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'''''The Daleks''''' (retroactively re-named '''''The Dalek Chronicles''''') was a single-paged comic strip that portrayed a history of the [[Dalek]]s. It lasted one hundred and four episodes. There were no appearances by [[the Doctor]].
'''''The Daleks''''', later reprinted as '''''The Dalek Tapes''''', was a series of 104 single-page comic stories published in the ''[[TV Century 21]]'' magazine between [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and [[1967 (releases)|1967]]. The stories detailed the history of the Daleks from their [[Creation of the Daleks|creation]] to their discovery of [[Earth]].
 
== History ==
The episodes of the Dalek comic strip first appeared in the '' [[TV Century 21]]'' (''TV21'' for short) comics magazine between 1965 and 1967.
 
The Dalek comic strip was reprinted many times in different forms by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' (in this form it was sometimes known as ''The Dalek Tapes'') before appearing in 1994 as [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles|graphic novel form]] from [[Marvel Comics]], as a single volume, unedited and in full colour, priced at £3.99 (UK).
 
== Authorship ==
Though the strips featured the credit "by [[Terry Nation]]", the scripts were written mainly by Nation and [[David Whitaker]]. The editor of ''TV Century 21'' said that he had a heavy hand in the writing of the ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'' story. At different times, [[Richard Jennings]], [[Eric Eden]] and [[Ron Turner]] did the art duties. Ron Turner produced the artwork for the series.


== Storyline ==
== Storyline ==
The strip did not "soften" the nature of the Daleks in any way and made them just as evil (if not more so) than in the television stories. Interestingly, although the first comic strip referred to the [[Thal]]s, they never appeared in the comic. Stories shifted from sympathetic [[humanoid]] protagonists (no [[human]]s appeared until the last story, in which the Daleks discover [[Earth]]) to the [[Emperor Dalek]], who served as the hero (of sorts) of most of the stories.
The strip portrayed a unique narrative of the [[creation of the Daleks]]. The original [[humanoid Dalek]]s were diminutive blue men with large heads. For their war against the [[Thal]]s, these humanoid Daleks had created not just war machines but also [[neutron bomb]]s that were accidentally detonated by a [[meteorite]] fall. The subsequent explosion created [[mutant]] Daleks who used the war machines as their shells. This account conflicted with the story recounted in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' and was later contradicted by ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
 
The strip detailed the history of the [[Dalek]]s from their creation on [[Skaro]], to their discovery of space flight, their conquests, their war with the [[Mechanoid]]s, tying into ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Given that the strips concluded with the Daleks' discovery of [[Earth]], that would mean the whole comic was, in effect, a prelude to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.
 
''The Dalek Chronicles'' gave an account of the creation of the Daleks very different from ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and a somewhat different account recounted, but not seen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. The ''TV 21'' strips portrayed [[humanoid Dalek]]s as diminutive blue men with large heads, similar in appearance to ''Dan Dare''{{'}}s Mekon and generally opposed to the Thals (though at least one Dalek wanted peace). According to the comic, these humanoid Daleks had created war machines and [[neutron bomb]]s. The bombs were accidentally detonated by a [[meteorite]] fall. The explosion that followed created [[mutant]] Daleks who would use the war machines as their shells. For more information on this from a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] perspective, see [[Creation of the Daleks]] and [[Humanoid Dalek]]s.


Later stories in the Dalek comic told of the expansion of the [[Dalek Empire]] and a lengthy war against the [[Mechanoid]]s and other enemies. In the last published comic in this series, the Daleks learned the location of Earth, which they proposed to invade. Although much of the material in these strips directly contradicted what was shown on television later, some concepts — such as flying Daleks, Daleks acquiring human characteristics and turning against their masters, and the design of the Dalek Emperor — did show up later on in the programme.
Later stories told of the expansion of the [[Dalek Empire]] and a lengthy war against the [[Mechanoid]]s and other enemies (tying into ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''). In most of these, the [[Emperor Dalek]] served as the protagonist.


The last story, ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', concerned the Daleks' first encounters with humans and their discovery of the tempting planet [[Earth]].
The final story, ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', concerned the Daleks' first encounters with [[human]]s and their discovery of the planet Earth. This was intended to lead into ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but this was retconned in the followup story ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'' released in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' issues [[DWM 249|249]]-[DWM 254|254]]. Another followup, ''[[Deadline to Doomsday (comic story)|Deadline to Doomsday]]'', was planned but ultimately unproduced.


