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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
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|doctor= Fifth Doctor
|doctor= Fifth Doctor
|companions= Sir [[Justin of Wells|Justin]], [[Shayde]]
|companions= [[Justin of Wells|Justin]], [[Shayde]]
|featuring= ‎[[Merlin the Wise|Merlin]]
|featuring= [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]], ‎[[Merlin the Wise|Merlin]]
|enemy= [[Melanicus]]  
|enemy= [[Melanicus]]
|setting= [[Stockbridge]], [[1982]]; [[Panopticon]] and [[the Matrix]]; Melanicus' realm
|setting= [[Stockbridge]], [[1982]]<br>[[Panopticon]] and [[the Matrix]]<br>Melanicus' realm
|writer= [[Steve Parkhouse]]
|writer= Steve Parkhouse
|editor = [[Alan McKenzie]]
|editor = [[Alan McKenzie]]
|artist= [[Dave Gibbons]]
|artist= [[Dave Gibbons]]
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|traded            = ''[[The Tides of Time (graphic novel)|The Tides of Time]]''
|traded            = ''[[The Tides of Time (graphic novel)|The Tides of Time]]''
|release date= [[14 January (releases)|14 January]] - [[8 July (releases)|8 July]] [[1982 (releases)|1982]]
|release date= 14 January - 8 July 1982
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|format= Comic
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Universe is falling apart. A demon from another universe has left a hole in time and space.
The universe is falling apart. A demon from another universe has left a hole in time and space.


The Doctor teams up with Sir Justin to prevent the demon from destroying the entire universe. But first, they must battle creatures of nightmares to find the lost matrix....
The Doctor teams up with Sir Justin to prevent the demon from destroying the entire universe. But first, they must battle creatures of nightmares to find the lost matrix....
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* Sir [[Justin of Wells|Justin]]
* [[Sir]] [[Justin of Wells|Justin]]
* [[Shayde]]
* [[Melanicus]]
* [[Melanicus]]
* [[Shayde]]
* [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]]
* [[Merlin the Wise]]
* [[Dakon Theka]]
* [[Thane of Kordar]]
* [[Morvane]]
* [[Bedevere (The Tides of Time)|Bedevere]]
* [[Prime Mover]]
* [[Jack Partridge]]
* [[Jim Marshall]]
* [[Skipper (The Tides of Time)|Skipper]]
* [[Tom (The Tides of Time)|Tom]]
* [[Bill (The Tides of Time)|Bill]]
* [[George (The Tides of Time)|George]]
* [[Atkins (The Tides of Time)|Atkins]]
* [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Mysterious woman]]
* [[Catavolcus]]
* [[Catavolcus]]
* [[High Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]]
** [[Dakon Theka]]
** [[Thane of Kordar]]
** [[Merlin the Wise]]
* [[Time Lord]]s
** [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]]
** [[Morvane]]
** [[Bedevere (The Tides of Time)|Bedevere]]
* [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Mysterious woman]] with the appearance of [[Zoe Heriot]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Fashion and clothing ===
=== Fashion and clothing ===
* The Doctor wears [[cricket pad]]s when playing cricket.
* The Doctor wears [[cricket pad]]s when playing cricket.
=== Organisations ===
* Rassilon refers to the Matrix as the "home of the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]]."


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
*[[Patience (The Tides of Time)|A young woman with dark hair]] appears as an illusion in the [[Maelstrom (The Tides of Time)|Maelstrom]] generated by [[Melanicus]]. The Doctor notes that he "knows her from somewhere" but can't quite recall who she is.
* [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|A young woman with dark hair]] appears as an illusion in [[Maelstrom (The Tides of Time)|the Maelstrom]] generated by [[Melanicus]]. The Doctor notes that he "knows her from somewhere", but can't quite recall who she is.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:TidesOfTimeZoeIDW.jpg|thumb|A mysterious woman]]
[[File:TidesOfTimeZoeIDW.jpg|thumb|The mysterious woman, drawn in the image of [[Wendy Padbury]].]]
* This story afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of ''[[DWM]]'' comics. Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread. Oddly, the colourist wasn't credited.
* The Doctor's sees an illusion of a girl he knows but it is not revealed who it was. Although she is often interpreted to be Zoe with ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''<nowiki/>'s garments, author [[Lance Parkin]] stated in the reference book ''[[AHistory]]'' highlighted that he based the physical description of [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Patience]]'s first incarnation from the novel ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''<nowiki/>'s flashback on her.
* Actor [[Peter Davison]] was somewhat displeased with artist [[Dave Gibbons]]' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the parts of this story show a steady improvement in Gibbons' ability to evoke Peter Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Stripped for Action]]'')
* The story begins and ends with the Doctor playing [[cricket]] in [[Stockbridge]]. Thus the comic debut of the Fifth Doctor gives stronger rationale for this incarnation's signature "cricket uniform" than does his [[Castrovalva (TV story)|televised introduction]].
* The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in this story. Readers only retroactively knew the village name because this story named [[Wells Wood]]. It was only in [[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|the next story]] that Wells Wood was identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge.
*The Doctor's near-death encounter with a grenade while cricketing echoes a similar sequence from ''The Prisoner''<nowiki/>'s "The Girl Who Was Death". Both stories feature surrealist imagery perpetuated by a malevolent trickster-like figure. Melanicus for the Doctor and Death for Number 6.
* The first words spoken by the Fifth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"Hard luck, Skipper! Shouldn't have put yourself in so soon!"''
* The first words spoken by the Fifth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"Hard luck, Skipper! Shouldn't have put yourself in so soon!"''
* ''The Tides of Time'' afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of ''[[DWM]]'' comics; Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread, though the colourist wasn't credited.
* The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in the story. Readers only retroactively knew the village name because of [[Wells Wood]], which is identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge in [[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|the next story]].
* Actor [[Peter Davison]] was somewhat displeased with artist [[Dave Gibbons]]' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the parts of this story show a steady improvement in Gibbons' ability to evoke Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Stripped for Action]]'')
* The Doctor sees an illusion of a girl he seems to know, but it is not revealed who she is. Although she is often interpreted to be [[Zoe Heriot]], a companion of the [[Second Doctor]], author [[Lance Parkin]] stated in the reference book ''[[AHistory]]'' that he based the physical description of [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Patience]]'s first incarnation from the novel ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''<nowiki/>'s flashback on her.


