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'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published in [[Britain]] from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]] except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] opted to use the ''Doctor Who'' strip to anchor their then-new magazine, ''[[TV Action|TV Action/Countdown]]'', instead.
'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published in [[Britain]] from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]] except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] opted to use the ''Doctor Who'' strip to anchor their then-new magazine, ''[[TV Action|TV Action/Countdown]]'', instead.
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!TVC
== Stories by issue ==
!Title
=== First Doctor ===
!Doctor
* [[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
!featuring
* [[TVC 684|684]]-[[TVC 689|689]]: ''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]''
|-
* [[TVC 690|690]]-[[TVC 692|692]]: ''[[The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
|[[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]
* [[TVC 693|693]]-[[TVC 698|698]]: ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]''
|''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
* [[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]: ''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
| rowspan="24" |1st
* [[TVC 705|705]]-[[TVC 709|709]]: ''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[John Who]], [[Gillian Who]]
* [[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]: ''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
|-
* [[TVC 713|713]]-[[TVC 715|715]]: ''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''
|[[TVC 684|684]]-[[TVC 689|689]]
* [[TVC 716|716]]-[[TVC 719|719]]: ''[[Lizardworld (comic story)|Lizardworld]]''
|''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]''
* [[TVC 720|720]]-[[TVC 723|723]]: ''[[The Ordeals of Demeter (comic story)|The Ordeals of Demeter]]''
|-
* [[TVC 724|724]]-[[TVC 727|727]]: ''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]''
|[[TVC 690|690]]-[[TVC 692|692]]
* [[TVC 728|728]]-[[TVC 731|731]]: ''[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]''
|''[[The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
* [[TVC 732|732]]-[[TVC 735|735]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]''
|-
* [[TVC 736|736]]-[[TVC 739|739]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''
|[[TVC 693|693]]-[[TVC 698|698]]
* [[TVC 740|740]]-[[TVC 743|743]]: ''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]''
|''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]''
* [[TVC 744|744]]-[[TVC 747|747]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi (comic story)|Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Zarbi]]
* [[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]: ''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
|-
* [[TVC 753|753]]-[[TVC 757|757]]: ''[[The Secret of Gemino (comic story)|The Secret of Gemino]]''
|[[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]
* [[TVC 758|758]]-[[TVC 762|762]]: ''[[The Haunted Planet (comic story)|The Haunted Planet]]''
|''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
* [[TVC 763|763]]-[[TVC 767|767]]: ''[[The Hunters of Zerox (comic story)|The Hunters of Zerox]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who
* [[TVC 768|768]]-[[TVC 771|771]]: ''[[The Underwater Robot (comic story)|The Underwater Robot]]''
|-
* [[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]: ''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|[[TVC 705|705]]-[[TVC 709|709]]
* [[TVC 776|776]]-[[TVC 779|779]]: ''[[The Galaxy Games (comic story)|The Galaxy Games]]''
|''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''
* [[TVC 780|780]]-[[TVC 783|783]]: ''[[The Experimenters (comic story)|The Experimenters]]''
|John Who, Gillian who, [[Dragon|Dragons]]
 
