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{{Infobox Comic|
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comic name= The Kingdom Builders|
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image= |
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series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[TV Comic]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
number=|
|image= Kingdum builders.jpg
doctor= [[Third Doctor]]|
|number=
companions= |
|doctor= Third Doctor
enemy= |
|companions=  
year= [[England]], [[1970s]] and [[2971]]|
|enemy= [[Ben Cooper]]
writer= |
|setting= [[England]], [[2971]]
artist= |
|writer = Alan Fennell
editor=|
|artist=[[John Canning]]
colourist=|
|editor=
lettering=|
|colourist=
publication title= [[TV Comic]] 992-999|
|letterer=
publication dates= 19 December [[1970]] - 6 February [[1971]]|
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' [[TVC 992|992]]-[[TVC 999|999]]
publisher= |
|release date= 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971
format= Comic - 8 parts (? pages)|
|publisher = Polystyle
previous story= [[Trial of Fire]]|
|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)
}}{{comic stub}}
'''''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 Doctor offers to test out Mr Hendersons new time machine and finds himself in 2971 where the war between the Hendersons and The Trents threatens to tear apart one village.
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.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Third Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[The Brigadier]]
*[[Lord Henderson]]
*[[Henderson Jr]]
*[[King Trent]]
*[[Mrs Henderson ]]


==References==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[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 stop being published in [[TV Comic]] and start being published in [[TV Action]].
* 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."''


==Continuity==
=== Original print details ===
''to be added''
:(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!


==Timeline==
== Continuity ==
*This story occurs after [[TVC]]: ''[[Trial by Fire]]''
* The Doctor tells John Henderson that he has lost his ability to travel in time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}})
*This story occurs before [[TVA]]: ''[[The Thing from Outer Space]]''


==External links==
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
''to be added''
{{TitleSort}}


{{comic stub}}
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories|Kingdom Builders]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1971]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2971]]
[[Category:Third Doctor TVC comic stories]]
[[Category:1970 comic stories]]
[[Category:1971 comic stories]]
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]
[[Category:Eight part comics]]

Latest revision as of 07:35, 18 November 2024

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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.

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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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