The Emperor's Spy was a TV Comic story featuring the Fourth Doctor and Sarah-Jane Smith.
Summary[]
In 19th century England, the Fourth Doctor helps the Admiralty perfect a submarine for use against Napoleon, and runs afoul of a French spy.
Plot[]
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Characters[]
- Fourth Doctor
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Sir Adrian Stapleford
- Sam
- Captain Livesy
- Lieutenant Childers
- Lord Trumpsworth
Worldbuilding[]
- The Doctor can control his oxygen need due to his Time Lord metabolism, but he "can't hold [his] breath for ever".
- Sarah has to pretend to be a man called "Young Smithson" due to a woman in trousers not being an understandable concept in the 19th century.
Notes[]
This serial saw the return of artist John Canning to the TV Comic Dr Who strip; he had previously illustrated latter strips featuring the First Doctor, all of the weekly adventures of the Second Doctor and the first year of the Third Doctor’s Earth-bound adventures. When the strip transferred to Countdown in 1971, Canning did not move with it.
John Canning would continue to illustrate the Dr Who strip (and later adapt strips originally illustrated by Gerry Haylock) until Polystyle Publications chose not to renew their rights to the series.
Original print details[]
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
- TVC 1232 (2 pages) Next week: dive to discovery!
- TVC 1233 (2 pages) The saboteur strikes again soon!
- TVC 1234 (2 pages) Is the Doctor doomed? See next week!
- TVC 1235 (2 pages) Next week: the Doctor steps into greater danger!
- TVC 1236 (2 pages) Next week: the time-travellers are trapped!
- TVC 1237 (2 pages) Next week: Stand and Deliver!
- TVC 1238 (2 pages) The Doctor faces a new menace next week!
Continuity[]
- The Doctor and Sarah are still traveling back to Earth, with Sarah even worrying that the Time Lords could hijack the TARDIS again. (COMIC: Return of the Daleks)
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