Appearing in "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion"
Doctor Who Weekly #1
(originally printed as Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 1))
Featured Characters:
- The Doctor (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Iron Legion (First appearance)
- Ninth Legion
- General Ironicus (First appearance)
- First Cohort
- Ninth Legion
- Gods of Rome (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
Other Characters:
- Shopkeeper (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Robots
- Time Lords
Locations:
- Earth-5556 (First appearance)
Items:
Vehicles:
- General Ironicus's Ballista
- The Doctor's TARDIS
Synopsis for "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion"
Doctor Who Weekly #1
(originally printed as Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 1))
Appearing in "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 2)"
Doctor Who Weekly #2
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Iron Legion
- Ninth Legion
- General Ironicus
- First Cohort
- Ninth Legion
- Adolphus Caesar (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Maximus Bilious
- Barbarius
- Juno (First appearance)
Locations:
- Parallel dimension
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 2)"
Doctor Who Weekly #2
The Doctor throws himself into the TARDIS and throws a switch on the controls, just before the tank's blast hits, and the TARDIS leaves, narrowly avoiding the shot. However, the TARDIS is caught up in a dimensional disturbance while traveling through time and space. Meanwhile, on another planet, Maximus Bilious, a newscaster, reports of recent events on the planet. He is doing a feature inside an arena, and he interviews Barbarius, keeper of different monsters, what is in store for the crowds of people in the arena tonight.
Just then, General Ironicus returns with the Iron Legion. The TARDIS materializes on a balcony overlooking the crowd, and The Doctor steps out. He is arrested by the Legion, but the crowd's attention turns to a newcomer on the balcony, a young boy. The boy is Emperor Adolphus Caesar, and he is accompanied by his mother. The emperor declares the start of the gladiatorial games in the arena, and The Doctor realizes he truth, that this is an alternate Earth where Rome never fell, but instead built a large robot army and began conquering the galaxy. Ironic demands that The Doctor reveal the secrets of the TARDIS, since he recognizes that is a time machine as well as a space vehicle. The Doctor refuses, and Ironicus has him thrown off the balcony and into the pit, the center of the arena where all the carnage occurs.
The story is continued next issue...Appearing in "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 3)"
Doctor Who Weekly #3
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Morris (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Iron Legion
- Ninth Legion
- Emperor Adolphus Caesar
Other Characters:
- Ectoslime (First appearance)
- Juno (Unnamed)
Locations:
- Parallel dimension
Synopsis for "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 3)"
Doctor Who Weekly #3
Having been involuntarily thrown into the pit of the Roman gladiatorial arena on an alternate Earth, The Doctor must now face a large alien known as an Ectoslime. The Ectoslime is known for stunning its victims with its odor, and then liquefying and drinking them. The Doctor covers his mouth and nose with his scarf so as not to breath in the smell, and he retrieves a spear from a fallen alien from the previous gladiatorial match. While keeping the Ectoslime at bay, he tries to remember the Ectoslimes' weakness. General Ironicus motions for the alien to kill him, but The Doctor begins speaking to the slime in an alien language. The Ectoslime stops short of killing The Doctor, and he tells the crowd that he told it a joke in its native tongue, since Ectoslimes are known for their highly developed sense of humor. Furious that The Doctor ruined his game, Ironicus demands that The Doctor be brought to him.
The Doctor is brought to Ironicus, who has him put to work in the Imperial Air Galley, a blimp, as a slave. While working, he meets a cyborg by the name of Morris. Though Morris has a diminished intellect, the two become friends. Ironicus, Emperor Adolphus Caesar, and Caesar's mother walk down the gangway of the blimp, and The Doctor notices something about the mother. Morris asks him what it is, and he informs the cyborg that he's figured out the terrible secret of the Galactic Roman Empire.
The story is continued next issue...Appearing in "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 4)"
Doctor Who Weekly #4
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Iron Legion
- Gods of Rome (Malevilus) (First full appearance)
- The Alien Guard (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Vesuvius (First appearance)
Locations:
- Parallel dimension
Synopsis for "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (part 4)"
Doctor Who Weekly #4
The Imperial Air Galley enters the temple of the Gods of Rome, but the imprisoned Doctor realizes that the temple is actually a spaceship. The Doctor concludes the he and Morris must escape, and Morris uses his metal arm to break free of his chains. He dispatches with the guard, and the two flee. They are pursued by the Alien Guard, the protectors of the temple, and they are soon caught between two groups. Both groups fire on the two, but they duck, and the lakers shred both groups and kill them.
The two continue through the temple, and they find a small mechanical being named Vesuvius, who is spouting oil from the top of his head. The Doctor lights the oil, and a continuous flame comes fro his head, apparently giving him relief. He joins them, and the three find Ironicus kneeling in front of statues of the Gods of Rome. The statues start to move, and they reveal themselves as an alien race, not gods. A horrified Doctor recognizes the as Malevilus, a terribly evil race.
The story is continued next issue...Appearing in "The Five Doctors"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for "The Five Doctors"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Who Is the Doctor"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for "Who Is the Doctor"
Article on the history of Doctor Who, with illustration.
Appearing in "The Tardis and K-9"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "The Tardis and K-9"
Pinup
Appearing in "The Doctor's Most Fearsome Foes!"
Featured Characters:
- Daleks
Synopsis for "The Doctor's Most Fearsome Foes!"
Pinup
Notes
- This issue is the US comic book debut of Doctor Who. There was a comic published by Dell in December 1966 that, however, featured an adaptation of the movie Dr. Who and the Daleks from 1965.
- Cover art: pencils and inks by Simonson, colours by Roussos.
- Sequence 1 Doctor Who and the Iron Legion is reprinted from Doctor Who Weekly #1, 2, 3, 4.
