The Moderator (comic story)

The Moderator
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fifth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Gus
Main enemy:	The Moderator Soldiers Of Celeste
Main setting:	Deep space Celeste Un-named planets
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Marvel Comics]]
Writer:	Steve Parkhouse
Artist:	Steve Dillon
Colourist:	None - Black & White
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Monthly 84 Doctor Who Magazine 86-87
Release date:	January - April 1984
Format:	Comic - 3 parts
DWM comic stories
← Previous	4-Dimensional Vistas
Next →	The Shape Shifter

Summary

The Doctor and his new friend Gus arrive on Celeste, a world populated by intelligent soldiers. Yet all is not what it seems. The soldiers are under the control of the sinister Moderator, who is using the gift of Celeste to create a link to Earth. Can the Doctor stop him from invading another planet?

Plot

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Characters

• Fifth Doctor
• Gus
• Josiah W. Dogbolter
• The Moderator

References

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Notes

• This comic strip was reprinted as part of The Tides of Time graphic novel published by Panini in May 2005.

Continuity

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Timeline

• The Moderator occurs after DWM: 4-Dimensional Vistas
• The Moderator occurs before ST: The Glass Princess

External links

• The Moderator at the Doctor Who Reference Guide