Changes: Sub Zero (comic story)

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*Sub Zero

Key crew

Publisher:

Polystyle

Writer:

Dennis Hooper

Artist:

Gerry Haylock

Release details

Printed in:

TV Action 47-54

Release date:

8 January - 26 February 1972

Reprinted in:

DWCC 5, Sub Zero

Format:

Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)

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*Sub Zero was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.

Summary

The Daleks steal an atomic submarine and launch its missiles at Sydney, Australia. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of the world!

Characters

References

to be added

Notes

*Sub Zero is rare example of a Doctor Who story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character. Later examples include:
- PROSE: ...And Eternity in an Hour in 1996
- AUDIO: ...ish in 2002
- PROSE: /Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet in 2004
- PROSE: ...Be Forgot in 2004
- PROSE: £436 in 2008
- PROSE: ...and from the Tower She Did Fall in 2013
- AUDIO: #HarrySullivan in 2019

Continuity

Sydney Harbour Bridge was apparently rebuilt, as it was seen to be whole again in TV: Journey's End.

External links

*Sub Zero at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

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+|name = ''*Sub Zero''
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 |series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
 |doctor= Third Doctor
 |companions=
 |enemy= [[Dalek]]s
-|year= [[Antarctica]] and [[Australia]], [[1970s]]
+|setting= [[Antarctica]] and [[Australia]], [[1970s]]
 |writer= [[Dennis Hooper]]
 |artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]
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 |publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 47-54
-|release date= [[8 January]] - [[26 February]] [[1972]]
+|release date= [[8 January (releases)|8 January]] - [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[1972 (releases)|1972]]
-|publisher=
+|publisher= Polystyle
+|reprint = DWCC 5
+|reprint2= Sub Zero (graphic novel)
 |format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)
 |prev= The Eternal Present (comic story)
-next= The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)
+|next= The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)
+}}{{comic stub}}{{wrongname|title=<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sub Zero|workaround=<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sub Zero}}
-}}
 '''''<nowiki>*Sub Zero</nowiki>''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''.
 == Summary ==
-The [[Dalek]]s hijack an atomic [[submarine]] and launch its [[Nuclear missile|missiles]] at [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of the world!
+The [[Dalek]]s steal an [[nuclear|atomic]] [[USS Jefferson|submarine]] and launch its [[Nuclear missile|missiles]] at [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. They plan to establish a base in the ruins, convert the survivors into Daleks, then destroy the rest of the world!
 == Characters ==
 * [[Third Doctor]]
-* Lt. [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]]
+* [[Clegg (*Sub Zero)|Clegg]]
+* [[Ambrose (*Sub Zero)|Ambrose]]
-* [[Dalek]]s
+* [[Lieutenant]] [[Davis (*Sub Zero)|Davis]]
+* [[Captain (*Sub Zero)|Captain]]
+* [[First Officer (*Sub Zero)|First Officer]]
+* [[General (*Sub Zero)|General]]
 == References ==
+''to be added''
-* The [[Dalek]]s recognise the Doctor in this story.
-* The Daleks can [[hypnosis|control human minds]] by touching a gold-coloured cube to their foreheads (an improvement over the [[Roboman|Robomen]]).
 == Notes ==
+* ''*Sub Zero'' is rare example of a ''Doctor Who'' story to begin with a typographical symbol — in this case, an asterisk — instead of an alphabetic or numeric character. Later examples include:
-* This story was reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Classic Comics]]'' [[DWCC 5|Issue 5]].
+** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...And Eternity in an Hour (short story)|...And Eternity in an Hour]]'' in [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
-* Strangely, the launch of the Daleks' atomic missile attack on Sydney only has the effect of destroying the famous Harbour Bridge.
+** [[AUDIO]]: ''[[...ish (audio story)|...ish]]'' in [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
+** [[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet (short story)|/Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'' in [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
+** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...Be Forgot (short story)|...Be Forgot]]'' in 2004
+** [[PROSE]]: ''[[£436 (short story)|£436]]'' in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
+** [[PROSE]]: ''[[...and from the Tower She Did Fall (short story)|...and from the Tower She Did Fall]]'' in [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
+** [[AUDIO]]: ''[[HarrySullivan (audio story)|#HarrySullivan]]'' in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
 == Continuity ==
-* Sydney Harbour Bridge was apparently rebuilt, as it was seen to be whole again in [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''.
+* [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] was apparently rebuilt, as it was seen to be whole again in [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''.
 == External links ==
-* {{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#7|*Sub Zero}}
+{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#7|*Sub Zero}}
 {{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
-{{comic stub}}
 {{TitleSort}}
-{{ImageLinkComics}}
 [[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]]
-[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]
 [[Category:Dalek comic stories]]
 [[Category:Stories set in Antarctica]]
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 [[Category:Stories set in Sydney]]
 [[Category:1972 comic stories]]
+[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]

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