The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)
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The Hijackers of Thrax was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, and John and Gillian Who.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the year 2075, vital supply ships to Earth's colony on Venus are being seized by a band of pirates under command of Captain Anastas Thrax. The Doctor leads a revolt by Thrax's prisoners aboard his invisible space station.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first story to clarify that John and Gillian are brother and sister, the previous stories only establishing their shared relation by being the Doctor's grandchildren.
- The following story, On the Web Planet, was announced by means of a closing frame depicting a black-and-white photographic cut-out of a Zarbi, with the accompanying caption "next week DR. WHO meets the ZARBI on the Web Planet!" (original published text)
- This story was reprinted in DWCC 13 in colour.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 690 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
- TVC 691 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
- TVC 692 (2 pages) next week DR. WHO meets the ZARBI on the Web Planet!
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