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comic name= Timebenders|
|image       = Doctor Who Timebenders Fading Nazis.jpg
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|series       = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
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|doctor       = Third Doctor
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|enemy       = [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]
enemy= [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]|
|setting      = {{il|[[Dartmoor]], early [[1970s]]|[[France|Vichy France]], [[January]] [[1942]]}}
year= [[Dartmoor]], [[1970s]] <br> [[France]], [[January]] [[1942]]|
|writer       = Dennis Hooper
writer=[[Dennis Hooper]] |
|artist       = [[Harry Lindfield]]
artist= [[Harry Lindfield]]|
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|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 6-13
publication title= [[TV Action]] 6-13|
|release date = 27 March - 15 May 1971
publication dates= [[27 March]] - [[15 May]] [[1971]]|
|reprint      = DWCC 1
publisher= |
|publisher   = Polystyle
format= Comic - 8 parts (? pages) |
|format       = Comic  
previous story= [[Gemini Plan (comic story)|Gemini Plan]]|
|epcount      = 8
next story= [[The Vogan Slaves]]|
|prev        = Gemini Plan (comic story)
|next         = The Vogan Slaves (comic story)
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'''''Timebenders''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] ''[[TV Action]]'' [[Third Doctor comic strip stories|comic strip story]]. It was notable as the first story in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' history to be set during [[World War II]], and the first to include [[Nazi]] enemies.
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'''''Timebenders''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] ''[[TV Action]]'' [[Third Doctor comic stories|comic strip story]]. It was notable as the first story in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' history set during [[World War II]], and to include [[Nazi]] enemies.
 
== Summary ==
When the Doctor encounters [[Nazi|Nazi soldiers]] chasing [[Monique Vedrun|a young girl]] on [[Dartmoor]], he is accidentally pulled through the same [[time rift]] that brought them to the [[1970s|present day]]. Now their prisoner, he must stop them from using the rift to steal advanced weapons from the future.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Professor]] [[Pierre Vedrun]]
* [[Captain]] [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]
* [[Monique Vedrun]]
* [[Marcel Sangenez]]
* [[General]] [[Von Werstberg]]
* [[Andre Lacout]]
* [[Lieutenant (Timebenders)|Lieutenant]]
* [[Carl (Timebenders)|Carl]]
* [[Jean-Paul (Timebenders)|Jean-Paul]]
* [[Police sergeant (Timebenders)|Police Sergeant]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Spiegal has a photo of [[Adolf Hitler]] in his office.
* The Doctor has a [[coin]] from [[1972]] in his pocket.
* The Doctor rides a [[bicycle]].


==Summary==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor's [[car]] is named for the first time in a comic strip. However, unlike its [[Bessie|television counterpart]], it is referred to as "Betsy."
* The dating of the story is inconsistent. In the third part, the Doctor tells Professor Vedrun he is from [[1971]], but later in the story, a coin from [[1972]] is found in the Doctor's pocket.
 
=== Original print details ===


==Characters==
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
*[[Third Doctor]]
*Professor [[Pierre Vedrun]]
*Captain [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]
*[[Monique Vedrun]]
*[[Marcel Sangenez]]


==References==
* TVA 6 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
''to be added''
* TVA 7 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
* TVA 8 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
* TVA 9 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
* TVA 10 (2 pages) TO BE CONTINUED
* TVA 11 (2 pages) MORE NEXT WEEK!
* TVA 12 (2 pages) CONTINUES NEXT WEEK!
* TVA 13 (2 pages) [No closing caption]


==Notes==
:<u>Note:</u> No ''Doctor Who'' strip appeared in TVA 14.
*This was reprinted in [[DWCC 1]].


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Timeline==
== External links ==
*This story occurs after [[TVA]]: ''[[Gemini Plan (comic story)|Gemini Plan]]''
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*This story occurs before [[TVA]]: ''[[The Vogan Slaves]]''


==External links==
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
*[http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/third_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - Third Doctor]
{{Third Doctor TVC/TVA comics}}
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Timebenders was a Third Doctor TV Action comic strip story. It was notable as the first story in Doctor Who history set during World War II, and to include Nazi enemies.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Doctor encounters Nazi soldiers chasing a young girl on Dartmoor, he is accidentally pulled through the same time rift that brought them to the present day. Now their prisoner, he must stop them from using the rift to steal advanced weapons from the future.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor's car is named for the first time in a comic strip. However, unlike its television counterpart, it is referred to as "Betsy."
  • The dating of the story is inconsistent. In the third part, the Doctor tells Professor Vedrun he is from 1971, but later in the story, a coin from 1972 is found in the Doctor's pocket.

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVA 6 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
  • TVA 7 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
  • TVA 8 (2 pages) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
  • TVA 9 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVA 10 (2 pages) TO BE CONTINUED
  • TVA 11 (2 pages) MORE NEXT WEEK!
  • TVA 12 (2 pages) CONTINUES NEXT WEEK!
  • TVA 13 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
Note: No Doctor Who strip appeared in TVA 14.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

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