Back to the Sun (comic story)

 marked the return of the Third Doctor to TV Action after a three-issue, one-month absence — one of the longest gaps in the pre-Marvel era in Doctor Who comic strip history.

Summary
At the request of the government, the Third Doctor investigates Station 40, a new solar energy complex in Wales. He soon discovers that its director, Sir Nigel Lomax, is in the thrall of an alien life-form.

Characters

 * Third Doctor
 * Sir Nigel Lomax
 * Roger Perritt
 * Peter Tait
 * The Minister
 * Volcano creature

Worldbuilding

 * Sir Nigel is an expert on volcanoes.

Continuity

 * The Doctor previously faced similar fire-based creatures. (COMIC: Trial of Fire)