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The humor of the Marx Brothers is so much of the time absolutely timelessly funny

I had been wondering why the final needle drop in the Severance season 2 finale had sounded so familiar, as I hadn’t heard the original version before. Then I remembered it was cause I’d seen it on The Muppet Show

Galidor has been referenced in currently the 4th most trending gaming based YouTube video… what a world we live in

And finally, two Pt. 3’s of Doctor Who Magazine stories featuring noted figures from Earth’s past- 2004’s #340 sees the 8th Doctor & Destrii meet Sitting Bull in “Bad Blood”, & 2021’s #561 has 13 & the fam fighting alongside Bruce Lee in “The White Dragon”. (4/4)

Two TV Comic stories reach their penultimate part- the 2nd Doctor’s showdown with the Daleks “The Trodos Ambush” with Pt 3. in 1967’s #790, & 4th Doctor solo adventure “The Snow Devils” with Pt. 4 in 1978’s #1354. (3/4)

Similarly, the magazines shared a release date 6 years earlier, where Doctor Who Adventures #152 featured the 4-part 10th Doctor & Heather tale “Dead-line”, while Doctor Who Magazine #418 had the 3rd part of that Doctor’s last comic in the publication, “The Crimson Hand”. (2/4)

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2016 sees 2 new 1 part 12th Doctor releases: Doctor Who Magazine 496 had “Theater of the Mind” featuring Clara Oswald & Harry Houdini, and the 11th issue of Panini’s relaunch of Doctor Who Adventures had “The Spice Route” (1/4)

Finally, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year #13 is published in 2018, featuring the 3rd & penultimate part of the final story in Titan’s ongoing titles starring the titular incarnation, as well as a 1 page untitled comedy backup strip. (5/5)

and 2013’s #305 features the 11th Doctor & Decky Flamboon in the one part “Pet Panic”. The 3rd Doctor’s first comic story, “The Arkwood Experiments” has its 3rd part published in 1970 in TV Comic #946. (4/5)

3 issues of Doctor Who Adventures release in this date: 2007’s #22 features Pt. 1 of 10th Doctor adventure “13 O’Clock”, the following year’s #49 prints the 2nd & final part of another 10th Doctor tale, “Hot Metal”, (3/5)

introducing the titular fan favorite character. The issue’s last feature is Pt. 1 of Tales from the TARDIS adaptation of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”. Also having a Pt. 1 is 4th Doctor & Sarah Jane Smith adventure “Virus” in 1976 in TV Comic #1259. (2/5)

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1980’s Doctor Who Weekly #17 features 3 Pt. 1s: that of 4th Doctor adventure “Timeslip”, featuring the franchise’s first ever take on reversed regeneration. Even more notable is the backup story, “Abslom Daak… Dalek Killer”, (1/5)

Additionally, 1965’s TV Century 21 #2 featured the second installment of the Daleks’ debut comic story “Genesis of Evil”, and in 1971 the seventh and penultimate part of 3rd Doctor tale “The Kingdom Builders” was printed in TV Comic 998. (2/2)

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In 2017, Titan Comics digitally releases the 3rd issue of their “Ghost Stories” miniseries, featuring the 3rd part of the titular story, starring the 12th Doctor alongside the supporting cast of The Return of Doctor Mysterio. (1/2)

You would never expect all but forgotten early 80s picture book K9 and the Zeta Rescue to feature the Time Lords with these radical, surreal, larger than life redesigns but I kind of vibe with them, there’s an experimental 60s animation feel to them that I really like

I love the 6th Doctor & Peri’s relationship so much, the way they see past the outer fronts that others judge them for and care so deeply for everything the other person is, their bickering becoming just their way of showing that… they make me insane sometimes

1967’s TV Comic #789 featured Pt. 2 of 2nd Doctor, John, & Gillian tale “The Trodos Ambush”, the first comic to fit the Doctor against the Daleks. Lastly, 1978’s #1363 features Pt. 3 of 4th Doctor adventure “The Snow Devils”. (3/3)

2015 also sees the release of Titan’s Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #8, featuring the 3rd & penultimate part of “The Weeping Angels of Mons” and Pt. 5 of comedy backup feature “A Rose By Any Other Name”. (2/3)

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We begin with 2 1 part Doctor Who Adventures stories- 10th Doctor & Heather adventure “Junk Food” from 2010’s #151, & 12th Doctor & Clara tale “The Wheelers” from 2015’s #361. (1/3)

This whole photoshoot is peak

Nicola Bryant and Colin Baker

I don’t want to know how many hours I’ve spent just looking at random Classic Who production photos on Tragical History Tour… one of the best sites ever created

1975’s TV Comic #1206 featured the 3rd installment of the 4th Doctor’s first comic story “Death Flower”. Lastly, Pt. 4 of 8th Doctor, Stacy & Ssard historical “Perceptions” is printed in 1997 in Radio Times #3808. (2/2)

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The 4th & final part of 2nd Doctor & Jamie tale “Father Time” is released in TV Comic #893 in 1969, while Pt. 2 of the 2nd comic starring the Doctor, “The Therovian Quest”, is published in 1965 in TV Comic #685. (1/2)

1991’s Doctor Who Magazine 170 would host Pt 2 of 7th Doctor Adventure “The Mark of Mandragora”, and lastly in 2007 the 10th issue of Doctor Who: Battles in Time published “Enemy Mine”, the 3rd story in a 4 story long arc. (5/5)

Doctor Who Weekly #16 releases in 1980, featuring the 8th & final part of another 4th Doctor tale, “City of the Damned”, as well as the 2nd & final part of Ice Warrior backup “Deathworld” and Pt. 5 of Tales from the TARDIS retelling of “The Invisible Man”. (4/5)

This date in 1970 saw the 2nd installment of the 3rd Doctor’s comic debut “The Arkwood Experiments” in TV Comic #945, and TV Comic #1258 saw the conclusion of the 8 part “The Dalek Revenge” starring the 4th Doctor & Sarah Jane Smith in 1976. (3/5)

Doctor Who Adventures #48 also released in 2008 featuring the first installment of 2 part 10th Doctor adventure “Hot Metal”. 5 years later the magazine’s 304th issue featured standalone 11th Doctor & Decky story “The Water World” (2/5)

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The 2008 launch of Torchwood Magazine included the first ever Torchwood comic, the 10 page “The Legacy of Torchwood One”, featuring all the main cast in Jack, Gwen, Owen, Tosh, and Ianto (1/5)

Additionally, 1971 saw Pt. 6 of the last 3rd Doctor comic in his first TV Comic run “The Kingdom Builders” published in #996. Lastly, 10th Doctor tale “Android of Death” was published in 2008 in the 36th issue of magazine Doctor Who: Battles in Time. (3/3)