Featuring the third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith, Prisoners of time is set in the UNIT era. Amidst unusually fierce and pan-global storms, the emergency call goes out to recall The Doctor to UNIT. He and Sarah Jane arrive to find The Brigadier is acting very strangely, deploying troops all over the globe without wit or reference to others, and refusing to listen to any sort of reason. Eventually he makes one decision too far, and is able to be relieved of duty.
During restraint and treatment for apparent madness, the doctor spots the tell tale signs that the brigadier has been infected and is acting as host for an alien species. Following its expulsion from its host, The Doctor, Sarah Jane, and The Brigadier set about repelling the alien invasion force…
At the time this was a trail blazing strip, and part of what eventually became the modern Doctor Who Magazine. As a protagonist, the 3rd Doctor is interesting in how little he uses the TARDIS to achieve access to places and solve issues.
This is issue three of the series, with more to come, and part of a slew of Doctor Who reprints that IDW is issuing in the run up to the 50th Anniversary. Each issue contains information on this, and on the history of the strip to date. At $3.99 (UK pricing varies according to the conversion rate used by your local comic shop) for the paper issue, its a worthwhile spend; story and artwork both being of an excellent standard.
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