You are a fool and fools must be exterminated!

The Trodos Ambush pt.3

Dr. Who, Gillian, John and four Trods are concealed in a large underground city beneath the surface of Trodos. The Daleks have formed squads and are involved in a systematic search for their enemies...

"We recognise you Dr Who! You are our friend. The Daleks must be stopped!"

The Trodos Ambush Pt. 2

Dr. Who and his grandchildren have arrived on Trodos to find that the Trods with whom they had hoped to sign a peace treaty, have been crushed by the Daleks. Our three heroes now face extermination...

"When Dr. Who arrives, there must be no Trods left to sign his peace treaty!"

The Trodos Ambush - Part 1

Dr. Who is on his way to Trodos to sign a peace treaty with the Trods.Word reaches the Daleks that this is about to happen and they descend on the Trods in full force...

More Dalek adventures to follow... finally!

Hi everyone... I apologise for the (2nd) long term rest in posting these strips, but there is a good reason! I had actually RUN OUT of Doctor vs Dalek strips! I was still in need of 3 TV comic strips from the Troughton era that feature the Daleks. Well, 3 months later, after some frenzied ebay watching and then bidding, followed by the borrowing of a decent scanner, I can finally bring you those final strips. After these strips are exhausted, I will run non Dalek strips and the name of the blog will change ever so slightly to reflect this. I pretty much have all of the TV comic and Countdown strips, so if you have any that you particularly remember fondly (That one with the Quarks/Scarecrows/flying bicycle/delete as applicable) then feel free to comment and I will post it.

Just in case you're new here - I won't be posting any TV21 Dalek strips or any from DW Weekly/Monthly. Where possible, I use scans of ORIGINAL comics, NOT the DW Classic Comic reprints (Some of these are of questionable quality, especially the colouring) There are a number of Doctor Who strips from TV Comic Holiday Specials, Doctor Who Holiday Specials and TV Comic Annuals. I WILL be posting these. In the mean time, before I post the first episode of a new adventure from the Troughton era, I thought I'd share this:

It's a paper craft version of the TARDIS as seen in Dave Gibbon's Doctor Who weekly strips. I love his simplistic stylised interpretation of the Police Box exterior and I've thought for a long time it would make a lovely paper model and it only took me a couple of hours to draw it out. In earlier strips, the Tardis was

flat roofed and so you have the option to fit a flar roof or a sloping one. simply print out these two pages on a4 paper or thin card and get cutting. If you do actually make the model, I'd love to see it, as I actually haven't made it myself yet! Have fun...

If I fail, Ercos will become a Dalek missile, Destination Earth!

Entombed by the Daleks, the Doctor, Sarah-Jane and Ticon have followed the course of an underground river which they hope will get them to the surface.

With no way back, they leap into a vast whirlpool which the Doctor considers might be a natural syphon.

As their lungs begin to fail, so does their sense of reality, for they suddenly seem to be shooting upwards... this is the concluding instalment of 'The Dalek Revenge'!

I can't hold on for much longer, so the others must be almost done for!

When the Daleks take automatic control of their amazing drilling machine that the Doctor and his friends have hijacked, a desperate escape bid is made.

But, last to fling himself clear of the tunneling vehicle, the Doctor is knocked unconscious.

On the surface, the Dalek commander gives a fateful order...

Seal the tunnel! It shall become their tomb!

Together with Ticon and Sarah-Jane, the Doctor is travelling at fantastic subterrainean speed aboard the hijacked Dalek drilling vehicle.

As the incredible machine noses deeper and deeper beneath the surface of Ercos, the Doctor voices a terrible theory...

If I'm not mistaken, it's all a matter of monstrous revenge!

Sent to the planet Ercos by the Time Lords, the Doctor and Sarah-Jane find a world under Dalek control.

The time travellers' escaped Klim friend, Ticon, tells them about the Dalek mine and a strange drilling machine that can carry a crew below ground.

On their way to the Dalek camp, they meet up with Luco, who also tells of escape.

But unbeknown to the Doctor and his friends, the treacherous Luco is leading them into a Dalek trap...

They walk into our trap! The Klim slave has served his purpose well...

After helping Ticon the Klim to escape, the Doctor and Sarah Jane are told about the Dalek mine and the strange drilling machine that can travel underground. While the Doctor puzzles out their next move, he is unaware that the Daleks have made an ominous discovery...

The TARDIS! So the arch enemy of the Daleks is near!

