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* '''[[Tooth and Claw (comic strip)|Tooth and Claw]]''' (DWM 257-260 with Izzy and Fey)
* '''[[Tooth and Claw (comic strip)|Tooth and Claw]]''' (DWM 257-260 with Izzy and Fey)
* '''[[The Final Chapter]]''' (DWM 262-265 Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[The Final Chapter]]''' (DWM 262-265 Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[Wormwood (comic strip)|Wormwood]]''' (DWM 266-271 with Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[Wormwood (comic story)|Wormwood]]''' (DWM 266-271 with Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[Happy Deathday]]''' (DWM 272 with Izzy)
* '''[[Happy Deathday]]''' (DWM 272 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Fallen]]''' (DWM 273-276 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Fallen]]''' (DWM 273-276 with Izzy)
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* '''[[Me and My Shadow]]''' ([[DWM 318]] with Feyde)
* '''[[Me and My Shadow]]''' ([[DWM 318]] with Feyde)
* '''[[Uroboros]]''' (DWM 319-322 with Izzy)
* '''[[Uroboros]]''' (DWM 319-322 with Izzy)
* '''[[Oblivion (comic story)|Oblivion]]''' (DWM 323-328 with Izzy)
* '''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]''' (DWM 323-328 with Izzy)
* '''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]''' (DWM 329 featuring Frobisher)
* '''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]''' (DWM 329 featuring Frobisher)
* '''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]''' (DWM 330-332 with Billy)
* '''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]''' (DWM 330-332 with Billy)

Revision as of 02:25, 25 October 2011

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Overview

Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the Eighth Doctor (and, in turn, the likeness of actor Paul McGann) were published during the character's original tenure. The Radio Times published a weekly comic strip for a time, and there was also the standard Doctor Who Magazine strip. The two series introduced a number of brand-new companions, although the Eighth Doctor's only on-screen companion, Grace Holloway, also appeared on two occasions, and there were also cameo appearances by companions from past DWM series. The Master was also ressurected. During this time, the strips were restored to full colour

One of the strip's most noted fans was Russell T Davies, the future executive producer and head writer of the revived Doctor Who series. Davies had proposed that the Magazine's strip regenerate McGann's Doctor at the conclusion of The Flood. Whilst a draft was prepared to include the regeneration, the idea was eventually abandoned as the Magazine team had reservations regarding taking such an important element from the television series should McGann ever be used in the series for flashback purposes. Eventually the decision was taken to simply end "The Flood" on a note similar to Survival, with The Eighth Doctor and Destrii's later adventures left a mystery to the readers.

It has been speculated that Davies loosely adapted elements from The Flood in his later DW storylines The Parting of the Ways and Army of Ghosts (in particular the Doctor absorbing the time/space vortex to save Rose Tyler's life, triggering his regeneration, and the ghost-shifting infiltration of The Cybermen on an unsuspecting public)

Companions

Regular

One-off

Guest

Eighth Doctor Comic Strip Stories

Radio Times comic strips

Doctor Who Magazine

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