TV Comic

TV Comic was a weekly magazine published in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979 except for 1971 to 1973. During those years, publisher Polystyle Publications, Ltd. opted to use the Doctor Who strip to anchor their then-new magazine, TV Action/Countdown instead.

Stories by issue

First Doctor

Second Doctor

784-787: The Extortioner
788-791: The Trodos Ambush
792-795: The Doctor Strikes Back
796-798: The Zombies
799-802: Master of Spiders
803-806: The Exterminator
807-811: The Monsters from the Past
812-815: The TARDIS Worshippers
816-819: Space War Two
820-823: Egyptian Escapade
824-827: The Coming of the Cybermen
828-831: The Faithful Rocket Pack
832-836: Flower Power
837-841: The Witches
842-845: Cyber-Mole
846-849: The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas
850-853: The Cyber Empire
854-858: The Dyrons
859-863: Dr. Who and the Space Pirates
864-867: Car of the Century
868-871: The Jokers
872-876: Invasion of the Quarks
877-880: The Killer Wasps
881-884: Ice Cap Terror
885-889: Jungle of Doom
890-893: Father Time
894-898: Martha the Mechanical Housemaid
899-902: The Duellists
903-906: Eskimo Joe
907-910: Peril at 60 Fathoms
911-915: Operation Wurlitzer
916-920: Action in Exile
921-924: The Mark of Terror
925-928: The Brotherhood
929-933: U.F.O.
934-936: The Night Walkers

Third Doctor

944-949: The Arkwood Experiments
950-954: The Multi-Mobile
955-959: Insect
960-964: The Metal Eaters
965-969: The Fishmen of Carpantha
970-976: Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus
977-984: Doctor Who and the Robot
985-991: Trial of Fire
992-999: The Kingdom Builders

After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip was moved to TV Action (ultimately called Countdown) for several years, returning to TVC only in issue 1133.

Fourth Doctor

Edited reprints

(mostly Third Doctor stories, these were altered to feature the Fourth Doctor)

Mighty Midget Doctor Who comic (included with TVC 1292) - Doomcloud
1386-1389: The Duellists
1390-1396: The Amateur
1397-1403: The Magician
1404-1408: The Wanderers
1409-1415: The Metal-Eaters
1416-1423: Moon Exploration (Lords of the Ether)
1424-1430: Size Control

Special issues

TV Comic Holiday

First Doctor

TV Comic Annual

First Doctor

TV Comic Annual 1966: Prisoners of the Kleptons and The Caterpillar Men
TV Comic Annual 1967: Deadly Vessel and Kingdom of the Animals

Second Doctor

TV Comic Annual 1968: Attack of the Daleks and Pursued by the Trods
TV Comic Annual 1969: The Time Museum and The Electrodes
TV Comic Annual 1970: Death Race and Test Flight

Third Doctor

TV Comic Annual 1971: Castaway and Levitation
TV Comic Annual 1975: Petrified

Fourth Doctor

TV Comic Annual 1976: Woden's Warriors
TV Comic Annual 1977: The Tansbury Experiment
TV Comic Annual 1978: Master of the Blackhole and Jackals of Space
TV Comic Annual 1979: The Sea Devil and Milena

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First Doctor TVC comic stories

Neville Main era
(November 1964 -
September 1965)

Weekly strip	The Klepton Parasites • The Therovian Quest • The Hijackers of Thrax • On the Web Planet • The Gyros Injustice • Challenge of the Piper • Moon Landing • Time in Reverse • Lizardworld

Holiday stories	Prisoners of Gritog

Annual stories	Prisoners of the Kleptons • The Caterpillar Men

Pick of the Jokes	TVC 696

TV Terrors	TV Terrors 709

Bill Mevin era
(September 1965 -
April 1966)

Weekly strip	The Ordeals of Demeter • Enter: The Go-Ray • Shark Bait • A Christmas Story A Christmas Story • The Didus Expedition • Space Station Z-7 • Plague of the Black Scorpi

Pick of the Jokes	TVC 740

John Canning era
(April 1966 -
December 1966)

Weekly strip	The Trodos Tyranny • The Secret of Gemino • The Haunted Planet • The Hunters of Zerox • The Underwater Robot • Return of the Trods • The Galaxy Games • The Experimenters

Holiday special	Guests of King Neptune • The Gaze of the Gorgon

Annual	Deadly Vessel • Kingdom of the Animals

Canning's run on TVC continues until 1971, with a second run 1975-1979.

