TV Comic

TV Comic was a weekly magazine published by Polystyle Publications, Ltd. in Britain from 1951 to 1984. It printed Doctor Who strips from 1964 to 1979.
== History ==
Throughout the TV Comic strips, the Doctor was primarily called "Dr. Who" by his companions and the narration. For convenience, the later-established incarnation numbering schema is used on this page instead of, for instance, "William Hartnell's Dr. Who".
The TV Comic strips are notable for introducing a number of original characters, including companions and aliens. Original companions included the Doctor's grandchildren, John and Gillian, as well as Arnold. As the comic rights to the Daleks were initially held by competing magazine TV Century 21, original villains called the Trods were used in their place. However, in 1967, the rights to use the Daleks were finally able to be acquired by TV Comic; and the Daleks were subsequently shown to massacre the Trods in The Trodos Ambush.
From the years 1971 to 1973, new Doctor Who comics were instead printed in TV Comics sister magazine, Countdown/TV Action.
Beginning with TVC 1386 in July 1978, old TV Comic Second and Third Doctor strips were reprinted with new art showing the then-current Fourth Doctor's face. This modification and reuse of pre-existing material continued until TVC 1430 in 1979, when Polystyle opted not to renew their licence and the rights to Doctor Who comics moved to Marvel Comics UK's new magazine Doctor Who Weekly. 
The TV Comic run of Doctor Who concluded with TVC 1430 on 11 May 1979.
== Comic stories ==
=== First Doctor ===
Title 	Featuring 	Printed in 	Released
The Klepton Parasites 	John Who and Gillian Who, Kleptons	674-683 	9 November 1964-11 January 1965
The Therovian Quest 	John and Gillian 	684-689 	16 January - 22 February 1965
The Hijackers of Thrax 	John and Gillian 	690-692 	1 - 15 March 1965
On the Web Planet 	John and Gillian, Zarbi 	693-698 	22 March - 26 April 1965
The Gyros Injustice 	John and Gillian 	699-704 	3 May - 7 June 1965
Challenge of the Piper 	John and Gillian 	705-709 	14 June - 12 July 1965
Prisoners of Gritog 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special1965	1 July 1965
Moon Landing 	John and Gillian 	710-712 	19 July - 2 August 1965
Time in Reverse 	John and Gillian 	713-715 	9 - 23 August 1965
Lizardworld 	John and Gillian 	716-719 	30 August - 20 September 1965
Prisoners of the Kleptons 	John and Gillian, Kleptons 	Annual 1966 	1 September 1965
The Caterpillar Men 	John and Gillian 	Annual 1966 	1 September 1965
The Ordeals of Demeter 	John and Gillian 	720-723 	27 September - 18 October 1965
Enter: The Go-Ray 	John and Gillian 	724-727 	25 October - 15 November 1965
Shark Bait 	John and Gillian 	728-731 	22 November - 13 December 1965
A Christmas Story 	John and Gillian 	732-735 	20 December 1965 - 10 January 1966
The Didus Expedition 	John and Gillian 	736-739 	22 January - 12 February 1966
Space Station Z-7 	John and Gillian 	740-743 	19 February - 12 March 1966
Plague of the Black Scorpi	John and Gillian 	744-747 	19 March - 9 April 1966
The Trodos Tyranny 	John and Gillian, Trods 	748-752 	16 April - 14 May 1966
The Secret of Gemino 	John and Gillian 	753-757 	21 May - 18 June 1966
The Haunted Planet 	John and Gillian 	758-762 	25 June - 23 July 1966
Guests of King Neptune 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special1966	1 July 1966
The Gaze of the Gorgon 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special1966	1 July 1966
The Hunters of Zerox 	John and Gillian 	763-767 	30 July - 27 August 1966
Deadly Vessel 	John and Gillian 	Annual 1967 	1 September 1966
Kingdom of the Animals 	John and Gillian 	Annual 1967 	1 September 1966
The Underwater Robot 	John and Gillian 	768-771 	3 - 24 September 1966
Return of the Trods 	John and Gillian, Trods 	772-775 	1 - 22 October 1966
The Galaxy Games 	John and Gillian 	776-779 	29 October - 19 November 1966
The Experimenters 	John and Gillian 	780-783 	26 November - 17 December 1966
=== Second Doctor ===
Title 	Featuring 	Printed in 	Released
The Extortioner 	John and Gillian 	784-787 	24 December 1966 - 14 January 1967
The Trodos Ambush 	John and Gillian, Trods, Daleks 	788-791 	21 January - 11 February 1967
The Doctor Strikes Back 	John and Gillian, Daleks 	792-795 	18 February - 11 March 1967
