Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels
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This is a list of Dalek
comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels. Cameo appearances and reprints are only covered if notable.
. Artist: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings
, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories, one photo story and seven features. One of the earliest items of Dalek merchandise. The photo story utilises selected stills from the 1963-64 Doctor Who serial, 'The Daleks
', to relate an original account of an unaccompanied Susan Foreman
meeting the Daleks, whilst the features include a game, a cutaway drawing of the interior of a Dalek and a map of Skaro
.
The Dalek World (1966) Writers: David Whitaker, Terry Nation. Artists: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings, W. Wiggins, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories and ten features. The two features dealing with Dalek films utilise selected stills from the 1965 film Dr. Who and the Daleks
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Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966) Writer: Terry Nation. Artists: Dick Giordano
, Sal Trapani. Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Softcover, 31 pages.
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The Dalek Outer Space Book (1967) Writers: Terry Nation, Brad Ashton. Artists: Richard Jennings, Leslie Waller, John Woods, Art Sansom
. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Seven comic strips, four illustrated text stories and eleven features. Two of the comic strips and one of the text stories are completely Dalek unrelated, whilst in a third comic strip the Daleks are mentioned but not seen.
TV Comic Annual (1968) Writers: Various. Artists: Various. TV Publications Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
The included Doctor Who comic strip is notable for artist Patrick Williams' depiction of Daleks as having only one dome light.
. Artist: Patrick Williams.
Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus (1976) Writers Terry Nation, Terrence Dicks. Artist: uncredited. Artus Publishing Ltd. Hardcover, 160 pages.
One comic strip, two illustrated text stories (being abridged versions of the novelisations the 'Planet of the Daleks' and 'Genesis of the Daleks' Doctor Who TV serials) and six features. The last frame of the comic strip is a pictorial puzzle for the reader to solve. Produced under the 'St Michael
' banner exclusively for retail through the Marks & Spencer
chain of UK high street department stores.
Dalek Annual (1976) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0339 7
Two comic strips, four illustrated text stories and fourteen features. Text stories with illustrations: Terror Task Force, Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!, Nightmare, Timechase.
Features: The Fantastic Spacecraft, Mark 7 Humanoid Robot, Dalek Genius, Sci-Fi Film Quiz, Anti Dalek Force Apitude Tests, Intercept, The Prophets of Space, Selectaword, Earth-Skaro Timescale, Cryptography, Spacewords, Man and Myth, Timepassers, The Island of Sezam.
Dalek Annual (1977) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 78 pages. SBN 7235 0384 2
Three comic strips, three illustrated text stories and eighteen features. The comic strips are re-prints of the TV Century 21 Dalek stories The Penta Ray Factor, The Menace of the Monstrons and The Archives of Phryne.
Dalek Annual (1978) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0421 0
One comic strip, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features. The comic strip is a re-print of the TV Century 21 Dalek story The Rogue Planet. Text stories with illustrations: The Castaway, The Seeds of Destruction, Assassination Squad.
Features: The Enigma of the Missing Planet, The Enigma Factor, Davros: Genius or Madman?, Would You Believe?, Mental Jigsaw, The Judgment of Gozan, Sabotage!!!, Dalek Computer Print-Out, The Amazing Planet Magnetron, You Don't Have a Clue, Anti-Dalek Force Aptitude Tests, Where in the World?, The Amazing Journey, Minefield, True or False, Timepassers.
Dalek Annual (1979) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0490 3
Two comic strips, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features.
Doctor Who Yearbook (1993) Writers: Justin Richards
, John Nathan-Turner
, Andrew Pixley, David J. Howe
, Karen Dunn, Nigel Robinson
, Paul Cornell
, Terrance Dicks
, Marc Platt
, Colin Baker
. Artists: Lee Sullivan
, Paul Vyse. Marvel UK
. Hardcover, 64 pages. ISBN 1-85400-284-8
One comic strip, one illustrated text story (in six parts) and twelve features.
