LISTINGS KEY

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

Comics/Magazines/Newspapers are listed alphabetically by title with title variations and mergers taken into account. Where a title has more than one run under that name (such as TV COMIC which is also known as TV COMIC PLUS TV ACTION and other titles for a short while before reverting to TV COMIC), the title is suffixed by an identification letter, e.g. (a), (b) to indicate the run.

Comic/Magazine specials devoted to TV shows are included for completeness even when there is no related strip material. Month of publication is given for one-shots and specials.

Fanzines are not generally included. The exception to these are the 'pro zines' from Engale Marketing (e.g. ACTION 21) which reprint material from other professional sources.

Publications with comic strip adaptions of cinema movies based on series are also covered (e.g. DAILY MAIL, Dr Who and the Daleks, etc.).

Strips listed are those based on British Telefantasy series or aspects thereof. Also included are cameos by characters from series in other strips (e.g. Creighton Ward in THE NEW LADY PENELOPE).

The general format for an entry is then as follows:

 

COMIC/MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER TITLE1 (a)2

Publishing frequency/day and Publisher's Name

Editor's name³

Strip Editor's name if different to above

From ANY PREVIOUS TITLE(S)⁴, Issue X (cover date of first issue of run) to Issue Y (cover date of last issue of run), then becomes SUBSEQUENT TITLE⁴ or [Listing to Issue Z (cover date of last issue covered in this guide)]⁴ [related strip contents begins/ends with Issue Q (cover date)]⁴

Strip Title (Start Date - End Date of run)

Nos. ⁵     Title of Serial⁶ [Writer/Adaptor: Writer's Name⁷. Art: Artist's Name³. col⁸. Reprint source⁹. Format of Season of Programme¹⁰]

                    A brief synopsis of the serial¹¹.

Text stories¹²

Iss Nos.          Title of Text Story [Writer: Writer's Name³. Format of Season of Programme¹¹]

NOTES

¹        Title of comic as accurately as possible for a long run. Words such as 'The New ...' are not used unless they appear on a title for several issues (e.g. THE NEW LADY PENELOPE). Merger titles are listed as they appear on the cover (e.g. TV TORNADO AND SOLO) and not as they may appear in the copyright statements inside.

²        The letter indicates different runs of a comic with the same title (e.g. TV TORNADO (a) Issues 1-36, TV TORNADO (b) Issues 46-88 - in the intervening time the title was TV TORNADO AND SOLO Issues 37-45).

³        Where known. If in doubt, this is followed by a bracketed question mark (?).

⁴        Where applicable

⁵        The issue numbers that a story covered. On some occasions, arbitrary decisions have been taken as to where a storyline starts or ends. Some of these (but not all) agree with reprint material.

         For newspapers, comics or magazines without issue numbers, cover dates are given (e.g. PRINCESS TINA)

         For comics or magazines where issues are grouped into volumes, the volume number or last two digits of the year are given in brackets after the issue number.

⁶        Where a strip changes titles mid-story, both titles are given. Minor spelling variations are ignored with generally the longest or most consistent version of the title given.

         Additional symbols as follows define the origin of title if anything other than that given at the start of a new serial:

         * Title given on original script but not used on printed version.

         † Title given at end of previous serial (e.g. Next Week: The Mysterons Move On!) and used in the absence of any title at the start of the strip.

         Δ Title given in blurb at start of first instalment (e.g. The Avengers in DIANA) where each instalment starts with different wording (or the earliest instalment with a blurb title).

         § Title assigned for reference reasons only (e.g. titles assigned to Doctor Who strips by Marvel Comics UK Ltd and Virgin Publishing).

⁷        Where known. 'Pen-names' are given first in speech marks with the (True Name) following in brackets.

⁸        The presentation of the art is described as follows:

         b/w: Black and white

         col: Full colour

         Red (or another colour): Black and white with a duotone colour added

         col photographic: Comprising colour photographic material

         b/w-photo: Black and white with photos inserted into artwork

         col-photo: Full colour with photos inserted into artwork

⁹        For a reprint, the source of the material is given where known along with the issue numbers.

         Abridged reprint indicates that significant panels have been cut (as opposed to simple reformatting)

         Amended/Revised reprint indicates that the text or panels of artwork have been modified

         Coloured reprint indicates that the source material was in black and white and has been coloured.

         Col-coloured indicates that the source material was a mixture of black and white and colour, with the black and white portions coloured.

         The name of the colourist is given where known.

¹⁰       For shows with varying formats, the closest format is used to indicate the style of a long running strip (e.g. The Avengers Seasons Four to Six indicate the characters of John Steed and Mrs Peel, The Tomorrow People Season One indicates the characters of John, Stephen, Elizabeth and Kenny, Blake's 7 Season Four indicates Avon and the crew on board Scorpio, etc.). For Doctor Who, the incarnation of the Doctor is normally given at the start of each run or at each point of change. Alternatively, the characters involved are given.

¹¹       Synopses are not given for 'comic' strips, strips which use the television characters in one-off funnies each week (e.g. Supercar, Doctor Who?).

         If the storyline was later adapted into another form (e.g. novel or teleplay) this is also noted.

         A synopsis is not given if the strip is adapted from a film or teleplay, where a reference to the source only is given. Nor is a synopsis given for a reprint.

         The only intentional exception to the above is the Penny On Her Own strip in PRINCESS TINA and PRINCESS TINA AND PENELOPE which is by 1969 so far divorced from the television version (including the name being Penny Ward instead of Penelope Creighton-Ward) that it is of cursary interest only.

¹²       Text stories are generally listed separately for completeness, unless a strip serial becomes a text serial (e.g. Fireball XL5 in TV 21).

 

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