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|image = Doctor Who Timebenders Fading Nazis.jpg | |||
image= | |series = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | ||
series= '' | |number = | ||
number=| | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
doctor= | |companions = | ||
companions= | | |enemy = [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]] | ||
enemy= [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]| | |setting = {{il|[[Dartmoor]], early [[1970s]]|[[France|Vichy France]], [[January]] [[1942]]}} | ||
|writer = Dennis Hooper | |||
writer= | |artist = [[Harry Lindfield]] | ||
artist= [[Harry Lindfield]]| | |editor = | ||
editor=| | |colourist = | ||
colourist=| | |letterer = | ||
|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 6-13 | |||
publication | |release date = 27 March - 15 May 1971 | ||
|reprint = DWCC 1 | |||
publisher= | | |publisher = Polystyle | ||
format= Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 8 | |||
next | |prev = Gemini Plan (comic story) | ||
|next = The Vogan Slaves (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Timebenders''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] ''[[TV Action]]'' [[Third Doctor comic | {{comic stub}} | ||
'''''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 == | == 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 == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Professor]] [[Pierre Vedrun]] | * [[Professor]] [[Pierre Vedrun]] | ||
* Captain [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]] | * [[Captain]] [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]] | ||
* [[Monique Vedrun]] | * [[Monique Vedrun]] | ||
* [[Marcel Sangenez]] | * [[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]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * 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 === | |||
(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] | |||
:<u>Note:</u> No ''Doctor Who'' strip appeared in TVA 14. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#2|Timebenders}} | |||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | |||
{{Third Doctor | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in France]] | [[Category:Stories set in France]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Devon]] | [[Category:Stories set in Devon]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1942]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1942]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
[[Category:Stories | [[Category:1971 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | |||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Eight part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:14, 13 March 2024
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]]
- Third Doctor
- Professor Pierre Vedrun
- Captain Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal
- Monique Vedrun
- Marcel Sangenez
- General Von Werstberg
- Andre Lacout
- Lieutenant
- Carl
- Jean-Paul
- Police Sergeant
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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.
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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