The Dalek Chronicles (1994) Writers: Alan Fennell
, David Whitaker. Artists: Richard Jennings, Eric Eden, Ron Turner
. Marvel UK Ltd. Softcover, 106 pages. ISSN 1353 - 7628
The Only Good Dalek (2010) Writer: Justin Richards
. Artist: Mike Collins. BBC Books
. Hardcover, 128 pages. ISBN 978-1846079849
The story features the first comic-style appearance of the New Paradigm Dalek design.
'The Daleks' single page comic strip. Sixteen stories / one hundred and four instalments. 1965 - 1967. Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd.
The strip appeared in full colour on the rear page of the comic. Although credited to Terry Nation (the creator of the Dalek concept for the BBC Doctor Who programme) his contribution to the writing, if any, is unclear. In an interview for Doctor Who Classic Comics the first editor of TV Century 21, Alan Fennell, stated that he (Fennell) was primarily responsible for the initial two or three stories. David Whitaker (the original script editor for the Doctor Who television programme) then took over, with Fennell retaining plot approval and providing some story input thereafter. As originally published the sixteen stories comprising the strip had no individual titles. Those given in this article have come into common use, being the result of research by Big Finish Productions
' producer, director, script-editor and voice actor John Ainsworth.
TV Comic
'Doctor Who' comic strip, featuring the Daleks in nine stories / thirty five instalments. 1967 - 1977. Beaverbrook / Polystyle Publications Ltd.
Although TV Comic included a Doctor Who strip from 1964, City Magazines' TV Century 21 title held the rights to use the Daleks in comic strip form until 1966. Consequently the Daleks were absent from TV Comic until the January 1967 story 'The Trodos Ambush'. Subsequently the rights passed to Countdown / TV Action from 1971 to 1973, returning once again to TV Comic between 1974 and 1977.
Countdown / TV Action
'Doctor Who' comic strip, featuring the Daleks in three stories / seventeen instalments. 1972 - 1973. Polystyle Publications Ltd.
During a production run which lasted from 1971 to 1973 the comic's title changed frequently, with the Doctor Who strip appearing in almost every edition. Daleks feature in stories carried in three out of the six iterations.
Five stories / twenty two instalments. 1979 - 1980. Marvel UK
.
Although Polystyle ceased to publish a Doctor Who comic strip in 1973 it retained the rights until 1979, effectively banishing the character and his adversaries from the medium for five years. Marvel UK subsequently obtained the rights in 1979 and almost immediately made use of them by including a comic strip featuring the Daleks in the first issue of its new Doctor Who Weekly magazine. Further Dalek-related stories followed.
Doctor Who Magazine
Eight stories / thirty two instalments. 1980 - 2002. Marvel UK
. / Panini Comics
(from 1995)
Financial problems resulted in Marvel's 'Doctor Who Weekly' becoming a monthly publication from September 1980. Several title variations were used before 'Doctor Who Magazine' was finally settled upon in 1985. Comic strips were retained as a regular feature, with the Daleks making an appearance at irregular intervals.
Doctor Who - Battles in Time
One story / four instalments. 2008. GE Fabbri.
The story features the first comic strip appearance of the New Series Dalek design, as seen in the Doctor Who television programme from 2005 onward. Each instalment of the story was published with a separate title.
Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals...
comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels. Cameo appearances and reprints are only covered if notable.
Annuals & Graphic Novels
The Dalek Book (1965) Writers: David Whitaker, Terry NationTerry Nation
Terry Nation was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist.He is probably best known for creating the villainous Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. Artist: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings
Richard Jennings (comics)
-Biography:Richard E. Jennings was born in Hampstead, England on 20 May 1921. In 1937 he won a free place to the Central School of Arts, London. After 2 years his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he served in the Air/Sea Rescue service of the Royal Air...
, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories, one photo story and seven features. One of the earliest items of Dalek merchandise. The photo story utilises selected stills from the 1963-64 Doctor Who serial, 'The Daleks
The Daleks
The Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964...
