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|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Charlie Fisher|Charlie]] | |companions = [[Charlie Fisher|Charlie]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1863]] | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1863]]<br>[[Gettysburg]], [[1863]] | |||
|writer = [[Dick O'Neill]] | |writer = [[Dick O'Neill]] | ||
|artist = [[Frank Langford]] | |artist = [[Frank Langford]] | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Third | The [[Third Doctor]] is in [[London]] in [[1863]] when his [[The Doctor's TARDIS key|TARDIS key]] is stolen by young [[pickpocket]] [[Charlie Fisher]]. When a policeman finds a [[1970s]] bank note on the Doctor, he finds himself arrested for [[forgery]], but the Doctor and Charlie escape in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. They land in [[Gettysburg]], where they meet [[Abraham Lincoln]] and rescue the TARDIS from the [[outlaw]]s [[George Bamford]] and [[Asa Bamford]]. The Doctor eventually leaves Charlie in [[Ballarat]] to start a new life. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor reads a [[book]] published in the [[19th century]] called ''[[Balloons and Flying Machines]]''. | * The Doctor reads a [[book]] published in the [[19th century]] called ''[[Balloons and Flying Machines]]''. | ||
* The Magistrate sentences Charlie to three months in [[Bridewell Prison]]. | * [[Magistrate (Backtime)|The Magistrate]] sentences Charlie to three months in [[Bridewell Prison]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor claims to have built | * The Doctor has traveled into the past, as he said he would do at the conclusion of his last adventure. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Celluloid Midas (comic story)|The Celluloid Midas]]'') | ||
* Though the Doctor had watched [[Abraham Lincoln]] deliver the [[Gettysburg Address]] on | * The Doctor once again claims to have built [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
* Though this is the first time he's met him in-person, the Doctor had watched [[Abraham Lincoln]] deliver the [[Gettysburg Address]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]] during his [[first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 24 April 2023
Backtime was a comic adventure of the no-longer-exiled Third Doctor in the pages of Countdown, originally published in 1971.
Summary
The Third Doctor is in London in 1863 when his TARDIS key is stolen by young pickpocket Charlie Fisher. When a policeman finds a 1970s bank note on the Doctor, he finds himself arrested for forgery, but the Doctor and Charlie escape in the TARDIS. They land in Gettysburg, where they meet Abraham Lincoln and rescue the TARDIS from the outlaws George Bamford and Asa Bamford. The Doctor eventually leaves Charlie in Ballarat to start a new life.
Characters
References
- The Doctor reads a book published in the 19th century called Balloons and Flying Machines.
- The Magistrate sentences Charlie to three months in Bridewell Prison.
Notes
- Oddly, "backtime" is used in the introductory captions as a word meaning the past.
Continuity
- The Doctor has traveled into the past, as he said he would do at the conclusion of his last adventure. (COMIC: The Celluloid Midas)
- The Doctor once again claims to have built his TARDIS. (TV: The Chase)
- Though this is the first time he's met him in-person, the Doctor had watched Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address on the Time-Space Visualiser during his first incarnation. (TV: The Chase)
External links
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