Drawn to the planet Ercos by the power of the Time Lords, the Doctor and Sarah Jane discover the awesome presence of the Daleks. When the Daleks chase an escaping Klim and leave him imprisoned in a pit, the Doctor and Sarah Jane attempt to drag him out knowing that the Daleks will soon return with a collection vehicle. Even so, they struggle on...

Some fun to celebrate the new series...

I treasured collecting the original Dr Who promotional cards in both 1975 and 1977 that came free in Weetabix packets to promote Seasons 12 and 14. I was wondering what they might be like if they were reissued in a revamped style for 2010, to promote Matt Smith's debut series. If you want to compare them to the originals, google Dr Who weetabix. Artwork for both series was beautifully drawn by Gordon Archer. My tribute does not do his art work justice, but I hope it evokes a little of the original flavour.

'They will be shown that the Daleks must be obeyed!'

The Doctor and Sarah travel to the planet Ercos at the request of the Time Lords, where they discover the centaur-like 'Klim' are being terrorized by a recently arrived Dalek fleet. They stop to help a Klim that has been caught in a Dalek trap, unaware that the Daleks themselves will soon arrive to collect their prize...

Out in space, among a myriad stars that edge the Milky Way...

The Dalek Revenge - Episode One

The Daleks arrive on the planet Ercos and immediately begin subjugating the dominant life form, the Klims, a race of peace loving Centaur like beings. As the majority of the populace are massacred, a small amount of resistance fighters flee into the forest to regroup. Meanwhile, lightyears away on Earth, the Doctor and Sarah-Jane are off for a spot of lunch, but Bessie has other ideas...

"Even if I get back to the TARDIS, am I going to get away before the missile comes down?"

The Threat From Beneath - Episode 3

Just as the Doctor thinks he has the situation in hand, a Royal Navy Submarine turns up throwing a spanner in the works. But the Sub's crew are soon overcome by hypnotic Dalek sonar, which zombifies them all into Dalek slaves. The Doctor quickly works out that they intend to use the crew of the Sub make deadly use of the vessels nuclear arsenal. However, if he can create a big enough distraction, the Doctor might just be able to turn their newly acquired weaponry against them, but will he be able to escape in time?

"I'm going to try to prevent you humans from destroying yourselves!"

The Threat from Beneath - Episode 2

International tensions escalate and suspicion in Whitehall leads the Western World ever closer to war with the Soviet Union. The Doctor fails to convince the authorities that it is aliens responsible for the satellites that were destroyed, not Russian missiles. Desperate to prevent mankind from wiping itself out, the Doctor begins his own investigations, starting with a visit to Jodrell Bank. Sure enough, something from space came down in the Pacific Ocean last night. With help from the Time Lords, the Doctor points the TARDIS at precisely the correct location on the ocean bed, where he makes a shocking discovery...

"No-one questions my authority! I am the law!"

The Threat From Beneath - Episode 1

The final story of the Countdown/TV Action trilogy as drawn by Gerry Haylock. The Daleks return to Earth in a saucer that hides itself on the sea bed, but not before it destroys a number of surveillence satellites. This threatens to trigger an international crisis, as East and West suspect each other are responsible for the attack. The Doctor is called to Whitehall by General Sanders in the hope that he can figure out what really happened out in Earth's orbit...

"You have lost the final battle! Now I must exterminate you!"

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 8

It's Daleks vs Dinosuars in a fight to the death on the surface of Skaro. It all goes swimmingly well for the Doctor and Finney until they race back into the Tardis to find the Supreme Dalek has survived the carnage and has gained control of the Doctor's ship. It looks like all is lost as the Tardis returns to the Dalek city with the Doctor and Finney as prisoners, but there may be one last chance to turn defeat into victory and end the Dalek menace! This is the concluding episode of 'Planet of the Daleks' so a new strip will commence next blog!

"They're all following like sheep!"

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 7

Finney and the Doctor are being hunted down by the Daleks deep in the jungles of Skaro. As they flee an approaching Dalek patrol, the pair run into a giant dinosaur-like reptile, which promptly skewers a Dalek on one of it's horns, giving Finney an idea. The Dalek patrol promptly barbecue the beast with their exterminators, buying our heroes a little extra time to make their escape. Soon they find the rest of the reptile herd, giving Finney a chance to try out his idea...

"Can the Daleks operate your ship?"

