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comic name= The Night Walkers| | | comic name= The Night Walkers | ||
image= [[File:SecondRegen.jpg|250px]] | | | image= [[File:SecondRegen.jpg|250px]] | ||
series= [[Second Doctor comic stories]] | | | series= [[Second Doctor comic stories]] | ||
number=| | | number= | ||
doctor= [[Second Doctor]]| | | doctor = [[Second Doctor]] | ||
companions=| | | companions = | ||
enemy= <ul><li>[[Scarecrow]]s</li><li>[[Time Lord]]s (unseen)</li></ul>| | | enemy = <ul><li>[[Scarecrow]]s</li><li>[[Time Lord]]s (unseen)</li></ul> | ||
year= [[England]], present day| | | year = [[England]], present day | ||
writer= ''probably''<br />[[Roger Noel Cook]] | | | writer = ''probably''<br />[[Roger Noel Cook]] | ||
artist= [[John Canning]]| | | artist = [[John Canning]] | ||
editor=| | | editor = | ||
colourist=| | | colourist = | ||
lettering=| | | lettering = | ||
publication title= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 934-936| | | publication title = ''[[TV Comic]]'' 934-936 | ||
publication dates= 8 | | publication dates = 8 - 22 November [[1969]] | ||
publisher= [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]]| | | publisher= [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] | ||
format= Comic - 3 parts (? pages)| | | format = Comic - 3 parts (? pages) | ||
previous story= [[U.F.O.]]| | | previous story = [[U.F.O.]] | ||
next story= [[TVC]]: ''[[The Arkwood Experiments]]'' (in comics)<br />[[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' (chronologically) | | next story = [[TVC]]: ''[[The Arkwood Experiments]]'' (in comics)<br/>[[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' (chronologically) | ||
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'''''The Night Walkers''''' is a story published in ''[[TV Comic]]'' featuring the [[Second Doctor]] which is considered to be part of [[Season 6B]]. Published in three parts from 8-22 November 1969, it is the last ''TV Comic'' story to feature the Second Doctor and the very last adventure of this incarnation. | '''''The Night Walkers''''' is a story published in ''[[TV Comic]]'' featuring the [[Second Doctor]] which is considered to be part of [[Season 6B]]. Published in three parts from 8-22 November 1969, it is the last ''TV Comic'' story to feature the Second Doctor and the very last adventure of this incarnation. | ||
== Summary == | ==Summary== | ||
[[File:Nw3.JPG|thumb|left|The scarecrows shoot the Doctor.]] | [[File:Nw3.JPG|thumb|left|The scarecrows shoot the Doctor.]] | ||
[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]], | [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]], having become a celebrity in the early days of his Time Lord-imposed exile on Earth, is a panellist on the game show ''[[Explain My Mystery]]''. One mystery, a strange case of [[scarecrow]]s who can walk at night, stumps the Doctor. Intrigued, he goes to explore the farmer's land at night. When he does, the scarecrows capture the Doctor and reveal that they were sent by the Time Lords to begin the second phase of the Doctor's sentence. | ||
Grabbing the Doctor, they head for the [[TARDIS]]. Once inside, they force his regenerative cycle and set the TARDIS controls to dematerialise. They leave the TARDIS to land . . . somewhere else on Earth. | Grabbing the Doctor, they head for the [[TARDIS]]. Once inside, they force his regenerative cycle and set the TARDIS controls to dematerialise. They leave the TARDIS to land . . . [[Oxley Woods|somewhere else on Earth]]. | ||
== Characters == | ==Characters== | ||
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
* [[Scarecrow]]s | * [[Scarecrow]]s | ||
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* [[Mrs. Swiggings]], an elderly woman with a domestic maintenance problem | * [[Mrs. Swiggings]], an elderly woman with a domestic maintenance problem | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
''To be added.'' | ''To be added.'' | ||
== Notes == | ==Notes== | ||
This story features ordinary [[scarecrow]]s animated by the [[Time Lord]]s. It is possible that they were the inspiration for the scarecrows in [[Human Nature (TV story)|the televised adaptation of ''Human Nature'']]. | This story features ordinary [[scarecrow]]s animated by the [[Time Lord]]s. It is possible that they were the inspiration for the scarecrows in [[Human Nature (TV story)|the televised adaptation of ''Human Nature'']]. | ||
== Continuity == | ==Continuity== | ||
