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An incredible array of British comic art, including Ron Embleton's first commercial work, is set to go under the hammer this month

September 1970: Levitation Published in TV Comic Annual 1971 TARDIS Data Core entry

June 13 - July 11, 1970 - The Fishmen of Carpantha Published in TV Comic 965-969 TARDIS Data Core entry

The Doctor takes part in a test for a new depth charge and HEY! IT'S LIZ! She may be finishing up her run on the TV show, but she's just getting started here in the comics. She gets to be involved in more of the adventure than The Brig, and she even conspires with The Doctor to keep the secret of the titular Fishmen from UNIT when the story ends.

August 3-24, 1968: The Jokers Published in TV Comic 868-871 TARDIS Data Core entry

March 2-23, 1968: The Sabre-Toothed Gorillas Published in TV Comic 846-849 TARDIS Data Core entry

So there are these ... gorillas, right? Big teeth and all. No real explanation for them, but there they are. This is another planet. All you need to know.

What we DO have is a kooky scientist who has invented Flubber, only he calls it "Squidge". And he's been doing kooky scientific experiments with it in a laboratory built inside a cliff face. Like you do.

Note that when I say "scientific", I mean that they involve trampolines and juggling.

Anyway, Dr Who and friends (including the silly scientist) manage a daring escape to the TARDIS, and they get away. The scientist will probably have to reinvent Squidge, as his laboratory is now being torn apart by a rampaging mob of ...