Emperor of the Daleks!
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Bernice Summerfield
Featuring:	Sixth Doctor
Main enemy:	Davros The Imperial Daleks The Renegade Daleks
Main setting:	Skaro, the future Spiridon, after 2540 Skaro
Key crew
Publisher:	Marvel Comics UK
Editor:	John Freeman
Writer:	Paul Cornell
Artist:	Lee Sullivan
Colourist:	Marina Graham (part 4 only)
Letterer:	Annie Halfacree
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Magazine 197-202
Release date:	17 March - 4 August 1993
Format:	Comic - 6 parts (49 pages)
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Emperor of the Daleks! was a 1993 multi-Doctor comic story in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. It was a doubly "special" story, celebrating both the thirtieth anniversary of Doctor Who and the two-hundredth issue of DWM. The part which appeared in DWM 200 was originally printed in full colour, a highly unusual occurrence in the magazine at that time.

Narratively, the story was remarkable for the fact that it brought together the Sixth and Seventh Doctors, Davros, Abslom Daak and Bernice Summerfield. It was also continuity-heavy. It demanded the reader have a fair grasp of Daak's backstory, which had been printed in the magazine ten years earlier. More significantly, though, the story acted as a prequel to Remembrance of the Daleks, giving the reader a Davros story set between Revelation and Remembrance.

In short, the story was aptly titled because it explained how Davros became the Dalek Emperor.

Summary Edit

Characters Edit

Part One Edit

• Sixth Doctor
• Peri Brown
• Davros
• Emperor Dalek

Part Two - Six Edit

• Seventh Doctor
• Bernice Summerfield
• Abslom Daak
• Sixth Doctor

References Edit

• The Doctor uses Dalekanium wire to diffuse Dalek weaponry. According to the Doctor, it is "terribly expensive stuff".
• The Daleks mention events that took place on planet Hell involving Abslom Daak, including his apparent death.
• The Sixth Doctor, on meeting the Seventh Doctor, says, "I hope you appreciated that mattress in Perivale".
• There's an Alpha Centauran bar attendant at the bar the Doctor(s), Benny and Ablsom Daak go to.

Notes Edit

• The Psyche Dalek makes a brief appearance.

Continuity Edit

• The story picks up plot threads from TV: Planet of the Daleks, TV: Revelation of the Daleks and COMIC: Nemesis of the Daleks, and, thanks to time travel, also acts as a prequel to TV: Remembrance of the Daleks (from Davros' point of view). The Doctor drops hints about the Hand of Omega, Davros gains an army of Daleks and ends up in a different casing all setting up for TV: Remembrance of the Daleks (which incidentally is in the past for the Seventh Doctor).
• The Sixth Doctor mentions a "mattress" to the Seventh Doctor. This is a reference to TV: Survival.

External links Edit

• Emperor of the Daleks at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer - Synopses of all the Abslom Daak comics
• NZDWFC - Guide to the Abslom Daak comics with synopses