The Amateur (comic story)

The Amateur was a TV Comic story featuring the Third Doctor. It was redrawn as a Fourth Doctor story.

Summary
Having returned Arnold to his own time, the Third Doctor tries to help return a crashed time machine piloted by Tobias Philby to Earth in the 19th century. However, they become embroiled in World War I.

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor
 * The Right Honourable Tobias Philby
 * Thomas
 * Billy Truscott
 * Captain Ponsford
 * Arnold
 * Rector
 * Mrs Truscott
 * Walter
 * Fritz

Worldbuilding

 * The Doctor rides a motorcycle.
 * The Doctor, Philby and Thomas see a football match between the British and the Germans.

Original print details

 * (Publication with page count and closing captions)


 * TVC 1148 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
 * TVC 1149 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
 * TVC 1150 (2 pages) Another thrilling instalment next week.
 * TVC 1151 (2 pages) Another exciting episode next week.
 * TVC 1152 (2 pages) Another thrilling episode next week.
 * TVC 1153 (2 pages) Last episode next week
 * TVC 1154 (2 pages) An exciting new Doctor Who story begins next week

Continuity

 * The Doctor fulfills his promise to return Arnold to his own time (COMIC: Nova) after taking the boy with him in the TARDIS. (COMIC: Children of the Evil Eye)
 * The Doctor and Arnold's battle with the Spidrons is mentioned. (COMIC: Nova)