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''[[Doctor Who]]''-related '''''Radio Times''''' comic strip were published on several occasions. The earliest was ''[[Pugwash Ahoy! (comic story)|Pugwash Ahoy!]]'', a [[1965 (releases)|1965]] [[crossover]] between ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Captain Pugwash (comic series)|Captain Pugwash]]''. This was followed up [[1971 (releases)|six years later]] with ''[[Doctor Who in "Colony in Space" (comic story)|Doctor Who in "Colony in Space"]]'', an adaptation of the first few minutes of [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''.


The '''''Radio Times'' comic strips''' were a series of five comic stories featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]], printed in the ''[[Radio Times]]'', that ran for 42 issues starting the week after ''[[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]], making these the first-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in a non-television medium and the second-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in any medium.
Later, a series of five comic stories featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] ran in ''Radio Times'' for forty-two issues starting the week after the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]] was first broadcast on [[BBC1]], making these the first-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in a non-television medium, as well as the second-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in any medium.


==Production details==
== Production details ==
The were scripted by [[Gary Russell]] with art by [[Lee Sullivan]], colour by [[Alan Craddock]] and lettering by [[Alitta Fell]].
The were scripted by [[Gary Russell]] with art by [[Lee Sullivan]], colours by [[Alan Craddock]] and lettering by [[Elitta Fell]].


The stories were ended early due to a change of management at the ''Radio Times''. Originally they were planned to last for 60 issues with the fifth story to have the title ''Deceptions''. Instead,''[[Coda]]'' was produced to tie up dangling plot elements, rather abruptly.  
The stories were ended early due to a change of management at the ''Radio Times''. Originally they were planned to last for 60 issues with the fifth story to have the title ''Deceptions''. Instead, ''[[Coda (comic story)|Coda]]'' was produced to tie up dangling plot elements, rather abruptly.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
In terms of continuity, these probably take place between ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' and ''[[The Dying Days]]''. The strips also introduced two new companions, [[Stacy Townsend]] and [[Ssard]] who would both later appear in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Placebo Effect]]'', a sequel to the comic strips.
In terms of continuity, these take place in the one year gap between ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' and ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]''. The strips also introduced two new companions, [[Stacy Townsend]] and [[Ssard]], who would both later appear in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'', a sequel to the comic strips.


==The stories==
== Stories==
*[[Dreadnought]] (10 Parts) [[1st June|1]] - [[7th June|7]] [[June]] [[1996]] - [[3rd August|3]] - [[9th August|9]] [[August]] [[1996]]  
{| {{prettytable}}
*[[Descendance]] (10 Parts) [[10th August|10]] - [[16th August|16]] [[August]] [[1996]] - [[12th October|12]] - [[18th October|18]] [[1996]]
!#||Title||Writer
*[[Ascendance]] (10 Parts) [[19th October|19]] - [[25th October|25]] [[October]] [[1996]] - [[21st December]] [[1996]] - [[3rd January]] [[1997]]
!Artists
*[[Perceptions]] (10 Parts) [[4th January|4]] - [[10th January|10]] [[1997]] - [[8th March|8]] - [[14th March|14]] [[1997]]
!Doctor||Featuring||Release date
*[[Deceptions]] (10 Parts, abandoned)
|-
*[[Coda]] (2 Parts) [[15th March|15]] - [[21st March|21]] [[March]] [[1997]] - [[22nd March|22]] - [[28th March|28]] [[1997]]
| rowspan="2"|—
|''[[Pugwash Ahoy! (comic story)|Pugwash Ahoy!]]''
| colspan="2" |[[John Ryan]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Pugwash (Pugwash Ahoy!)|Captain Pugwash]]
|[[March (releases)|March]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|-
|''[[Doctor Who in "Colony in Space" (comic story)|Doctor Who in "Colony in Space"]]''
|
|[[Frank Bellamy]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|[[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
|-
|1
|''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'' (10 parts)
| rowspan="5" |[[Gary Russell]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Lee Sullivan]], [[Alan Craddock]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Stacy Townsend|Stacy]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] - [[3 August (releases)|3 August]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|2
|''[[Descendance (comic story)|Descendance]]'' (10 parts)
| rowspan="4" |Stacy, [[Ssard]]
|[[10 August (releases)|10 August]] 1996 - [[12 October (releases)|12 October]] 1996
|-
|3
|''[[Ascendance (comic story)|Ascendance]]'' (10 parts)
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1996 - [[21 December (releases)|21 December]] 1996
|-
|4
|''[[Perceptions (comic story)|Perceptions]]'' (10 parts)
|[[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] - [[8 March (releases)|8 March]] 1997
|-
|5
|''[[Coda (comic story)|Coda]]'' (2 parts)
|[[15 March (releases)|15 March]] 1997 - [[22 March (releases)|22 March]] 1997
|}