', to relate an original account of an unaccompanied Susan Foreman
Susan Foreman
Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The granddaughter and original companion of the First Doctor, she was played by actress Carole Ann Ford from 1963 to 1964, in the show's first season and the first two stories of the second season...
meeting the Daleks, whilst the features include a game, a cutaway drawing of the interior of a Dalek and a map of Skaro
Skaro
Skaro is a fictional planet from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation as the home planet of the Daleks and, at times, the centre of the Dalek Empire....
.
- Comic strip stories: Invasion of the Daleks, The Oil Well, City of the Daleks, The Humanoids, Monsters of Gurnian, Battle for the Moon.
- Text stories with illustrations: Red for Danger, The Secret of the Mountain, The Small Defender, Break-through!.
- Photo Story: The Message of Mystery.
- Features: The Dalek Planetarium, The Dalekode, Anatomy of a Dalek, Dodge the Dalek, Dalek War Machines, Dalography of Skaro, The Dalek Dictionary.
The Dalek World (1966) Writers: David Whitaker, Terry Nation. Artists: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings, W. Wiggins, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories and ten features. The two features dealing with Dalek films utilise selected stills from the 1965 film Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s. It was followed by Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D....
.
- Comic strip stories: The Mechanical Planet, Treasure of the Daleks, The Invisible Invaders, The Orbitus, The World That Waits, Masters of the World.
- Text stories with illustrations: The Secret Struggle, The Five Leaf Clover, The Log of the Gypsy Joe, Manhunt.
- Features: The Dalek Task Force, Filming the Daleks, Direct a Dalek Film, The Dalekreed, Inside a Skaro Saucer, Anti–Dalek Weapons, Strange to Tell, What to do if a Dalek Attacks, Know Your Enemy, War in Space (illustration).
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966) Writer: Terry Nation. Artists: Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics...
, Sal Trapani. Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Dell Comics
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...
Softcover, 31 pages.
- Comic strip adaptation of the first Dalek film;
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s. It was followed by Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D....
.
The Dalek Outer Space Book (1967) Writers: Terry Nation, Brad Ashton. Artists: Richard Jennings, Leslie Waller, John Woods, Art Sansom
Art Sansom
Arthur B. Sansom , better known as Art Sansom, was an American comic strip cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip The Born Loser....
. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
Seven comic strips, four illustrated text stories and eleven features. Two of the comic strips and one of the text stories are completely Dalek unrelated, whilst in a third comic strip the Daleks are mentioned but not seen.
- Comic strip stories: The Dalek Trap, Sara Kingdom: Space Security Agent, The Super Sub, The Secret of the Emperor, The Sea Monsters, Chris Welkin-Planeteer (reprint of a newspaper comic strip), The Brain Tappers.
- Text stories with illustrations: The Outlaw Planet, The Living Death, The Unwilling Traveller, Diamond Dust.
- Features: Dalek Saturn Probe, The Strata of Skaro, Dalekwiz, Top Secret, Mystery Message from Space, The Dalesub, The Emperor's Brain, The Evolution of Planet Skaro, Man in Space, Space Aptitude Test, The Great Mercury Plot.
TV Comic Annual (1968) Writers: Various. Artists: Various. TV Publications Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages.
The included Doctor Who comic strip is notable for artist Patrick Williams' depiction of Daleks as having only one dome light.
- Comic strip story:
Roger Noel Cook
-Biography:Cook began working at IPC Magazines in 1962, becoming a staff writer on TV Comic in 1964. He wrote for various series in TV Comic, including Doctor Who, Tom and Jerry and Popeye...
. Artist: Patrick Williams.
Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus (1976) Writers Terry Nation, Terrence Dicks. Artist: uncredited. Artus Publishing Ltd. Hardcover, 160 pages.
One comic strip, two illustrated text stories (being abridged versions of the novelisations the 'Planet of the Daleks' and 'Genesis of the Daleks' Doctor Who TV serials) and six features. The last frame of the comic strip is a pictorial puzzle for the reader to solve. Produced under the 'St Michael
St Michael
St Michael was a brand that was owned and used by Marks & Spencer from 1928 until 2000.-History:The brand was introduced by Simon Marks in 1928, after his father and co-founder of Marks & Spencer, Michael Marks. By 1950, virtually all goods were sold under the St Michael brand...
