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The Tides of Time

Key crew

Publisher:

Marvel Comics

Editor:

Alan McKenzie

Writer:

Steve Parkhouse

Artist:

Dave Gibbons

Release details

Number of parts:

7

Printed in:

DWM 61-67

Release date:

14 January - 8 July 1982

Reprinted in:

DW84 15, DW84 16, DW84 17, DW84 18, DW CC 10, DW CC 11, DWCS2 5, DWCS2 6

Traded in:

The Tides of Time

Format:

Comic

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The Tides of Time was the first Fifth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Monthly.

Summary

The Universe is falling apart. A demon from another universe has left a hole in time and space.

The Doctor teams up with Sir Justin to prevent the demon from destroying the entire universe. But first, they must battle creatures of nightmares to find the lost matrix....

Plot

to be added

Characters

References

Fashion and clothing

The Doctor wears cricket pads when playing cricket.

Individuals

A young woman with dark hair appears as an illusion in the Maelstrom generated by Melanicus. The Doctor notes that he "knows her from somewhere" but can't quite recall who she is.

Notes

This story afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of DWM comics. Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread. Oddly, the colourist wasn't credited.
The Doctor's sees an illusion of a girl he knows but it is not revealed who it was. Although she is often interpreted to be Zoe with The Wheel in Space's garments, author Lance Parkin stated in the reference book AHistory highlighted that he based the physical description of Patience's first incarnation from the novel Cold Fusion's flashback on her.
Actor Peter Davison was somewhat displeased with artist Dave Gibbons' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the parts of this story show a steady improvement in Gibbons' ability to evoke Peter Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. (DOC: Stripped for Action)
The story begins and ends with the Doctor playing cricket in Stockbridge. Thus the comic debut of the Fifth Doctor gives stronger rationale for this incarnation's signature "cricket uniform" than does his televised introduction.
The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in this story. Readers only retroactively knew the village name because this story named Wells Wood. It was only in the next story that Wells Wood was identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge.
The first words spoken by the Fifth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; "Hard luck, Skipper! Shouldn't have put yourself in so soon!"

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

DWM 61 (8 pages) Next Issue: The Maelstrom!
DWM 62 (8 pages) Next: Journey to the Edge of Forever!
DWM 63 (8 pages) Next Issue: Dream Wars!
DWM 64 (8 pages) No closing caption
DWM 65 (8 pages) No closing caption
DWM 66 (8 pages) Next: To Slay a Demon!
DWM 67 (9 pages) The End.

Reprints

DW84 15-18 (Doctor Who (1984) colourised reprint)
DWCC 10-11 (Doctor Who Classic Comics colourised reprint)
The Tides of Time
DWCS2 5-6 (IDW colourised reprint)
Doctor Who Classics Volume 4 (IDW colourised reprint)
Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 2 (IDW colourised reprint)

Continuity

Thanks to the privileges of his presidency, the Fourth Doctor expressed knowledge of Rassilon's mind existing within the Matrix during the Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey. (TV: The Invasion of Time) The Fifth Doctor would later encounter Rassilon again during the events of COMIC: The Stockbridge Horror and TV: The Five Doctors.
Catavolcus's continuing battle against Arthur and his the Neutron Knights in Earth's far future comes as a result of Melanicus's escape from the Althrace system. As noted here, it was the intervention of the Fourth Doctor and Merlin the Wise that halted Catavolcus's advance. (COMIC: The Neutron Knights)
Rassilon refers to the Matrix as the "home of the Celestial Intervention Agency." (TV: The Deadly Assassin, et al.)

