Prisoners of Gritog (comic story)

Prisoners of Gritog was a First Doctor comic story printed in the TV Comic special issue TV Comic Holiday Special 1965.

Plot
A spaceship is forced down on the planet Spekra and the crew is captured by King Gritog. He charges them with being spies. The TARDIS also lands on the planet and the Doctor plans to find and free the captives. Firstly, he has to avoid some large dinosaurs which he manages by playing music on a pipe that is only audible to the dinosaurs. This also makes them attack the guards.

Gritog tells the guards to shoot the dinosaurs but they have armour plated hides. The captives escape to their space ship. Gritog is furious and tries to destroy the TARDIS with missiles but the Doctor uses a magnetic beam to fend off the attack and allow him to continue on his way.

Characters

 * First Doctor
 * John Who
 * Gillian Who
 * Gritog

Continuity
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