Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels

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This is a list of Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels. Cameo appearances and reprints are only covered if notable.

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Annuals, books and graphic novels

The Dalek Book (1964) Writers: David Whitaker, Terry Nation. Artist: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages. Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories, one photo story and seven features. One of the earliest items of Dalek merchandise. The photo story utilises selected stills from the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial, The Daleks , to relate an original account of an unaccompanied Susan Foreman meeting the Daleks, whilst the features include a game, a cutaway drawing of the interior of a Dalek and a map of Skaro.

The Dalek World (1965) Writers: David Whitaker, Terry Nation. Artists: A.B. Cornwell, Richard Jennings, W. Wiggins, John Woods. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages. Six comic strips, four illustrated text stories and ten features. Two of the features deal with the Dr. Who Dalek films, utilising selected stills from the 1965 film Dr. Who and the Daleks .

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966) Writer: Terry Nation. Artists: Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani. Dell Publishing Co. Inc. Softcover, 31 pages.

The Dalek Outer Space Book (1966) Writers: Terry Nation, Brad Ashton. Artists: Richard Jennings, Leslie Waller, John Woods, Art Sansom. Panther Books Ltd. / Souvenir Press Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages. Seven comic strips, four illustrated text stories and eleven features. Two of the comic strips and one of the text stories are completely Dalek unrelated, whilst in a third comic strip the Daleks are mentioned but not seen.

TV Comic Annual 1968 Writers: Various. Artists: Various. TV Publications Ltd. Hardcover, 96 pages. The included Doctor Who comic strip is notable for the artist's depiction of Daleks as having only one dome light.

Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus (1976) Writers Terry Nation, Terrence Dicks. Artist: uncredited. Artus Publishing Ltd. Hardcover, 160 pages. One comic strip, two illustrated text stories (being abridged versions of the Planet of the Daleks and Genesis of the Daleks Doctor Who TV serial novelisations) and six features. The last frame of the comic strip is a pictorial puzzle for the reader to solve. Produced under the 'St Michael' banner exclusively for retail through the Marks & Spencer chain of UK high street department stores.

Dalek Annual 1976 Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. ISBN   0-7235-0339-7. Two comic strips, four illustrated text stories and fourteen features.

Dalek Annual 1977 Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 78 pages. ISBN   0-7235-0384-2. Three comic strips, three illustrated text stories and eighteen features. The comic strips are re-prints of the TV Century 21 Dalek stories The Penta Ray Factor, The Menace of the Monstrons and The Archives of Phryne, renamed in two instances.

Dalek Annual 1978 Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. ISBN   0-7235-0421-0. One comic strip, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features. The comic strip is a re-print of the TV Century 21 Dalek story The Rogue Planet.

Dalek Annual 1979 Writers: Uncredited. Artists: Uncredited. World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd. Hardcover, 62 pages. ISBN   0-7235-0490-3. Two comic strips, three illustrated text stories and sixteen features.

Doctor Who Yearbook 1993 Writers: Justin Richards, John Nathan-Turner, Andrew Pixley, David J. Howe, Karen Dunn, Nigel Robinson, Paul Cornell, Terrance Dicks, Marc Platt, Colin Baker. Artists: Lee Sullivan, Paul Vyse. Marvel UK. Hardcover, 64 pages. ISBN   1-85400-284-8. One comic strip, one illustrated text story (in six parts) and twelve features.

The Dalek Chronicles (1994) Writers: Alan Fennell, David Whitaker. Artists: Richard Jennings, Eric Eden, Ron Turner. Marvel UK Ltd. Softcover, 106 pages. ISSN 1353-7628.

Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek (2010) Writer: Justin Richards. Artist: Mike Collins. BBC Books. Hardcover, 128 pages. ISBN   978-1-846-07984-9. The story features the first comic-style appearance of the New Paradigm Dalek design.

Doctor Who: The Dalek Project (2012) Writer: Justin Richards. Artist: Mike Collins. BBC Books. Hardcover, 96 pages. ISBN   978-1-84607-755-5. Release was originally scheduled for September 2009, with publicity artwork indicating that it was to be a Tenth Doctor story. When finally published three years later the story and artwork had been revised to feature the Eleventh Doctor. The delay in publication was due to similarities with the storyline of the Doctor Who episode "Victory of the Daleks" (2010). [1]

Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (2017) Writers: George Mann, Justin Richards, Cavan Scott. Artists: Alex Fort, Mike Collins. BBC Books. Hardcover, 320 pages. ISBN   978-1-84607-755-5. Four comic strips, five text stories and eight articles.

Doctor Who Bookazine #23: The Daleks (2020) Writers: Alan Fennell, David Whitaker. Editor: Marcus Hearn. Artists: Richard Jennings, Eric Eden, Ron Turner. Panini Comics. Softcover, 114 pages. ISBN   978-1-84653-277-1.

