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|name = ''*Sub Zero'' | |||
doctor= | |image = Sub Zero.jpg | ||
companions= | | |series = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | ||
enemy= [[Dalek]] | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]] | |||
|enemy = [[Dalek Leader (*Sub Zero)|Dalek Leader]] | |||
|setting = [[Antarctica]] and [[Australia]], [[1970s]] | |||
|writer = Dennis Hooper | |||
|artist = [[Gerry Haylock]] | |||
|editor = | |||
format= Comic | |colourist = | ||
|letterer = | |||
next | |publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 47-54 | ||
}} | |release date = 8 January - 26 February 1972 | ||
|publisher = Polystyle | |||
|reprint = DWCC 5 | |||
|reprint2 = Sub Zero (graphic novel) | |||
|format = Comic | |||
|epcount = 8 | |||
|prev = The Eternal Present (comic story) | |||
|next = The Planet of the Daleks (comic story) | |||
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{{wrongname|title=<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sub Zero|workaround=<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sub Zero}} | |||
'''''<nowiki>*Sub Zero</nowiki>''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The [[Dalek]]s steal an [[nuclear|atomic]] [[USS Jefferson|submarine]] and launch its [[Nuclear missile|missiles]] at [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of [[Earth|the world]]! | |||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | |||
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]] | |||
* [[Clegg (*Sub Zero)|Clegg]] | |||
* [[Ambrose (*Sub Zero)|Ambrose]] | |||
* [[Captain (*Sub Zero)|Captain]] | |||
* [[First Officer (*Sub Zero)|First Officer]] | |||
* [[General (*Sub Zero)|General]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Daleks condition their human slaves using gold cubes applied to the forehead. Each subsidiary cube is controlled by a master cube. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to | * ''*Sub Zero'' is the first example of a ''Doctor Who'' story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character. | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s are led by a black and gold Dalek. The same colour scheme was used for the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] who appeared on the [[Doctor Who|television series]] serial ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' in the [[1973 (releases)|following year]]. | |||
== | === Original print details === | ||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVA 47 (2 pages) More next week! | |||
* TVA 48 (2 pages) More next week! | |||
* TVA 49 (2 pages) More Next Week! | |||
* TVA 50 (2 pages) More next week! | |||
* TVA 51 (2 pages) MORE NEXT WEEK! | |||
* TVA 52 (2 pages) Nore Next Week! | |||
* TVA 53 (2 pages) More Next Week! | |||
* TVA 54 (2 pages) Great New Dr. Who Story Next Week! | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Daleks use brainwashed slaves to perform manual labour for their invasion force similar to the [[Roboman|Robomen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
== External links == | |||
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#7|*Sub Zero}} | |||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | |||
{{Dalek comic stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | |||
[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Dalek comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Antarctica]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Sydney]] | |||
[[Category:1972 comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Eight part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 4 July 2024
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[[*Sub Zero (comic story)|*Sub Zero]], or {{cs|*Sub Zero (comic story)|*Sub Zero}} if making use of {{cite source}}.*Sub Zero was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Daleks steal an atomic submarine and launch its missiles at Sydney, Australia. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of the world!
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Daleks condition their human slaves using gold cubes applied to the forehead. Each subsidiary cube is controlled by a master cube.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- *Sub Zero is the first example of a Doctor Who story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character.
- The Daleks are led by a black and gold Dalek. The same colour scheme was used for the Dalek Supreme who appeared on the television series serial Planet of the Daleks in the following year.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVA 47 (2 pages) More next week!
- TVA 48 (2 pages) More next week!
- TVA 49 (2 pages) More Next Week!
- TVA 50 (2 pages) More next week!
- TVA 51 (2 pages) MORE NEXT WEEK!
- TVA 52 (2 pages) Nore Next Week!
- TVA 53 (2 pages) More Next Week!
- TVA 54 (2 pages) Great New Dr. Who Story Next Week!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks use brainwashed slaves to perform manual labour for their invasion force similar to the Robomen. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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