' banner exclusively for retail through the Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
chain of UK high street department stores.
- Comic strip story: Invasion - The Enemy Within.
- Text stories with illustrations: Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks, Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks,
- Features: The Seventh Galaxy, On Camera, The Anatomy of a Dalek, The Forbidden Planet, Doctor Who and the Daleks Media History, The Dalek Deep Space Cruiser.
Dalek Annual (1976) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0339 7
Two comic strips, four illustrated text stories and fourteen features.
- Comic strip stories:
Dalek Annual (1977) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 78 pages. SBN 7235 0384 2
Three comic strips, three illustrated text stories and eighteen features. The comic strips are re-prints of the TV Century 21 Dalek stories The Penta Ray Factor, The Menace of the Monstrons and The Archives of Phryne.
- Comic strip stories: The Envoys of Evil, The Menace of the Monstrons, The Quest.
- Text stories with illustrations: The Doomsday Machine, Report from an Unknown Planet, The Fugitive.
- Features: Escape from Skaro!, T.A.P., Special Report, The Dark Side of Skaro, Fantastic! Astonishing! Incredible! Amazing!, Identificationn Parade, Timepassers, Startrack, Science Fiction Questions, The Time Computer, The Monsters of Inner Space, Space World Special, Survival, Anti-Dalek Force Aptitude Tests, Hidden Space Names, The Calorian Stone, The Greatest Computer of All, Science Fiction - Science Fact.
Dalek Annual (1978) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0421 0
One comic strip, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features. The comic strip is a re-print of the TV Century 21 Dalek story The Rogue Planet.
- Comic strip story:
Dalek Annual (1979) Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. SBN 7235 0490 3
Two comic strips, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features.
- Comic strip stories: The Human Bombs, Island of Horror.
- Text stories with illustrations: Blockade, The Solution, The Planet That Cried Wolf!.
- Features: Repair Analysis, ADF Aptitude Test (File 1, 2 and 3), Committee of War, Special Report (1 and 2), Number Slip, Kidnap on Kasby, Battle Statistics, Surveillance Report, Hostage!, Race to the Golden Emperor.
Doctor Who Yearbook (1993) Writers: Justin Richards
Justin Richards
Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day...
, John Nathan-Turner
John Nathan-Turner
John Nathan-Turner was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989...
, Andrew Pixley, David J. Howe
David J. Howe
David J. Howe is a British writer, journalist, publisher, and media historian.-Biography:David Howe was born in 1961 and established himself as an authoritative media historian through writing articles for fanzines and other publications...
, Karen Dunn, Nigel Robinson
Nigel Robinson
Nigel Robinson is an English author, known for such works as the First Contact series.Nigel was born in Preston, Lancashire and attended St Thomas More school....
, Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
, Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular children's books during the 1970s and 80s.- Early career :...
, Marc Platt
Marc Platt
Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC...
, Colin Baker
Colin Baker
Colin Baker is a British actor who is known for playing Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and as the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986.- Background:Colin Baker was born in London, but moved north to...
. Artists: Lee Sullivan
Lee Sullivan (comics)
-Biography:Sullivan trained as a wildlife and technical illustrator at Barnfield College before working as a graphic illustrator for British Aerospace...
, Paul Vyse. Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
. Hardcover, 64 pages. ISBN 1-85400-284-8
One comic strip, one illustrated text story (in six parts) and twelve features.
- Comic strip story: Metamorphosis. Writer: Paul Cornell. Artist: Lee Sullivan.
- Text story with illustrations: Brief Encounters. Writers: Various. Artist: Paul Vyse.
- Features: Spearheads From Space, Daggers of the Mind, Making (New) Myths, The Sonic Screwdriver, Collectors Corner: The Silly Season, Terrible Tunes, Dressing Up, Monster File, Anatomy of a Robot Yeti, Anatomy of the Imperial Dalek, Future Dalek Design?.
