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|image = BackToTheSun.jpg | |||
image= | |series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | ||
series= '' | |number = | ||
number=| | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
doctor= | |companions = | ||
companions= | | |enemy= [[Volcano creature]] | ||
enemy= | |setting = [[Station 40]], [[Wales]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = Dennis Hooper | |||
|artist = [[Gerry Haylock]] | |||
artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]| | |editor = | ||
editor=| | |colourist = | ||
colourist=| | |letterer = | ||
|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 116-119 | |||
publication | |release date= 5 May - 26 May 1973 | ||
|publisher = Polystyle | |||
publisher= | | |reprint = DWCC 24 | ||
format= Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
next | |prev = The Threat from Beneath (comic story) | ||
}}'''''{{ | |next = The Labyrinth (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' marked the return of the [[Third Doctor]] to ''[[TV Action]]'' after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the pre-[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] era in [[Doctor Who comic stories|''Doctor Who'' comic strip]] history. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
At the request of the [[British government|government]], the [[Third Doctor]] investigates [[Station 40]], a new [[solar energy]] complex in [[Wales]]. He soon discovers that its director, Sir [[Nigel Lomax]], is in the thrall of [[volcano creature|an alien life-form]]. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* Sir [[Nigel Lomax]] | |||
* [[Roger Perritt]] | |||
* [[Peter Tait]] | |||
* The [[Minister (Back to the Sun)|Minister]] | |||
* [[Volcano creature]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Sir Nigel is an expert on [[volcano]]es. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * Thanks to [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]]'s ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' and [[John Ainsworth]]'s echo of it in [[DWCC 3|''DWCC'' #3]], it became fashionable to represent the title as ''kcaB to the Sun''. However, as can be seen in the image at right, the word "Back" is actually {{w|mirror writing|mirror written}}, not reverse-ordered. Thus, although frequently styled as ''kcaB to the Sun'', it is more accurate to think of the name of the story as ''Back to the Sun'', and to note the artistic license taken by the letterer in both the original printing and the reprinting in [[DWCC 24|''DWCC'' 24]]. | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVA 116 (2 pages) Next week — a powerful invasion threat! | |||
* TVA 117 (2 pages) More trouble for the Doctor, next week! | |||
* TVA 118 (2 pages) WHAT IS SIR NIGEL'S SECRET PLAN? | |||
* TVA 119 (2 pages) DR. WHO FEATURES IN NEXT WEEK'S BUMPER STORY! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor previously faced similar [[Fire Person|fire-based creatures]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Trial of Fire (comic story)|Trial of Fire]]'') | ||
== | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#18|kcaB to the Sun}} | |||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | |||
{{Third Doctor | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Wales]] | |||
[[Category:1973 comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Four part comics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:31, 5 February 2024
Back to the Sun marked the return of the Third Doctor to TV Action after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the pre-Marvel era in Doctor Who comic strip history.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
At the request of the government, the Third Doctor investigates Station 40, a new solar energy complex in Wales. He soon discovers that its director, Sir Nigel Lomax, is in the thrall of an alien life-form.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sir Nigel is an expert on volcanoes.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Thanks to Jean-Marc Lofficier's The Terrestrial Index and John Ainsworth's echo of it in DWCC #3, it became fashionable to represent the title as kcaB to the Sun. However, as can be seen in the image at right, the word "Back" is actually mirror written, not reverse-ordered. Thus, although frequently styled as kcaB to the Sun, it is more accurate to think of the name of the story as Back to the Sun, and to note the artistic license taken by the letterer in both the original printing and the reprinting in DWCC 24.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVA 116 (2 pages) Next week — a powerful invasion threat!
- TVA 117 (2 pages) More trouble for the Doctor, next week!
- TVA 118 (2 pages) WHAT IS SIR NIGEL'S SECRET PLAN?
- TVA 119 (2 pages) DR. WHO FEATURES IN NEXT WEEK'S BUMPER STORY!
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously faced similar fire-based creatures. (COMIC: Trial of Fire)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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