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This story debuted with either the Second or Third Doctor, then was reprinted with the Fourth Doctor. It may have had different companions in the reprint, as well. From an in-universe point of view, it's unclear which Doctor lived through these events.
The Labyrinth was a Third Doctor TV Action comic strip story, that was reprinted in DWCC 25 and later remixed as a Fourth Doctor comic strip story in the 1977 Doctor Who Winter Special.
In its original version it was the "Big Story" of TVA 120, meaning it got pride of place on the issue's cover and was the longest story in that issue.
Summary
The Doctor, travels to a distant planet to find a replacement part for his TARDIS. Where he encounters a giant gorilla-like creature who places him in an underground labyrinth. The Doctor has to pass a number of dangerous physical tests before discovering the Time Lords have tricked him into transporting a group of children and their android guardian to a new world.
Characters
Worldbuilding
- The Doctor's TARDIS requires marlenium to function.
Notes
- It is never explained how the children of the planet came to be left in the care of their android guardian.
- David Leach provided colour for the DWCC 25 reprint.
- The concept of the Doctor solving a series of puzzles in a forbidden alien city is also seen in TV: Death to the Daleks, which aired just a few months prior to this story's original release.
Original print details
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVA 120 (7 pages) Don't Miss Next Week's Complete Five-O story!
Continuity
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