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|comic name= Star Tigers
|image = Star tigers 1.jpg
|image=
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]]
|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Back-up Comic Strip Stories]]
|main character= [[Abslom Daak]]  
|main character= [[Abslom Daak]]  
|featuring=  
|featuring= Salander (Star Tigers)
|enemy=  
|featuring2= Harma
|year= [[Draconia]], [[Paradise]], [[Dispater]]; [[26th century]]
|featuring3= Vol Mercurius{{!}}Mercurius
|featuring4= Taiyin
|enemy= [[Axiron]], [[Kill-Mech]]s, [[Dalek]]s
|setting= [[Draconia]], [[26th century]]<br>[[Paradise (planet)|Paradise]], [[26th century]]<br>[[Dispater]], [[26th century]]
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]]
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]]
|writer= [[Steve Moore]]
|writer= Steve Moore
|artist= [[Steve Dillon]] [[DWM]] issues 27, 28 and 29 [[David Lloyd]] [[DWM]] issue 30
|artist= [[Steve Dillon]] [[DWM]] issues 27, 28 and 29 [[David Lloyd]] [[DWM]] issue 30
|colourist=  
|colourist=  
|lettering= no credit given  
|letterer= no credit given  
|publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly]] [[DWM 25|Issues 25]]
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly]]'' [[DWM 27|Issues 27]]-[[DWM 30|30]], [[DWM 44|44]]-[[DWM 46|46]]
|publication dates= [[2nd  April]] [[1980]]
|release date= 10 April - November 1980
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|format= B&W 2 parts / 8 pages  
|format= B&W 4 parts / 16 pages  
|previous story= [[The Outsider]]
|prev= The Outsider (comic story)
|next story= [[Yonder... The Yeti]]
|next= Yonder... The Yeti (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Star Tigers''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly]]''. It was written by [[Steve Moore]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
===Part One===
=== Part one ===
In the [[26th century]], [[Draconian]]s watch undecided as to course of action, while three [[Dalek]] craft enter [[Draconian Empire|their space]] in pursuit of another ship. [[Salander|Prince Salander]] watches as the Dalek craft are destroyed by the stranger in the fourth craft. To shortcut bureaucratic complications, Salander welcomes and befriends the visitor, [[Abslom Daak]], without the permission of the Emperor. Daak is searching for a way of resurrecting [[Taiyin]] from her [[cryogenic]] unit. Salander offers to help, but is accused of treason by fellow Draconian [[Axiron]]. Daak and Salander are placed under house arrest, but Salander learns of his son's death by Dalek fire and the Emperor’s refusal to engage in hostility. After collecting Taiyin’s body, Salander and Daak make their escape in Salander's private spacecraft.
The [[26th century]]: [[Draconian]]s watch, undecided on a course of action, while three [[Dalek]] craft enter [[Draconian Empire|their territory]] in pursuit of another ship. [[Salander (Star Tigers)|Prince Salander]] watches as the Dalek craft are destroyed by the stranger in the fourth craft. To shortcut bureaucratic complications, Salander greets the fourth craft's pilot, [[Abslom Daak]], without the permission of the Emperor. Daak is searching for a way to resurrect [[Taiyin]] from her [[cryogenic]] unit. Salander offers to help, but is accused of treason by fellow Draconian [[Axiron]]. Daak and Salander are placed under house arrest, but Salander learns of his son's death by Dalek fire and the Emperor's refusal to retaliate. After they have collected Taiyin's body, Salander and Daak make their escape in Salander's private spacecraft.


===Part Two===
=== Part two ===
Having fled the Draconian Empire in a prototype attack ship, the ''[[Kill-Wagon]]'', Abslom Daak and Prince Salander search for a crew. [[Harma]] is an [[Ice Warrior]] employed as a contract killer on the [[planet]] [[Paradise]]. Daak overpowers Harma, makes him break his contract and goes with him in search of [[Vol Mercurius]] on the planet [[Dispater]]. Mercurius plays out a game of [[parachess]] with [[Klikbrain]] while the [[Kill-Mech]]s close in on his home and planet. Reluctantly, Mercurius leaves with the others and Daak - the man who stole his hand in return for once stealing away his girl, [[Selene]]. Laying low from [[Dalek Space-Commando Unit]]s disguised as orbiting meteoroids the ‘'Kill-Wagon'’ crew launch a successful attack on a Dalek craft based inside a [[volcano]] on the planet.
Having fled the Draconian Empire in a prototype attack ship now christened the ''[[Kill-Wagon]]'', Abslom Daak and Prince Salander search for a crew. On the decadent and hedonistic [[planet]] [[Paradise]] they find [[Harma]], an [[Ice Warrior]] now employed as a contract killer. Daak overpowers Harma, makes him break his contract and goes with him to the planet [[Dispater]] to find [[Vol Mercurius]].


