The Celluloid Midas (comic story)
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
The Celluloid Midas was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.
Summary
to be added
Characters
- Third Doctor
- Inspector
- Joe
- Sir Oswald Holland, Minister of Defence
- Professor Nichols
- Franklin Hughes
- Jamie Ferguson
- Cedric Chambers
- Lord Summerford
- Denis Peters
- Ned
- Professor Midas
- Rufus Elmsworth
- Sergeant Roberts
- Mechanic
- Thatcher
References
- Puddlesfield
- The Squire of Crampton
- The Doctor is described as an ex-Time Lord.
- The Doctor stops Ned through the use of Venusian karate.
- According to the guard, many citizens in the village attempted to fight to stop Midas, including the Vicar, Squire Ferfuson, Doctor Sims, and others, but they all became statues in Midas' processing room.
Notes
- Sir Oswald Holland is referred to as "Sir Oswald Rippon" in the first instalment.
- Bessie is called "Betsy" in this story.
- Denis Peters works for Department Three.
- The title possibly alludes to the mythical King Midas, a ruler who was cursed for his excessive greed with a touch that turned everything to gold.
Original print details
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVA 23 (3 pages) To be continued!
- TVA 24 (2 pages)
- TVA 25 (2 pages)
- TVA 26 (2 pages)
- TVA 27 (2 pages)
- TVA 28 (2 pages)
- TVA 29 (2 pages)
- TVA 30 (2 pages)
- TVA 31 (2 pages)
- TVA 32 (2 pages)
Continuity
to be added
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
