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|first = The Mind Robber (TV story) | |first = The Mind Robber (TV story) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Beautiful Freak (comic story)|Beautiful Freak]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Beautiful Freak (comic story)|Beautiful Freak]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]''|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!}}}} | ||
|main actor = Christopher Robbie | |main actor = Christopher Robbie | ||
|voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | |voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | ||
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The '''Karkus''' was a fictional [[superhero]] and the protagonist of a [[comic strip]] which originally appeared in the ''[[Hourly Telepress]]'' in the year [[2000]]. The Karkus possessed [[superpower|superhuman]] strength and an [[anti-molecular ray disintegrator]], wore a cowl and a short [[cape]], and spoke in a [[German]] [[accent]]. [[Zoe Heriot]] was a fan of the strip. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | The '''Karkus''' was a fictional [[superhero]] and the protagonist of a [[comic strip]] which originally appeared in the ''[[Hourly Telepress]]'' in the year [[2000]]. The Karkus possessed [[superpower|superhuman]] strength and an [[anti-molecular ray disintegrator]], wore a cowl and a short [[cape]], and spoke in a [[German]] [[accent]]. [[Zoe Heriot]] was a fan of the strip. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | ||
== Publication history and merchandising == | |||
Action figures of the Karkus were produced, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)}}) and he eventually received his own publication. | |||
[[Izzy Sinclair]] owned an issue of ''[[Karkus (comic book)|Karkus]]'', a comic book featuring the Karkus on the front cover. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Beautiful Freak (comic story)}}) | [[Izzy Sinclair]] owned an issue of ''[[Karkus (comic book)|Karkus]]'', a comic book featuring the Karkus on the front cover. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Beautiful Freak (comic story)}}) | ||
In her research into the [[Second Doctor]], [[River Song]] obtained [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Know Your Enemy (short story)}} a short from ''The Karkus''. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!}}) | |||
== In the Land of Fiction == | == In the Land of Fiction == | ||
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The Karkus never left Zoe's side when she was the mistress of the Land of Fiction. He went on a suicide mission to place a book worm in the [[Cyber-Planner]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}) | The Karkus never left Zoe's side when she was the mistress of the Land of Fiction. He went on a suicide mission to place a book worm in the [[Cyber-Planner]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}) | ||
== References == | |||
When babysitting [[Casey Laws]], Zoe told her a story about the Karkus. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wheel of Ice (novel)}}) | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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Karkus 2.jpg|Izzy's issue of ''Karkus''. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Beautiful Freak (comic story)}}) | |||
The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!.png|An issue of ''Karkus'' published by the [[Hourly Telepress]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!}}) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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Revision as of 23:35, 11 August 2024
The Karkus was a fictional superhero and the protagonist of a comic strip which originally appeared in the Hourly Telepress in the year 2000. The Karkus possessed superhuman strength and an anti-molecular ray disintegrator, wore a cowl and a short cape, and spoke in a German accent. Zoe Heriot was a fan of the strip. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
Publication history and merchandising
Action figures of the Karkus were produced, (AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa [+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)"]) and he eventually received his own publication.
Izzy Sinclair owned an issue of Karkus, a comic book featuring the Karkus on the front cover. (COMIC: Beautiful Freak [+]Loading...["Beautiful Freak (comic story)"])
In her research into the Second Doctor, River Song obtained PROSE: Know Your Enemy [+]Loading...["Know Your Enemy (short story)"] a short from The Karkus. (COMIC: "The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})
In the Land of Fiction
The Second Doctor and Zoe encountered the Karkus in the Land of Fiction. After Zoe defeated him in unarmed combat, he assisted them in their battle against the Master of the Land. Prior to this incident, the Doctor had never heard of the Karkus. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
The Karkus never left Zoe's side when she was the mistress of the Land of Fiction. He went on a suicide mission to place a book worm in the Cyber-Planner. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)"])
References
When babysitting Casey Laws, Zoe told her a story about the Karkus. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice [+]Loading...["The Wheel of Ice (novel)"])
Gallery
![Izzy's issue of Karkus. (COMIC: Beautiful Freak [+]Loading...["Beautiful Freak (comic story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/3/3d/Karkus_2.jpg/143px-Karkus_2.jpg)
Izzy's issue of Karkus. (COMIC: Beautiful Freak [+]Loading...["Beautiful Freak (comic story)"])
![An issue of Karkus published by the Hourly Telepress. (COMIC: "The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/6/60/The_Karkus_He_Speak%E2%80%A6_Evil_Tremble%21.png/350px-The_Karkus_He_Speak%E2%80%A6_Evil_Tremble%21.png)
An issue of Karkus published by the Hourly Telepress. (COMIC: "The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})
![Izzy's issue of Karkus. (COMIC: Beautiful Freak [+]Loading...["Beautiful Freak (comic story)"])](/wiki/File:Karkus_2.jpg)
![An issue of Karkus published by the Hourly Telepress. (COMIC: "The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Karkus He Speak… Evil Tremble!","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})](/wiki/File:The_Karkus_He_Speak%E2%80%A6_Evil_Tremble!.png)