The Zombies 	John and Gillian 	796-798 	18 March - 1 April 1967
Master of Spiders 	John and Gillian 	799-802 	8 - 29 April 1967
The Exterminator 	John and Gillian, Daleks 	803-806 	6 - 27 May 1967
The Monsters from the Past 	John and Gillian 	807-811 	3 June - 1 July 1967
Barnabus 	John and Gillian, Barnabus 	Holiday Special 1967	1 July 1967
Jungle Adventure 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special 1967	1 July 1967
The Tardis Worshippers 	John and Gillian 	812-815 	8 - 29 July 1967
Space War Two 	John and Gillian 	816-819 	5 - 26 August 1967
Attack of the Daleks 	John and Gillian, Daleks 	Annual 1968 	1 September 1967
Pursued by the Trods 	John and Gillian, Trods 	Annual 1968 	1 September 1967
Egyptian Escapade 	John and Gillian 	820-823 	2 - 23 September 1967
The Coming of the Cybermen 	John and Gillian, Cybermen 	824-827 	30 September - 21 October 1967
The Faithful Rocket Pack 	John and Gillian 	828-831 	28 October - 18 November 1967
Flower Power 	John and Gillian, Cybermen 	832-836 	25 November - 23 December 1967
The Witches 	John and Gillian 	837-841 	30 December 1967 - 27 January 1968
Cyber-Mole 	John and Gillian, Cybermen 	842-845 	3 - 24 February 1968
The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas 	John and Gillian 	846-849 	2 - 23 March 1968
The Cyber Empire 	John and Gillian, Cybermen 	850-853 	30 March - 20 April 1968
The Dyrons 	John and Gillian 	854-858 	27 April - 25 May 1968
Dr. Who and the Space Pirates 	John and Gillian 	859-863 	1 - 29 June 1968
Return of the Witches 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special 1968	1 July 1968
Masquerade 	John and Gillian 	Holiday Special 1968	1 July 1968
Car of the Century 	John and Gillian 	864-867 	6 - 27 July 1968
The Jokers 	John and Gillian 	868-871 	3 - 23 August 1968
Invasion of the Quarks 	John and Gillian, Jamie McCrimmon, Quarks	872-876 	31 August - 28 September 1968
The Time Museum 	John and Gillian, Cybermen 	Annual 1969 	1 September 1968
The Electrodes 	John and Gillian 	Annual 1969 	1 September 1968
The Killer Wasps 	Jamie, Quarks 	877-880 	5 - 26 October 1968
Ice Cap Terror 	Jamie 	881-884 	2 - 23 November 1968
Jungle of Doom 	Jamie, Quarks 	885-889 	30 November - 28 December 1968
Father Time 	Jamie 	890-893 	4 - 25 January 1969
Martha the Mechanical Housemaid	Jamie 	894-898 	1 February - 1 March 1969
The Duellists 	Quarks 	899-902 	8 - 29 March 1969
Eskimo Joe 	 	903-906 	5 - 26 April 1969
Peril at 60 Fathoms 	 	907-910 	3 - 24 May 1969
Operation Wurlitzer 	 	911-915 	31 May - 28 June 1969
The Champion 	 	Holiday Special 1969	1 July 1969
The Entertainer 	 	Holiday Special 1969	1 July 1969
Action in Exile 	 	916-920 	5 July - 2 August 1969
The Mark of Terror 	 	921-924 	9 - 30 August 1969
Death Race 	Quarks 	Annual 1970 	1 September 1969
Test Flight 	Cybermen 	Annual 1970 	1 September 1969
The Brotherhood 	 	925-928 	6 - 27 September 1969
U.F.O. 	 	929-933 	4 October - 1 November 1969
The Night Walkers 	Time Lords 	934-936 	8 - 22 November 1969
=== Third Doctor ===
Title 	Featuring 	Printed in 	Released
The Arkwood Experiments 	The Brigadier 	944-949 	17 January - 21 February 1970
The Multi-Mobile 	The Brigadier 	950-954 	28 February - 28 March 1970
Insect 	The Brigadier 	955-959 	4 April - 2 May 1970
The Metal Eaters 	 	960-964 	9 May - 6 June 1970
Assassin from Space 	 	Holiday Special 1970 	1 July 1970
Undercover 	The Brigadier 	Holiday Special 1970 	1 July 1970
The Fishmen of Carpantha 	The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 	965-969 	13 June - 11 July 1970
Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus 	The Brigadier, Liz Shaw 	970-976 	18 July - 29 August 1970
Castaway 	The Brigadier 	Annual 1971 	1 September 1970
Levitation 	The Brigadier 	Annual 1971 	1 September 1970
Doctor Who and the Robot 	The Brigadier 	977-984 	5 September - 24 October 1970
Trial of Fire 	The Brigadier 	985-991 	31 October - 12 December 1970
The Kingdom Builders 	The Brigadier 	992-999 	19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971
After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.	After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.	After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.	After TVC 999, the Doctor Who strip moved to Polystyle's new Countdown magazine, which was retitled TV Action.It returned to TVC in issue 1133 in 1973.
