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'''''City of the Daleks''''' was a full-colour, painted comic story that detailed [[Jeff Stone]]'s reconnaissance mission to [[Skaro]]. Though short on plot, it afforded an incredibly rich view of [[Dalek]] society, culture and technology. Written when ''[[The Daleks]]'' was the only televised story of which the public were aware, it offered the first in-depth exploration of the Dalek capital city. | '''''City of the Daleks''''' was a full-colour, painted comic story that detailed [[Jeff Stone]]'s reconnaissance mission to [[Skaro]]. Though short on plot, it afforded an incredibly rich view of [[Dalek]] society, culture and technology. Written when ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' was the only televised story of which the public were aware, it offered the first in-depth exploration of the Dalek capital city. | ||
Despite the fact that almost every panel contained new information about the Daleks, few of those innovations were carried forward in the Dalek mythos. This does, however, feature the debut of the [[Dalek lie detector]], which would eventually plague [[Romana II]] in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''. | Despite the fact that almost every panel contained new information about the Daleks, few of those innovations were carried forward in the Dalek mythos. This does, however, feature the debut of the [[Dalek lie detector]], which would eventually plague [[Romana II]] in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''. | ||
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* The city uses [[nuclear power plant]]s. | * The city uses [[nuclear power plant]]s. | ||
* Daleks require great amounts of vegetative matter. When mature, the plants are pulverised and turned into a gas form that Daleks then absorb through an intake valve. In essence, the story claims that Daleks are vegetarians. | * Daleks require great amounts of vegetative matter. When mature, the plants are pulverised and turned into a gas form that Daleks then absorb through an intake valve. In essence, the story claims that Daleks are vegetarians. | ||
* The city's interior is filled with lots of sloped "highways" which conduct [[electricity]] —not [[static electricity]], as in ''[[The Daleks]]''. Stone remarks that his "space boots will insulate" him. | * The city's interior is filled with lots of sloped "highways" which conduct [[electricity]] —not [[static electricity]], as in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. Stone remarks that his "space boots will insulate" him. | ||
* The city has a "[[radio telescope]] visualiser room" which takes [[radio wave]]s and converts them to [[light wave]]s so that the Daleks can see anything that's happening around them, even millions of miles away. | * The city has a "[[radio telescope]] visualiser room" which takes [[radio wave]]s and converts them to [[light wave]]s so that the Daleks can see anything that's happening around them, even millions of miles away. | ||
* There is a part of the city called the "war office". It records the positions of every Dalek and ensures their actions are co-ordinated for maximum efficiency. The office is led by a red Dalek known as the [[War Leader Dalek]]. | * There is a part of the city called the "war office". It records the positions of every Dalek and ensures their actions are co-ordinated for maximum efficiency. The office is led by a red Dalek known as the [[War Leader Dalek]]. | ||
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