Second Doctor TVC comic stories

1966

Weekly strip

The Extortioner

1967

Weekly strip	The Extortioner • The Trodos Ambush • The Doctor Strikes Back • The Zombies • Master of Spiders • The Exterminator • The Monsters from the Past • The TARDIS Worshippers • Space War Two • Egyptian Escapade • The Coming of the Cybermen • The Faithful Rocket Pack • Flower Power • The Witches

Holiday Special	Barnabus • Jungle Adventure • TV Comic's Counter Game

Annual stories	Attack of the Daleks • Pursued by the Trods

All stories feature John and Gillian.

1968

Weekly strip	The Witches • Cyber-Mole • The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas • The Cyber Empire • The Dyrons • Dr. Who and the Space Pirates • Car of the Century • The Jokers • Invasion of the Quarks • The Killer Wasps • Ice Cap Terror • Jungle of Doom

Holiday Special	Return of the Witches • Masquerade • TV Comic's Counter Game

Annual stories	The Time Museum • The Electrodes • Test Flight

John and Gillian feature until Invasion of the Quarks, when they are replaced by Jamie.

1969

Weekly strip	Father Time • Martha the Mechanical Housemaid • The Duellists • Eskimo Joe • Peril at 60 Fathoms • Operation Wurlitzer • Action in Exile • The Mark of Terror • The Brotherhood • U.F.O. • The Night Walkers

Holiday Special	The Champion • The Entertainer • Basil Brush goes Rent Collecting

Annual stories	Death Race • Test Flight

Jamie disappears after Martha the Mechanical Housemaid, leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor's exile begins in Action in Exile.

All weekly stories drawn by John Canning, continuing his creative run from the First Doctor in 1966 to the Third Doctor in 1971.

Third Doctor Polystyle comic stories

Early TV Comic

The Arkwood Experiments • The Multi-Mobile • Insect • The Metal Eaters • The Fishmen of Carpantha • Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus • Doctor Who and the Robot • Trial of Fire • The Kingdom Builders

Countdown/
TV Action

Gemini Plan • Timebenders • The Vogan Slaves • The Celluloid Midas • Backtime • The Eternal Present • *Sub Zero • The Planet of the Daleks • A Stitch in Time • The Enemy from Nowhere • The Ugrakks • Steelfist • Zeron Invasion • Deadly Choice • Who is the Stranger • The Glen of Sleeping • The Threat from Beneath • Back to the Sun • The Labyrinth • The Spoilers • The Vortex • The Unheard Voice

Late TV Comic

Children of the Evil Eye • Nova • The Amateur • The Disintegrator • Is Anyone There? • Size Control • The Magician • The Metal-Eaters • Lords of the Ether • The Wanderers

TV Comic specials

Holiday	Assassin from Space • Undercover

Annual	Castaway • Levitation • Petrified

TV Action specials

Annual

The Plant Master • Ride to Nowhere • The Hungry Planet

Polystyle specials

Fogbound • Secret of the Tower • Doomcloud • Perils of Paris • Who's Who?

Fourth Doctor TVC stories

1975

Weekly strip	Death Flower • Return of the Daleks • The Wreckers • The Emperor's Spy • The Sinister Sea • The Space Ghost • The Dalek Revenge

Specials	The Magic Box • Woden's Warriors • Doomcloud (reprint)

Stories feature Sarah-Jane

1976

Weekly strip	The Dalek Revenge • Virus • Treasure Trail • Hubert's Folly • Counter-Rotation • Mind Snatch • The Hoaxers • The Mutant Strain • Double Trouble • Dredger

Specials	Which Way Out? • The Tansbury Experiment

Stories feature Sarah-Jane, except The Mutant Strain and Double Trouble.

1977

Weekly strip	Dredger • The False Planet • The Fire Feeders • Kling Dynasty • The Orb • The Mutants • The Devil's Mouth • The Aqua-City

Specials	Master of the Blackhole • Jackals of Space • The Sky Warrior

Leela features from The Orb to The Aqua-City

1978

Weekly strip	The Aqua-City • The Snow Devils • The Space Garden • The Eerie Manor • Guardian of the Tomb • The Image Makers • The Duellists • The Amateur • The Magician • The Wanderers • The Metal-Eaters

Specials	The Sea Devil • Milena • The Unheard Voice (reprint)

All stories The Duellists onwards are reprints.

1979

Weekly strip	The Metal-Eaters • Moon Exploration • Size Control

All stories are reprints

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