Children of the Evil Eye 	Arnold 	1133-1138 	1 September - 6 October 1973
Nova 	Arnold 	1139-1147 	13 October - 8 December 1973
The Amateur 	Arnold 	1148-1154 	15 December 1973 - 26 January 1974
The Disintegrator 	Daleks 	1155-1159 	2 February - 2 March 1974
Is Anyone There? 	 	1160-1169 	9 March - 11 May 1974
Size Control 	 	1170-1176 	18 May - 29 June 1974
The Magician 	 	1177-1183 	6 July - 17 August 1974
The Metal-Eaters 	 	1184-1190 	24 August - 5 October 1974
Petrified 	 	Annual 1975 	1 September 1974
Lords of the Ether 	 	1191-1198 	12 October - 30 November 1974
The Wanderers 	 	1199-1203 	7 December 1974 - 4 January 1975
=== Fourth Doctor===
:: From Issues 1292 to 1325, the Doctor Who comic strip is reduced from the usual two pages to one.
Title 	Featuring 	Printed in 	Released
Death Flower 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1204-1214 	11 January - 22 March 1975
Return of the Daleks 	Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 	1215-1222 	29 March - 17 May 1975
The Wreckers 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1223-1231 	24 May - 19 July 1975
The Emperor's Spy 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1232-1238 	26 July - 6 September 1975
Woden's Warriors 	Sarah Jane Smith 	Annual 1976 	1 September 1975
The Sinister Sea 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1239-1244 	13 September - 18 October 1975
The Space Ghost 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1245-1250 	25 October - 29 November 1975
The Dalek Revenge 	Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks 	1251-1258 	6 December 1975 - 24 January 1976
Virus 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1259-1265 	31 January - 13 March 1976
Treasure Trail 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1266-1272 	20 March - 1 May 1976
Hubert's Folly 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1273-1279 	8 May - 19 June 1976
Counter-Rotation 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1280-1286 	26 June - 7 August 1976
Mind Snatch 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1287-1290 	14 August - 4 September 1976
The Tansbury Experiment 	Sarah Jane Smith 	Annual 1977 	1 September 1976
The Hoaxers 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1291 	11 September 1976
The Mutant Strain 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1292-1297 	18 September - 23 October 1976
Double Trouble 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1298-1304 	30 October - 11 December 1976
Dredger 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1305-1311 	18 December 1976 - 29 January 1977
The False Planet 	Andric 	1312-1317 	5 February - 12 March 1977
The Fire Feeders 	 	1318-1325 	19 March - 7 May 1977
Kling Dynasty 	 	1326-1333 	14 May - 2 July 1977
The Sky Warrior 	 	Holiday Special 1977 	1 July 1977
The Orb 	Leela 	1334-1340 	9 July - 20 August 1977
The Mutants 	Leela 	1341-1347 	27 August - 8 October 1977
Jackals of Space 	Sarah Jane Smith 	Annual 1978 	1 September 1977
The Devil's Mouth 	Leela 	1348-1352 	15 October - 12 November 1977
The Aqua-City 	Leela 	1353-1360 	19 November 1977 - 7 January 1978
The Snow Devils 	 	1361-1365 	14 January - 11 February 1978
The Space Garden 	 	1366-1370 	18 February - 18 March 1978
The Eerie Manor 	 	1371-1372 	25 March - 1 April 1978
Guardian of the Tomb 	 	1373-1379 	8 April - 20 May 1978
The Image Makers 	 	1380-1385 	27 May - 1 July 1978
The Sea Devil 	Miss Young 	Annual 1979 	1 September 1978
Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor	Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor	Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor	Edited reprints: Second and Third Doctor stories altered to feature the Fourth Doctor
