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The Doctor (Unknown)

The Doctor (Unknown)

54 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1984–2023 Β· 2 key issues
Who is The Doctor?

The Doctor is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels time and space in the TARDIS, a craft disguised as a blue police box. Possessing two hearts, superior intellect, and the ability to regenerate into new bodies, he explores the universe alongside companions including Peri Brown and the shape-shifting Frobisher.

Few characters carry a title as iconic as The Doctor, and this Marvel UK incarnation β€” debuting in The Official Doctor Who Magazine #88 in 1984 β€” has been captivating readers across an impressive nearly four decades of publication. Born in the Bronze Age from the creative partnership of Steve Parkhouse and John Ridgway, this is a character whose presence in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and its companion graphic novels has proven remarkably enduring, with 54 catalog appearances and two collector-significant key issues to their name. Along the way, The Doctor has shared adventures with a wonderfully eclectic cast β€” Frobisher, Rose Tyler, Clara Oswald, and even The Thing among them β€” a roster that speaks to the sprawling, cross-title ambition of this character's world. For any fan of British comics history or the broader Doctor Who universe in sequential art form, this is a run absolutely worth tracking down.

⚠ Identity β€” our best guess (help us confirm)

Real name. Unknown (the Doctor's true name is never revealed)

Powers. Time Lord: time/space travel via the TARDIS, regeneration into new bodies, two hearts, superior intellect and physiology, respiratory bypass

Affiliations. Time Lords of Gallifrey; traveled with companions including Peri Brown and Frobisher (in the DWM comics)

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The Official Doctor Who Magazine
#88
β˜… First appearance
The Official Doctor Who Magazine #88
May 1984

Part of the The Doctor legacy

The Doctor is one of 4 heroes to carry the The Doctor mantle. See the whole The Doctor family β–Έ

Trivia

  • John Ridgway has drawn more of The Doctor's comics than any other artist in our catalog β€” 38 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1985–2021

Doctor Who Graphic Novel Voyager #[nn] 1985
Doctor Who Graphic Novel Voyager #[nn]
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #14 1987
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #14
Doctor Who Graphic Novel #8 2007
Doctor Who Graphic Novel #8
Doctor Who Graphic Novel #31 2021
Doctor Who Graphic Novel #31

Appearances

The Official Doctor Who Magazine (1984)
Doctor Who Graphic Novel Voyager (1985)
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985)
#14
G.I. Joe European Missions (1988)
#15
The Comic Relief Comic (1991)
Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos (1994)
Doctor Who Graphic Novel (2004)
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time (2013)
Doctor Who (2012)
#15
Doctor Who: Once Upon a Time Lord (2023)