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|series       = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]
|name=The Devil-Birds of Corbo
|doctor       = First Doctor
|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]
|image        = Annual 1967 The Devil-Birds of Corbo.jpg
|doctor=First Doctor
|companions   = [[Jack Strong|Jack]], [[Dot Strong|Dot]], [[Harroll Strong|Haroll]]
|companions=[[Jack Strong]], [[Dot Strong]], [[Harroll Strong]], [[Shelly]], [[Chertzog]] and [[Hill (The Devil-Birds of Corbo)|Hill]]
|setting       = [[Corbo]]
|setting=[[Corbo]]
|enemy         = [[Ulla (The Devil-Birds of Corbo)|Ulla]]
|enemy=[[Ulla (The Devil-Birds of Corbo)|Ulla]]
|writer       =  
|writer=
|anthology    = The Dr Who Annual 1967
|publication=[[Doctor Who Annual 1967]] (p. 48-59)
|release date  = September 1966
|prev=Mission for Duh (comic story)
|prev         = Mission for Duh (comic story)
|next=The Playthings of Fo (short story)
|next         = The Playthings of Fo (short story)
}}
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'''''The Devil-Birds of Corbo''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Dr Who Annual 1967]]''. It featured the [[First Doctor]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[Jack Strong]]
* [[Jack Strong]]
* [[Dot Strong]]
* [[Dot Strong]]
* [[Harroll Strong]]
* [[Harroll Strong]]
* [[Shelly]]
* [[Ulla (The Devil-Birds of Corbo)|Ulla]]
* [[Chertzog]]
* [[Chertzog]]
* [[Hill (The Devil-Birds of Corbo)|Hill]]
* [[Hill (The Playthings of Fo)|Hill]]
* [[Ulla]]
* [[Shelly (The Playthings of Fo)|Shelly]]
* [[Lohk]] (mentioned only)


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Corbo]] is home to a humanoid race. Their bodies are covered with black feathers, to the point that only the eyes are visible.
* The Doctor considers wearing an [[atmospheric density jacket]], but decides against it.
* A green-skinned humanoid race attempts to invade Corbo, presumably for its mineral wealth.
* The human expedition was sent by the [[Council of Earth and Mars]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Of the spaceship crew, only the Strongs are named in this story; the other three are named in the next story, ''[[The Playthings of Fo (short story)|The Playthings of Fo]]''.
* [[Chertzog]], [[Hill (The Playthings of Fo)|Hill]] and [[Shelly (The Playthings of Fo)|Shelly]] first appear in this story but are not named until ''[[The Playthings of Fo (short story)|The Playthings of Fo]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor considers getting an [[atmospheric density jacket]], but decides against it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')
''to be added''
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[[Category:First Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:DWAN 1967 short stories]]
[[Category:1966 short stories]]
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