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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] has become a celebrity in the early days of his [[Time Lord]]-imposed exile on Earth | The [[Second Doctor]] has become a celebrity in the early days of his [[Time Lord]]-imposed exile on Earth, and appears as a panellist on the TV panel show ''[[Explain My Mystery]]''. One of the callers, Farmer [[Glenlock-Hogan]], a farmer, has a mystery, a strange case of [[Animated scarecrow (The Night Walkers)|scarecrows]] who walk at night, which stumps the Doctor. Intrigued, he goes to visit the farm for a weekend and explore the land at night so he can see the walking scarecrows for himself. When the Doctor does, the scarecrows call to him and reveal they are servants of the Time Lords, sent to begin the second phase of the Doctor's sentence: his [[change of appearance]]. The scarecrows capture the Doctor with an energy weapon and, as he is carried off, he calls out to the frightened farmer with his final words: ''"Fear no more, Hogan... After this dreadful night has passed your scarecrows will not walk again!"'' | ||
With the captured Doctor in tow, the scarecrows head for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], which stands in the field. Once inside, they force his [[regeneration]] and set the TARDIS controls to dematerialise. The scarecrows leave the TARDIS to | With the captured Doctor in tow, the scarecrows head for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], which stands in the field. Once inside, they force his [[regeneration]] and set the TARDIS controls to dematerialise. The scarecrows leave the TARDIS to travel [[Oxley Woods|somewhere else on Earth]], before becoming inanimate straw dummies once more. Glenlock-Hogan flees, saying ''"No human being will believe the account of what Oi've witnessed!"'' | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Published six weeks before ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' began, ''The Night Walkers'' is the only published comic strip to depict the actual moment of [[regeneration]] for a televised Doctor. | * Published six weeks before ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' began, ''The Night Walkers'' is the only published comic strip to depict the actual moment of [[regeneration]] for a televised Doctor. | ||
* On sensing the presence of the Doctor and Glenlock-Hogan, the scarecrows call out ''"Step forward Dr. Who!"'' — causing the Doctor to exclaim ''"By the powers! How on earth would they know my name?"'' | |||
* Begun in the comic story ''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]'', the era had given readers tales of a companion-less Second Doctor — who has somehow escaped having his appearance changed — enjoying his exile on Earth. Rather than living in [[UNIT]] obscurity, as the Third Doctor's televised exile showed, the Second Doctor's comic exile was one of fame and luxury in the [[Carlton Grange Hotel]]. | * Begun in the comic story ''[[Action in Exile (comic story)|Action in Exile]]'', the era had given readers tales of a companion-less Second Doctor — who has somehow escaped having his appearance changed — enjoying his exile on Earth. Rather than living in [[UNIT]] obscurity, as the Third Doctor's televised exile showed, the Second Doctor's comic exile was one of fame and luxury in the [[Carlton Grange Hotel]]. | ||
* The last words spoken by the Second Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"Fear no more, Hogan... After this dreadful night has passed your scarecrows will not walk again!"'' | * The last words spoken by the Second Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"Fear no more, Hogan... After this dreadful night has passed your scarecrows will not walk again!"'' | ||
