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Sixth Doctor comic stories

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The Sixth Doctor comic stories is a range of off-screen adventures featuring the sixth incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the hit sci-fi series Doctor Who. Continuing the themes of the televised series, every story sees the Doctor travelling to a new destination and fighting evil and righting wrongs.

History

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DWM launched the Sixth Doctor's comic strip adventures with the Doctor travelling on his own. His first story introduced a new companion, Frobisher — the shape-changing Whifferdill who often assumed the form of a penguin. Image rights were later obtained for Nicola Bryant, which allowed Peri to become the first humanoid televised companion regularly used in the pages of DWM. The writers even went to the trouble of trying to explain her earlier absence. Apparently, she took time away from the TARDIS to explore New York City. Since she remained the companion up to the final story of the regular run, the 1980s Sixth Doctor comics all happened somewhere between The Twin Dilemma and Mindwarp.

Because the Sixth Doctor's era began at the end of season 21, and the Seventh Doctor's DWM start was delayed by Grant Morrison's epic death-of-Jamie McCrimmon story line, the Sixth Doctor's regular era in DWM comics contains significantly more stories than his televised run. Moreover, he has a few additional stories which were published after Colin Baker was no longer incumbent in the role.

Nevertheless, the Sixth Doctor has one of the briefer comic canons of all the Doctors, with only the Fifth Doctor and Ninth Doctor appearing in fewer total comic stories.[1]

Comics

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Doctor Who Magazine

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# Title Featuring Writer Release Date
1"The Shape Shifters"FrobisherSteve ParkhouseMay - June 1984
2"Voyager"Frobisher, and the Time LordsSteve ParkhouseJuly - November 1984
3"Polly the Glot"Frobisher, and Dr Ivan AsimoffSteve ParkhouseDecember 1984 - February 1985
4"Once Upon a Time Lord"FrobisherSteve ParkhouseMarch - APril 1985
5"War Game"FrobisherAlan McKenzieMay - June 1985
6"Funhouse"FrobisherAlan McKenzieJuly - August 1985
7"Kane's Story (Part 1 of 4)"Frobisher and Peri BrownAlan McKenzieSeptember 1985
8"Abel's Story (Part 2 of 4)"Frobisher and PeriAlan McKenzieOctober 1985
9"The Warriors Story (Part 3 of 4)"Frobisher and PeriAlan McKenzieNovember 1985
10"Frobisher's Story (Part 4 of 4)"Frobisher and PeriAlan McKenzieDecember 1985
11"Exodus (Part 1 of 3)"Frobisher and Peri, and the CybermenAlan McKenzieJanuary 1986
12"Revelation (Part 2 of 3)"Frobisher and Peri, and the CybermenAlan McKenzieFebruary 1986
13"Genesis (Part 3 of 3)"Frobisher and Peri, and the CybermenAlan McKenzieMarch 1986
14"Nature of the Beast"Frobisher and PeriSimon FurmanApril - June 1986
15"Time Bomb"Frobisher and PeriJamie DelanoJuly - September 1986
16"Salad Daze"PeriSimon FurmanOctober 1986
17"Changes"Frobisher and PeriGrant MorrisonNovember - December 1986
18"Profit of Doom"Frobisher and PeriMike CollinsJanuary - March 1987
19"The Gift"Frobisher and PeriJamie DelanoApril - July 1987
20"The World Shapers"Frobisher, Peri, Jamie McCrimmon and the CybermenGrant MorrisonAugust - October 1987

Graphic novels

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# Title Featuring Writer Release Date
1"The Age of Chaos"Frobisher and PeriColin BakerOctober 1994

Short stories

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Doctor Who annuals

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# Title Featuring Writer Release Date
1"Battle Planet"PeriTBA1985
2"Day of the Dragon"PeriTBA1985
3"The Real Hereward"PeriTBA1985
4"The Deadly Weed"PeriTBA1985
5"Vorton's Revenge"PeriTBA1985
6"The Time Savers"Peri, the MasterTBA1985
7"The Mystery of the Rings"PeriTBA1985
8"The Fellowship of Quan"Peri, the MasterTBA1986
9"Time Wake"PeriTBA1986
10"Interface"PeriTBA1986
11"Beauty and the Beast"PeriTBA1986
12"Retribution"PeriTBA1986
13"Davarrk's Experiment"PeriTBA1986
14"The Radio Waves"Peri, the MasterTBA1986

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Complete Sixth Doctor Comic Strips | Sèrie | LibraryThing en català". LibraryThing.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 August 2024.