'''Dreadnought'''
==Unproduced stories==
The Tardis lands on the deep space haulage ship Dreadnought which has been taken over by Cybermen. The Doctor befriends a survivor called Stacy Townsend. The Cybermen capture the Doctor and Stacy and attempt to turn the Doctor into a Cyberman in order to steal the secrets of time travel. However a distraction caused by a man called Bill who has partly converted into a Cyberman allows the Doctor and Stacy to escape. The Doctor reverses the polarity of the TARDIS's neutron flow which destroys the Cybermen.
{| {{prettytable}}
!#||Title||Writer
!Artists
!Doctor||Featuring
|-
|6
|''[[Deceptions (comic story)|Deceptions]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Lee Sullivan]], [[Alan Craddock]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Jo Grant|Stacy,]] [[Ssard]], [[Zygon|Zygons]]
|}


'''Descendance'''
==Notes ==
The Doctor and Stacy arrive on Mars and are captured by Ice Warriors. The Doctor becomes involved in a power struggle between Lord Uzoxx and Lord Artix. The Doctor, together with Stacy and an Ice Warrior called Ssard are attcked and become separated. The Doctor rescues the Martian Prince Izaxyrl from the clutches of Artix.
*[[Colin Howard]] was the artist for ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (comic story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' ([[DWM 161]]) and ''[[Terror of the Autons (comic story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' ([[DWM 164]]), which were homages to [[Frank Bellamy]]'s ''Doctor Who in "Colony in Space"''.
 
'''Ascendance'''
Following the events of Descendance, Stacy and Ssard are being held captive by Artix. The Doctor and Izaxyrl rescue Stacy and Ssard. Uzoxx's wife Luass is in league with Artix and attempts to frame the Doctor with murder. However Artix confesses their plans and Luass is killed by Uzoxx. Ssard joins the crew of the TARDIS.
 
'''Perceptions'''
The travellers arrive in Victorian London and discover a space ship which is invisibel to the people of the time. They meet the ships inhabitant P'fer'd who is an Equanoid, a horse-like alien. P'fer'd tells the Doctor that his wife M'rek'd is missing. Stacy, along with some street urchins rescue M'rek'd from a freak show. However the owner of the freak show is a shape shifting alien and Stacy and the urchins are attacked. M'rek'd and P'fer'd are reuinited and Stacy returns.
 
'''Coda'''
The Doctor discovers that Stacy has been replaced by a shape shifter. The Doctor traps the four shape shifters in a sonic bubble and returns them to their home planet. The Doctor, Stacy and Ssard continue on their travels.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cuttingsarchive.org.uk/comics/1990s.htm Online "reprint" of the comics]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070927194254/http://www.cuttingsarchive.org.uk/comics/1990s.htm Online "reprint" of the Eighth Doctor comics]
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 31 August 2023

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Doctor Who-related Radio Times comic strip were published on several occasions. The earliest was Pugwash Ahoy!, a 1965 crossover between Doctor Who and Captain Pugwash. This was followed up six years later with Doctor Who in "Colony in Space", an adaptation of the first few minutes of TV: Colony in Space.

Later, a series of five comic stories featuring the Eighth Doctor ran in Radio Times for forty-two issues starting the week after the TV movie was first broadcast on BBC1, making these the first-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in a non-television medium, as well as the second-ever appearance of the Eighth Doctor in any medium.

Production details[[edit] | [edit source]]

The were scripted by Gary Russell with art by Lee Sullivan, colours by Alan Craddock and lettering by Elitta Fell.

The stories were ended early due to a change of management at the Radio Times. Originally they were planned to last for 60 issues with the fifth story to have the title Deceptions. Instead, Coda was produced to tie up dangling plot elements, rather abruptly.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

In terms of continuity, these take place in the one year gap between The Eight Doctors and Vampire Science. The strips also introduced two new companions, Stacy Townsend and Ssard, who would both later appear in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Placebo Effect, a sequel to the comic strips.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Artists Doctor Featuring Release date
— Pugwash Ahoy! John Ryan 1st Captain Pugwash March 1965
Doctor Who in "Colony in Space" Frank Bellamy 3rd Jo 8 April 1971
1 Dreadnought (10 parts) Gary Russell Lee Sullivan, Alan Craddock 8th Stacy, Cybermen 1 June 1996 - 3 August 1996
2 Descendance (10 parts) Stacy, Ssard 10 August 1996 - 12 October 1996
3 Ascendance (10 parts) 19 October 1996 - 21 December 1996
4 Perceptions (10 parts) 4 January 1997 - 8 March 1997
5 Coda (2 parts) 15 March 1997 - 22 March 1997

Unproduced stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Artists Doctor Featuring
6 Deceptions Gary Russell Lee Sullivan, Alan Craddock 8th Stacy, Ssard, Zygons

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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