Josiah W. Dogbolter
Half-man, half-frog Josiah W. Dogbolter was a ruthless capitalist of mysterious origins and the owner of Intra-Venus, Inc.. On a number of occasions, he employed quirky mercenaries in various attempts to capture the Doctor's TARDIS, which he saw as a way to make even more money.
Biography
As head of Intra-Venus, he actually owned the planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter, among other worlds, including the mining world Celeste. A loyal robot named Hob assisted him in his financial decisions. Mistaking the Doctor and his companion Gus for rebel leaders, he learned of the TARDIS. Thinking that "time equals money" and that therefore a time machine would create money for him, he employed the Moderator to locate it for him. The Moderator fatally shot Gus, despite which the Doctor rescued the Moderator, ensuring that he got on life support. Dogbolter, however, ensured that Hob disconnected the Moderator from life support, so that he died. (DWM: The Moderator)
Dogbolter offered a quarter of a million mazumas as a reward for the Doctor. Frobisher intended to collect the money, but instead befriended the Doctor. They stole the money from Dogbolter's estate and then escaped. (DWM: The Shape Shifter)
Josiah was searching for "the something". An object that if sold, could disrupt the economic stability on one of his planets. He bribed the police officer, Chandler, to work for him. In a demonstration to Frobisher, Josiah killed his henchman, Elgar. He found "the something" to be a microchip. Upon using it the microchip delivered a joke to the workers screen. This gave them imagination, destroying the economy. (BFA: The Maltese Penguin)
Behind the scenes
- Josiah Dogbolter also appeared in issue 8 of another Marvel UK title, Death's Head (Issue 8). [1]
- Dogbolter's art collection included "an original John Ridgway," in tribute to his co-creator. (BFA: The Maltese Penguin)
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