Doctor Who and the Robot (comic story)

Doctor Who and the Robot
Doctor:	Third Doctor
Main enemy:	Robbie
Main setting:	England, 1970s
Key crew
Publisher:	Polystyle
Release details
Printed in:	TV Comic 977-984
Release date:	5 September - 24 October 1970
Format:	Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)
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Doctor Who and the Robot was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor.

Summary

An intelligent and emotional robot invented by Professor Carl Readon apparently goes berserk because of the banishment from the professor's laboratory of a dog belonging to Readon's assistant, Jane Francis. The Third Doctor has to find a way to stop the robot before the army decides to destroy it.

Plot

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Characters

• Third Doctor
• Professor Carl Readon
• Jane Francis
• Scruff
• Robbie
• Fred
• Bill
• Sergeant
• Jenkins
• Superintendent
• Major
• Jim

Worldbuilding

• Robbie gives the Doctor a bouquet of flowers when they first meet.
• Readon used microwave cycles to give Robbie a personality.
• When Robbie escapes and heads for Wrexford, he has an encounter with the police.
• Jenkins is a marksman for the Metropolitan Police Service.
• Robbie is equipped with a force field and a laser beam.

Notes

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

1. TVC 977 (2 pages) What is the mystery behind this Robot ? See next week
2. TVC 978 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
3. TVC 979 (2 pages) Will the robot be destroyed ? See next week
4. TVC 980 (2 pages) Has Dr. Who failed? See next week.
5. TVC 981 (2 pages) Will this strange robot survive? Don't miss next week's exciting story.
6. TVC 982 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
7. TVC 983 (2 pages) Can Dr. Who do any more now ? See next week.
8. TVC 984 (2 pages) Super new Dr. Who story starts next week.

Continuity

to be added