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{{Infobox Story
 
{{Infobox Story
|name= Timebenders
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|image= Doctor Who Timebenders Fading Nazis.jpg
|image= Time Benders.jpg
 
 
|series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
 
|series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
 
|number=
 
|number=
 
|doctor= Third Doctor
 
|doctor= Third Doctor
|companions=
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|companions=
|enemy= [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]]
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|enemy= [[Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal]] [[Nazi|Nazi soldiers]]
|setting= [[Dartmoor]], the [[1970s]] <br /> [[France|Vichy France]], [[January]] [[1942]]
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|setting= [[Dartmoor]], [[1971]] or [[1972]] <br /> [[France|Vichy France]], [[January]] [[1942]]
 
|writer=[[Dennis Hooper]]
 
|writer=[[Dennis Hooper]]
 
|artist= [[Harry Lindfield]]
 
|artist= [[Harry Lindfield]]
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|publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 6-13
 
|publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 6-13
 
|release date= [[27 March (releases)|27 March]] - [[15 May (releases)|15 May]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
 
|release date= [[27 March (releases)|27 March]] - [[15 May (releases)|15 May]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]]
|reprint = [[DWCC 1]]
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|reprint = DWCC 1
 
|publisher= Polystyle
 
|publisher= Polystyle
 
|format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)
 
|format= Comic - 8 parts (16 pages)
 
|prev= Gemini Plan (comic story)
 
|prev= Gemini Plan (comic story)
 
|next= The Vogan Slaves (comic story)
 
|next= The Vogan Slaves (comic story)
 
}}{{comic stub}}
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'''''Timebenders''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] ''[[TV Action]]'' [[Third Doctor comic stories|comic strip story]]. It was notable as the first story in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' history set during [[World War II]] and to include [[Nazi]] enemies.
 
'''''Timebenders''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] ''[[TV Action]]'' [[Third Doctor comic stories|comic strip story]]. It was notable as the first story in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' history set during [[World War II]] and to include [[Nazi]] enemies.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
When the Doctor encounters Nazi soldiers chasing a young girl, he is accidentally pulled through the same time rift that brought them to the [[1970s|present day]]. Now their prisoner, he must stop them from using the rift to steal advanced weapons from the future.
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When the Doctor encounters [[Nazi|Nazi soldiers]] chasing a [[Monique Vedrun|young girl]] on [[Dartmoor]], he is accidentally pulled through the same [[time rift]] that brought them to the [[1970|present day]]. Now their prisoner, he must stop them from using the rift to steal advanced weapons from the future.
   
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
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* [[Monique Vedrun]]
 
* [[Monique Vedrun]]
 
* [[Marcel Sangenez]]
 
* [[Marcel Sangenez]]
* [[Von Werstberg]]
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* [[General]] [[Von Werstberg]]
* [[Andre (Timebenders)|Andre]]
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* [[Andre Lacout]]
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* [[Lieutenant (Timebenders)|Lieutenant]]
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* [[Carl (Timebenders)|Carl]]
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* [[Jean-Paul (Timebenders)|Jean-Paul]]
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* [[Police sergeant (Timebenders)|Police Sergeant]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* The Doctor has a [[coin]] from [[1972]] in his pocket.
''to be added''
 
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* The Doctor rides a [[bicycle]].
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
* The Doctor's [[car]] is named for the first time in a comic strip. However, unlike its [[Bessie|television counterpart]], it is referred to as "Betsy."
 
* The Doctor's [[car]] is named for the first time in a comic strip. However, unlike its [[Bessie|television counterpart]], it is referred to as "Betsy."
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* The dating of the story is inconsistent. In the third part, the Doctor tells Professor Vedrun he is from [[1971]], but later in the story, a coin from [[1972]] is found in the Doctor's pocket.
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]]
 
[[Category:Third Doctor TVA comic stories]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in France]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in France]]
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[[Category:1971 comic stories]]
 
[[Category:1971 comic stories]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]]
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]]
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[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]]

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Timebenders was a Third Doctor TV Action comic strip story. It was notable as the first story in Doctor Who history set during World War II and to include Nazi enemies.

Summary

When the Doctor encounters Nazi soldiers chasing a young girl on Dartmoor, he is accidentally pulled through the same time rift that brought them to the present day. Now their prisoner, he must stop them from using the rift to steal advanced weapons from the future.

Characters

References

Notes

  • The Doctor's car is named for the first time in a comic strip. However, unlike its television counterpart, it is referred to as "Betsy."
  • The dating of the story is inconsistent. In the third part, the Doctor tells Professor Vedrun he is from 1971, but later in the story, a coin from 1972 is found in the Doctor's pocket.

Continuity

to be added

External links