Return of the Elders (comic story)

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Return of the Elders

Featuring:

Daleks

Main setting:

Outer Solar System

Key crew

Release details

Number of parts:

Printed in:

DWM 249-254

Release date:

13 February - 3 July 1997

Cover date:

12 March - 30 July 1997

Format:

Comic

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Return of the Elders was a comic story published by Marvel Comics as a backup comic in Doctor Who Magazine issues 249-254. It was written by John Lawrence as a continuation of The Daleks, the final story of which, The Road to Conflict, had been published thirty years prior.

Summary[]

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Plot[]

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Characters[]

Worldbuilding[]

to be added

Notes[]

Following the publication of DWMS The Dalek Chronicles, for which Ron Turner created the cover, Turner became interested in continuing the TV Century 21 series. During a lull in work, he produced a sample page for a new The Daleks story. Ron Turner's agent, John Lawrence, then submitted the page to the editor at Doctor Who Magazine.
A follow-up to this story, Deadline to Doomsday, was left incomplete at Ron Turner's death. The two pages were published unlettered and without the horizontal title bar in DWM 276.
The original TV Century 21 series led into Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.,^[1] but this story establishes that the Dalek fleet was repelled without invading. However, Kaslan is aware that the Daleks will invade and be opposed by "another" in the future.

Continuity[]

The Daleks finally discovered the location of Earth from the wreckage of the Starmaker. (COMIC: The Road to Conflict)

External links[]

Dalek Links - Synopsis of Return of the Elders

Footnotes[]

↑ "Daleks in the 21st Century - An introduction to The Dalek Chronicles", DW50Y 1

DWM backup comic stories

Multiple
Appearances

Daleks

The Return of the Daleks • Return of the Elders

Abslom Daak

Abslom Daak...Dalek Killer • Star Tigers

Cybermen

Deathworld • Black Legacy

Kroton

Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman • Ship of Fools • Unnatural Born Killers

Sontarans

The Final Quest • The Outsider • The Gods Walk Among Us • Conflict of Interests • Unnatural Born Killers

Time Lords

The Stolen TARDIS • Star Death • 4-D War • Black Sun Rising • Minatorius

With Doctor	K-9's Finest Hour • The Touchdown on Deneb-7

With Sarah	City of Devils

Silurians &
Sea Devils

Twilight of the Silurians • Devil of the Deep • City of Devils

UNIT

Skywatch-7 • The Fires Down Below

Single
Appearances

Dalek comic stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek comic story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.

Dalek annuals

The Dalek Book	Dalek Planetarium • Invasion of the Daleks • The Oil Well • The Message of Mystery • City of the Daleks • The Humanoids • Monsters of Gurnian • Battle for the Moon

The Dalek World	The Mechanical Planet • Treasure of the Daleks • The Invisible Invaders • The World That Waits • Masters of the World

The Dalek Outer Space Book	The Dalek Trap • Sara Kingdom: Space Security Agent • The Super Sub • The Secret of the Emperor • The Brain Tappers

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976	Planet of Serpents • Flood!!!

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977	The Daleks

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978	The Human Bombs • Island of Horror

The Daleks

Genesis of Evil • Power Play • Duel of the Daleks • The Amaryll Challenge • The Penta Ray Factor • Plague of Death • The Menace of the Monstrons • Eve of War • The Archives of Phryne • The Rogue Planet • Impasse • The Terrorkon Harvest • Legacy of Yesteryear • Shadow of Humanity • The Emissaries of Jevo • The Road to Conflict

Give-a-Show Projectors

The Daleks Destroy the Zomites • The Defeat of the Daleks • The Daleks Are Foiled • Dr. Who and the Nerve Machine • Rescued from the Daleks

TV Comic

The Trodos Ambush • The Doctor Strikes Back • The Exterminator • Jungle Adventure • Attack of the Daleks • The Disintegrator • Return of the Daleks • The Dalek Revenge

TV Action

*Sub Zero • The Planet of the Daleks • The Threat from Beneath

Doctor Who Magazine

The Return of the Daleks • Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer • Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom • On the Icy Edge of the Galaxy... • Nemesis of the Daleks • Emperor of the Daleks! • Bringer of Darkness • Return of the Elders • Fire and Brimstone • Children of the Revolution • Liberation of the Daleks