A followup story, ''[[Return of the Elders]]'', ran in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' 249-254, written by [[John Lawrence]], with art by [[Ron Turner]].
Although much of the material in these strips directly contradicted what was shown on television later, some concepts — such as flying Daleks, Daleks acquiring human characteristics and turning against their masters, and the design of the Dalek Emperor — did show up later on in the programme.


== Stories by ''TV Century 21'' issue ==
== Stories by ''TV Century 21'' issue ==
Originally, no individual titles were given to the stories. However, some titles were given in the preceding issue's "coming next time" closing caption. After doing research and interviewing those involved in the original strips, [[John Ainsworth]] proposed the following titles, which were later used by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'':
* 1-3: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]''
* 1-3: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]''
* 4-10: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
* 4-10: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
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* 96-104: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]''
* 96-104: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]''


=== Notes ===
== Crew ==
Although there was no individual titles given to the stories, there is a general consensus on "episode titles" proposed by [[John Ainsworth]] (based on his research and discussions with those involved in the original strips), which were accepted for use by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and other sources. Some earlier publications may refer to "stories" by differing titles.
Though the strips featured the credit "by [[Terry Nation]]", the scripts were written mainly by Nation and [[David Whitaker]]. The editor of ''TV Century 21'' said that he had a heavy hand in the writing of the ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'' story.
 
At different times, [[Richard Jennings]], [[Eric Eden]], and [[Ron Turner]] did the art duties.


On some occasions, the title of the individual "story" were taken from the preceding issue's "coming next time" closing caption.
== Reprints ==
[[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]] first reprinted the comics in [[1976 (releases)|1976]] and [[1977 (releases)|1977]].
 
They were again reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', issues [[DWM 30|30]] to [[DWM 42|42]], under the new title ''The Dalek Tapes''.
 
In [[1994 (releases)|1994]] the original, unedited stories were collected and published by [[Marvel Comics]] as a graphic novel called ''[[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles|The Dalek Chronicles]]''.


== Title graphics ==
== Title graphics ==
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[[File:TurnerDC5.JPG|thumb|left|[[Doctor Who Magazine]] Issues [[DWM 249|249]]-[[DWM 254|254]] Art by Ron Turner]]


=== Reprint title graphics ===
The first set of reprints from [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]] in the years 1976 and 1977 only used a series title graphic on the first page. On subsequent pages, as with most reprints of the series, both the title and the news box were replaced with narration. Where divided into parts, only the first part's title box carried the series title ''The Daleks''. [[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]'s title box (not shown) read ''The Daleks in A New Start''.
The first set of reprints from [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]] in the years 1976 and 1977 only used a series title graphic on the first page. On subsequent pages, as with most reprints of the series, both the title and the news box were replaced with narration. Where divided into parts, only the first part's title box carried the series title ''The Daleks''. [[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]'s title box (not shown) read ''The Daleks in A New Start''.
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File:TNDA78title.JPG|[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978]]
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From 1980 to 1994, [[Marvel UK]] reprinted the series. The first block of reprints went uninterrupted from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' Issues [[DWM 30|30]]-[[DWM 42|42]] and used the title ''The Dalek Tapes''. Those included the standard elements of the tape graphic and the series title, however sizing, placement, and the presence of the other elements varied. Tape number didn't alway receive a special font and the episode title was originally placed in the news box. When the series was revisited, it carried the second TV21 title graphic on every page of ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]''. The image was resized to fill the news box as well, avoiding the need to supply any new narration. ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'' only carried the graphic on the first page in the issue because it had been originally reprinted in a Dalek Annual. The third set reproduced the 1978 Dalek Annual's reprints of the [[Skardal]] arc in original colour and featured the same whimsical lettering in the title box. Later reprints focused on better quality reproduction of the material. [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles|The graphic novel]] features the comics with original TV21 title and news panels intact.
 