==Characters==
=== Part three ===
*[[Abslom Daak]]
Mercurius has a cybernetic hand. He plays a game of [[parachess]] with the [[robot]] [[Klikbrain]] as [[Kill-Mech]]s close in on his home and planet. Daak had taken his hand in return for the loss of "his" girl, [[Selene (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Selene]]. Mercurius agrees to go with the others, callously ignoring Klikbrain's plea to take him offworld with them.
*[[Salander|Prince Salander]]
*[[Harma]]
*[[Vol Mercurius]]
*[[Draconian Emperor (Star Tigers)|Draconian Emperor]]
*[[Axiron]]
*[[Karinis|General Karinis]]
*[[Praliss|Censor Praliss]]
*[[Zorynx|Doctor Zorynx]]
*[[Klikbrain]]


==References==
=== Part four ===
''to be added''
The Kill-Wagon has come to a [[meteoroid]]s belt — really [[Dalek Space-Commando Unit]]s. Daak wants to attack at once, but Mercurius says to wait twelve hours until the Daleks have to recharge. The Kill-Wagon crew launch a successful [[nuclear weapon|nuclear]] attack on a Dalek craft inside a [[volcano]].


==Notes==
== Characters ==
* This back up strip story was introduced and tailed by the Fourth Doctor as if recounting a story.
* [[Abslom Daak]]
* There is an unexplained break in this strip story during the transition from [[Doctor Who Weekly]] to [[Doctor Who Monthly]]. (see [[DWM]])
* [[Salander (Star Tigers)|Salander]]
* [[Draconian Emperor (Star Tigers)|Draconian Emperor]]
* [[Axiron]]
* [[Karinis]]
* [[Zorynx]]
* [[Praliss]]
* [[Harma]]
* [[Vol Mercurius]]
* [[Klikbrain]]
* [[Dalek Commander (Star Tigers)|Dalek Commander]]
* [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]]


===Original print details===
== Worldbuilding ==
* While imprisoned, Salander compares Daak's behaviour to that of a caged [[Thorion]], though Daak thought he was going to say [[tiger]].
* Mercurius voices his preference to working with a [[Rigellian]] than Daak.
 
== Notes ==
[[File:Kroton_on_Harma.jpg|thumb|Kroton on the planet [[Paradise (planet)|Paradise]].]]
* There was an unexplained break to this story during the transition from ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' to ''[[Doctor Who Monthly]]''.
* The Daleks were originally to have featured in part six, when they would have been seen closing in on Mercurius' home on Dispater. However, the instalment had to be rewritten and revised to replace the Daleks with the Kill-Mechs, totally original creations, when it was rumoured that [[Terry Nation]] was planning to withdraw the licence to use the Daleks in the strip. Fortunately, it turned out Nation had no such intentions and the Daleks returned in part seven. The ''[[Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel)|Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer]]'' graphic novel restores the original dialogue and art, removing the Kill-Mechs altogether.
* A minor crossover with ''[[Ship of Fools (comic story)|Ship of Fools]]'' occurs in part five: when Daak and Salander are on the streets of Paradise wondering how to find Harma, a Cyberman can be seen in the background with its back to the reader. The back stripes match those of [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]], implying that the planet seen from ''[[Flying Dutchman II]]'' in ''Ship of Fools'' was Paradise.
 
=== Original print details ===
:Publication with page count and closing captions
:Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWM 27]] (4) To Be Continued.
# [[DWM 27]] (4) To Be Continued.
# [[DWM 28]] (4) To Be Continued.
# [[DWM 28]] (4) To Be Continued.
# [[DWM 29]] (4) More Next Week!
# [[DWM 29]] (4) More Next Week!
# [[DWM 30]] (4) More Next Week!
# [[DWM 30]] (4) More Next Week!
# [[DWM 44]] (4) More Next Month!
# [[DWM 44]] (4) More Next Month!
# [[DWM 45]] (4) … More Next Month
# [[DWM 45]] (4) ...More Next Month
# [[DWM 46]] (4) The End … For Now ...
# [[DWM 46]] (4) The End ... For Now ...


