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|enemy= [[The Professor]] | |enemy= [[The Professor]] | ||
|setting= An [[Planet (The Underwater Robot)|unnamed planet]] | |setting= An [[Planet (The Underwater Robot)|unnamed planet]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Roger Noel Cook | ||
|artist= [[John Canning]] | |artist= [[John Canning]] | ||
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 768-771 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 768-771 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 3 - 24 September 1966 | ||
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|format= Comic | |format= Comic - 4 parts (8 pages) | ||
|prev= The Hunters of Zerox (comic story) | |prev= The Hunters of Zerox (comic story) | ||
|next= Return of the Trods (comic story) | |next= Return of the Trods (comic story) | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is given the title of "Underwater Adventure" in the "Comics Checklist" section of [[DWM 62]]. | * This story is given the title of "Underwater Adventure" in the "Comics Checklist" section of [[DWM 62]]. | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 768 (2 pages) Great danger awaits our friends in the claw of the iron man! | |||
* TVC 769 (2 pages) How can Dr. Who escape from the giant? See next week's TV Comic | |||
* TVC 770 (2 pages) Will the deadly spear find its mark? Follow next week's thrills! | |||
* TVC 771 (2 pages) A sensational new adventure starts next week! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor uses his [[monocle]] to | * The Doctor uses his [[monocle]] to examine the [[TARDIS scanner]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'', ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'', ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'', ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
{{First Doctor TVC comics}} | {{First Doctor TVC comics}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 16 November 2024
The Underwater Robot was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, John and Gillian.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beneath a deep ocean, the time-travellers are brought aboard a giant, walking robot. The robot is, in truth, a pirate-operated craft used by two insane inventors to plunder surface ships of their wealth. The First Doctor fights to free the slaves aboard the robots, and to overthrow its sinister operators.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor's TARDIS has an airlock which opens on the roof of the police box.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is given the title of "Underwater Adventure" in the "Comics Checklist" section of DWM 62.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 768 (2 pages) Great danger awaits our friends in the claw of the iron man!
- TVC 769 (2 pages) How can Dr. Who escape from the giant? See next week's TV Comic
- TVC 770 (2 pages) Will the deadly spear find its mark? Follow next week's thrills!
- TVC 771 (2 pages) A sensational new adventure starts next week!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses his monocle to examine the TARDIS scanner. (TV: The Sensorites, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Web Planet, The Space Museum, Galaxy 4, The Daleks' Master Plan)
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