The Doctor (Unknown)
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.
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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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 βΈ
Trivia
- John Ridgway has drawn more of The Doctor's comics than any other artist in our catalog β 38 issues.
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