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companions= | | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
enemy= | | |companions= | ||
|enemy= [[Ben Cooper]] | |||
writer= | | |setting= [[England]], [[2971]] | ||
artist= | | |writer = Alan Fennell | ||
editor=| | |artist=[[John Canning]] | ||
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[TVC 992|992]]-[[TVC 999|999]] | |||
publisher= | | |release date= 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971 | ||
format= Comic - 8 parts ( | |publisher = Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages) | |||
next story= [[Children of the Evil Eye]]| | |series = Polystyle comic stories | ||
|prev=Trial of Fire (comic story) | |||
|next = Gemini Plan (comic story) | |||
|series2=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |||
|prev2= Trial of Fire (comic story) | |||
|next2= Children of the Evil Eye (comic story) | |||
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'''''The Kingdom Builders''''' was the last ''[[Doctor Who]]'' strip in ''[[TV Comic]]'' prior to the move over to its sister magazine, ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]''. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] offers to test [[John Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|John Henderson]]'s new [[time machine]] and finds himself in [[2971]], where the [[war]] between the Hendersons and the Trents threatens to tear apart a village. | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[John Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|John Henderson]] | |||
* [[King]] [[Henderson (The Kingdom Builders)|Henderson]] | |||
* [[Ben Cooper]] | |||
* [[King]] [[Trent (The Kingdom Builders)|Trent]] | |||
* [[Guard (The Kingdom Builders)|Guard]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * John Henderson's time machine is shaped like a [[bulldozer]]. | ||
* Cooper finds [[dynamite]]. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
After this story, Doctor Who comic stories | * After this story, ''Doctor Who'' comic stories ended their run in ''[[TV Comic]]'' and started in ''[[TV Action]]''. The ''TV Comic'' era would resume in 1973 with ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]''. | ||
* The last words spoken in this era of ''TV Comic'', spoken by the Doctor, are, ''"Cheerio, Henderson... I'll be seeing you."'' | |||
== | === Original print details === | ||
'' | :(Publication with page count and closing captions) | ||
* TVC 992 (2 pages) What does the future hold in store for Dr. Who? See next week. | |||
* TVC 993 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who escape? See next week. | |||
* TVC 994 (2 pages) Can one man take on a whole army? See next week. | |||
* TVC 995 (2 pages) Next week, the big break through! | |||
* TVC 996 (2 pages) Next week more dangers for Dr. Who! | |||
* TVC 997 (2 pages) Will Cooper ruin Dr. Who's plans? See next week. | |||
* TVC 998 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who save the bulldozers? See next week. | |||
* TVC 999 (2 pages) Don't miss next week's super celebration, issue! | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor tells John Henderson that he has lost his ability to travel in time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:35, 18 November 2024
The Kingdom Builders was the last Doctor Who strip in TV Comic prior to the move over to its sister magazine, Countdown.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Third Doctor offers to test John Henderson's new time machine and finds himself in 2971, where the war between the Hendersons and the Trents threatens to tear apart a village.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- After this story, Doctor Who comic stories ended their run in TV Comic and started in TV Action. The TV Comic era would resume in 1973 with Children of the Evil Eye.
- The last words spoken in this era of TV Comic, spoken by the Doctor, are, "Cheerio, Henderson... I'll be seeing you."
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 992 (2 pages) What does the future hold in store for Dr. Who? See next week.
- TVC 993 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who escape? See next week.
- TVC 994 (2 pages) Can one man take on a whole army? See next week.
- TVC 995 (2 pages) Next week, the big break through!
- TVC 996 (2 pages) Next week more dangers for Dr. Who!
- TVC 997 (2 pages) Will Cooper ruin Dr. Who's plans? See next week.
- TVC 998 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who save the bulldozers? See next week.
- TVC 999 (2 pages) Don't miss next week's super celebration, issue!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells John Henderson that he has lost his ability to travel in time. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"])
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