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'''Polystyle Publications, Ltd.''' was the main licence-holder for ''Doctor Who'' English-language comic strips published in the 1960s and 1970s. | '''Polystyle Publications, Ltd.''' was the main licence-holder for ''Doctor Who'' English-language comic strips published in the 1960s and 1970s. | ||
One of its main rivals was [[City Magazines]], who held the licence to publish the comic strip featuring the Doctor's arch-enemies, which would later become known by the collective name ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]''. This meant the [[Dalek]]s were off-limits to ''[[TV Comic]]'' | One of its main rivals was [[City Magazines]], who held the licence to publish the comic strip featuring the Doctor's arch-enemies, which would later become known by the collective name ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]''. This meant the [[Dalek]]s were off-limits to ''[[TV Comic]]''{{'}}s ''Doctor Who'' strip during the [[First Doctor]]'s era. | ||
Polystyle purchased TV Publications, Ltd., which published ''TV Comic'' when the run of ''Doctor Who'' comic strips began. While they were in business, Polystyle published ''TV Comic'', ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]'' and ''[[TV Action]]'', all of which featured a ''Doctor Who'' strip at some stage. In 1979, Polystyle lost their licence with the [[BBC]] to [[Marvel UK]], who began publishing ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. | Polystyle purchased TV Publications, Ltd., which published ''TV Comic'' when the run of ''Doctor Who'' comic strips began. While they were in business, Polystyle published ''TV Comic'', ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]'' and ''[[TV Action]]'', all of which featured a ''Doctor Who'' strip at some stage. In 1979, Polystyle lost their licence with the [[BBC]] to [[Marvel UK]], who began publishing ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. | ||
