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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979.<ref name="downthetubes">[https://downthetubes.net/brian-bollands-1970s-take-on-doctor-who-revealed-in-next-vworp-vworp/ Brian Bolland’s 1970’s take on Doctor Who revealed in next Vworp! Vworp!]</ref>
* It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979.<ref name="downthetubes">[https://downthetubes.net/brian-bollands-1970s-take-on-doctor-who-revealed-in-next-vworp-vworp/ Brian Bolland’s 1970’s take on Doctor Who revealed in next Vworp! Vworp!]</ref>
* Bolland's notes says the pages were in colour, but he did not remember them being in color.<ref name="downthetubes" /> Artist Nick Neocleous remembers seeing the pages in colour.<ref name="vworp">[https://www.vworpvworp.co.uk/volumes/vworpvworp-compendium-1and2/brian-bollands-lost-doctor-who-spec-strip Brian Bolland’s Lost Doctor Who Spec Strip]</ref>
* Bolland's notes says the pages were in colour, but he did not remember them that way.<ref name="downthetubes" /> Artist Nick Neocleous remembered seeing the pages in colour when he visited Bolland's flat.<ref name="vworp">[https://www.vworpvworp.co.uk/volumes/vworpvworp-compendium-1and2/brian-bollands-lost-doctor-who-spec-strip Brian Bolland’s Lost Doctor Who Spec Strip]</ref>
* Page 2 was published in ''Arkensword'' #13/14 (1985) and ''The Art of Brian Bolland'' (2006).
* Page 2 was published in ''Arkensword'' #13/14 (1985) and ''The Art of Brian Bolland'' (2006).
* Pages 1 and 3 were colourised by Brian Bolland and published in ''[[Vworp Vworp!]]'' #1 & 2 collected (2020).
* Pages 1 and 3 were colourised by Brian Bolland and published in ''[[Vworp Vworp!]]'' #1 & 2 collected (2020).

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Dr. Who (unproduced comic story) was a three-page comic story by Brian Bolland for Lyncross in February 1979. However, the publication it was made for was never released, leaving the story unpublished.

The comic was an adaption of Paul Crompton's Emsone's Castle, a comic story published in September 1978 in the Doctor Who Annual 1979.

Summary

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Characters

References

  • The Doctor examines a rare mountain weed that has properties similar to the Barbiturate family on Earth.

Notes

  • It is believed this comic was made for Lyncross Publishing Limited, a publisher that was established in September 1977 and dissolved in late 1979.[1]
  • Bolland's notes says the pages were in colour, but he did not remember them that way.[1] Artist Nick Neocleous remembered seeing the pages in colour when he visited Bolland's flat.[2]
  • Page 2 was published in Arkensword #13/14 (1985) and The Art of Brian Bolland (2006).
  • Pages 1 and 3 were colourised by Brian Bolland and published in Vworp Vworp! #1 & 2 collected (2020).
  • In the second panel, Zorka is misspelled as "Yorka".

Changes

Emsone's Castle and Dr. Who comparison
  • Leela was the Doctor's companion in Emsone's Castle. She was replaced with Romana I for this adaptation.
  • Gurk has horns in Emsone's Castle. He has a beard in the adaptation.
  • Krass is mostly bald and has a mustache in the adaptation.

Continuity

to be added

Footnotes