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 |companions= Sir [[Justin of Wells|Justin]], [[Shayde]]
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+|epcount=7}}{{comic stub}}
-}}'''''The Tides of Time''''' was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Monthly]]''.
+'''''The Tides of Time''''' was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Monthly]]''.
 == Summary ==
 The Universe is falling apart. A demon from another universe has left a hole in time and space.
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 * [[Melanicus]]
 * [[Shayde]]
-* [[Catavolcus]] (in flashback)
+* [[Catavolcus]]
 * [[High Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]]
 ** [[Dakon Theka]]
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 ** [[Rassilon]]
 ** [[Morvane]]
-** [[Bedevere]]
+** [[Bedevere (The Tides of Time)|Bedevere]]
+* [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Patience]]
 == References ==
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 === Individuals ===
-* [[Zoe Heriot]] appears as an illusion in the [[Maelstom]] generated by [[Melanicus]]
+* [[Patience|A young woman with dark hair]] appears as an illusion in the [[Maelstrom (The Tides of Time)|Maelstrom]] generated by [[Melanicus]]. The Doctor notes that he "knows her from somewhere" but can't quite recall who she is.
 == Notes ==
+[[File:TidesOfTimeZoeIDW.jpg|thumb|A mysterious woman]]
 * This story afforded the first splash of interior colour in the history of ''[[DWM]]'' comics. Part six opened with a double-page full-colour spread. Oddly, the colourist wasn't credited.
+* The Doctor's sees an illusion of a girl he knows but it is not revealed who it was. Although she is often interpreted to be Zoe with ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''<nowiki/>'s garments, author [[Lance Parkin]] stated in the reference book ''[[AHistory]]'' highlighted that he based the physical description of [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Patience]]'s first incarnation from the novel ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''<nowiki/>'s flashback on her.
 * Actor [[Peter Davison]] was somewhat displeased with artist [[Dave Gibbons]]' likeness of him in the earliest parts of the story. Consequently, he submitted to a vigorous and highly detailed photoshoot for the artist. These photos allowed Gibbons to draw the Fifth Doctor more accurately and to avoid duplicating poses seen in widely-circulated publicity shots. Careful examination of the parts of this story show a steady improvement in Gibbons' ability to evoke Peter Davison, while placing the Fifth Doctor in completely original panel compositions. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Stripped for Action]]'')
 * The story begins and ends with the Doctor playing [[cricket]] in [[Stockbridge]]. Thus the comic debut of the Fifth Doctor gives stronger rationale for this incarnation's signature "cricket uniform" than does his [[Castrovalva (TV story)|televised introduction]].
-* The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in this story.  Readers only retroactively knew the village name because this story named [[Wells Wood]]. It was only in [[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|the next story]] that Wells Wood was identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge.
+* The name "Stockbridge" does not actually appear in this story. Readers only retroactively knew the village name because this story named [[Wells Wood]]. It was only in [[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|the next story]] that Wells Wood was identified as being on the outskirts of a village named Stockbridge.
+* The first words spoken by the Fifth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; ''"Hard luck, Skipper! Shouldn't have put yourself in so soon!"''
-* In this story, the [[Chancellory Guard]] refer to the Doctor as "[[Lord President|the President]]". We know that the Doctor had at least two separate terms as president, because [[Flavia]] pointedly says that he has "again" been made president in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. This story logically takes place during his first term — the one initiated in ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' — simply because ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', where he is no longer president, hadn't aired at the time ''Tides'' was published.
-== Publications and Reprints ==
+===  Original print details ===
+::(Publication with page count and closing captions)
+# DWM 61 (8 pages) Next Issue: The Maelstrom!
+# DWM 62 (8 pages) Next: Journey to the Edge of Forever!
+# DWM 63 (8 pages) Next Issue: Dream Wars!
+# DWM 64 (8 pages) ''No closing caption''
+# DWM 65 (8 pages) ''No closing caption''
+# DWM 66 (8 pages) Next: To Slay a Demon!
+# DWM 67 (9 pages) The End.
 === Reprints ===
+# [[DW84 15]]-[[DW84 18|18]] (''Doctor Who'' (1984) colourised reprint)
-* [[DW84 15]]
+# [[DWCC 10]]-[[DWCC 11|11]] (''Doctor Who Classic Comics'' colourised reprint)
-* [[DW84 16]]
+# ''[[The Tides of Time (graphic novel)|The Tides of Time]]''
-* [[DW84 17]]
+# [[DWCS2 5]]-[[DWCS2 6|6]] (IDW colourised reprint)
-* [[DW84 18]]
+# [[Doctor Who Classics Volume 4]] (IDW colourised reprint)
-* [[DWCC 10]]
+# [[Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 2]] (IDW colourised reprint)
-* [[DWCC 11]]
-* [[DWC S2 Issue 5]]
-* [[DWC S2 Issue 6]]
-* [[The Tides of Time (graphic novel)]]
 == Continuity ==
+* Thanks to the privileges of his presidency, the [[Fourth Doctor]] expressed knowledge of Rassilon's mind existing within [[the Matrix]] during the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] would later encounter [[Rassilon]] again during the events of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror (comic story)|The Stockbridge Horror]] ''and [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]].''
-''to be added''
+* [[Catavolcus]]'s continuing battle against Arthur and his the Neutron Knights in Earth's far future comes as a result of [[Melanicus]]'s escape from the [[Althrace]] system. As noted here, it was the intervention of the Fourth Doctor and [[Merlin the Wise]] that halted Catavolcus's advance. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]'')
+* Rassilon refers to the Matrix as the "home of the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.)
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