The History Tour

Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. • The Bit Before the Middle Ages • The Doctor Who History Tour No. 10

Doctor Who Yearbooks

Metamorphosis • Untitled

Doctor Who:
Battles in Time

Carnage Zoo / Flight and Fury / The Living Ghosts / Extermination of the Daleks

BBC Graphic Novels

The Only Good Dalek • The Dalek Project

Dalek: The Astounding
Untold History of the
Greatest Enemies
of the Universe

Ambush • Safe Haven • Empire of the Daleks

Titan Comics

Harvest of the Daleks • Defender of the Daleks

Others

Daleks, invasión a la Tierra año 2150 • The Test of Time • Doctor Who and the Last Stand • A Stitch in Time • Tales of the Dark Times

Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on comic appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.

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+|release date= [[13 February (releases)|13 February]] - [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
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-|next= Unnatural Born Killers (comic story)
+|prev= The Dalek Tapes (comic story)
-}}'''''Return of the Elders''''' was a comic story published by [[Marvel Comics]]. It was written by [[John Lawrence]].
+|next= Deadline to Doomsday (comic story)
+}}{{comic stub}}
+'''''Return of the Elders''''' was a comic story published by [[Marvel Comics]] as a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic]] in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' issues [[DWM 249|249]]-[[DWM 254|254]]. It was written by [[John Lawrence]] as a continuation of ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'', the final story of which, ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', had been published [[1967 (releases)|thirty years prior]].
 == Summary ==
 ''to be added''
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 == Characters ==
-* [[Dalek Emperor]]
+* [[Golden Emperor]]
 * [[Trent (Return of the Elders)|Commander Trent]]
-* [[Elder (race)|Elders]]
+* [[Johnson (Return of the Elders)|Johnson]]
+* [[Kaslan]]
-* [[Supreme Dalek|Black Dalek]]
+* [[Elder (Return of the Elders)|Elders]]
-* [[Red Dalek]]
+* [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Dalek]]
+* [[Red Dalek Leader|Red Dalek]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
+''to be added''
 == Notes ==
 * Following the publication of ''[[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles]]'', for which Ron Turner created the cover, Turner became interested in continuing the ''[[TV Century 21]]'' series. During a lull in work, he produced a sample page for a new ''The Daleks'' story. Ron Turner's agent, John Lawrence, then submitted the page to the editor at ''Doctor Who Magazine''.
-* A follow-up to this story, ''[[Deadline to Doomsday]]'', was left incomplete at Ron Turner's death. The two pages were published unlettered and without the horizontal title bar in [[DWM 276]].
+* A follow-up to this story, ''[[Deadline to Doomsday (comic story)|Deadline to Doomsday]]'', was left incomplete at Ron Turner's death. The two pages were published unlettered and without the horizontal title bar in [[DWM 276]].
-* The original ''TV Century 21'' series led into ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but this story retcons it so that the Dalek fleet was repelled without invading.
+* The original ''TV Century 21'' series led into ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'',<ref>"Daleks in the 21st Century - An introduction to ''The Dalek Chronicles''", [[DW50Y 1]]</ref> but this story establishes that the Dalek fleet was repelled without invading. However, [[Kaslan]] is aware that the Daleks will invade and be opposed by "another" in the [[future]].
-== References ==
-''to be added''
 == Continuity ==
-* The Daleks finally discovered the location of [[Earth]] from the wreckage of the [[Starmaker]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict]]'')
+* The Daleks finally discovered the location of [[Earth]] from the wreckage of the [[Starmaker]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'')
 == External links ==
 * [http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/ Dalek Links] - [http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/articles/the-dalek-chronicles/return-of-the-elders Synopsis of '''Return of the Elders''']
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+== Footnotes ==
+{{reflist}}
 {{DWM backups}}
-{{comic stub}}
+{{Dalek comic stories}}
+{{TitleSort}}
 [[Category:DWM backup comic stories]]
 [[Category:The Dalek Chronicles]]
 [[Category:1997 comic stories]]
-[[Category:Stories set in the Sol System]]
+[[Category:Comic stories set in the Sol System]]
+[[Category:Dalek comic stories]]
+[[Category:Six part comics]]

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Contents

Summary[]

Plot[]

Characters[]

Worldbuilding[]

Notes[]

Continuity[]

External links[]

Footnotes[]