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'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published in [[Britain]] from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]] except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] opted to use the ''Doctor Who'' strip to anchor their then-new magazine, ''[[TV Action|TV Action/Countdown]]'', instead.
'''''TV Comic''''' was a weekly magazine published in [[Britain]] from 1951 to 1984. It printed ''Doctor Who'' strips from [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[1979 (releases)|1979]] except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] opted to use the ''Doctor Who'' strip to anchor their then-new magazine, ''[[TV Action|TV Action/Countdown]]'', instead.
 
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== Stories by issue ==
!TVC
=== First Doctor ===
!Title
* [[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
!Doctor
* [[TVC 684|684]]-[[TVC 689|689]]: ''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]''
!featuring
* [[TVC 690|690]]-[[TVC 692|692]]: ''[[The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
|-
* [[TVC 693|693]]-[[TVC 698|698]]: ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]''
|[[TVC 674|674]]-[[TVC 683|683]]
* [[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]: ''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
|''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''
* [[TVC 705|705]]-[[TVC 709|709]]: ''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''
| rowspan="24" |1st
* [[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]: ''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[John Who]], [[Gillian Who]]
* [[TVC 713|713]]-[[TVC 715|715]]: ''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''
|-
* [[TVC 716|716]]-[[TVC 719|719]]: ''[[Lizardworld (comic story)|Lizardworld]]''
|[[TVC 684|684]]-[[TVC 689|689]]
* [[TVC 720|720]]-[[TVC 723|723]]: ''[[The Ordeals of Demeter (comic story)|The Ordeals of Demeter]]''
|''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]''
* [[TVC 724|724]]-[[TVC 727|727]]: ''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]''
|-
* [[TVC 728|728]]-[[TVC 731|731]]: ''[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]''
|[[TVC 690|690]]-[[TVC 692|692]]
* [[TVC 732|732]]-[[TVC 735|735]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]''
|''[[The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
* [[TVC 736|736]]-[[TVC 739|739]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''
|-
* [[TVC 740|740]]-[[TVC 743|743]]: ''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]''
|[[TVC 693|693]]-[[TVC 698|698]]
* [[TVC 744|744]]-[[TVC 747|747]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi (comic story)|Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''
|''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]''
* [[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]: ''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Zarbi]]
* [[TVC 753|753]]-[[TVC 757|757]]: ''[[The Secret of Gemino (comic story)|The Secret of Gemino]]''
|-
* [[TVC 758|758]]-[[TVC 762|762]]: ''[[The Haunted Planet (comic story)|The Haunted Planet]]''
|[[TVC 699|699]]-[[TVC 704|704]]
* [[TVC 763|763]]-[[TVC 767|767]]: ''[[The Hunters of Zerox (comic story)|The Hunters of Zerox]]''
|''[[The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|The Gyros Injustice]]''
* [[TVC 768|768]]-[[TVC 771|771]]: ''[[The Underwater Robot (comic story)|The Underwater Robot]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who
* [[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]: ''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|-
* [[TVC 776|776]]-[[TVC 779|779]]: ''[[The Galaxy Games (comic story)|The Galaxy Games]]''
|[[TVC 705|705]]-[[TVC 709|709]]
* [[TVC 780|780]]-[[TVC 783|783]]: ''[[The Experimenters (comic story)|The Experimenters]]''
|''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''
 
