The Haunted Planet (comic story)

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The Haunted Planet, also known as Space Ghost (DWM 62), was a TV Comic story featuring First Doctor, John and Gillian.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

On the mythical "Haunted Planet", the Doctor's group is sentenced to death by Zentor: master of the Abode of the Supernatural. But Zentor is no ghost; rather he is a super-criminal perfecting a gas that will poison the atmospheres of every planet in the universe.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story is given the title of Space Ghost in the "Comics Checklist" section of DWM 62.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 758 (2 pages) Dr. Who is faced with further mysteries in next week's exciting story.
  • TVC 759 (2 pages) What mysteries wait behind the castle walls? See next week's TV Comic!
  • TVC 760 (2 pages) Can Gillian escape from the corridor of death? See next week's TV Comic.
  • TVC 761 (2 pages) Can our friends escape from their evil enemy? See next week's TV Comic.
  • TVC 762 (2 pages) A new Dr. Who adventure begins next week on page 2

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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v • e
First Doctor TVC comic stories
Neville Main era
(November 1964 -
September 1965)
Weekly strip
Holiday stories
Annual stories
Pick of the Jokes
TV Terrors
Bill Mevin era
(September 1965 -
April 1966)
Weekly strip
Pick of the Jokes
John Canning era
(April 1966 -
December 1966)
Weekly strip
Holiday special
Annual
Canning's run on TVC continues until 1971,
with a second run 1975-1979.
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