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Later, having fallen in love with the beauty of the imprisoned [[Zyglot]] [[Polly (Zyglot)|Polly]], Asimoff was on his way to a Save the Zyglot conference when he once more ran into the [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. He assisted the Doctor and [[Frobisher]] in their pursuit of [[Astrolabus]]. The Doctor in turn donated a large sum of cash purloined from [[Josiah Dogbolter]] to the [[Zyglot Trust]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Polly the Glot]]'') | Later, having fallen in love with the beauty of the imprisoned [[Zyglot]] [[Polly (Zyglot)|Polly]], Asimoff was on his way to a Save the Zyglot conference when he once more ran into the [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. He assisted the Doctor and [[Frobisher]] in their pursuit of [[Astrolabus]]. The Doctor in turn donated a large sum of cash purloined from [[Josiah Dogbolter]] to the [[Zyglot Trust]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Polly the Glot]]'') | ||
[[File:Ivan.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Ivan recieves [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s money. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Polly the Glot]]'')]] | |||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
The character was created by writer [[Steve Parkhouse]] and artist [[Dave Gibbons]]. His name was a play on that of the famous [[science fiction]] and nonfiction science author [[Wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]. He appeared in a solo story: ''[[The Fabulous Idiot]]'', in the [[DWMS Summer 1982|1982 Doctor Who Summer Special]]. | The character was created by writer [[Steve Parkhouse]] and artist [[Dave Gibbons]]. His name was a play on that of the famous [[science fiction]] and nonfiction science author [[Wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]. He appeared in a solo story: ''[[The Fabulous Idiot]]'', in the [[DWMS Summer 1982|1982 Doctor Who Summer Special]]. | ||
[[Category:Writers|Asimoff, Ivan]] | [[Category:Writers|Asimoff, Ivan]] | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 23 October 2010
Dr. Ivan Asimoff was a science fiction writer from the planet Sigma.
Biography
- Dr. Asimoff belonged to an unidentified, vaguely humanoid tentacled species.
Though apparently a professional writer, Dr. Asimoff, a timid soul, lived with his aunt. He was the creator of Commander Courage, often enacting his character's scenes in his head as he writes his books, sometimes enacting them a little more vigorously than his aunt would have liked. (DWM: The Fabulous Idiot)
He first encountered the Doctor while visiting the Festival of the Five Planets. The pair were invited by Machine-Head of the Freefall Warriors to accompany him on a test flight, during which they were briefly shot down by raiders from the renegade sixth planet. (DW: The Free-Fall Warriors)
Later, having fallen in love with the beauty of the imprisoned Zyglot Polly, Asimoff was on his way to a Save the Zyglot conference when he once more ran into the the Doctor. He assisted the Doctor and Frobisher in their pursuit of Astrolabus. The Doctor in turn donated a large sum of cash purloined from Josiah Dogbolter to the Zyglot Trust. (DW: Polly the Glot)
Behind the Scenes
The character was created by writer Steve Parkhouse and artist Dave Gibbons. His name was a play on that of the famous science fiction and nonfiction science author Isaac Asimov. He appeared in a solo story: The Fabulous Idiot, in the 1982 Doctor Who Summer Special.