The Dalek Chronicles (1994) Writers: Alan Fennell
Alan Fennell
Alan Fennell was a British writer and editor best known for work on series produced by Gerry Anderson, and for having created the magazines TV Century 21 and Look-in....
, David Whitaker. Artists: Richard Jennings, Eric Eden, Ron Turner
Ron Turner (artist)
Ron Turner was a British illustrator and comic book artist.- Early life and career :Ron Turner became interested in science fiction at an early age, with numerous works across several media: the novels of H.G...
. Marvel UK Ltd. Softcover, 106 pages. ISSN 1353 - 7628
- Omnibus reprint of the sixteen TV Century 21 'The Daleks' comic strips (see below), with cover art by Ron Turner and a new foreword.
The Only Good Dalek (2010) Writer: Justin Richards
Justin Richards
Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day...
. Artist: Mike Collins. BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
. Hardcover, 128 pages. ISBN 978-1846079849
The story features the first comic-style appearance of the New Paradigm Dalek design.
- Graphic novel.
Comics
TV Century 21TV Century 21
TV Century 21, also known as TV 21, was a weekly British children's comic of the 1960s and early 1970s. It promoted the many television science-fiction puppet series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Century 21 Productions...
'The Daleks' single page comic strip. Sixteen stories / one hundred and four instalments. 1965 - 1967. Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd.
The strip appeared in full colour on the rear page of the comic. Although credited to Terry Nation (the creator of the Dalek concept for the BBC Doctor Who programme) his contribution to the writing, if any, is unclear. In an interview for Doctor Who Classic Comics the first editor of TV Century 21, Alan Fennell, stated that he (Fennell) was primarily responsible for the initial two or three stories. David Whitaker (the original script editor for the Doctor Who television programme) then took over, with Fennell retaining plot approval and providing some story input thereafter. As originally published the sixteen stories comprising the strip had no individual titles. Those given in this article have come into common use, being the result of research by Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
' producer, director, script-editor and voice actor John Ainsworth.
- Genesis of Evil – Issues 1-3 (23 January 1965 - 6 February 1965) Writers: Alan Fennell, David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- Power Play – Issues 4-10 (13 February 1965 - 8 May 1965) Writers: Alan Fennell, David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- Duel of the Daleks - Issues 11-17 (3 April 1965 - 15 May 1965) Writers: Alan Fennell, David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- The Amaryll Challenge - Issues 18-24 (22 May 1965 - 3 July 1965) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- The Penta Ray Factor - Issues 25-32 (10 July 1965 - 28 August 1965) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- Plague of Death - Issues 33-39 (4 September 1965 - 16 October 1965) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- The Menace of the Monstrons - Issues 40-46 (23 October 1965 - 4 December 1965) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings.
- Eve of the War - Issues 47-51 (11 December 1965 - 8 January 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Richard Jennings, Ron Turner.
- The Archives of Phryne - Issues 52-58 (15 January 1966 - 26 February 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Eric Eden.
- Rogue Planet - Issues 59-62 (5 March 1966 - March 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- Impasse - Issues 63-69 (2 April 1966 - 14 May 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- The Terrorkon Harvest - Issues 70-75 (21 May 1966 - 25 June 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- Legacy of Yesteryear - Issues 76-85 (2 July 1966 - 3 September 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- Shadow of Humanity - Issues 86-89 (10 September 1966 - 1 October 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- Emissaries of Jevo - Issues 90-95 (8 October 1966 - 12 November 1966) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
- The Road to Conflict - Issues 96-104 (19 November 1966 - 14 January 1967) Writer: David Whitaker. Artist: Ron Turner.
TV Comic
TV Comic
TV Comic was a British comic book published weekly between November 9, 1951 and June 29, 1984 for 1,697 issues. With its bright, eye-catching covers, it featured stories based on television shows running at the time of publication. The first issue had 8 pages and had Muffin the Mule on the cover....
