The Doctor

The Doctor is the iconic time-traveling alien protagonist of Doctor Who, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who explores the universe in the TARDIS — a blue police box — alongside various companions including Rose Tyler and Clara Oswald.

Few characters carry the weight of over five decades of comics history quite like The Doctor, who made their Silver Age debut in the pages of The Dr Who Annual #1968 in 1967, brought to life by Walter Howarth. Published across an extraordinary 56-year span, this IDW stalwart has graced titles like Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time and Doctor Who: Once Upon a Time Lord, sharing pages with a remarkable cast including Rose Tyler, Clara Oswald, and the shape-shifting Frobisher. Nine catalog appearances may sound modest, but for devoted collectors, each one is a treasure — a piece of a publishing journey that stretches from the Silver Age all the way to 2023.