|John Who, Gillian who, [[Dragon|Dragons]]
=== Second Doctor ===
|-
* [[TVC 784|784]]-[[TVC 787|787]]: ''[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]''
|[[TVC 710|710]]-[[TVC 712|712]]
* [[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]: ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
|''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]''
* [[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]: ''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
| rowspan="6" |John Who, Gillian who
* [[TVC 796|796]]-[[TVC 798|798]]: ''[[The Zombies (comic story)|The Zombies]]''
|-
* [[TVC 799|799]]-[[TVC 802|802]]: ''[[Master of Spiders (comic story)|Master of Spiders]]''
|[[TVC 713|713]]-[[TVC 715|715]]
* [[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]: ''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''
* [[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]: ''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|-
* [[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]: ''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The TARDIS Worshippers]]''
|[[TVC 716|716]]-[[TVC 719|719]]
* [[TVC 816|816]]-[[TVC 819|819]]: ''[[Space War Two (comic story)|Space War Two]]''
|''[[Lizardworld (comic story)|Lizardworld]]''
* [[TVC 820|820]]-[[TVC 823|823]]: ''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|-
* [[TVC 824|824]]-[[TVC 827|827]]: ''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]''
|[[TVC 720|720]]-[[TVC 723|723]]
* [[TVC 828|828]]-[[TVC 831|831]]: ''[[The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)|The Faithful Rocket Pack]]''
|''[[The Ordeals of Demeter (comic story)|The Ordeals of Demeter]]''
* [[TVC 832|832]]-[[TVC 836|836]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]''
|-
* [[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]: ''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|[[TVC 724|724]]-[[TVC 727|727]]
* [[TVC 842|842]]-[[TVC 845|845]]: ''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]''
|''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]''
* [[TVC 846|846]]-[[TVC 849|849]]: ''[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas (comic story)|The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]''
|-
* [[TVC 850|850]]-[[TVC 853|853]]: ''[[The Cyber Empire (comic story)|The Cyber Empire]]''
|[[TVC 728|728]]-[[TVC 731|731]]
* [[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]: ''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
|''[[Shark Bait (TVC comic story)|Shark Bait]]''
* [[TVC 859|859]]-[[TVC 863|863]]: ''[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]''
|-
* [[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]: ''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
|[[TVC 732|732]]-[[TVC 735|735]]
* [[TVC 868|868]]-[[TVC 871|871]]: ''[[The Jokers (comic story)|The Jokers]]''
|''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]''
* [[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]: ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Santa Claus]]
* [[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]: ''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|-
* [[TVC 881|881]]-[[TVC 884|884]]: ''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]''
|[[TVC 736|736]]-[[TVC 739|739]]
* [[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]: ''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''
* [[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]: ''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
| rowspan="3" |John Who, Gillian Who
* [[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]: ''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|-
* [[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]: ''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|[[TVC 740|740]]-[[TVC 743|743]]
* [[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]: ''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]''
* [[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]: ''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
|-
* [[TVC 911|911]]-[[TVC 915|915]]: ''[[Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)|Operation Wurlitzer]]''
|[[TVC 744|744]]-[[TVC 747|747]]
* [[TVC 916|916]]-[[TVC 920|920]]: ''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi (comic story)|Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''
* [[TVC 921|921]]-[[TVC 924|924]]: ''[[The Mark of Terror (comic story)|The Mark of Terror]]''
|-
* [[TVC 925|925]]-[[TVC 928|928]]: ''[[The Brotherhood (comic story)|The Brotherhood]]''
|[[TVC 748|748]]-[[TVC 752|752]]
* [[TVC 929|929]]-[[TVC 933|933]]: ''[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]''
|''[[The Trodos Tyranny (comic story)|The Trodos Tyranny]]''
* [[TVC 934|934]]-[[TVC 936|936]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]''
|John Who, Gillian Who, [[Trod|Trods]]
|-
|[[TVC 753|753]]-[[TVC 757|757]]
|''[[The Secret of Gemino (comic story)|The Secret of Gemino]]''
| rowspan="4" |John Who, Gillian Who
|-
|[[TVC 758|758]]-[[TVC 762|762]]
