The Doctor (Earth-33⅓)

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Doctor Wat Who was the complete nom-de-plume (PROSE: TARDIS Stolen!) of the version of the Doctor who existed in Earth-33⅓. They had a broadly similar history and regenerative cycle to their counterpart in a more serious universe.

This Doctor was simultaneously a real individual and a "fictional" character primarily on the television series Doctor Who, a fact they were often fully aware of. Indeed, several accounts depicted incarnations of the Doctor as playing themselves in the series as well as having careers outside of the show. Other iterations of the Doctor unrelated to the Doctor Who series also existed independently of the genuine article or alternative fictional portrayals.

The Doctor's incarnations[]

With a counterpart[]

Following his depature from Gallifrey, (PROSE: TARDIS Stolen!) most of the Doctor's incarnations were identical to those in a more serious universe, consisting of eight successive incarnations beginning from the elderly gentleman who stole a TARDIS, in addition to versions of the Twelfth Doctor, Fourteenth Doctor and Dr. Who.

The First Doctor had a distinguished in the arts before leaving Gallifrey with a woman he believed to be his granddaughter. (PROSE: TARDIS Stolen!) They briefly settled on Earth, until two of her teachers Ian and Barbara as well as a 15-strong BBC production team came snooping. (PROSE: Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary) He was played by William Hartnell in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Second Doctor had travels with Scotsman Jamie (COMIC: Doctor Who? 134) and with K9, and at one point attempted to obtain a contract with Target Books to publish his Five Hundred Year Diary. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 114) He was played by Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Third Doctor was active on Earth between 1970 and 1974. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 108) He was adept in Plutovian karate (COMIC: The Third Doctor's Guide to Plutovian Karate) and considered the Regency era to be his "specialty". (COMIC: The Doctor Who History Tour No. 8) He was played by Jon Pertwee in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Fourth Doctor had a particularly violent era, (COMIC: Doctor Who? 111) but was sometimes left without a hint of a plot. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 121) His list of enemies doubled after Sarah, a journalist, joined him on his travels. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 163) He was played by Tom Baker in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Fifth Doctor had owned a thriving business at Totter's Lane (COMIC: Doctor Who? 67) and did some veterinary work on top of his usual activities. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 68) He and the Daleks finally settled their differences following the destruction of Earth. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 194) He was played by Peter Davison in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Sixth Doctor had many travels with Peri, during which they had an eighteen month holiday when they appeared on radio and on game shows. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 104, Doctor Who? 110) During his later travels with Mel, this incarnation finally defeated all the evil in the universe. (COMIC: The Final Script) He was played by Colin Baker in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Doctor Who? 87 et al.) but also appeared in The Deano and a comic strip entitled The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Seventh Doctor was short in stature (COMIC: Doctor Who? 130) and spoke with a Scottish accent. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 134) He and his companion Ace endured "new adventures" of a more adult tone which he described as "an education" for him. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 189) He was played by Sylvester McCoy in Doctor Who, (COMIC: Doctor Who? 128 et al.) but also appeared in The Deano, a newspaper strip cartoon entitled Sarah Jane, and a comic strip called The Wizard of Who. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
The Eighth Doctor once attended a party with his seven prior incarnations during which he expressed his hopes for a second season. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 350)
The Twelfth Doctor had a wife and once met his first incarnation in Shepherd's Bush to discuss how things had changed since 1966. (COMIC: Doctor Whos?)
An incarnation known as "the Movie Doctor" (COMIC: Doctor Who? 95) or "the Alternative Doctor" (COMIC: Doctor Who? 96) had interactions with different versions of Susan, Barbara and Ian to the ones with which the First Doctor was familiar. (PROSE: Doctor Who 3 - The Third Motion Picture) The First Doctor claimed this Doctor was the "most evil foe" he had encoutered while the Movie Doctor thought the same of Roberta Tovey. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 95)
The Fourteenth Doctor settled down in a house. (COMIC: The Continuing Adventures of Doctor no. 14 ^[+]Tim Quinn, Doctor Who? (Panini Comics, 2024).)

