jane Smith Annual 1978 1 September 1977
The Devil's Mouth Leela 1348-1352 15 October - 12 November 1977
The Aqua-City 1353-1360 19 November 1977 - 7 January 1978
The Snow Devils 1361-1365 14 January - 11 February 1978
The Space Garden 1366-1370 18 February - 18 March 1978
The Eerie Manor 1371-1372 25 March - 1 April 1978
Guardian of the Tomb 1373-1379 8 April - 20 May 1978
The Image Makers 1380-1385 27 May - 1 July 1978
The Sea Devil Miss Young Annual 1979 1 September 1978
Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor
Doomcloud Joan Brown, Maxwell-Lennon Mighty Midget Doctor Who Comic
(included with TVC 1292) 		18 September 1976
The Duellists Quarks 1386-1389 7 - 28 July 1978
The Amateur 1390-1396 4 August - 15 September 1978
The Magician 1397-1403 22 September - 3 November 1978
The Wanderers 1404-1408 10 November - 8 December 1978
The Metal-Eaters 1409-1415 15 December 1978 - 26 January 1979
Moon Exploration (Lords of the Ether) 1416-1423 2 February - 23 March 1979
Size Control 1424-1430 30 March - 11 May 1979

Back-up strips[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.
The cast of TV Terror accidentally steal the TARDIS.
Two Daleks talk, in TV Comic 798.

TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four times in "Pick of the Jokes" and once in TV Terrors. One notable aspect was that these cameos appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained a license to use them from the Terry Nation Estate.

These comics are:

  • TVC 696: In an untitled comic, the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
  • TVC 709: TV Terrors: An instalment of TV Terrors saw Monica, Buttons, and Cuthbert trying to meet "Dr. Who" after watching him on television.
  • TVC 740: In another untitled comic, the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
  • TVC 794: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carries a small Dalek on a leash.
  • TVC 798: In a third untitled strip, two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "transistors".

Special issues[[edit] | [edit source]]

TV Comic Holiday Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

TV Comic Annuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

First Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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First Doctor TVC comic stories
Neville Main era
(November 1964 -
September 1965)
Weekly strip
Holiday stories
Annual stories
Pick of the Jokes
TV Terrors
Bill Mevin era
(September 1965 -
April 1966)
Weekly strip
Pick of the Jokes
John Canning era
(April 1966 -
December 1966)
Weekly strip
Holiday special
Annual
Canning's run on TVC continues until 1971,
with a second run 1975-1979.
v • e
Second Doctor TVC comic stories
1966
Weekly strip
1967
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
All stories feature John and Gillian.
1968
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
John and Gillian feature until Invasion of the Quarks, when they are replaced by Jamie.
1969
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
Jamie disappears after Martha the Mechanical Housemaid, leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor's exile begins in Action in Exile.
All weekly stories drawn by John Canning, continuing his creative run from the First Doctor in 1966 to the Third Doctor in 1971.
v • e
Third Doctor Polystyle comic stories
Early TV Comic
Countdown/
TV Action
Late TV Comic
TV Comic specials
Holiday
Annual
TV Action specials
Annual
Polystyle specials
v • e
Fourth Doctor TVC stories
1975
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane
1976
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane, except The Mutant Strain and Double Trouble.
1977
Weekly strip
Specials
Leela features from The Orb to The Aqua-City
1978
Weekly strip
Specials
All stories The Duellists onwards are reprints.
1979
Weekly strip
All stories are reprints
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