Entry 3512/A-7 (short story)

Entry 3512/A-7
Doctor:	Fourth Doctor
Featuring:	Tyrannasaurs, Pteranodons, Tribe members, Tribe's chief
Main setting:	Magnon 5
Release details
Printed in:	DWM 1
Release date:	11 October 1979
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Entry 3512/A-7 was a short story which were published in the first issue of Doctor Who Weekly as part of The Doctor's Journal series. The story was accompanied by fully coloured illustrations which were meant to directly tie-into transfers included with the first four issues of the magazine.

Summary

The Doctor lands on Magnon 5 to stretch his legs, but a malfunction in the TARDIS causes it to dematerialise without him. The natives become convinced that the Doctor is a devil-being and try to hunt him down with their tamed Tyrannasaurs. What the Doctor is not aware of it that their pet Pteranodons are watching him from the air as well, and he is soon trapped in a natural arena.

As the dinosaurs draw near, the tribe's chief appears and orders the Doctor's death. At this moment, the TARDIS reappears and the Doctor swiftly leaves, noting that he had left the door open.

Characters

• Fourth Doctor
• Tyrannasaurs
• Pteranodons
• Tribe
• Tribe's chief

References

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Notes

The full colour illustrations, with transfers applied exactly where the guide suggests.

• The Doctor's Journal was printed with blatant gaps in the artwork, where things like ships and even the Doctor were missing. This was done so that those elements could be printed as transfers, which could be pinned to the page as suggested in the guide. The 500th issue included stickers instead, but also included a guide for proper placement.

Continuity

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