The Didus Expedition (comic story)

The Didus Expedition was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, John and Gillian.

	First Doctor
	John, Gillian
	Savage Chief
	An unnamed planet
	Bill Mevin
	4
	TV Comic 736-739
	22 January - 12 February 1966
	DWCC 24
	Comic
TVC comic stories
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Summary

The First Doctor, John and Gillian search for an escaped didus.

Characters

• First Doctor
• John Who
• Gillian Who
• Zookeeper
• Savage Chief

Worldbuilding

• Besides the didus, the zoo also exhibits a mammoth, a stegosaurus, and a tyrannosaurus rex (or, at least, creatures that resembled these species). The zookeeper also acquires a pterodactyl at the adventure's close.
• The zookeeper walks around with a bush baby on his shoulder.
• The Doctor mentions the extinction of the dodo.
• In the jungle, the Doctor is nearly eaten by a crocodile, a monkey pests the second attempt to capture the didus, and Gillian is almost attacked by a cobra.

Notes

to be added

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

• TVC 736 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
• TVC 737 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
• TVC 738 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
• TVC 739 (2 pages) [No closing caption]

Continuity

to be added