|-
=== Second Doctor ===
|[[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]
* [[TVC 784|784]]-[[TVC 787|787]]: ''[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]''
|''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
* [[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]: ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
| rowspan="6" |John Who, Gillian who
* [[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]: ''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
|-
* [[TVC 796|796]]-[[TVC 798|798]]: ''[[The Zombies (comic story)|The Zombies]]''
|[[TVC 713|713]]-[[TVC 715|715]]
* [[TVC 799|799]]-[[TVC 802|802]]: ''[[Master of Spiders (comic story)|Master of Spiders]]''
|''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''
* [[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]: ''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|-
* [[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]: ''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|[[TVC 716|716]]-[[TVC 719|719]]
* [[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]: ''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The TARDIS Worshippers]]''
|''[[Lizardworld (comic story)|Lizardworld]]''
* [[TVC 816|816]]-[[TVC 819|819]]: ''[[Space War Two (comic story)|Space War Two]]''
|-
* [[TVC 820|820]]-[[TVC 823|823]]: ''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|[[TVC 720|720]]-[[TVC 723|723]]
* [[TVC 824|824]]-[[TVC 827|827]]: ''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]''
|''[[The Ordeals of Demeter (comic story)|The Ordeals of Demeter]]''
* [[TVC 828|828]]-[[TVC 831|831]]: ''[[The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)|The Faithful Rocket Pack]]''
|-
* [[TVC 832|832]]-[[TVC 836|836]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]''
|[[TVC 724|724]]-[[TVC 727|727]]
* [[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]: ''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]''
* [[TVC 842|842]]-[[TVC 845|845]]: ''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]''
|-
* [[TVC 846|846]]-[[TVC 849|849]]: ''[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas (comic story)|The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]''
|[[TVC 728|728]]-[[TVC 731|731]]
* [[TVC 850|850]]-[[TVC 853|853]]: ''[[The Cyber Empire (comic story)|The Cyber Empire]]''
|''[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]''
* [[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]: ''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
|-
* [[TVC 859|859]]-[[TVC 863|863]]: ''[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]''
|[[TVC 732|732]]-[[TVC 735|735]]
* [[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]: ''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
|''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]''
* [[TVC 868|868]]-[[TVC 871|871]]: ''[[The Jokers (comic story)|The Jokers]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Santa Claus]]
* [[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]: ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]''
|-
* [[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]: ''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|[[TVC 736|736]]-[[TVC 739|739]]
* [[TVC 881|881]]-[[TVC 884|884]]: ''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]''
|''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''
* [[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]: ''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
| rowspan="3" |John Who, Gillian Who
* [[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]: ''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
|-
* [[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]: ''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|[[TVC 740|740]]-[[TVC 743|743]]
* [[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]: ''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]''
* [[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]: ''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|-
* [[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]: ''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
|[[TVC 744|744]]-[[TVC 747|747]]
* [[TVC 911|911]]-[[TVC 915|915]]: ''[[Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)|Operation Wurlitzer]]''
|''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi (comic story)|Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''
* [[TVC 916|916]]-[[TVC 920|920]]: ''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|-
* [[TVC 921|921]]-[[TVC 924|924]]: ''[[The Mark of Terror (comic story)|The Mark of Terror]]''
|[[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]
* [[TVC 925|925]]-[[TVC 928|928]]: ''[[The Brotherhood (comic story)|The Brotherhood]]''
|''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
* [[TVC 929|929]]-[[TVC 933|933]]: ''[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Trod|Trods]]
* [[TVC 934|934]]-[[TVC 936|936]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]''
|-
|[[TVC 753|753]]-[[TVC 757|757]]
|''[[The Secret of Gemino (comic story)|The Secret of Gemino]]''
| rowspan="4" |John Who, Gillian Who
|-
|[[TVC 758|758]]-[[TVC 762|762]]
|''[[The Haunted Planet (comic story)|The Haunted Planet]]''
|-
|[[TVC 763|763]]-[[TVC 767|767]]
|''[[The Hunters of Zerox (comic story)|The Hunters of Zerox]]''
|-
|[[TVC 768|768]]-[[TVC 771|771]]
|''[[The Underwater Robot (comic story)|The Underwater Robot]]''
|-
|[[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]
|''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|John Who, Gillian who, Trods
|-
|[[TVC 776|776]]-[[TVC 779|779]]
|''[[The Galaxy Games (comic story)|The Galaxy Games]]''
| rowspan="2" |John Who, Gillian Who
|-
|[[TVC 780|780]]-[[TVC 783|783]]
|''[[The Experimenters (comic story)|The Experimenters]]''
|-
|[[TVC 784|784]]-[[TVC 787|787]]
|''[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]''
| rowspan="36" |2nd
|
|-
|[[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]:
|''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
|John, Gillian, Trods, [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|-
|[[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]
|''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
|John, Gillian, Daleks
|-
|[[TVC 796|796]]-[[TVC 798|798]]
|''[[The Zombies (comic story)|The Zombies]]''
| rowspan="2" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 799|799]]-[[TVC 802|802]]
|''[[Master of Spiders (comic story)|Master of Spiders]]''
|-
|[[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]
|''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|John, Gillian, Daleks
|-
|[[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]
|''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|John, Gillian, [[Dinosaur|Dinosaurs]]
|-
|[[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]
|''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The TARDIS Worshippers]]''
| rowspan="3" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 816|816]]-[[TVC 819|819]]
|''[[Space War Two (comic story)|Space War Two]]''
|-
|[[TVC 820|820]]-[[TVC 823|823]]
|''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|-
|[[TVC 824|824]]-[[TVC 827|827]]
|''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]''
|John, Gillian, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|[[TVC 828|828]]-[[TVC 831|831]]
|''[[The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)|The Faithful Rocket Pack]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 832|832]]-[[TVC 836|836]]
|''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]
|''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 842|842]]-[[TVC 845|845]]
|''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 846|846]]-[[TVC 849|849]]
|''[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas (comic story)|The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 850|850]]-[[TVC 853|853]]
|''[[The Cyber Empire (comic story)|The Cyber Empire]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]
|''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
| rowspan="4" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 859|859]]-[[TVC 863|863]]
|''[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]''
|-
|[[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]
|''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
|-
|[[TVC 868|868]]-[[TVC 871|871]]
|''[[The Jokers (comic story)|The Jokers]]''
|-
|[[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]
|[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]
|John, Gillian, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quarks - list of appearances|Quarks]]
|-
|[[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]
|''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 881|881]]-[[TVC 884|884]]
|''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]''
|Jamie
|-
|[[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]
|''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]
|''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
|Jamie, [[Father Time]]
|-
|[[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]
|''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]
|''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]:
|''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|[[TVC 911|911]]-[[TVC 915|915]]
|''[[Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)|Operation Wurlitzer]]''
|-
|[[TVC 916|916]]-[[TVC 920|920]]
|''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|-
|[[TVC 921|921]]-[[TVC 924|924]]
|''[[The Mark of Terror (comic story)|The Mark of Terror]]''
|-
|[[TVC 925|925]]-[[TVC 928|928]]
|''[[The Brotherhood (comic story)|The Brotherhood]]''
|-
|[[TVC 929|929]]-[[TVC 933|933]]
|''[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]''
|"specs" grabshaw
|-
|[[TVC 934|934]]-[[TVC 936|936]]
|''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]''
|[[Time Lords - list of appearances|Time Lords]]
|}