===Reprints===
=== Reprints ===
:* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[DW84 9]] - [[DW84 12|12]].
* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[DW84 9]] - [[DW84 12|12]].
:* Reprinted as part of a linked narrative tale in [[DWMS Summer 1981]].
:* Reprinted as part of a linked narrative tale in ''[[DWMS Summer 1981]]''.
:* Included as part of the ''[[Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel)|Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer]]'' graphic novel in 1990.
:* Included as part of the ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (graphic novel)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' graphic novel in 2013.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* In his introduction, the [[Fourth Doctor]] refers to the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
* Salander reports to the Emperor on the Daleks' conquest of [[Mazam]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'')
* Daak recalls being sentenced to exile on Mazam when becoming a [[Dalek Killer]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'')
* Daak placed [[Taiyin]]'s body in the cryogenic freezer-unit of her space-yacht, in the hope that she can eventually be revived, "about twenty minutes" after she was killed by the energy blast of a Dalek [[gunstick]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'')
* The Daleks travel in space individually. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'')


==External links==
{{DWM backups}}
''to be added''
{{Draconian stories}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}


[[Category:DWM back-up comic stories]]
[[Category:DWM backup comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]]
[[Category:Ice Warrior comic strips]]
[[Category:Ice Warrior comic stories]]
[[Category:1980 comic stories]]
[[Category:Draconian comic stories]]
[[Category:Dalek comic stories]]
[[Category:Four part comics]]

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Star Tigers was a comic story published in Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly. It was written by Steve Moore.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

The 26th century: Draconians watch, undecided on a course of action, while three Dalek craft enter their territory in pursuit of another ship. Prince Salander watches as the Dalek craft are destroyed by the stranger in the fourth craft. To shortcut bureaucratic complications, Salander greets the fourth craft's pilot, Abslom Daak, without the permission of the Emperor. Daak is searching for a way to resurrect Taiyin from her cryogenic unit. Salander offers to help, but is accused of treason by fellow Draconian Axiron. Daak and Salander are placed under house arrest, but Salander learns of his son's death by Dalek fire and the Emperor's refusal to retaliate. After they have collected Taiyin's body, Salander and Daak make their escape in Salander's private spacecraft.

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having fled the Draconian Empire in a prototype attack ship now christened the Kill-Wagon, Abslom Daak and Prince Salander search for a crew. On the decadent and hedonistic planet Paradise they find Harma, an Ice Warrior now employed as a contract killer. Daak overpowers Harma, makes him break his contract and goes with him to the planet Dispater to find Vol Mercurius.

Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mercurius has a cybernetic hand. He plays a game of parachess with the robot Klikbrain as Kill-Mechs close in on his home and planet. Daak had taken his hand in return for the loss of "his" girl, Selene. Mercurius agrees to go with the others, callously ignoring Klikbrain's plea to take him offworld with them.

Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Kill-Wagon has come to a meteoroids belt — really Dalek Space-Commando Units. Daak wants to attack at once, but Mercurius says to wait twelve hours until the Daleks have to recharge. The Kill-Wagon crew launch a successful nuclear attack on a Dalek craft inside a volcano.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • While imprisoned, Salander compares Daak's behaviour to that of a caged Thorion, though Daak thought he was going to say tiger.
  • Mercurius voices his preference to working with a Rigellian than Daak.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Kroton on the planet Paradise.
  • There was an unexplained break to this story during the transition from Doctor Who Weekly to Doctor Who Monthly.
  • The Daleks were originally to have featured in part six, when they would have been seen closing in on Mercurius' home on Dispater. However, the instalment had to be rewritten and revised to replace the Daleks with the Kill-Mechs, totally original creations, when it was rumoured that Terry Nation was planning to withdraw the licence to use the Daleks in the strip. Fortunately, it turned out Nation had no such intentions and the Daleks returned in part seven. The Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer graphic novel restores the original dialogue and art, removing the Kill-Mechs altogether.
  • A minor crossover with Ship of Fools occurs in part five: when Daak and Salander are on the streets of Paradise wondering how to find Harma, a Cyberman can be seen in the background with its back to the reader. The back stripes match those of Kroton, implying that the planet seen from Flying Dutchman II in Ship of Fools was Paradise.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWM 27 (4) To Be Continued.
  2. DWM 28 (4) To Be Continued.
  3. DWM 29 (4) More Next Week!
  4. DWM 30 (4) More Next Week!
  5. DWM 44 (4) More Next Month!
  6. DWM 45 (4) ...More Next Month
  7. DWM 46 (4) The End ... For Now ...

Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in DW84 9 - 12.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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