|''[[The Haunted Planet (comic story)|The Haunted Planet]]''
|-
|[[TVC 763|763]]-[[TVC 767|767]]
|''[[The Hunters of Zerox (comic story)|The Hunters of Zerox]]''
|-
|[[TVC 768|768]]-[[TVC 771|771]]
|''[[The Underwater Robot (comic story)|The Underwater Robot]]''
|-
|[[TVC 772|772]]-[[TVC 775|775]]
|''[[Return of the Trods (comic story)|Return of the Trods]]''
|John Who, Gillian who, Trods
|-
|[[TVC 776|776]]-[[TVC 779|779]]
|''[[The Galaxy Games (comic story)|The Galaxy Games]]''
| rowspan="2" |John Who, Gillian Who
|-
|[[TVC 780|780]]-[[TVC 783|783]]
|''[[The Experimenters (comic story)|The Experimenters]]''
|-
|[[TVC 784|784]]-[[TVC 787|787]]
|''[[The Extortioner (comic story)|The Extortioner]]''
| rowspan="36" |2nd
|
|-
|[[TVC 788|788]]-[[TVC 791|791]]:
|''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
|John, Gillian, Trods, [[Dalek|Daleks]]
|-
|[[TVC 792|792]]-[[TVC 795|795]]
|''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]''
|John, Gillian, Daleks
|-
|[[TVC 796|796]]-[[TVC 798|798]]
|''[[The Zombies (comic story)|The Zombies]]''
| rowspan="2" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 799|799]]-[[TVC 802|802]]
|''[[Master of Spiders (comic story)|Master of Spiders]]''
|-
|[[TVC 803|803]]-[[TVC 806|806]]
|''[[The Exterminator (comic story)|The Exterminator]]''
|John, Gillian, Daleks
|-
|[[TVC 807|807]]-[[TVC 811|811]]
|''[[The Monsters from the Past (comic story)|The Monsters from the Past]]''
|John, Gillian, [[Dinosaur|Dinosaurs]]
|-
|[[TVC 812|812]]-[[TVC 815|815]]
|''[[The TARDIS Worshippers (comic story)|The TARDIS Worshippers]]''
| rowspan="3" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 816|816]]-[[TVC 819|819]]
|''[[Space War Two (comic story)|Space War Two]]''
|-
|[[TVC 820|820]]-[[TVC 823|823]]
|''[[Egyptian Escapade (comic story)|Egyptian Escapade]]''
|-
|[[TVC 824|824]]-[[TVC 827|827]]
|''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]''
|John, Gillian, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|[[TVC 828|828]]-[[TVC 831|831]]
|''[[The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)|The Faithful Rocket Pack]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 832|832]]-[[TVC 836|836]]
|''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 837|837]]-[[TVC 841|841]]
|''[[The Witches (comic story)|The Witches]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 842|842]]-[[TVC 845|845]]
|''[[Cyber-Mole (comic story)|Cyber-Mole]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 846|846]]-[[TVC 849|849]]
|''[[The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas (comic story)|The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas]]''
|John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 850|850]]-[[TVC 853|853]]
|''[[The Cyber Empire (comic story)|The Cyber Empire]]''
|John, Gillian, Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 854|854]]-[[TVC 858|858]]
|''[[The Dyrons (comic story)|The Dyrons]]''
| rowspan="4" |John, Gillian
|-
|[[TVC 859|859]]-[[TVC 863|863]]
|''[[Dr. Who and the Space Pirates (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Space Pirates]]''
|-
|[[TVC 864|864]]-[[TVC 867|867]]
|''[[Car of the Century (comic story)|Car of the Century]]''
|-
|[[TVC 868|868]]-[[TVC 871|871]]
|''[[The Jokers (comic story)|The Jokers]]''
|-
|[[TVC 872|872]]-[[TVC 876|876]]
|[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]
|John, Gillian, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Quarks - list of appearances|Quarks]]
|-
|[[TVC 877|877]]-[[TVC 880|880]]
|''[[The Killer Wasps (comic story)|The Killer Wasps]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 881|881]]-[[TVC 884|884]]
|''[[Ice Cap Terror (comic story)|Ice Cap Terror]]''
|Jamie
|-
|[[TVC 885|885]]-[[TVC 889|889]]
|''[[Jungle of Doom (comic story)|Jungle of Doom]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 890|890]]-[[TVC 893|893]]
|''[[Father Time (comic story)|Father Time]]''
|Jamie, [[Father Time]]
|-
|[[TVC 894|894]]-[[TVC 898|898]]
|''[[Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid]]''
|Jamie, Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 899|899]]-[[TVC 902|902]]
|''[[The Duellists (comic story)|The Duellists]]''
|Quarks
|-
|[[TVC 903|903]]-[[TVC 906|906]]
|''[[Eskimo Joe (comic story)|Eskimo Joe]]''
|Cybermen
|-
|[[TVC 907|907]]-[[TVC 910|910]]:
|''[[Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)|Peril at 60 Fathoms]]''
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|[[TVC 911|911]]-[[TVC 915|915]]
|''[[Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)|Operation Wurlitzer]]''
|-
|[[TVC 916|916]]-[[TVC 920|920]]
|''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]''
|-
|[[TVC 921|921]]-[[TVC 924|924]]
|''[[The Mark of Terror (comic story)|The Mark of Terror]]''
|-
|[[TVC 925|925]]-[[TVC 928|928]]
|''[[The Brotherhood (comic story)|The Brotherhood]]''
|-
|[[TVC 929|929]]-[[TVC 933|933]]
|''[[U.F.O. (comic story)|U.F.O.]]''
|"specs" grabshaw
|-
|[[TVC 934|934]]-[[TVC 936|936]]
|''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]''
|[[Time Lords - list of appearances|Time Lords]]
|}


