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The Hijackers of Thrax was a TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor, and John and Gillian Who.

Summary[]

In the year 2075, vital supply ships to Earth's colony on Venus are being seized by a band of pirates under command of Captain Anastas Thrax. The Doctor leads a revolt by Thrax's prisoners aboard his invisible space station.

Characters[]

Worldbuilding[]

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Notes[]

  • This is the first story to clarify that John and Gillian are brother and sister, the previous stories only establishing their shared relation by being the Doctor's grandchildren.
  • The following story, On the Web Planet, was announced by means of a closing frame depicting a black-and-white photographic cut-out of a Zarbi, with the accompanying caption "next week DR. WHO meets the ZARBI on the Web Planet!" (original published text)
  • This story was reprinted in DWCC 13 in colour.

Original print details[]

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 690 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVC 691 (2 pages) [No closing caption]
  • TVC 692 (2 pages) next week DR. WHO meets the ZARBI on the Web Planet!

Continuity[]

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