===  Original print details ===
===  Original print details ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Thanks to the privileges of his presidency, the [[Fourth Doctor]] expressed knowledge of Rassilon's mind existing within [[the Matrix]] during the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] would later encounter [[Rassilon]] again during the events of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror (comic story)|The Stockbridge Horror]] ''and [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]].''
* Thanks to the privileges of his presidency, the [[Fourth Doctor]] expressed knowledge of Rassilon's mind existing within [[the Matrix]] during the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
*The Fourth Doctor, although unaware at the time, was involved in a battle in the [[Millennium Wars]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Deal (comic story)|The Deal]]''.
* The Doctor is still recognised as the [[President of the High Council]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* [[Catavolcus]]'s continuing battle against Arthur and his the Neutron Knights in Earth's far future comes as a result of [[Melanicus]]'s escape from the [[Althrace]] system. As noted here, it was the intervention of the Fourth Doctor and [[Merlin the Wise]] that halted Catavolcus's advance. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]'')
* The Fourth Doctor, although unaware at the time, was involved in a battle in the [[Millennium Wars]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Deal (comic story)|The Deal]]'')
*Merlin briefly projected himself as a ghostly figure again to farewell the Doctor in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]''''.''
* [[Catavolcus]]'s continuing battle against Arthur and the [[Neutron Knight]]s in Earth's far future comes as a result of [[Melanicus]]'s escape from the [[Althrace]] system, though the intervention of the Fourth Doctor and [[Merlin the Wise]] will halt Catavolcus's advance at a later date. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]'')
*The [[Seventh Doctor]] will discover the aftermath of another of Merlin's dealings in [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''.
* Merlin briefly projects himself as a ghostly figure again to secretly see the Doctor off, as he did more directly in their last meeting. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]'')
* Rassilon refers to the Matrix as the "home of the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.)


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The Tides of Time was the first Fifth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Monthly.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The universe is falling apart. A demon from another universe has left a hole in time and space.

The Doctor teams up with Sir Justin to prevent the demon from destroying the entire universe. But first, they must battle creatures of nightmares to find the lost matrix....

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fashion and clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The mysterious woman, drawn in the image of Wendy Padbury.
  • The first words spoken by the Fifth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; "Hard luck, Skipper! Shouldn't have put yourself in so soon!"
  • The Tides of Time afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of DWM comics; Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread, though the colourist wasn't credited.
  • The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in the story. Readers only retroactively knew the village name because of Wells Wood, which is identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge in the next story.
  • Actor Peter Davison was somewhat displeased with artist Dave Gibbons' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the parts of this story show a steady improvement in Gibbons' ability to evoke Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. (DOC: Stripped for Action)
  • The Doctor sees an illusion of a girl he seems to know, but it is not revealed who she is. Although she is often interpreted to be Zoe Heriot, a companion of the Second Doctor, author Lance Parkin stated in the reference book AHistory that he based the physical description of Patience's first incarnation from the novel Cold Fusion's flashback on her.

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)
  1. DWM 61 (8 pages) Next Issue: The Maelstrom!
  2. DWM 62 (8 pages) Next: Journey to the Edge of Forever!
  3. DWM 63 (8 pages) Next Issue: Dream Wars!
  4. DWM 64 (8 pages) No closing caption
  5. DWM 65 (8 pages) No closing caption
  6. DWM 66 (8 pages) Next: To Slay a Demon!
  7. DWM 67 (9 pages) The End.

Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. DW84 15-18 (Doctor Who (1984) colourised reprint)
  2. DWCC 10-11 (Doctor Who Classic Comics colourised reprint)
  3. The Tides of Time
  4. DWCS2 5-7 (IDW colourised reprint)
  5. Doctor Who Classics Volume 4 (IDW colourised reprint)
  6. Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 2 (IDW colourised reprint)

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Maxwell
Solo
Gus
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Television
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Rassilon the Resurrected
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"War" Rassilon
Audio
"Crewcut" Rassilon
Television
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Rassilon the Redeemer
Television
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