Fourth Doctor comic stories
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The first appearances of the Fourth Doctor across several mediums -- Death Flower in TV Comic, Doctor Who and the Iron Legion in Doctor Who Weekly, and Gaze of the Medusa by Titan Comics.
The first Fourth Doctor comic story was Death Flower, printed within TV Comic. Other than the main TV Comic magazine, stories would also be printed within the TV Comic annuals and the regular Doctor Who annuals.
Starting with The Duellists in 1978, all comic stories featuring the Fourth Doctor published in TV Comic were simply reprints of older comics from the range with the art altered to resemble Tom Baker. TV Comic ceased to feature Doctor Who comics in May 1979.
Five months after TV Comic stopped releasing Doctor Who comics, Doctor Who Weekly took over as the ongoing regular comic strip. The Doctor Who Weekly comic strip launched with the Doctor travelling on his own. Later a number of new as well as more familiar characters were included. These decisions were largely determined by the issue of image rights, although the writers of said comics were fond of the idea of writing the Doctor on his own.
While stories to feature the Fourth Doctor stagnated after the exit of Tom Baker from the programme, he has been occasionally featured in publications released much later. This has most recently included a five-issue comic series printed by Titan Comics.
Comic strip companions of the Fourth Doctor
Regular
- Sarah Jane Smith (TV Comic, Doctor Who Magazine)
- Leela (TV Comic)
- K9 (Doctor Who Weekly)
- Sharon Davies (Doctor Who Weekly)
One-off
- Andric (TV Comic)
- Miss Young (TV Comic)
- Morris (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Vesuvius (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Adric (Doctor Who Annual)
- Harry Sullivan (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Romana II (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Romana I (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Sean (Doctor Who Magazine)
of stories
TV Comic
- Travelling with Sarah Jane Smith
- Death Flower (TVC 1204-1214)
- Return of the Daleks (TVC 1215-1222)
- The Wreckers (TVC 1223-1231)
- The Emperor's Spy (TVC 1232-1238)
- The Sinister Sea (TVC 1239-1244)
- The Space Ghost (TVC 1245-1250)
- The Dalek Revenge (TVC 1251-1258)
- Virus (TVC 1259-1265)
- Treasure Trail (TVC 1266-1272)
- Hubert's Folly (TVC 1273-1279)
- Counter-Rotation (TVC 1280-1286)
- Mind Snatch (TVC 1287-1290)
- The Hoaxers (TVC 1291)
- Travelling alone
- The Mutant Strain (TVC 1292-1297)
- Double Trouble (TVC 1298-1304)
- Travelling with Sarah Jane Smith
- Dredger (TVC 1305-1311)
- Travelling with Andric
- The False Planet (TVC 1312-1317)
- Travelling alone
- The Fire Feeders (TVC 1318-1325)
- Kling Dynasty (TVC 1326-1333)
- Travelling with Leela
- The Orb (TVC 1334-1340)
- The Mutants (TVC 1341-1347)
- The Devil's Mouth (TVC 1348-1352)
- The Aqua-City (TVC 1353-1360)
- Travelling alone
- The Snow Devils (TVC 1361-1365)
- The Space Garden (TVC 1366-1370)
- The Eerie Manor (TVC 1371-1372)
- Guardian of the Tomb (TVC 1373-1379)
- The Image Makers (TVC 1380-1385)
Reprint stories
- Doomcloud (Mighty Midget Doctor Who comic included with TVC 1292)
- The Duellists (TVC 1386-1389)
- The Amateur (TVC 1390-1396)
- The Magician (TVC 1397-1403)
- The Wanderers (TVC 1404-1408)
- The Metal-Eaters (TVC 1409-1415)
- Moon Exploration (TVC 1416-1423)
- Size Control (TVC 1424-1430)
TV Comic annuals
- Woden's Warriors (TV Comic Annual 1976)
- The Sky Warrior (TV Comic Holiday Special 1977)
- The Tansbury Experiment (TV Comic Annual 1977)
- Jackals of Space (Mighty TV Comic Annual 1978)
- The Sea Devil (TV Comic Annual 1979 featuring Miss Young)
Doctor Who Annuals
- The Psychic Jungle (Doctor Who Annual 1976)
- Neuronic Nightmare (Doctor Who Annual 1976)
- The Body Snatcher (Doctor Who Annual 1977)
- Menace on Metalupiter (Doctor Who Annual 1977)
- The Rival Robots (Doctor Who Annual 1978)
- The Traitor (Doctor Who Annual 1978)
- The Power (Doctor Who Annual 1979)
- Emsone's Castle (Doctor Who Annual 1979)
- Terror on Xaboi (Doctor Who Annual 1980)
- The Weapon (Doctor Who Annual 1980)
- Every Dog Has His Day (Doctor Who Annual 1981)
- Plague World (Doctor Who Annual 1982 featuring Adric)
Doctor Who Weekly / Doctor Who Monthly
Backup
- K-9's Finest Hour (DWM 12 featuring K9)
- The Touchdown on Deneb-7 (DWM 48 featuring K9)
Doctor Who Yearbook
- Under Pressure (Doctor Who Yearbook 1992 featuring the Third and Seventh Doctor, and Jo Grant)
- The Naked Flame (Doctor Who Yearbook 1995 featuring Sarah Jane Smith)
- Rest and Re-Creation (Doctor Who Yearbook 1994 featuring Leela)
- Star Beast II (Doctor Who Yearbook 1996)
- Junkyard Demon II (Doctor Who Yearbook 1996 featuring Flotsam and Jetsam)
Doctor Who Magazine specials
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seventh Segment | Gareth Roberts | Romana I, K9 Mark II | DWMS Summer 1995 |
IDW publishing
Mini-series and one-shots
Doctor Who (2012)
- Dead Man's Hand (DW12 15 featuring Matrix projections of the first eleven Doctors and the War Doctor)
Prisoners of Time
- A Rare Gem (POT 4 featuring Leela and K9)
- Endgame (POT 12 featuring Leela and K9, the first eleven Doctors (save the War Doctor), and numerous other companions)
Titan Publishing Group
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor
Backup
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor
Main
- Gaze of the Medusa (4D 1-5 featuring Sarah Jane Smith)
Backup
- Prologue: The Fourth Doctor (4D 4 featuring K9)
Miniseries
- The Lost Dimension (TLD 2, 5, 8 featuring Romana II)
External links
- Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The Fourth Doctor, Part One
- Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The Fourth Doctor, Part Two
- Doctor Who Magazine - Fourth Doctor Strips at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- TV Comic - Fourth Doctor Strips at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Annuals - Fourth Doctor Strips and Stories at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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