'Doctor Who' comic strip, featuring the Daleks in nine stories / thirty five instalments. 1967 - 1977. Beaverbrook / Polystyle Publications Ltd.
Polystyle Publications
Polystyle Publications were a British publisher of children's comics and books.Among the titles they published were:* BEEB * Buttons * Countdown/TV Action * I-Spy* Pippin * Playland * Read To Me...
Although TV Comic included a Doctor Who strip from 1964, City Magazines' TV Century 21 title held the rights to use the Daleks in comic strip form until 1966. Consequently the Daleks were absent from TV Comic until the January 1967 story 'The Trodos Ambush'. Subsequently the rights passed to Countdown / TV Action from 1971 to 1973, returning once again to TV Comic between 1974 and 1977.
- The Trodos Ambush - Issues 788-791 (21 January 1967 - 11 February 1967) Writer: Roger Noel Cook. Artist: John Canning.
- The Doctor Strikes Back – Issues 792-795 (18 February 1967 - 11 March 1967) Writer: Roger Noel Cook. Artist: John Canning.
- The Exterminator – Issues 803-806 (6 May 1967 - 27 May 1967) Writer: Roger Noel Cook. Artist: John Canning.
- Jungle Adventure – TV Comic Holiday Special (May 1967) Writer: Roger Noel Cook. Artist: Patrick Williams.
- The Disintegrator – Issues 1155-1159 (2 February 1974 - 2 March 1974) Writer: Unknown. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
- Return of the Daleks! – Issues 1215-1222 (29 March 1975 - May 17, 1975) Writer: Unknown. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
- The Dalek Revenge – Issues 1251-1258 (6 December 1975 - 24 January 1976) Writer: Unknown. Artist: John Canning.
- Invasion – TV Comic Winter Special (Winter 1977) Writer: Dick O'Neil. Artist: Gerry Haylock. (re-printed 'The Threat from Beneath' from Countdown issue 112 with Jon PertweeJon PertweeJohn Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
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Countdown / TV Action
'Doctor Who' comic strip, featuring the Daleks in three stories / seventeen instalments. 1972 - 1973. Polystyle Publications Ltd.
During a production run which lasted from 1971 to 1973 the comic's title changed frequently, with the Doctor Who strip appearing in almost every edition. Daleks feature in stories carried in three out of the six iterations.
- Subzero - Issues 47-54 (8 January 1972 - 26 February 1972) Writer: Dennis Hooper. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
- The Planet of the Daleks - Issues 55-62 (4 March 1972 - 22 April 1972) Writer: Dennis Hooper. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
- The Threat From Beneath – Issue 112 (7 April 1973) Writer: Dick O'Neil. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
Magazines
Doctor Who WeeklyFive stories / twenty two instalments. 1979 - 1980. Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
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Although Polystyle ceased to publish a Doctor Who comic strip in 1973 it retained the rights until 1979, effectively banishing the character and his adversaries from the medium for five years. Marvel UK subsequently obtained the rights in 1979 and almost immediately made use of them by including a comic strip featuring the Daleks in the first issue of its new Doctor Who Weekly magazine. Further Dalek-related stories followed.
- The Return of the Daleks – Issues 1-4 (17 October 1979 - 7 November 1979) Writer: Steve MooreSteve Moore (comics)Steve Moore is a British comics writer.Moore is credited with showing acclaimed writer Alan Moore , then a struggling cartoonist, how to write comic scripts...
. Artists: Paul NearyPaul NearyPaul Neary is a British comic book artist, writer and editor.His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for 2000 AD...
, David Lloyd. - Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer – Issues 17-20 (6 February 1980 - 27 February 1980) Writer: Steve Moore. Artist: Steve DillonSteve DillonSteve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
. - Timeslip – Issues 17-18 (6 February 1980 - 13 February 1980) Writers: Dez SkinnDez SkinnDerek "Dez" Skinn is a British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of books on comics. As head of Marvel Comics' operations in England in the late 1970s, Skinn reformatted existing titles, launched new ones, and acquired the BBC license for Doctor Who Weekly...
