History[]
The third incarnation of The Doctor lived on Earth both during and after his exile by the Time Lords. He worked for Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart as scientific adviser to UNIT (often assisted by Liz Shaw, Jo Grant or Sarah Jane Smith, with support from Captain Yates and Sergeant Benton), but also investigated alien threats on his own, while based out of a country cottage somewhere in the south of England. He probably did this because of the Brigadier's unnerving tendency to bomb aliens into oblivion as soon as the Doctor had located them.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers
Limited hypnotic powers.
Abilities
Is a tenth dan master of Venusian aikido and Saturnian kung-fu, who trained as a ninja on the planet Quinnis. He claims to have reactions ten times faster than those of a human.
Strength level
Middle-aged Gallifreyan male who gets regular exercise.
Weaknesses
Wine; cheese; name-dropping.
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment
Sonic screwdriver.
Transportation
Bessie, his Edwardian yellow roadster; TARDIS time capsule.
Weapons
The Doctor dislikes weapons, but is an excellent swordsman when required.
Notes[]
The third Doctor's comic strip adventures began in TV Comic, but the majority of them took place in Countdown/TV Action. He also appeared in strip adventures in the 1974, 1975 and 1992 editions of the Doctor Who Annual, in a number of TV Comic annuals and specials, and in several issues of Doctor Who Magazine.
Trivia[]
Artists to have drawn the third Doctor's adventures include John Canning, Gerry Haylock, Frank Langford and Harry Lindfield.
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