Dr . Who and the Daleks ( comic story ) Dr . Who and the Daleks is an American comic book adaptation of the Peter Cushing film " Dr . Who and the Daleks " . Synopsis . " to be added " Plot . Dr . Who and his granddaughters , Susan and Barbara , show Barbara ' s boyfriend Ian Who ' s latest and greatest experiment , a time machine called TARDIS . When Ian accidentally activates the machine , it takes them to a petrified jungle on a world devastated by an ancient nuclear war fought between the Daleks and the Thals . At the conclusion of the war , the Daleks , heavily mutated by radiation , encased themselves in protective machines and retreated into their city , while the humanoid Thals survived the fallout through the use of an anti - radiation drug and became a peaceful race of farmers . The Thals ' crops have recently failed , however , and they have journeyed to the petrified jungle to seek help from their former enemies . The Daleks , meanwhile , although determined to become the dominant race on their world , are unable to leave the city due to their vulnerability to radiation and their reliance on static electricity to power their travel machines . Ian is unnerved by the jungle and asks to return TARDIS but the Doctor , eager to investigate the city , fakes a leak in one of the vital " Tardis " fluid link s to keep them out . The group decide to search the city for the mercury needed to refill the link but stumble across a case of Thal drug vials as they leave . In the city the Doctor , on reading a Geiger counter , realises that the planet is radioactive and in view of the fact that they are feeling unwell , deduce s that they are developing radiation sickness . Suddenly , the Daleks appear and capture the travellers , confining them to a cell and seizing the Doctor ' s fluid link for inspection . The Daleks know of the Thal drug and want to reproduce it in large quantities so that they can leave the city and exterminate the Thals . They offer to let the humans use some of the drug to cure their sickness if the vials left outside " Tardis " are brought to the city . Whilst carrying out the task Susan encounters Alydon , the Thal who left the vials . Alydon gives Susan a secondary drug supply to use in case the Daleks deviate from their promise and also lends her his plastic cape . The Daleks discover Susan ' s secret drug supply , but allow the humans to treat themselves with it . They then summon Susan to write a letter to the Thals , informing them that they wish to end post - war hostilities and will leave food in their control room as an act of friendship . The adventurers discover that when the Thals arrive , however , they will be ambushed and exterminated . When a Dalek comes to the cell to deliver food and water , the Doctor and his companions immobilise it by forcing it onto Susan ' s cape , thus insulating it from the charged metal floor . Ian takes the place of the creature inside the casing and notifies another Dalek that he is taking the Doctor , Barbara and Susan to the control room for questioning . Now free , the travellers shout a warning to the Thals who are entering the city and escape with them into the jungle , but not some of their number are killed by the Daleks . Later the Daleks test the Thal drug on a number of themselves but find that it is deadly to them . With no way of leaving the city , they decide to detonate a neutron bomb to increase the radiation to a point at which not even the Thals can survive . At the Thal camp , the Doctor urges Alydon to fight the Daleks to secure a safe future for his species . Alydon does not wish to enter another war , but the Doctor tells him that it is inevitable and inaction will only result in his people ' s extermination . When the Doctor notes that he needs to reclaim the fluid link from the Daleks so he and his companions can return home and offers his assistance , Alydon is convinced to fight for the freedom of his people as well as the Doctor ' s . Alydon , Susan and the Doctor lead the tribe to the front entrance of the city , where they attempt to confuse the enemy ' s scanners by reflecting light off small mirrors to give the impression of greater numbers . The plan fails when the Daleks appear and the Thals scatter , however , and Susan and the Doctor are captured . Meanwhile , Ian and Barbara , guided by the Thals Ganatus , Antodus and Elyon , set out to infiltrate the city from the rear . While navigating a swamp , Elyon is killed by a marsh - dwelling mutation and the party is eventually forced to jump a chasm to proceed any further . Antodus falls short and plunges into the void , but manages to cling to the uneven rock face and is pulled up by the others . In the city control room , the Daleks ignore the Doctor ' s appeals as they start the bomb countdown . Ian , Barbara , Ganatus and Antodus penetrate the city and join Alydon and the rest of the Thals , who have returned determined to rescue Susan and the Doctor . The Thals and humans enter the control room and struggle with the Daleks as the countdown drops closer to detonation . With seconds to go , Ian desperately tries to find " the right knob " to stop the countdown but is forced to dive for cover as the Daleks fire towards him in unison . In doing so , however , the aliens inadvertently destroy their own master control panel , disabling themselves as well as freezing the countdown . Returning to Tardis in the jungle , the Doctor replaces the fluid link and announces that they are ready to return to their own time and place . Alydon bids farewell to the Doctor and his companions , leaving them a cloak to remember his people by . When the travellers depart in " Tardis " they materialise not back home , however , but in front of an irate caveman . As Dr . Who tries again , Susan ponders where they will end up next . Story Notes . " to be added "