Doctor Who Classic Comics #09 1993-07-21 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Format: epub

of stories to being but a small part of the Marvel multiverse. This multiverse inclides such notable figures as Godzilla, Howand the Duek and Fa Manehu as well as the rather more commonplace X-Men, the Fantastie Four and Spider-Man, The Doctor's opponent in The Crossroads of ‘Time is Death's Head a creation of Simon. Purman’s who previously appeared in Marvel UB's Traisgonniers tile, Using one ofthe Master's fssve compression elimina tots, the Doctor shrinks the giant bounty Ininier down to human size and then dis patches him to Barth. Following on from this story, Death's Head acquired his own ‘comic andl quickly became one of Marvel UR biggest successes, Ayear later i 1989, the Doctor guest ‘Starved in Issue § of Death's Head, Tine Bomb. Death's Head is employed by the Doctor's old nemesis Dogbolter, to capture the TARDIS and kill the Doctor. The Doctor treks the bousity hunter, lands the TARDIS on top of the headquarters ofthe Fantastic Four and leaves Death's Head to conffont de superheroes in New York Issue 136 al Doctor Who Magazine, The Claus of the Kladhi! ook the Distor to Victorian, Lonelon and the more traditional story tenitory of alien invasion. Following the short Cidfure Shuck! story in Issue 159, Issue 140 actually devoted its ‘entire cover to a colour rendition ofa seene from thal months onespart strip, Keep Sate The cover painting by strip artist Jobn Higgins was commissioned for a large poster as an incentive to subscribe to Doctor Who Magaine. Like other anit, Higgins had found difficulty in drawing Syliester McCoy. Aller several unsuecessfil attempts, MeCoy agreed to the sugges. tion al he should pose for photagraplis that Higgins could. use as reference. The phioto-shoot took place during the record: ing of The Greatest Show in the Galaxy at BRC Elstree, where MeCoy willingly Suspended himself trom some convenient scallolingz lo simulate the pose required, Planet ofthe Dead in ML and 1a is also relerred to as “the Seven Doctors” story. Writlen by the thea editor of the magazine John Freeman, the slory con trives forthe Doctor to not only meet all of his past incarnations bul several of his old companions, These were Adrie, Peri Jamiv, Katarina and Sara Kingdom, Even Frobisher makes a brief retum appearance buts Jon al Gillan were nose to beseen! Planet of the Dead was drawn by new artist, Lee Sullivan, Sullivan lid previously worked on Transormers and heing some thing of a Doctor Who tan, had been keen, to contribute to the strip for some time. Like many of his predecessors, Sullivan strug with Sslvestor McCoy's likeness. Suil dissatisfied with the completed art Sullivan returned ta it and redrew the Seventh Doctor's features in each frame that he appeared. With his good know! ‘edge of the Doctor Who mythos, Sullivan, ‘was the ideal choice as artist for Planet of the Dead, his ikenesses of the companions is spot on. For his ilkistrations of the Third Dector, Sullivan drew on the sivle of Gerry Heaylock who had illustrated thal Doctor's ‘adventures for Countdvien ancl TV Action.

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