Others with a chronological placement[]

Portraits of incarnations of the Doctor captioned "-10" and "-6" were seen by Peri in the depths of the TARDIS. (COMIC: Enlightenment)
The Doctor's photo album contained a picture of twelve different incarnations resembling children who each attended the Academy. (PROSE: Exclusive!)
One account depicted stunt doubles for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors successfully enacting revenge on their counterparts in an effort to take their places. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 158)
Versions of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors once met up in the TARDIS with their five prior incarnations, finding the place not as roomy as it once was. (COMIC: The Next 20 Years)
Worzel Gummidge was once in the running to become the Sixth Doctor but his candidacy was firmly refuted by the Fifth Doctor in spite of his "friends in high places". (COMIC: Doctor Who? 65)
One account suggested that the Seventh Doctor was replaced with a puppet in his likeness after Gerry Anderson became the producer.
A picture of a Seventh Doctor that was a result of a "faulty" sixth regeneration was featured in the Doctor's photo album. (PROSE: Exclusive!)
The Seventh Doctor witnessed auditions for his successor, an Eighth Doctor, who was set to star in Doctor Who: The Movie. These included: a James Bond-esque incarnation; three musically-inclined incarnations including one who played the guitar, one who described his plastic surgeon as a menace and wished to track them down, and another; and finally, Batman. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 138)
A different Eighth Doctor played by Bruce Forsyth starred in a "revamped Dr Who" in 1991 after the BBC noted the popularity of police and quiz shows. Ace carried on as his companion. (COMIC: The Year Ahead?)
Portraits of incarnations of the Doctor captioned "No. 13" and "No. 33" were seen by Peri in the depths of the TARDIS. (COMIC: Enlightenment) Both were also possible Seventh Doctors prior to Sylvester McCoy's casting. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 128)
A picture of the Doctor's final incarnation alongside his final companion Hazel was featured in the Doctor's photo album. (PROSE: Exclusive!)

Incarnations with unclear placements[]

The first female incarnation of the Doctor added wallpaper and carpet to the TARDIS after her regeneration to make the place more homely. (COMIC: The Next 20 Years)
One incarnation of the Doctor believed that the best way to defeat his enemies was by drinking them under the table. He was played by Oliver Reed. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 100)
One incarnation of the Doctor once fought a Cyberman by punching it. He was played by Sylvester Stallone. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 100)
One incarnation of the Doctor regenerated only his hair, resolving to regenerate the rest of himself later. He was played by Ronald Reagan. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 100)
When Dr Who: The Movie finally materialised in 1992, it starred an incarnation of the Doctor played by Kevin Davies. (COMIC: The Year Ahead)
Aside from Davies, Dr Who: The Movie also featured several "proposed" incarnations of the Doctor: one played by Donald Sutherland, one played by John Cleese, one played by Dudley Moore and one played by Rutger Hauer. (COMIC: The Year Ahead)
A future incarnation of the Doctor had a companion from Baywatch who thought her role in Dr Who would be a lot less sexist. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 216)

Other iterations[]

Doctor Kildare from the television show of the same name became the titular Doctor in Doctor Who after it was taken over by Doctor Kildare's producers. (COMIC: What If Doctor Who Was Produced By...?)
Q was the name given to the Doctor after the producers of James Bond took over Doctor Who. (COMIC: What If Doctor Who Was Produced By...?)
Doc the Menace appeared on the front page of The Deano and had K-Niner for a companion. He was similar in name, look and personality (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media) to Dennis the Menace from The Beano in N-Space. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
Colin Garfield was a cat who featured in the comic strip of the same name, (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media) sharing the same name as Garfield from N-Space. (PROSE: Bullet Time et al.)
Doctar the Horrible was a Viking who featured in the comic strip of the same name. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
Doc Capp featured in the comic strip of the same name. He was newly-regenerated and had Tegan as a companion. (COMIC: The Doctor in the Media)
Doc Who was the version of the Doctor from the United States of America. He featured in the television series Doc Who and Associates Inc. (COMIC: Doctor Who Around The World)
Il Duce Who was the version of the Doctor from Italy. (COMIC: Doctor Who Around The World)
Dr. Wu was the version of the Doctor from China. He was a master of Kung-Who. (COMIC: Doctor Who Around The World)