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 6

As the TARDIS plunges into the Sun, a desperate struggle for the control of the Doctor's precious vessel begins. However, at the moment of destruction, the TARDIS' navigation computer obviously has a Windows moment and reboots, catapulting her and her occupants back to their point of origin - in this case Skaro. The force of the crash landing throws the Daleks on to their sides, giving the Doctor and Finney chance to escape into the jungle before they can right themselves (presumably using their hovering ability, as it's not shown!) and quickly begin to implement a plan of sabotage - but before they can execute it, the local wildlife pays them an unexpected visit!

'I am a Dalek. You will obey my orders.'

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 5

It looks like Finney is too late - the mind altering operation is complete and the Doctor is now one of the Daleks! They plan to invade the Earth via the Tardis. The Doctor advises Finney to be brought along - he will be useful in advising how the human population may behave. Finney believes he has no hope unless he can attack the Doctor and therefore sabotage the Dalek's commandeering of the time machine. In a brief moment alone with the Doctor, Finney seizes his opportunity and attacks him, at which point the Doctor reveals the mind control operation has failed and that the Tardis is not on it's way to Earth, but is actually hurtling on a collision course to the sun - a rendezvous that will finish the Daleks plans to conquor the Earth forever...

"I am the Dalek Leader... you will obey!"

The Planet of the Daleks - Episode 4

The Doctor and Finney are captured, but the Doctor bargains for Finney's life. The Daleks agree that Finney may go free after the Doctor has been converted into a Dalek. The Daleks reckon on the Doctor's experience being of paramount importance when it comes to correcting the Daleks' failures over the years, so the plan is to convert the Doctor not just into one of them, but their leader!

Meanwhile, Finney employs some of his criminal guile to escape the Dalek cell and reunite himself with his only chance of getting home - the Doctor! But it looks like he manages to find him just a few seconds too late...

"Dr Who will be brought to the planet of the Daleks!"

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 3

The Daleks' trap is sprung and the Tardis is pulled through time and space to their home planet of Skaro. The Doctor and his accidental travelling companion Finney soon become cut off from the Tardis and a deadly game of cat and mouse begins within the Dalek city. The Doctor seems to think the only way to survive and buy themselves some extra time is to escape from the city itself into the dangerous wastelands outside. However, it looks like that plan is scuppered before it can even get started, as Finney gets his foot trapped in a closing dalek door...

"Something's taken over the TARDIS! I'm not in control!"

Planet of the Daleks - Episode 2

Things begin to 'hot up' for the Doctor this week, in more ways than one! The bogus scientist who revealed himself as a thief last week attempts a break-in on the TARDIS. But the Doctor is waiting for him... When he arrives in the cellar of the Doctor's house (yes, you heard that right!) and begins to pick the TARDIS lock, the Doctor jumps out from behind a clothing screen and confronts him, telling him he had rumbled the fact that he was an imposter, with desires on the Time Lord's prize possession. A fight ensues and in the struggle, the assailant releases what he thinks will be a harmless smoke bomb, in order to make good his escape. But the plan back fires and before you can say 'Your cellar's on fire' the basement was is ablaze, leaving no way out. Thinking on his feet, the Doctor manages to pull himself and the burgler into the old police box, which promtly dematerialises... but the Daleks are waiting with their 'time vector' device and the moment the ship takes flight, the trap is sprung - snaring the Doctor and his unikely companion...

"If Dr Who uses his Tardis once more he will be at the mercy of the Daleks!"

The Planet of the Daleks - Episode One

Welcome to the prophetically titled opening installment of the 1972 sequel to Sub Zero, which is the 2nd adventure in the Countdown/TV Action Dalek trilogy. In this episode, the Daleks, furious at their recent defeat in Sydney by the Doctor, plan to track and capture the Tardis using a device they refer to as the "Time Vector" the next time the Doctor takes flight. Meanwhile, on Earth, a member of a group of scientists visiting the Doctor in his cottage turns out to be an imposter who also has intentions on the Doctor's old Police Box...

"Come on you evil creatures... if I am to die, so will you"

Sub Zero - Episode 8

The concluding instalment of this 1972 story. The city of Sydney lies in ruins it's surviving population facing slavery or conversion into a new breed of Dalek, but can the Doctor and Lt Davis prevent the rest of the world suffering the same fate? Facing extermination, the Doctor dives into the harbour, trying to buy Davis some extra time to get the van carrying their "special equipment" into position. As the Daleks give chase, the Doctor leads them right into his trap, but will he be located and exterminated before he can trick them into his snare?

A new adventure begins next week!