Time tale

The Fourth Doctor knew several time tales. (COMIC: Man in the Mummy Case!)

George had told the Doctor about his experience in the Martian invasion of Earth, (COMIC: War of the Worlds) and Utterson shared with him the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde. (COMIC: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) The TARDIS' video tape library included the story of Earth's first space travellers, Bedford and Cavor. (COMIC: The First Men in the Moon) According to the Doctor, none of the tales were more terrifying than that of the invisible man. (COMIC: The Invisible Man)

The Fourth Doctor knew many stories about time travel (COMIC: I Saw the End of the World, Always Leave 'Em Laughing!, I Took a Journey into Fear, I Must Enter the Tomb of Tut-Am-Tut, When the Switch Is Pulled...) and immortality. (COMIC: A Thousand Years Later..., Forever Is a Long Long Time!!) These included the stories of Jimmy Deparis (COMIC: Put Another Nickel In!!!), Boswell Boliver, (COMIC: Always Leave 'Em Laughing!) Gundar, (COMIC: Gundar!) and Albert Kragg. (COMIC: I Must Enter the Tomb of Tut-Am-Tut) The story of Professor Egen amused K9. (COMIC: I Saw the End of the World)

Other tales concerned the Time-Lordss and Gallifrey. For instance, the Fourth Doctor reviewed a video tape of Sillarc's defeat by Plutar. (COMIC: The Stolen Tardis)

Behind the scenes

The Fourth Doctor telling "time tales" was used as the in-universe framing device for Doctor Who Weekly's comic stories, with the Doctor introducing and, often, concluding each story. These devices were used in each story of the Tales from the TARDIS and Dr Who's Time Tales series of Marvel comics reprints.