Time Lord Victorious: Defender of the Daleks (2021) Writer: Jody Houser. Artists: Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eren Angiolini. Titan Comics. Softcover, 112 pages. ISBN   978-1-78773-736-5. One comic strip, a covers gallery, an interview with James Goss, an article 'The Art Process', a series time line, a reader's guide, and biographies of the author and artists.

Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection Volume 1 (2022) Writers: Steve Moore, John Wagner, Richard Allen, Steve Allen, Paul Cornell. Editor: Ed Hammond. Artists: Paul Neary, David Lloyd, Steve Dillon, Dave Gibbons, Lee Sullivan. Panini Comics. Softcover, 164 pages. ISBN   978-1-80491-059-7.

Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection Volume 2 (2022) Writers: Richard Allen, Alan Barnes, Paul Cornell, John Freeman, Scott Gray, John Lawrence. Editor: Ed Hammond. Artists: Lee Sullivan, Martin Geraghty, Robin Smith, Ron Turner. Panini Comics. Softcover, 172 pages. ISBN   978-1-80491-064-1.

Doctor Who: Liberation of the Daleks (2023) Writer: Alan Barnes, Artist: Lee Sullivan. Editor: Marcus Hearn. Panini Comics. Softcover, 100 pages. ISBN   978-1-80491-151-8.

Comics

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TV Century 21: The Daleks comic strip
TV Century 21

The Daleks single page comic strip. Sixteen stories / one hundred and four instalments. 1965–1967. Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. The strip appeared in full colour on the rear page of the comic. Although credited to Terry Nation (the creator of the Dalek concept for the BBC Doctor Who programme) his contribution to the writing, if any, is unclear. In an interview for Doctor Who Classic Comics the first editor of TV Century 21, Alan Fennell, stated that he (Fennell) was primarily responsible for the initial two or three stories. David Whitaker (the original script editor for the Doctor Who television programme) then took over, with Fennell retaining plot approval and providing some story input thereafter. [2] As originally published the sixteen stories comprising the strip had no individual titles. Those given in this article have come into common use, being the result of research by Big Finish Productions' producer, director, script-editor and voice actor John Ainsworth.

TV Comic

Doctor Who comic strip, featuring the Daleks in nine stories / thirty five instalments. 1967–1977. Beaverbrook / Polystyle Publications Ltd. Although TV Comic included a Doctor Who strip from 1964, City Magazines' TV Century 21 title held the rights to use the Daleks in comic strip form until 1966. Consequently, the Daleks were absent from TV Comic until the January 1967 story 'The Trodos Ambush'. Subsequently, the rights passed to Countdown / TV Action from 1971 to 1973, returning once again to TV Comic between 1974 and 1977. [3]

Countdown / TV Action

Doctor Who comic strip, featuring the Daleks in three stories / seventeen instalments. 1972–1973. Polystyle Publications Ltd. During a production run which lasted from 1971 to 1973 the comic's title changed frequently, with the Doctor Who strip appearing in almost every edition. [4]

  • Subzero – Issues 47–54 (8 January 1972 – 26 February 1972) Writer: Dennis Hooper. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
  • The Planet of the Daleks – Issues 55–62 (4 March 1972 – 22 April 1972) Writer: Dennis Hooper. Artist: Gerry Haylock.
  • The Threat From Beneath – Issue 112 (7 April 1973) Writer: Dick O'Neil. Artist: Gerry Haylock.

Magazines

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Front cover – Doctor Who Weekly No. 1.
Doctor Who Weekly

Five stories / twenty two instalments. 1979–1980. Marvel UK. Although Polystyle ceased to publish a Doctor Who comic strip in 1973[ citation needed ] it retained the rights until 1979, effectively banishing the character and his adversaries from the medium for five years. Marvel UK subsequently obtained the rights in 1979 and immediately made use of them by including a comic strip featuring the Daleks in the first issue of its new Doctor Who Weekly magazine. Further Dalek-related stories followed. [3]

Doctor Who Magazine

Nine stories / forty five instalments. 1980–2023. Marvel UK. / Panini Comics (from 1995). Financial problems resulted in Marvel's Doctor Who Weekly becoming a monthly publication from September 1980. Several title variations were used before Doctor Who Magazine was finally settled upon in 1985. Comic strips were retained as a regular feature, with the Daleks making an appearance at irregular intervals.

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Doctor Who – Battles in Time magazine
Doctor Who – Battles in Time

One story / four instalments. 2008. GE Fabbri. The story features the first comic strip appearance of the New Series Dalek design, as seen in the Doctor Who television programme from 2005 onward. [3] Each instalment of the story was published with a separate title.

Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious

One story / two instalments. 2020. Titan Comics. Published as part of the Time Lord Victorious multiplatform story.

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  2. ↑ Alan Woollcombe ( w )."Stripped Assets: Interview with Alan Fennell"Doctor Who Classic Comics #19(27 April 1994).London: Marvel UK .
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