Changes: On the Web Planet (comic story)

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On the Web Planet

Key crew

Artist:

Neville Main

Release details

Printed in:

TVC 693-698

Release date:

22 March - 26 April 1965

Reprinted in:

DWCC 13

Format:

Comic - 6 parts (12 pages)

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On the Web Planet was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, John and Gillian. Notably it was the only TVC First Doctor story to be given an official title, due to the previous story's preview, as all other titles were invented later by comic strip historians. (DWCC 1)

Summary

The Doctor returns to Vortis to discover the Menoptra are once more under threat by Zarbi. This time the giant ants are being directed by the alien Skirkons. Disguised as flying Zarbi they have come to plunder Vortis of an energy giving mineral, Galvinium X.

Characters

References

to be added

Notes

This story began running in TV Comic one week after the conclusion of the television story The Web Planet, which had introduced the setting and characters.

Continuity

The Doctor states that he has landed on Vortis before, and defeated the Zarbi. (TV: The Web Planet)

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+|writer=
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+|release date= [[22 March (releases)|22 March]] - [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
-publication=[[TV Comic]] 693-698|
+|publisher=
-release date= [[27 March]] - [[1 May]] [[1965]]|
+|reprint=DWCC 13
-publisher=|
-format=Comic - 6 parts (12 pages)|
+|format=Comic - 6 parts (12 pages)
-prev=The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)|
+|prev=The Hijackers of Thrax (comic story)
-next=The Gyros Injustice (comic story)|
+|next=The Gyros Injustice (comic story)
+}}{{comic stub}}
-}}
+'''''On the Web Planet''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. Notably it was the only TVC First Doctor story to be given an official title, due to the previous story's preview, as all other titles were invented later by comic strip historians. ([[DWCC 1]])
-'''''On the Web Planet''''' was a ''[[TV Comic]]'' story featuring the [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]].
 == Summary ==
+The Doctor returns to Vortis to discover the Menoptra are once more under threat by Zarbi. This time the giant ants are being directed by the alien Skirkons. Disguised as flying Zarbi they have come to plunder Vortis of an energy giving mineral, Galvinium X.
-''to be added''
 == Characters ==
 * [[First Doctor]]
-* [[John and Gillian]]
+* [[John Who]]
+* [[Gillian Who]]
 * [[Zarka]]
 * [[Menoptera]]
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 == References ==
+''to be added''
-* [[Galvinium X]]
 == Notes ==
-* This story began running in ''TV Comic'' one week after the conclusion of [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'', which had introduced the setting and characters.
+* This story began running in ''TV Comic'' one week after the conclusion of the television story ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'', which had introduced the setting and characters.
 == Continuity ==
-* This is the Doctor's third visit to Vortis. His last visit had been in [[DWAN]]: ''[[The Lair of Zarbi Supremo]]''. He would next visit in [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]''.
+* The Doctor states that he has landed on Vortis before, and defeated the [[Zarbi]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'')
-== Timeline ==
-* ''On the Web Planet'' occurs after [[TVC]]: ''[[The Hijackers of Thrax]]''
-* ''On the Web Planet'' occurs before [[TVC]]: ''[[The Gyros Injustice]]''
 {{First Doctor TVC comics}}
-{{comic stub}}
 {{TitleSort}}
-[[Category:Stories set on Vortis]]
+[[Category:Comic stories set on Vortis]]
 [[Category:First Doctor TVC comic stories]]
-[[Category:Stories released in 1965]]
+[[Category:1965 comic stories]]
+[[Category:Zarbi comic stories]]
+[[Category:Menoptera stories]]

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