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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Ice Ape.jpg | |image= Ice Ape.jpg | ||
|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | |series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]] | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Second Doctor | |doctor= Second Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | |companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | ||
|enemy= [[Ice | |enemy= [[Alien (Ice Cap Terror)|Aliens]] | ||
|setting= [[Antarctica]], [[1970]] | |setting= [[Antarctica]], [[1970]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Roger Noel Cook | ||
|artist= | |artist= [[John Canning]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 881-884 | |publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 881-884 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 2 - 23 November 1968 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|prev= The Killer Wasps (comic story) | |prev= The Killer Wasps (comic story) | ||
|next= Jungle of Doom (comic story) | |next= Jungle of Doom (comic story) | ||
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'''''Ice Cap Terror''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. It was significant to the continuity established by [[Polystyle]] in that it was the first time that the | '''''Ice Cap Terror''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | ||
It was significant to the continuity established by [[Polystyle]] in that it was the first time that the Second Doctor was seen addressing modern-day [[Earth]] via the mass media. The Doctor's [[television|televised]] broadcast to the world in the final panel established him as a well-known figure on mid-[[20th century]] Earth — something that would be continued throughout the remainder of the run. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Plot == | |||
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* [[Second Doctor]] | * [[Second Doctor]] | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | ||
* [[Ice Ape]]s | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * Following [[TV Comic]]'s negotiations with [[BBC Enterprises]] which resulted in the use of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Quark]]s in the comics, this story was originally to feature the [[Robot Yeti]]. However, following [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]'s disappointment in TV Comic not seeking their permission in the use of Quarks in ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]'', the Yeti in ''Ice Cap Terror'' were replaced with [[Ice Ape]]s. ([[DWCC 17]]) | ||
* The fact that the Doctor addresses the whole world on [[television]] in this story informs the final episode of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', where the Second Doctor claims to be "known on the Earth", when his televised run has him meeting only a handful of modern-day residents of Earth. | |||
=== Original print details === | |||
(Publication with page count and closing captions) | |||
* TVC 881 (2 pages) Next week the Doctor and Jamie encounter the savage Ice Apes! | |||
* TVC 882 (2 pages) Next week... Into the cave of the Ice Apes! | |||
* TVC 883 (2 pages) The Doctor and Jamie are in grave danger! Don't miss the all-action outcome next week! | |||
* TVC 884 (2 pages) Next week Dr. Who clashes with the Quarks in a great new story: Jungle of Doom! | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | {{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Antarctica]] | [[Category:Stories set in Antarctica]] | ||
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[[Category:1968 comic stories]] | [[Category:1968 comic stories]] | ||
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