Doomcloud 	Joan Brown, Maxwell-Lennon 	Mighty Midget Doctor Who Comic(included with TVC 1292) 	18 September 1976
The Duellists 	Quarks 	1386-1389 	7 - 28 July 1978
The Amateur 	 	1390-1396 	4 August - 15 September 1978
The Magician 	 	1397-1403 	22 September - 3 November 1978
The Wanderers 	 	1404-1408 	10 November - 8 December 1978
The Metal-Eaters 	 	1409-1415 	15 December 1978 - 26 January 1979
Moon Exploration (Lords of the Ether) 	 	1416-1423 	2 February - 23 March 1979
Size Control 	 	1424-1430 	30 March - 11 May 1979
===Back-up strips===
TV Comic used the Doctor and the Daleks in five known back-up comics, four times in "Pick of the Jokes" and once in TV Terrors. One notable aspect was that these cameos appear to follow licensing restrictions: for instance, Daleks did not appear in these comics until TV Comic obtained a license to use them from the Terry Nation Estate.
These comics are:
*TVC 696: In an untitled comic, the Doctor attempts to get back to the TARDIS, or perhaps just a police box, but is blocked by an officer.
*TVC 709: TV Terrors: An instalment of TV Terrors saw Monica, Buttons, and Cuthbert trying to meet "Dr. Who" after watching him on television.
*TVC 740: In another untitled comic, the Doctor enters a police box, only to find an officer exiting. The Doctor responds "Oops! Sorry! Wrong box!"
*TVC 794: In an otherwise non-Who strip, a child carries a small Dalek on a leash.
*TVC 798: In a third untitled strip, two Daleks talk, one speaking of their "transistors".
==Special issues==
=== TV Comic Holiday Specials ===
====First Doctor====
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1965
**COMIC: Prisoners of Gritog
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1966
**COMIC: Guests of King Neptune
**COMIC: The Gaze of the Gorgon
====Second Doctor====
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1967
**COMIC: Barnabus
**COMIC: Jungle Adventure
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1968
**COMIC: Return of the Witches
**COMIC: Masquerade
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1969
**COMIC: The Champion
**COMIC: The Entertainer
====Third Doctor====
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1970
**COMIC: Assassin from Space
**COMIC: Undercover
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1973
**PROSE: The One Second Hour
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1974
**PROSE: Signal S.O.S.
====Fourth Doctor====
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1975
**PROSE: The Magic Box
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1976
**PROSE: Which Way Out?
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1977 
**COMIC: The Sky Warrior
*TV Comic Holiday Special 1978
**COMIC: The Unheard Voice
===TV Comic Annuals===
====First Doctor====
*TV Comic Annual 1966 
**COMIC: Prisoners of the Kleptons
**COMIC: The Caterpillar Men
*TV Comic Annual 1967
**COMIC: Deadly Vessel
**COMIC: Kingdom of the Animals
====Second Doctor ==== 
*TV Comic Annual 1968
**COMIC: Attack of the Daleks
**COMIC: Pursued by the Trods
*TV Comic Annual 1969
**COMIC: The Time Museum
**COMIC: The Electrodes
*TV Comic Annual 1970
**COMIC: Death Race
**COMIC: Test Flight
====Third Doctor====
*TV Comic Annual 1971
**COMIC: Castaway
**COMIC: Levitation
*TV Comic Annual 1975
**COMIC: Petrified
====Fourth Doctor====
*TV Comic Annual 1976
**COMIC: Woden's Warriors
*TV Comic Annual 1977
**COMIC: The Tansbury Experiment
*TV Comic Annual 1978
**PROSE: Master of the Blackhole
**COMIC: Jackals of Space
*TV Comic Annual 1979
**COMIC: The Sea Devil
**PROSE: Milena
== External links==
 
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