Steelfist (comic story)

was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.
== Summary ==
The Doctor witnesses the kidnapping of nuclear physicist Simon Trent and his young son. Giving chase, the Doctor is himself captured and taken to an island belonging to the apparently alien General Steelfist. Both Trent and later the Doctor are transported to a space station orbiting the Earth. There they are forced to construct a nuclear device with which Steelfist intends to blackmail the world. However the Doctor becomes suspicious of the mysterious Steelfist and discovers that the space station is in fact the top of a lighthouse close to the island. With the help of old beachcomber, Arnie Babbs, the Doctor and Trent escape. But is Babbs the friend that he appears to be?
== Characters ==
* Third Doctor
* Doctor Simon Trent
* Arnie Babbs
* Peter Trent
* Dalton
* O'Shea
* Thug
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor fears catching pneumonia from the cold sea water.
== Notes ==
* This story marks the first time that the Doctor's car is referred to by its proper name "Bessie," rather than "Betsy," as it had previously been called in the comics.
* Due to a publisher's error, both the third and fourth instalments were billed as being Part 3 — the latter reading "Part Three" (in word form, as here).
=== Original print details ===
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
* TVA 89 (3 pages) Surprise next week, when The Doctor wakes up!
* TVA 90 (3 pages) [No closing caption]
* TVA 91 (3 pages) Steelfist's true identity revealed — next week!
* TVA 92 (3 pages) More Earthbound drama next week!
* TVA 93 (3 pages) Great New Doctor Who Story Next Week!
== Continuity ==
to be added
== External links ==
Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories
Category:1972 comic stories
Category:Stories set in the 1970s
Category:Third Doctor comic stories
Category:Five part comics