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Revision as of 14:17, 9 March 2023
As with the television series, the William Hartnell version of the Doctor was the original comic strip Doctor.
The first Doctor Who comics to be printed were those featured in TV Comic. Consistently labeled as little more than the series' title for the entire run, all but one of the original First Doctor stories were given titles much later by comic strip and Who historians. The original comics introduced the characters of the Doctor's grandchildren, John and Gillian, who served as the strip's replacements to Susan Foreman. The strip introduced them as having lived on 20th century Earth before meeting their grandfather, but never expounded on their origins before the comic, nor their relation to Susan. Because of this, stories exploring the Doctor's family or history on Gallifrey have almost consistently "forgotten" about John and Gillian, and the lack of an acceptable "gap" for these stories to take place has often confounded fans interested in the timeline of the Doctor's life (an issue that would continue on through the Fourth and Fifth Doctor's comic adventures). Despite this, John and Gillian's adventures have not gone totally ignored by other stories, being briefly mentioned in such things as the BBC Audio story A Sting in the Tale and the Short Trips story The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas.
The First Doctor also appeared in a series of Give-a-Show Projector stories in 1965, which featured the only comics to date of him battling the Daleks. He would later be featured in Doctor Who Magazine adventures both in their main series and in specials.
Comic strip companions of the First Doctor
Regular
- John and Gillian (TV Comic)
- Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright (Give-a-Show Projector, Doctor Who Yearbook, Prisoners of Time)
One-off
- Susan (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Ben Jackson and Polly Wright (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Vicki Pallister (Doctor Who Magazine, Prisoners of Time)
- Steven Taylor (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Dodo Chaplet (Doctor Who Magazine)
List
Many of the early comic strip stories did not have individual story titles so there is no "correct" title for many of the strips. Commentary and listings from older sources may use variant titles.
- The titles given below conform to widely accepted titles (as referenced by Jean-Marc Lofficier and revised by John Ainsworth (comic historian)). The titles below were also adopted and used by Doctor Who Magazine and throughout Doctor Who Classic Comics (to which John Ainsworth was a major contributer).
- The titles used below are firstly taken from the strip itself or from titles given by the preceding issue. In some cases the writer/artist has been able to provide a title for a given piece of work.
The listing below shows first publication details only. Reprint details can be found by following the story links.
TV Comic
TV Comic annuals
| Title | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisoners of the Kleptons | John, Gillian, Kleptons | Annual 1966 | 1 September 1965 |
| The Caterpillar Men | John, Gillian | ||
| Deadly Vessel | TV Comic Annual 1967 | 1 September 1966 | |
| Kingdom of the Animals |
TV Comic holiday specials
| Title | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisoners of Gritog | John, Gillian | TV Comic Holiday Special 1965 | 1 July 1965 |
| Guests of King Neptune | TV Comic Holiday Special 1966 | 1 July 1966 | |
| The Gaze of the Gorgon |
Doctor Who annuals
| Title | Featuring | Printed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mission for Duh | Doctor Who Annual 1967 |
Doctor Who Magazine
DWM Specials
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flashback | Scott Gray | Seventh Doctor, Benny | DWMS Winter 1992 |
| Are You Listening? | Vicki, Steven | DWMS Summer 1994 |
Doctor Who Yearbooks
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Religious Experience | Tim Quinn | Seventh Doctor, Ian, Barbara | Doctor Who Yearbook 1994 |
IDW Publishing
Miniseries
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forgotten | Tony Lee | Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan, Jamie, Zoe, Jo, The Brig, Benton, Yates, Romana II, Tegan, Turlough, Peri, Ace, Rose, Martha, Autons, Judoon, Clockwork Droids, Kaldor androids, Es'Cartrss | TF 1 - 6 | 20 August 2008 - 21 January 2009 |
Doctor Who (2012)
- Dead Man's Hand (DW12 15 featuring Matrix projections of the first eleven Doctors and the War Doctor)
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's Hand | Tony Lee | Eleventh Doctor, Clara | DW12 13 - 16 | 18 September - 4 December 2013 |
Prisoners of Time
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnatural History | Scott & David Tipton | Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Zarbi, The Animus | POT 1 | 28 February 2013 |
| Endgame | Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, all captured companions, Adam, The Tremas Master | POT 12 | 20 November 2013 |
Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The First Doctor
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Between Times | Paul Cornell | Susan, Ian, Barbara | 26 September 2018 |
Miniseries
Back-up strips
- Day of the Tune (12D 9, a flashback featuring the first Four Doctors)
- Prologue: The First Doctor (10DY2 12 featuring Susan Foreman)
The Many Lives of Doctor Who
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Path of Skulls | Richard Dinnick | Susan, Ian, Barbara | 13D 0 | 26 September 2018 |
Parody
- An Unearthly Child (The Unscreened Edition) featuring Susan, Ian, and Barbara.
- "Doctor Ooh"
- Comic Relief Comic (untitled story)
- It's Bigger on the Inside!
- Numerous editions of the three-panel cartoon, Doctor Who?
External links
- Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The First Doctor
- Doctor Who Magazine strips featuring the First Doctor at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- TV Comic strips featuring the First Doctor at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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