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comic name= The Didus Expedition|
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series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[TV Comic]]|
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doctor= [[First Doctor]]|
|image= DidusAndChicks.jpg
companions= [[John and Gillian]]|
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
enemy= |
|doctor     = First Doctor
year= |
|companions = [[John Who|John]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
writer= [[Neville Main]]|
|enemy= [[Savage Chief]]
artist= [[Neville Main]]|
|setting= An [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]]
editor=|
|writer=
colourist=|
|artist= [[Bill Mevin]]
lettering=|
|editor=
publication title= [[TV Comic]] 736-739|
|colourist=
publication dates= 22 January - 12 February [[1966]]|
|letterer=
publisher= |
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 736-739
format= Comic - 4 parts (? pages)|
|release date= 22 January - 12 February 1966
previous story= [[A Christmas Story]]|
|publisher=  
next story= [[Space Station Z-7]]|
|reprint = DWCC 24
}}
|format= Comic - 4 parts (8 pages)
|prev= A Christmas Story (comic story)
|next= Space Station Z-7 (comic story)
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'''''The Didus Expedition''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] search for an escaped [[didus]].
The [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] search for an escaped [[didus]].


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
*[[John and Gillian]]
* [[John Who]]
* [[Gillian Who]]
* [[Zookeeper (The Didus Expedition)|Zookeeper]]
* [[Savage Chief]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Besides the [[didus]], the [[zoo]] also exhibits a [[mammoth]], a [[stegosaurus]], and a [[tyrannosaurus rex]] (or, at least, creatures that resembled these species). The zookeeper also acquires a [[pterodactyl]] at the adventure's close.
* [[Zookeeper (The Didus Expedition)|The zookeeper]] walks around with a [[bush baby]] on his shoulder.
* The Doctor mentions the [[extinction]] of the [[dodo]].
* In the jungle, the Doctor is nearly eaten by a [[crocodile]], a [[monkey]] pests the second attempt to capture the didus, and Gillian is almost attacked by a [[cobra]].
 
== Notes ==
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==Notes==
=== Original print details ===
Besides the [[didus]], the zoo also exhibited a [[mammoth]], a [[stegosaurus]], and a [[tyrannosaurus rex]] (or, at least, creatures that resembled these species). The animal collector also acquires a [[pterodactyl]] at the end of the story.


==Continuity==
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
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==[[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
* TVC 736 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
*This story occurs after [[TVC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story]]''
* TVC 737 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
*This story occurs before [[TVC]]: ''[[Space Station Z-7]]''
* TVC 738 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
* TVC 739 (2 pages) [No closing caption]


==External links==
== Continuity ==
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The Didus Expedition was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, John and Gillian.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The First Doctor, John and Gillian search for an escaped didus.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 736 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVC 737 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVC 738 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVC 739 (2 pages) [No closing caption]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added