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|name         = ''*Sub Zero''
series= ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - [[TV Action]]|
|image       = Sub Zero.jpg
doctor= [[Third Doctor]]|
|series       = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
companions= |
|doctor       = Third Doctor
enemy= [[Dalek]]s|
|companions   = [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]]
year= [[Antarctica]] and [[Australia]], [[1970s]]|
|enemy       = [[Dalek Leader (*Sub Zero)|Dalek Leader]]
writer= [[Dennis Hooper]]|
|setting      = [[Antarctica]] and [[Australia]], [[1970s]]
artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]|
|writer       = Dennis Hooper
editor=|
|artist       = [[Gerry Haylock]]
colourist=|
|editor       =  
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|colourist   =  
publication title= ''[[TV Action]]'' 47-54|
|letterer    =
publication dates= [[8 January]] - [[26 February]] [[1972]]|
|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 47-54
publisher= |
|release date = 8 January - 26 February 1972
format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages) |
|publisher   = Polystyle
previous story= [[The Eternal Present]]|
|reprint      = DWCC 5
next story= [[The Planet of the Daleks]]
|reprint2    = Sub Zero (graphic novel)
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|format       = Comic  
|epcount      = 8
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|next         = The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)
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'''''<nowiki>*Sub Zero</nowiki>''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''.
'''''<nowiki>*Sub Zero</nowiki>''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''.
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The [[Dalek]]s hijack an atomic [[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 the world.
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]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* Lt. [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]]
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]]
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Clegg (*Sub Zero)|Clegg]]
* [[Ambrose (*Sub Zero)|Ambrose]]
* [[Captain (*Sub Zero)|Captain]]
* [[First Officer (*Sub Zero)|First Officer]]
* [[General (*Sub Zero)|General]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Dalek]]s recognise the Doctor in this story.
* Daleks condition their human slaves using gold cubes applied to the forehead. Each subsidiary cube is controlled by a master cube.
* The Daleks can [[hypnosis|control human minds]] by touching a gold-coloured cube to their foreheads (an improvement over the [[Roboman|Robomen]]).


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Classic Comics]]'' [[DWCC 5|Issue 5]]
* ''*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 ==
== Continuity ==
* Sydney's destruction has been ignored by every other piece of ''Doctor Who'' fiction.
* 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]]'')


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
* This story occurs after [[TVA]]: ''[[The Eternal Present]]''
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#7|*Sub Zero}}
* This story occurs before [[TVA]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks]]''
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== External links ==
[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]]
* {{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#7|*Sub Zero}}
* [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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*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]]

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

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