Star Tigers (comic story)

Star Tigers
Main character(s):	Abslom Daak
Main setting:	Draconia, Paradise, Dispater; 26th century
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Marvel Comics]]
Editor:	Dez Skinn
Writer:	Steve Moore
Artist:	Steve Dillon DWM issues 27, 28 and 29 David Lloyd DWM issue 30
Letterer:	no credit given
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly Issues 27-30, 44-46
Release date:	16 April-8 May 1980 September-November 1980
Format:	B&W 4 parts / 16 pages
DWM backup comic stories
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Summary

Part One

The 26th century... Draconians watch, undecided as to course of action, while three Dalek craft enter their territory in pursuit of another ship. Prince Salander watches as the Dalek craft are destroyed by the stranger in the fourth craft. To shortcut bureaucratic complications, Salander greets the fourth craft's pilot Abslom Daak, without the permission of the Emperor. Daak is searching for a way to resurrect Taiyin from her cryogenic unit. Salander offers to help, but is accused of treason by fellow Draconian Axiron. Daak and Salander are placed under house arrest, but Salander learns of his son's death by Dalek fire and the Emperor’s refusal to retaliate. After they have collected Taiyin’s body, Salander and Daak make their escape in Salander's private spacecraft.

Part Two

Having fled the Draconian Empire in a prototype attack ship, now christened the Kill-Wagon, Abslom Daak and Prince Salander search for a crew. On the decadent and hedonistic planet Paradise they find Harma, an Ice Warrior now employed as a contract killer. Daak overpowers Harma, makes him break his contract and goes with him to the planet Dispater in search of Vol Mercurius.

Part Three

Mercurius, who has one cybernetic hand, plays out a game of parachess with the robot Klikbrain as Kill-Mechs close in on his home and planet. Daak had taken his hand in return for the loss of "his" girl, Selene. Mercurius agrees to go with the others, callously ignoring, as he does so Klikbrain's plea to take him with them offworld.

Part Four

The Kill-Wagon has come to a belt of meteoroids, in actuality disguised Dalek Space-Commando Units. Daak wants to attack at once but Mercurius says to wait twelve hours until the Daleks have to recharge. The ‘'Kill-Wagon'’ crew launch a successful nuclear attack on a Dalek craft based inside a volcano.

Characters

• Abslom Daak
• Prince Salander
• Harma
• Vol Mercurius
• Draconian Emperor
• Axiron
• General Karinis
• Censor Praliss
• Doctor Zorynx
• Klikbrain

References

to be added

Notes

• There was an unexplained break to this story during the transition from Doctor Who Weekly to Doctor Who Monthly.

Original print details

Publication with page count and closing captions

1. DWM 27 (4) To Be Continued.
2. DWM 28 (4) To Be Continued.
3. DWM 29 (4) More Next Week!
4. DWM 30 (4) More Next Week!
5. DWM 44 (4) More Next Month!
6. DWM 45 (4) …More Next Month
7. DWM 46 (4) The End … For Now ...

Reprints

• Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in DW84 9 - 12.
• Reprinted as part of a linked narrative tale in DWMS Summer 1981.

Continuity

to be added