=== Third Doctor ===
=== Third Doctor ===

Revision as of 21:46, 7 April 2021

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TV Comic was a weekly magazine published in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979 except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher Polystyle Publications, Ltd. opted to use the Doctor Who strip to anchor their then-new magazine, TV Action/Countdown, instead.

TVC Title Doctor featuring
674-683 The Klepton Parasites 1st John Who, Gillian Who
684-689 The Therovian Quest
690-692 The Hijackers of Thrax
693-698 On the Web Planet John Who, Gillian Who, Zarbi
699-704 The Gyros Injustice John Who, Gillian Who
705-709 Challenge of the Piper John Who, Gillian who, Dragons
710-712 Moon Landing John Who, Gillian who
713-715 Time in Reverse
716-719 Lizardworld
720-723 The Ordeals of Demeter
724-727 Enter: The Go-Ray
728-731 Shark Bait
732-735 A Christmas Story John Who, Gillian Who, Santa Claus
736-739 The Didus Expedition John Who, Gillian Who
740-743 Space Station Z-7
744-747 Plague of the Black Scorpi
748-752 The Trodos Tyranny John Who, Gillian Who, Trods
753-757 The Secret of Gemino John Who, Gillian Who
758-762 The Haunted Planet
763-767 The Hunters of Zerox
768-771 The Underwater Robot
772-775 Return of the Trods John Who, Gillian who, Trods
776-779 The Galaxy Games John Who, Gillian Who
780-783 The Experimenters
784-787 The Extortioner 2nd
788-791: The Trodos Ambush John, Gillian, Trods, Daleks
792-795 The Doctor Strikes Back John, Gillian, Daleks
796-798 The Zombies John, Gillian
799-802 Master of Spiders
803-806 The Exterminator John, Gillian, Daleks
807-811 The Monsters from the Past John, Gillian, Dinosaurs
812-815 The TARDIS Worshippers John, Gillian
816-819 Space War Two
820-823 Egyptian Escapade
824-827 The Coming of the Cybermen John, Gillian, Cybermen
828-831 The Faithful Rocket Pack John, Gillian
832-836 Flower Power John, Gillian, Cybermen
837-841 The Witches John, Gillian
842-845 Cyber-Mole John, Gillian, Cybermen
846-849 The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas John, Gillian
850-853 The Cyber Empire John, Gillian, Cybermen
854-858 The Dyrons John, Gillian
859-863 Dr. Who and the Space Pirates
864-867 Car of the Century
868-871 The Jokers
872-876 Invasion of the Quarks John, Gillian, Jamie, Quarks
877-880 The Killer Wasps Jamie, Quarks
881-884 Ice Cap Terror Jamie
885-889 Jungle of Doom Jamie, Quarks
890-893 Father Time Jamie, Father Time
894-898 Martha the Mechanical Housemaid Jamie, Quarks
899-902 The Duellists Quarks
903-906 Eskimo Joe Cybermen
907-910: Peril at 60 Fathoms
911-915 Operation Wurlitzer
916-920 Action in Exile
921-924 The Mark of Terror
925-928 The Brotherhood
929-933 U.F.O. "specs" grabshaw
934-936 The Night Walkers Time Lords

Third Doctor

After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip was moved to Countdown (ultimately called TV Action) for a couple of years, returning to TVC only in issue 1133.

Fourth Doctor

Edited reprints

(mostly Third Doctor stories, these were altered to feature the Fourth Doctor)

Other uses

TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in four known back-up comics, featured in a section titled "Pick of the Jokes." One notable aspect was that these jokes appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained permission to put them in comics.

These comics are:

The Doctor fights with a police officer, wanting to get to his TARDIS.
Two Daleks talk, in TV Comic 798.
  • TVC 696, the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
  • TVC 740: the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
  • TVC 794: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carried a small Dalek on a leash.
  • TVC 798: Two Daleks talk, one speaking of their Trans-sister

Special issues

TV Comic Holiday

First Doctor

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

Fourth Doctor

TV Comic Annual

First Doctor

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

Fourth Doctor

External links