[[File:Reyyg.jpeg|thumb|left|The end of one era...and the beginning of another.]] | [[File:Reyyg.jpeg|thumb|left|The end of one era...and the beginning of another.]] | ||
Published six weeks before [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' began, ''The Night Walkers'' is the only published comic strip to depict the actual moment of regeneration for a televised Doctor; Part Three, published 22 November 1969, not only showed the end of the Second Doctor's life but also brought to a close the "third phase" of Second Doctor comic strips. | Published six weeks before [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' began, ''The Night Walkers'' is the only published comic strip to depict the actual moment of regeneration for a televised Doctor; Part Three, published 22 November 1969, not only showed the end of the Second Doctor's life but also brought to a close the "third phase" of Second Doctor comic strips. | ||
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Begun in [[TVC]]: ''[[Action in Exile]]'', the era had given readers tales of a companion-less Second Doctor enjoying his exile on Earth. Rather than living in [[UNIT]] obscurity, as the Third Doctor's televised exile appeared, the Second Doctor's comic exile was one of fame and luxury in the [[Carlton Grange Hotel]]. | Begun in [[TVC]]: ''[[Action in Exile]]'', the era had given readers tales of a companion-less Second Doctor enjoying his exile on Earth. Rather than living in [[UNIT]] obscurity, as the Third Doctor's televised exile appeared, the Second Doctor's comic exile was one of fame and luxury in the [[Carlton Grange Hotel]]. | ||
== Timeline == | ==Timeline== | ||
* This story occurs after: [[TVC]]: ''[[U.F.O.]]'' | * This story occurs after: [[TVC]]: ''[[U.F.O.]]'' | ||
* This story occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' | * This story occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
* [http://comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=1031 '''The Night Walkers''' at comicbookdb.com] | * [http://comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=1031 '''The Night Walkers''' at comicbookdb.com] | ||
{{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | {{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 1 December 2011
The Night Walkers is a story published in TV Comic featuring the Second Doctor which is considered to be part of Season 6B. Published in three parts from 8-22 November 1969, it is the last TV Comic story to feature the Second Doctor and the very last adventure of this incarnation.
Summary
File:Nw3.JPG
The scarecrows shoot the Doctor.
The Doctor, having become a celebrity in the early days of his Time Lord-imposed exile on Earth, is a panellist on the game show Explain My Mystery. One mystery, a strange case of scarecrows who can walk at night, stumps the Doctor. Intrigued, he goes to explore the farmer's land at night. When he does, the scarecrows capture the Doctor and reveal that they were sent by the Time Lords to begin the second phase of the Doctor's sentence.
Grabbing the Doctor, they head for the TARDIS. Once inside, they force his regenerative cycle and set the TARDIS controls to dematerialise. They leave the TARDIS to land . . . somewhere else on Earth.
Characters
- The Doctor
- Scarecrows
- Perry Conway, a game show host
- Mr. Glenlock-Hogan, a farmer with a scarecrow problem
- Mrs. Swiggings, an elderly woman with a domestic maintenance problem
References
To be added.
Notes
This story features ordinary scarecrows animated by the Time Lords. It is possible that they were the inspiration for the scarecrows in the televised adaptation of Human Nature.
Continuity
File:Reyyg.jpeg
The end of one era...and the beginning of another.
Published six weeks before DW: Spearhead from Space began, The Night Walkers is the only published comic strip to depict the actual moment of regeneration for a televised Doctor; Part Three, published 22 November 1969, not only showed the end of the Second Doctor's life but also brought to a close the "third phase" of Second Doctor comic strips.
Begun in TVC: Action in Exile, the era had given readers tales of a companion-less Second Doctor enjoying his exile on Earth. Rather than living in UNIT obscurity, as the Third Doctor's televised exile appeared, the Second Doctor's comic exile was one of fame and luxury in the Carlton Grange Hotel.
Timeline
- This story occurs after: TVC: U.F.O.
- This story occurs before: DW: Spearhead from Space
External links
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