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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] lands on an unnamed planet. The [[Second Doctor]] leaves [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] in the ship and explores a nearby [[volcano]]. He discovers it is the base of [[the Extortioner]], who plans to [[blackmail]] the inhabited universe with his fleet of [[rocket]]s unless they pay his [[ransom]] demands. The Doctor is captured and imprisoned, but escapes with his pocket [[laser]]. He throws the missiles' warheads into the volcano's core, causing an [[eruption]] which destroys the Extortioner's base. Enraged, the Extortioner pursues the Doctor in his giant mechanical mole. The Doctor lures him to a crack caused by the volcano's eruption and he falls to his doom. The Doctor returns to the TARDIS, telling John and Gillian that he missed their company. | ||
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* This was the first ''TV Comic'' story to feature the [[Second Doctor]]. No explanation is given or even acknowledged for the Doctor's change of appearance or personality. | * This was the first ''TV Comic'' story to feature the [[Second Doctor]]. No explanation is given or even acknowledged for the Doctor's change of appearance or personality. | ||
* The first words spoken by the Second Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"What a barren place! I'm glad I told the children to stay inside the TARDIS!"'' | * The first words spoken by the Second Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"What a barren place! I'm glad I told the children to stay inside the TARDIS!"'' | ||
* This strip marks the beginning of the trend to sideline John and Gillian from the action. | * This strip marks the beginning of the trend to sideline John and Gillian from the action, with Gillian not even getting a line of dialogue. | ||
* The Extortioner's drilling machine is referred to as "the Mole", the same name used for [[International Rescue]]'s drilling machine in ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]''. | |||
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Revision as of 21:21, 14 April 2023
The Extortioner was a TV Comic story featuring the Second Doctor, John and Gillian.
Summary
The Doctor's TARDIS lands on an unnamed planet. The Second Doctor leaves John and Gillian in the ship and explores a nearby volcano. He discovers it is the base of the Extortioner, who plans to blackmail the inhabited universe with his fleet of rockets unless they pay his ransom demands. The Doctor is captured and imprisoned, but escapes with his pocket laser. He throws the missiles' warheads into the volcano's core, causing an eruption which destroys the Extortioner's base. Enraged, the Extortioner pursues the Doctor in his giant mechanical mole. The Doctor lures him to a crack caused by the volcano's eruption and he falls to his doom. The Doctor returns to the TARDIS, telling John and Gillian that he missed their company.
Characters
References
- The Doctor's lighter has a laser beam.
Notes
- This was the first TV Comic story to feature the Second Doctor. No explanation is given or even acknowledged for the Doctor's change of appearance or personality.
- The first words spoken by the Second Doctor in his comic book tenure are; "What a barren place! I'm glad I told the children to stay inside the TARDIS!"
- This strip marks the beginning of the trend to sideline John and Gillian from the action, with Gillian not even getting a line of dialogue.
- The Extortioner's drilling machine is referred to as "the Mole", the same name used for International Rescue's drilling machine in Thunderbirds.
Continuity
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