=== Third Doctor ===
=== Third Doctor ===

Revision as of 22:40, 7 April 2021

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TV Comic was a weekly magazine published in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979 except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher Polystyle Publications, Ltd. opted to use the Doctor Who strip to anchor their then-new magazine, TV Action/Countdown, instead.

Stories by issue

First Doctor

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip was moved to Countdown (ultimately called TV Action) for a couple of years, returning to TVC only in issue 1133.

Fourth Doctor

Edited reprints

(mostly Third Doctor stories, these were altered to feature the Fourth Doctor)

Other uses

TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in four known back-up comics, featured in a section titled "Pick of the Jokes." One notable aspect was that these jokes appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained permission to put them in comics.

These comics are:

The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.
Two Daleks talk, in TV Comic 798.
  • TVC 696, the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
  • TVC 740: the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
  • TVC 794: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carried a small Dalek on a leash.
  • TVC 798: Two Daleks talk, one speaking of their Trans-sister

Special issues

TV Comic Holiday

First Doctor

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

Fourth Doctor

TV Comic Annual

First Doctor

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

Fourth Doctor

External links

v • e
First Doctor TVC comic stories
Neville Main era
(November 1964 -
September 1965)
Weekly strip
Holiday stories
Annual stories
Pick of the Jokes
TV Terrors
Bill Mevin era
(September 1965 -
April 1966)
Weekly strip
Pick of the Jokes
John Canning era
(April 1966 -
December 1966)
Weekly strip
Holiday special
Annual
Canning's run on TVC continues until 1971,
with a second run 1975-1979.
v • e
Second Doctor TVC comic stories
1966
Weekly strip
1967
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
All stories feature John and Gillian.
1968
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
John and Gillian feature until Invasion of the Quarks, when they are replaced by Jamie.
1969
Weekly strip
Holiday Special
Annual stories
Jamie disappears after Martha the Mechanical Housemaid, leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor's exile begins in Action in Exile.
All weekly stories drawn by John Canning, continuing his creative run from the First Doctor in 1966 to the Third Doctor in 1971.
v • e
Third Doctor Polystyle comic stories
Early TV Comic
Countdown/
TV Action
Late TV Comic
TV Comic specials
Holiday
Annual
TV Action specials
Annual
Polystyle specials
v • e
Fourth Doctor TVC stories
1975
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane
1976
Weekly strip
Specials
Stories feature Sarah-Jane, except The Mutant Strain and Double Trouble.
1977
Weekly strip
Specials
Leela features from The Orb to The Aqua-City
1978
Weekly strip
Specials
All stories The Duellists onwards are reprints.
1979
Weekly strip
All stories are reprints
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