, Paul Neary. Artist: Paul Neary. - The Dogs of Doom – Issues 27-34 (16 April 1980 - 5 June 1980) Writers: John WagnerJohn WagnerJohn Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since.He is best known for his work on...
, Pat MillsPat MillsPat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
. Artist: Dave GibbonsDave GibbonsDave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"...
. - Star Tigers Part One – Issues 27-30 (6 April 1980 - 7 May 1980) Writer: Steve Moore. Artists: Steve Dillon, David Lloyd.
Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
Eight stories / thirty two instalments. 1980 - 2002. Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
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Panini Comics
Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, best known for their collectible stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy...
(from 1995)
Financial problems resulted in Marvel's 'Doctor Who Weekly' becoming a monthly publication from September 1980. Several title variations were used before 'Doctor Who Magazine' was finally settled upon in 1985. Comic strips were retained as a regular feature, with the Daleks making an appearance at irregular intervals.
- Star Tigers Part Two – Issues 44-46 (September 1980 - November 1980) Writer: Steve Moore. Artists: Steve Dillon, David Lloyd.
- Nemesis of The Daleks - Issues 152-155 (September 1989 - December 1989) Writers: Richard Alan, Steve Alan. Artist: Lee Sullivan.
- Bringer of Darkness - Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special (1993) Writer: Warwick Gray. Artists: Martin GeraghtyMartin Geraghty-Biography:His first commission was for the Marvel UK comic Overkill but the comic folded before his story was published.He began drawing for Doctor Who Magazine in 1993 and has continued to draw regularly for it ever since....
, Simon Weston. - Emperor of The Daleks - Issues 197-202 (17 March 1993 - 4 August 1993) Writer: Paul Cornell. Artist: Lee Sullivan.
- Daleks v the Martians - Doctor Who Magazine Spring Special (1995) Writer: Alan BarnesAlan Barnes (writer)Alan Barnes is a British writer and editor, particularly noted for work in the field of cult film and television.-Biography:Barnes served as the editor of Judge Dredd Megazine from 2001 until December 2005, during which time the title saw a considerable increase in the number of new strip pages. ...
. Artist: Lee Sullivan. - Return of the Elders - Issues 249-254 (12 March 1997 - 30 July 1997) Writer: John Lawrence. Artist: Ron Turner.
- Fire and Brimstone - Issues 251-255 (7 May 1997 - 27 August 1997) Writer: Alan Barnes. Artists: Martin Geraghty, Robin SmithRobin Smith (comics)Robin Smith is a British artist best known for his work on Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog for 2000AD and The Bogie Man for Fat Man Press.A 2-part interview with Smith appears in the Judge Dredd Megazine, issues 225-226, alongside a new Bogie Man adventure....
. - Children of the Revolution - Issues 312-317 (9 January 2002 - 29 May 2002) Writer: Scott Gray. Artists: Lee Sullivan, Adrian SalmonAdrian Salmon-Biography:Salmon's early work included The Cybermen for Doctor Who Magazine and Judge Karyn for the Judge Dredd Megazine. He then spent time working on various Panini Comics titles including The Rugrats and Action Man...
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Doctor Who - Battles in Time
Doctor Who - Battles in Time
Doctor Who – Battles in Time is a trading card game and fortnightly magazine from the partwork publishers, GE Fabbri, who acquired the license to produce Battles in Time...
One story / four instalments. 2008. GE Fabbri.
The story features the first comic strip appearance of the New Series Dalek design, as seen in the Doctor Who television programme from 2005 onward. Each instalment of the story was published with a separate title.
- Carnage Zoo / Flight and Fury / The Living Ghosts / Extermination of the Daleks – Issues 57-60 (12 November 2008 - 24 December 2008) Writer: Steve ColeStephen Cole (writer)Stephen Cole is an author of children's books and science fiction. He was also in charge of BBC Worldwide's merchandising of the BBC Television series Doctor Who between 1997 and 1999: this was a role which found him deciding on which stories should be released on video, commissioning and editing...
. Artists: Lee Sullivan, Alan Craddock.