The Magician (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.

The Magician
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor]]
Main enemy:	Lord Waldean de Beauvain
Main setting:	England, Middle Ages
Key crew
Artist:	Gerry Haylock
Release details
Printed in:	TV Comic 1177-1183
Release date:	6 July - 17 August 1974
Format:	Comic - 7 parts (? pages)
TVC comic stories
← Previous	Size Control
Next →	The Metal-Eaters

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The Magician was a TV Comic Third Doctor story, reprinted under the same name as a Fourth Doctor story.

Summary

When the TARDIS lands in England's Middle Ages, the Doctor is captured by a villainous Lord Waldean de Beauvain and imprisoned in his dungeon. The Doctor shares a cell with Haval, once the Sergeant of Arms to the real master of the castle, Lord Geoffrey, who has been replaced by his brother. The Doctor devises a plan and the two escape but are soon imprisoned again, this time by the sorcerer Signus. The Doctor revives the hypnotised Sir Geoffrey, with whom they are imprisoned. Constructing a glider, the Doctor enables Haval to fly from their tower prison and over the castle moat in a bid to seek help from the King's men. In the meantime, the Doctor and Sir Geoffrey must resist an attempt by Signus to take over their bodies by mystical means.

Characters

• Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor
• Lord Waldean de Beauvain
• Haval
• Lord Geoffrey de Beauvain
• Signus

References

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Notes

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Continuity

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Timeline

• The Magician definitely takes place after TVC: Size Control, because the opening text to part one says that the Doctor is returning to Earth following his experiences in Size Control.
• The Magician takes place before TVC: The Metal-Eaters