The Tides of Time
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| The Tides of Time | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - Fifth Doctor comic strip stories |
| Doctor: | Fifth Doctor |
| Companions: | Sir Justin and Shayde |
| Enemy: | Melanicus |
| Setting: | Stockbridge, Gallifrey (Panopticon and the Matrix), "Melanicus' realm" |
| Author: | Steve Parkhouse |
| Editor: | Alan McKenzie |
| Artist: | Dave Gibbons |
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| Published In: | Doctor Who Monthly 61-67 |
| Publication: | February - August 1982 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Format: | Comic - 7 parts |
| Previous Story: | The Neutron Knights |
| Following Story: | Stars Fell on Stockbridge |
Contents |
[edit] Summary
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[edit] Characters
- The Doctor
- Sir Justin
- Melanicus
- Shayde
- Catavolcus (in flashback)
- Higher Evolutionaries
- Time Lords
[edit] References
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[edit] Notes
- This story afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of DWM comics. Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread. Oddly, the colourist wasn't credited.
- Actor Peter Davison was somewhat displeased with artist Dave Gibbons' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately, and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the various parts of this story show a steady progression in Gibbons' ability to increasingly evoke Peter Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. (Stripped for Action on BBC DVD: Black Orchid)
[edit] Publications and Reprints
[edit] Reprints
- DWUS Issue 15
- DWUS Issue 16
- DWUS Issue 17
- DWUS Issue 18
- DWCC Issue 10
- DWCC Issue 11
- DWC S2 Issue 5
- DWC S2 Issue 6
- The Tides of Time (graphic novel)
[edit] Continuity
- The story begins and ends with the Doctor playing cricket in Stockbridge. Thus the comic debut of the Fifth Doctor gives stronger rationale for this incarnation's signature "cricket uniform" than does his televised introduction.
- The Castellan's Guards refer to the Doctor as "the President", by which he would have been known on his last visit to Gallifrey. (DW: The Invasion of Time) He is accorded no such title on his next visit. (DW:Arc of Infinity)
[edit] External Links
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| view edit | Fifth Doctor comics in Doctor Who Monthly/Doctor Who Magazine | ||||||||||||||
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| issues | 61 - 67 | 68 - 69 | 70 - 75 | 76 - 77 | 78 - 83 | 84, 86 - 87 | |||||||||
| Stories | The Tides of Time | Stars Fell on Stockbridge | The Stockbridge Horror | Lunar Lagoon | 4-Dimensional Vistas | The Moderator | |||||||||
| Companion(s) | Sir Justin & Shayde | Maxwell Edison | Shayde | - | Gus Goodman | ||||||||||
