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I've recently been working on updating pages relating to the stories in the Doctor Who Annual 1966. IN doing so, I've also been editing the related stories (such as TV: The Web Planet to reference back to the material from the annual. Then tonight I read the entry Dr. Who (Land of Fiction) which states:

"The character of Dr. Who first appeared in the New Adventures novel Conundrum as a way to rationalize away the difference between the Doctor as seen in the Doctor Who television series with the version seen in early comics and the Doctor Who Annuals and comics who acted, at times, very out of character, and often called himself "Dr. Who"."

So now I wonder, do the stories from the old Annuals belong to the continuity of the First Doctor or should they be considered non-continuity stories tied to Dr. Who... and how and when should that decision be made? --Raukodraug 04:47, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

The way it's written is a little odd. The character of Dr Who in Conundrum (much like a lot of Conundrum and Head Games) is more of a commentary on the genres that it presents, rather than method of rationalising it. (I've re-written the behind the scenes a little bit to reflect this).

I've just had a look at out continuity policy (Tardis:Canon policy), and there isn't anything relating to Annuals (but I've just added something) as the Annuals are generally canon.

But with regards to the Dr. Who it shouldn't be linked to the Dr Who (Land of Fiction) Doctor (that version was based on the Seventh Doctor after Jason encounters in the Land of Fiction in any case). As for information gleaned from the early annuals it can be worked into the First Doctor (or whichever Doctor it happens to be) article page or put in the 'Mysteries and Discrepancies' section of the page if it really clashes. --Tangerineduel 06:30, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, I don't think I would lump the comic first Doctor and the early comic second Doctor together with Dr. Who (Land of Fiction). The Eighth Doctor comic "The Land of Happy Endings" establishes the TVC stuff as a part of DWM continuity. John, GIllian and the early comic Doctors are dreams of the "real" Doctor. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 13:33, 29 April 2009 (UTC)