(1990)

Marvel UK, 1990 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
 
Price
5.96 GBP; 8.95 USD; 10.95 CAD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
1990 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel
ISBN
1-85400-113-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781854001139
Editing
John Freeman
Color
Color
Dimensions
8.25" x 11"
Binding
Softcover
Publishing Format
Collected edition

Issue Notes

Based upon a spin-off character from the Doctor Who comic strip.

Reprints from Doctor Who Weekly (Marvel UK, 1979 series) and the later Doctor Who Magazine. However, unlike previous reprints of this nature, the strips have been left in their original black and white.

Blank inside front and back covers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Abslom Daak / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Dillon; John Higgins (finished art)
Inks
John Higgins (finished art)
Colors
John Higgins (finished art)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Abslom Daak; Daleks

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Introduction to The Children of Davros (Table of Contents: 2)

Abslom Daak / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ben Aaronovitch
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Daleks

Indexer Notes

An except from a fictional work called The Children of Davros (supposedly written by one Njeri Ngugi but actually by Aaronovitch, who is credited at the bottom of the article, making Ngugi not a pseudonym).

Abslom Daak ... Dalek Killer (Table of Contents: 3)

Abslom Daak / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Steve Dillon
Inks
Steve Dillon
Letters
?
Editing
Dez Skinn (original publication)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Abslom Daak; Daleks; Taiyin; J-17; The Doctor (introduces story)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Features one panel of the seventh incarnation of the Doctor (as played by Sylvester McCoy) introducing the strip. This replaces art from the original publication which showed the fourth Doctor (as played by Tom Baker) introducing the strip. The artist of this one panel is not credited.

Star Tigers (Table of Contents: 4)

Abslom Daak / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Steve Dillon; David Lloyd
Inks
Steve Dillon; David Lloyd
Letters
Elitta Fell
Editing
Dez Skinn (original publication)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Abslom Daak; Tailyn; Daleks; Prince Sssalander; Draconians; Harma; Vol Mercurious; Klikbrain; the Doctor (introduces story)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One panel at the start of the story is changed to show the then-current Seventh Doctor introducing the story rather than the Fourth Doctor featured in the original publication.

The Kill Wagon (Table of Contents: 5)

Abslom Daak / illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Sullivan; John Freeman
Pencils
Lee Sullivan
Inks
Lee Sullivan
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Cutaway schematics of Abslom Daak's vessel.

Indexer Notes

Located between p. 12 and 13 of "Star Tigers".

Welcome to Paradise! (Table of Contents: 6)

Abslom Daak / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Faux advertisement for a location featured in the Star Tigers story.

Indexer Notes

Located between p. 17 and 18 of "Star Tigers".

Between the Wars: A Slow Night in Paradise (Table of Contents: 7)

Abslom Daak / text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
John Tomlinson
Pencils
Lee Sullivan
Inks
Lee Sullivan
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Abslom Daak; Klikbrain; Kadak

Indexer Notes

Omnibus-exclusive short story with illustrations set between Star Tigers and Nemesis of the Daleks. The book credits John Tomlinson on the story, but the credits page at the end credits Steve Alan as writer.

Nemesis of the Daleks (Table of Contents: 8)

Abslom Daak; Doctor Who / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
John Tomlinson; Richard Starkings (plot)
Pencils
Lee Sullivan
Inks
Lee Sullivan
Letters
Zed
Editing
Richard Starkings (original publication)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Abslom Daak; The Doctor; Daleks; Prince Sssalander; Taiyin; Emperor Dalek
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Features the Seventh Doctor, as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy on television. One panel includes illustration of all 6 preceding Doctors. Story includes a dedication to Steve Moore and Steve Dillon (creators of Abslom Daak) and Terry Nation and Ray Cusick (creator and designer, respectively, of the Daleks)

Anti-Dalek Weapons (Table of Contents: 9)

Abslom Daak / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lee Sullivan; John Freeman
Pencils
Lee Sullivan
Inks
Lee Sullivan
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Diagram of weaponry. Located between p. 8 and 9 of Nemesis of the Daleks.

[Dalek] (Table of Contents: 10)

Abslom Daak / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dalek

Indexer Notes

Untitled standalone illustration of a Dalek. Located between p. 8 and 9 of Nemesis of the Daleks.

[Emperor Dalek] (Table of Contents: 11)

Abslom Daak; Doctor Who / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Emperor Dalek

Indexer Notes

Standalone illustration of the Emperor Dalek. Located between p. 16 and 17 of Nemesis of the Daleks.

The Dalek Death Wheel (Table of Contents: 12)

Abslom Daak / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Sullivan; John Freeman
Pencils
Lee Sullivan
Inks
Lee Sullivan
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Cutaway schematic of the Dalek vessel featured in Nemesis of the Daleks.

Production Notes (Table of Contents: 13)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Various
Inks
Various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Writing and story reprint credits, plus biographical notes on the writers and artists. Credits Steve Alan with writing the short story Between the Wars, although John Tomlinson is credited on the story itself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Abslom Daak / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Abslom Daak
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Introduction to The Children of Davros
    Abslom Daak
  4. 3. Abslom Daak ... Dalek Killer
    Abslom Daak
  5. 4. Star Tigers
    Abslom Daak
  6. 5. The Kill Wagon
    Abslom Daak
  7. 6. Welcome to Paradise!
    Abslom Daak
  8. 7. Between the Wars: A Slow Night in Paradise
    Abslom Daak
  9. 8. Nemesis of the Daleks
    Abslom Daak; Doctor Who
  10. 9. Anti-Dalek Weapons
    Abslom Daak
  11. 10. [Dalek]
    Abslom Daak
  12. 11. [Emperor Dalek]
    Abslom Daak; Doctor Who
  13. 12. The Dalek Death Wheel
    Abslom Daak
  14. 13. Production Notes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Abslom Daak
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