Origins of Who? (comic story)
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Origins of Who? was a full-page comic story by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett originally published for a Doctor Who convention which was reprinted in It's Even Bigger on the Inside. It crossed over with many elements of Dan Dare.
Due to the likelihood of the original publication being unlicensed, this wiki only covers the reprint from It's Even Bigger on the Inside.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
At last, Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett examine the evolutionary tree of the Doctor Who characters and reveal that the real origins of the series lie in the 1950's!
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First Doctor
- Second Doctor
- Third Doctor
- Fourth Doctor
- Fifth Doctor
- Sixth Doctor
- P. Cushing
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Peri Brown
- Davros
- Dan Dare
- Digby
- Sir Hubert Guest
- The Mekon
- Doctor Blasco
- Michael Grade
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In 1955, Dan Dare reads "Spread your wings, chaps" from a script in a studio.
- The First Doctor calls his successors "imbeciles".
- Cushing is described as the "missing link" between the First and Second Doctors and asks if anyone has seen his selinity pills.
- The Second Doctor calls the Third Doctor a "dandy" and he responds by calling the Second Doctor a "tramp".
- The Fourth Doctor offers his other incarnations jelly babies.
- The Fifth Doctor asks if anyone is for cricket.
- In a BBC studio in 1985, the Sixth Doctor reads "Tune in for tomorrow's thrilling episode" from a script.
- Sir Guest states "I say again!" and the Brigadier echoes the response by stating "I say!".
- Michael Grade proclaims "Kill the Doctor!". This sentiment is perpetuated by Davros, and then further by the Mekon, who is actually referring to Professor Peabody or Doctor Blasco.
- Blasco is described as a "baddie".
- The Doctor's TARDIS, a police telephone box from AD 1963, is bigger on the inside while the Anastasia is smaller on the inside.
- Peri "evolved" from Digby, a thought that makes her shudder.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story and an untitled one were originally produced for the Doctor Who convention Fan Aid in 1986.