From 1980 to 1994, [[Marvel UK]] reprinted the series. The first block of reprints went uninterrupted from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' Issues [[DWM 30|30]]-[[DWM 42|42]] and used the title ''The Dalek Tapes''. Those included the standard elements of the tape graphic and the series title, however sizing, placement, and the presence of the other elements varied. Tape number didn't alway receive a special font and the episode title was originally placed in the news box. When the series was revisited, it carried the second TV21 title graphic on every page of ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]''. The image was resized to fill the news box as well, avoiding the need to supply any new narration. ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'' only carried the graphic on the first page in the issue because it had been originally reprinted in a Dalek Annual. The third set reproduced the 1978 Dalek Annual's reprints of the [[Skardal]] arc in original colour and featured the same whimsical lettering in the title box.
 
Later reprints focused on better quality reproduction of the material. [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles|The graphic novel]] features the comics with original TV21 title and news panels intact.
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The Daleks, later reprinted as The Dalek Tapes, was a series of 104 single-page comic stories published in the TV Century 21 magazine between 1965 and 1967. The stories detailed the history of the Daleks from their creation to their discovery of Earth.

Storyline

The strip portrayed a unique narrative of the creation of the Daleks. The original humanoid Daleks were diminutive blue men with large heads. For their war against the Thals, these humanoid Daleks had created not just war machines but also neutron bombs that were accidentally detonated by a meteorite fall. The subsequent explosion created mutant Daleks who used the war machines as their shells. This account conflicted with the story recounted in The Daleks and was later contradicted by Genesis of the Daleks.

Later stories told of the expansion of the Dalek Empire and a lengthy war against the Mechanoids and other enemies (tying into The Chase). In most of these, the Emperor Dalek served as the protagonist.

The final story, The Road to Conflict, concerned the Daleks' first encounters with humans and their discovery of the planet Earth. This was intended to lead into The Dalek Invasion of Earth, but this was retconned in the followup story Return of the Elders released in Doctor Who Magazine issues 249-[DWM 254|254]]. Another followup, Deadline to Doomsday, was planned but ultimately unproduced.

Although much of the material in these strips directly contradicted what was shown on television later, some concepts — such as flying Daleks, Daleks acquiring human characteristics and turning against their masters, and the design of the Dalek Emperor — did show up later on in the programme.

Stories by TV Century 21 issue

Originally, no individual titles were given to the stories. However, some titles were given in the preceding issue's "coming next time" closing caption. After doing research and interviewing those involved in the original strips, John Ainsworth proposed the following titles, which were later used by Doctor Who Magazine:

Crew

Though the strips featured the credit "by Terry Nation", the scripts were written mainly by Nation and David Whitaker. The editor of TV Century 21 said that he had a heavy hand in the writing of the Genesis of Evil story.

At different times, Richard Jennings, Eric Eden, and Ron Turner did the art duties.

Reprints

World Distributors first reprinted the comics in 1976 and 1977.

They were again reprinted in Doctor Who Magazine, issues 30 to 42, under the new title The Dalek Tapes.

In 1994 the original, unedited stories were collected and published by Marvel Comics as a graphic novel called The Dalek Chronicles.

Title graphics

The title image occupied the first panel on the page for the first 75 issues. From issue 76 onward the title ran along the length of the page above the comic.

TV Century 21 Issues 76-104 Art by Ron Turner
Doctor Who Magazine Issues 249-254 Art by Ron Turner

The first set of reprints from World Distributors in the years 1976 and 1977 only used a series title graphic on the first page. On subsequent pages, as with most reprints of the series, both the title and the news box were replaced with narration. Where divided into parts, only the first part's title box carried the series title The Daleks. The Amazing World of Doctor Who's title box (not shown) read The Daleks in A New Start.

From 1980 to 1994, Marvel UK reprinted the series. The first block of reprints went uninterrupted from Doctor Who Magazine Issues 30-42 and used the title The Dalek Tapes. Those included the standard elements of the tape graphic and the series title, however sizing, placement, and the presence of the other elements varied. Tape number didn't alway receive a special font and the episode title was originally placed in the news box. When the series was revisited, it carried the second TV21 title graphic on every page of Eve of War. The image was resized to fill the news box as well, avoiding the need to supply any new narration. The Archives of Phryne only carried the graphic on the first page in the issue because it had been originally reprinted in a Dalek Annual. The third set reproduced the 1978 Dalek Annual's reprints of the Skardal arc in original colour and featured the same whimsical lettering in the title box.

Later reprints focused on better quality reproduction of the material. The graphic novel features the comics with original TV21 title and news panels intact.

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