Dredger (comic story)

The Doctor's TARDIS is forced to land on a tropical island by a passing spacecraft, after landing the Fourth Doctor and Sarah try to discern what's wrong and warn any other vessels around them of the dangers, drawing the attention of the downed spacecraft...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

A tidal wave is caused by the crashing spacecraft.
The Doctor is aiming to return to England in "chilly" November.
The Doctor tells Sarah the TARDIS will be entering Earth's stratosphere in a few minutes.

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This is the last appearance of Sarah Jane Smith in TV Comic.
This is the third of five stories where the Doctor Who comic strip is reduced from two pages to one.
According to The Terrestrial Index, this story is also known as The Intruders.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

TVC 1305 (1 page) Is Sarah-Jane right? See next week!
TVC 1306 (1 page) [No closing caption]
TVC 1307 (1 page) Don't miss next week's thrilling episode!
TVC 1308 (1 page) Don't miss next week's thrilling episode!
TVC 1309 (1 page) [No closing caption]
TVC 1310 (1 page) Will the Doctor survive? ... See next week!
TVC 1311 (1 page) Join Doctor Who in 'The False Planet' ... next week.

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