TV ACTION + Countdown - December 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, TV Action + Countdown comic had The Doctor starting a new adventure, Zeron Invasion.

The back cover of issue 98 as a profile of Katy Manning, alias Jo Grant, in the same format as Jon Pertwee’s profile that adorned the back cover of issue 93 last month.

Click the issue title to view the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 94

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Zeron Invasion pt 1

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 95

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Zeron Invasion pt 2

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 96

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Zeron Invasion pt 3

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 97

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Zeron Invasion pt 4

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 98

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Zeron Invasion pt 5

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Bonhams auction - 12th December 2012

It’s nearly December, and that means yet another Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale.

As usual Doctor Who gets a look in, with a range of eras represented, including a stunningly colourful poster for the second Peter Cushing Dalek film, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD.

But the main items on offer cover the now finished spin-off series, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures. Since both these series had the bulk of their runs alongside the Tennant era, I have listed them in my Coat blog.

Here is the only item from the Pertwee era.

Bonhams sale 1793
(12th December 2012)
Entertainment Memorabilia

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Lots 154
1st Doctor (1963-1966)

Lot 144
4th Doctor (1975-1980)

Lot 145
6th Doctor (1984-1986)

Lots 146 - 147
7th Doctor (1987-1989)

Lots 148 & 161
11th Doctor (2010-2013)

Lots 150 - 163
Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures

Here are just the lots relating to the Third Doctor era

Lot 143
Doctor Who - The Planet Of The Spiders: A group of original scripts, March-May 1974, comprising rehearsal scripts for Episodes 1-5, and camera scripts for Episodes 3-6, with some annotations, together with a statement confirming provenance
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500
Sold for £875

Footnotes
This story was the last to feature Jon Pertwee as the Doctor, ending with his transformation into Tom Baker. These scripts were obtained from a member of the Special Effects team.

TV ACTION + Countdown - November 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, TV Action + Countdown comic had The Doctor concluding his battle against the mysterious Steel Fist.

Strangely, the villain of the piece bear an uncanny resemblance to an Ice Warrior, last seen earlier that year in The Curse Of Peladon.

The back cover of issue 93 has a profile of Jon Pertwee, alias The Doctor.

It’s interesting to see his character name listed correctly for once, as he was continually misbilled as Doctor Who.

Click the issue title to view the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 90

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Steel Fist pt 2

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 91

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Steel Fist pt 3

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 92

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Steel Fist pt 4 (mislabelled as part Three)

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 93

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Steel Fist pt 5 (mislabelled as part Four)

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Original 3rd Doctor items - on eBay!

Over the past couple of weeks there has been a small flurry of original Doctor Who Props and costumes for sale on eBay. It’s been like a mini Bonhams auction!

Here’s what’s been on offer for Third Doctor fans.

The Sea Devils
Sea Devil Mask

SOLD FOR £136

ORIGINAL DR WHO FILM PROP/ MASK

ORIGINAL 'SEA DEVIL' MASK FROM 1972 SEASON NINE DR WHO

COLLECTABLE ITEM WHICH IS IN TATTY CONDITION

THE SIZE IS TO FIT AN ACTOR SO IT IS ROUGHLY HUMAN MEASUREMENTS!

There were also eBay listings
relating to other Doctors

4th Doctor Costumes on eBay!

5th Doctor Costumes on eBay!

6th Doctor Costumes on eBay!

7th Doctor Costumes on eBay!

TV ACTION + Countdown - October 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, TV Action + Countdown comic had The Doctor concluding The Ugrakks, defeating the aliens designed by reader Ian Farrington, before starting a new adventure, Steel Fist.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 86

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 8

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Zero X, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Tightrope, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 87

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 9 (mislabelled as part Ten)

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Zero X, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders! Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 88

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 10

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 89

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Steel Fist pt 1

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Zero X, Mission: Impossible, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing the original artwork for the cover of issue 89 at a recent exhibition of Doctor Who comic art at the Cartoon Museum in London.

As you can see, it was missing the overlays for the Doctor Who title and adventure name.
It was wonderful to see it in such perfect condition.

You can read all about it in a posting I did over on my Fourth Doctor Costume Blog.

