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|image = Doomcloud.jpg | |image = Doomcloud.jpg | ||
|series=[[Polystyle Holiday Special|PHS stories]] | |series=[[Polystyle Holiday Special|PHS stories]] | ||
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|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|featuring = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | |featuring = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |enemy= The [[Zirconian Emperor]] | ||
|setting = [[Earth]], [[1974]] | |setting = [[Earth]], [[1974]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = | ||
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|letterer = | |letterer = | ||
|publication= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1974|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1974]] | |publication= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1974|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1974]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1974 | ||
|4date=[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]] | |4date=[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]] | ||
|4print = The ''[[Mighty Midget]]'' which came with ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1292 | |4print = The ''[[Mighty Midget]]'' which came with ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1292 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was notable for being the comic strip debut — along with the simultaneously-published ''[[Perils of Paris (comic story)|Perils of Paris]]'' — of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Though it was not a part of the regular run of ''[[TV Comic]]'' stories, it nevertheless represented the return of televised [[companion]]s to [[Polystyle]] comics — something that hadn't been the case since 1970. It also featured the return of [[UNIT]], an organisation that had also been abandoned by Polystyle around the same time. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was notable for being the comic strip debut — along with the simultaneously-published ''[[Perils of Paris (comic story)|Perils of Paris]]'' — of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Though it was not a part of the regular run of ''[[TV Comic]]'' stories, it nevertheless represented the return of televised [[companion]]s to [[Polystyle]] comics — something that hadn't been the case since 1970. It also featured the return of [[UNIT]], an organisation that had also been abandoned by Polystyle around the same time. | ||
About four years after its 1974 publication, it became the first "recycled" Polystyle comic; as the original artist's work was retouched by [[John Canning]] so that the [[Third Doctor]] was replaced by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. Perhaps because [[Elisabeth Sladen]] had left the programme by the time of the | About four years after its 1974 publication, it became the first "recycled" Polystyle comic; as the original artist's work was retouched by [[John Canning]] so that the [[Third Doctor]] was replaced by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. Perhaps because [[Elisabeth Sladen]] had left the programme by the time of the reprint, Sarah was replaced by [[Joan Brown]], a character different in name only. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Prime Minister (Doomcloud)|Prime Minister]] | * [[Prime Minister (Doomcloud)|Prime Minister]] | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 6 February 2024
This story debuted with either the Second or Third Doctor, then was reprinted with the Fourth Doctor. It may have had different companions in the reprint, as well. From an in-universe point of view, it's unclear which Doctor lived through these events.
Doomcloud was notable for being the comic strip debut — along with the simultaneously-published Perils of Paris — of Sarah Jane Smith. Though it was not a part of the regular run of TV Comic stories, it nevertheless represented the return of televised companions to Polystyle comics — something that hadn't been the case since 1970. It also featured the return of UNIT, an organisation that had also been abandoned by Polystyle around the same time.
About four years after its 1974 publication, it became the first "recycled" Polystyle comic; as the original artist's work was retouched by John Canning so that the Third Doctor was replaced by the Fourth Doctor. Perhaps because Elisabeth Sladen had left the programme by the time of the reprint, Sarah was replaced by Joan Brown, a character different in name only.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
UNIT is in a state of panic. A mysterious spacecraft orbits Earth, waiting to unleash a deadly virus on humanity.
The Third Doctor and new friend Sarah Jane Smith arrive on Earth to find the planet facing its greatest threat. Can the Doctor save Earth from a deadly virus? Just what are the creatures declaring genocide upon humanity?
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reprint[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- For the Fourth Doctor remix, Sarah became "Joan Brown", but the artwork was left unchanged. The Brigadier, meanwhile, had his moustache removed and glasses added — transforming him into General Maxwell-Lennon.
Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the Fourth Doctor version, the re-letterer fails to change one of the references to Joan. In a way that would have made no sense to readers at the time, the Doctor calls Joan "Sarah" in one panel.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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