Lords of the Ether (comic story)

Doctor Which?

This story debuted with either the Second or Third Doctor, then was reprinted with the Fourth Doctor. It may have had different companions in the reprint, as well. From an in-universe point of view, it's unclear which Doctor lived through these events.

Lords of the Ether(Moon Exploration)
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor]]
Main setting:	The Moon
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]]
Artist:	Gerry Haylock
Release details
Printed in:	TVC 1191-1198 as Moon Exploration: TVC 1416-1423
Release date:	Original: 12 October - 30 November 1974 Reprint: 2 February - 23 March 1979
Format:	Comic - 8 parts (? pages)
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Lords of the Ether was a Third Doctor comic strip in TV Comic, reprinted with the Fourth Doctor under the name Moon Exploration.

Summary

After a successful moon landing, the crew of the Achilles spot a deep, cylindrical shaft into the lunar surface. On Earth, the Doctor's warning against any exploration of the shaft are ignored. When Major Franklin disappears after descending the tunnel, the mission is aborted. However, as the returning space capsule enters the Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts and it are turned to stone. The Doctor attributes this to fragment of the mineral Crunthel collected by the astronauts from the tunnel floor. Joined by CIA agent Harry Godino, the Doctor travels in the TARDIS to the moon. There they discover that the tunnel leads to the burial chamber of a member of an ancient alien race. Trapped in the tomb, the travellers' only hope of escape is for the Doctor to make contact with the aliens - the Lords of the Ether themselves.

Characters

• Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor
• Harry Godino
• Major Franklin

References

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Notes

• The spacesuits worn by the Doctor and Harry look exactly like those seen in the ITC series UFO.

Continuity

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