My 4th Doctor Costume:
Vrooop! Vrooop! Vrooop!

Radio Times - DVD of the week

Just to show how even classic Doctor Who is becoming mainstream, the DVD of the week this week is The Ambassadors Of Death.

TV ACTION + Countdown - September 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, TV Action + Countdown comic had The Doctor continuing his battle with The Ugrakks.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 81

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 3

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat And Motormouse, Captain Scarlet, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Tightrope

Issue 82

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 4

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Captain Scarlet, Hawaii Five-O, Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 83

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 5

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Autocat And Motormouse, Zero X, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Tightrope

Issue 84

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 6

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Zero X, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Tightrope, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 85

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 7

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Zero X, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Tightrope, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

TV ACTION + Countdown - August 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, Countdown comic had The Doctor concluding The Enemy from Nowhere, before starting a new adventure, The Ugrakks featuring a monster from the imagination of reader Ian Fairnington, who won the competition to win a colour tv, launched back in issues 59 and 60.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 77

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 7

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 78

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 8

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, Tightrope The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 79

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 1

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 80

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Ugrakks pt 2

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Caprtain Scarlet, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse

TV ACTION + Countdown - July 1972

This month The Doctor’s adventure the Enemy From Nowhere continued, and the title strip Countdown still failed to appear. The dominance of TV ACTION in the title was slowly making the Countdown name redundant. Its days were numbered...

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 72

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 2

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5, Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 73

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 3

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 74

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 4

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

Issue 75

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 5

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Autocat And Motormouse, Fireball XL5

Issue 76

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 6

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse, The Persuaders!, Fireball XL5

TV ACTION + Countdown - June 1972

This month The Doctor concluded his story, A Stitch In Time, and started a new tale, The Enemy From Nowhere.

If note this month is issue 70, which is the first edition to not carry the Countdown strip.
The only strip not based on a tv series, it gave the comic its cover title, so its absence is significant and is the first nail in the coffin of the Countdown brand.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 68

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 6

art by Gerry Haylock

also Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Tightrope, Stingray

Issue 69

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 7

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray Autocat And Motormouse

Issue 70

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 8

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Autocat And Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray

Issue 71

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Enemy From Nowhere pt 1

art by Gerry Haylock

also UFO, Hawaii Five-O, Thunderbirds, Tightrope, Autocat And Motormouse, Stingray

TV ACTION + Countdown - May 1972

Following last month’s relaunch as TV Action + Countdown, Doctor Who continues to adorn the cover in his adventure, A Stitch In Time.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 64

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 2

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray Autocat and Motormouse

Issue 65

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 3

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray Autocat and Motormouse

Issue 66

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 4

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Autocat and Motormouse, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray

Issue 67

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 5

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray Autocat and Motormouse

TV ACTION + Countdown - April 1972

Exactly forty years ago this month, TV Action in Countdown comic relaunched as  TV Action + Countdown, and finally promoted The Doctor to the cover strip.
This was on the strength of the first proper Dalek story to run in the comic, and it carried Doctor Who on the cover for several months, prior to its final relaunch.

Issue 59 contains a competition to win a Colour tv. To enter, readers were invited to draw a new enemy for The Doctor to battle. The winning design would then appear in a specially written strip, which ran from issue 79.

From issue 59 the comic was retitled TV Action + Countdown.
Notice too how the emphasis is slowly shifting from Countdown to TV Action, with the Countdown name now relegated to a byline.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 59

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Planet Of The Daleks pt 5

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, Countdown, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, UFO, Stingray, Thunderbirds,  Autocat and Motormouse, Dastardly And Muttley

Issue 60

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Planet Of The Daleks pt 6

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, Countdown, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, UFO, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Autocat and Motormouse, Dastardly And Muttley

Issue 61

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Planet Of The Daleks pt 7

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, Countdown, Hawaii Five-O, The Persuaders!, Stingray, Autocat and Motormouse, UFO

Issue 62

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Planet Of The Daleks pt 8

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Countdown, UFO, Stingray, Autocat and Motormouse

Issue 63

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - A Stitch In Time pt 1

art by Gerry Haylock

also Tightrope, The Persuaders!, Hawaii Five-O, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Countdown, Stingray, Autocat and Motormouse