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* Starting with part 1 of this story, each part is increased from two pages to three.
* Starting with part 1 of this story, each part is increased from two pages to three.
* From issue 788, the strip's title changes from ''Doctor Who'' to ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' — even though the Daleks do not feature in every adventure. With Issue 809, the strip's title reverts to just ''Doctor Who'', and ''the Daleks'' does not appear again for the rest of the Second Doctor's comic era.
* From issue 788, the strip's title changes from ''Doctor Who'' to ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' — even though the Daleks do not feature in every adventure. With Issue 809, the strip's title reverts to just ''Doctor Who'', and ''the Daleks'' does not appear again for the rest of the Second Doctor's comic era.
=== Original print details ===
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVC 788 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
* TVC 789 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
* TVC 790 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
* TVC 791 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!<ref>This story really did feature the same closing caption for each instalment.</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Daleks recognise the Second Doctor from their encounter with him on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
* The Daleks recognise the Second Doctor from their encounter with him on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
* Daleks are designated by [[number]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
* Daleks are designated by [[number]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


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Revision as of 15:07, 11 January 2024

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The Trodos Ambush was a TV Comic story featuring the Second Doctor, John and Gillian.

Summary

The Doctor, John and Gillian return to Trodos to make peace with the Trods. They find the Daleks have arrived earlier, wiped out the Trods and are waiting for the travellers. A subsurface collapse lets them escape into the Trods' underground city and meet up with the survivors of the attack. The Trods befriend the Doctor and help the travellers escape to the TARDIS. The Doctor vows to fight against the growing menace of the Daleks.

Characters

Worldbuilding

  • The Doctor alludes to fighting the Trods for "centuries" before they agreed to a peace treaty.

Notes

  • This strip marks the first use of the Daleks in the main Doctor Who comic strip after their stint in TV Century 21.
  • Starting with part 1 of this story, each part is increased from two pages to three.
  • From issue 788, the strip's title changes from Doctor Who to Doctor Who and the Daleks — even though the Daleks do not feature in every adventure. With Issue 809, the strip's title reverts to just Doctor Who, and the Daleks does not appear again for the rest of the Second Doctor's comic era.

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 788 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
  • TVC 789 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
  • TVC 790 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week!
  • TVC 791 (3 pages) Don't miss Dr. Who's sensational new encounter with the Daleks next week![1]

Continuity

References

  1. ↑ This story really did feature the same closing caption for each instalment.
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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.
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Dalek comic stories
For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek comic story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.
Dalek annuals
The Dalek Book
The Dalek World
The Dalek
Outer Space Book
Terry Nation's Dalek
Annual 1976
Terry Nation's Dalek
Annual 1977
Terry Nation's Dalek
Annual 1978
The Daleks
Give-a-Show Projectors
TV Comic
TV Action
Doctor Who Magazine
The History Tour
Doctor Who Yearbooks
Doctor Who:
Battles in Time
BBC Graphic Novels
Dalek: The Astounding
Untold History of the
Greatest Enemies
of the Universe
Titan Comics
Others
Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on comic appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.
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