Doctor Who
Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Comic books: Licensed Properties (Comics based on Movies, TV, Video Games, etc.): Doctor Who
By Jim Tomlinson on Tuesday, October 12, 1999 - 4:33 am:

I think it was Marvel, anyway.

By KAM on Tuesday, October 12, 1999 - 6:49 am:

The Doctor Who section of NitCentral has a board for Dr. Who comic books and comic strips.

And yes, it was Marvel.

By Mike Konczewski on Tuesday, October 19, 1999 - 8:46 am:

Marvel UK, that is. I don't think Doctor Who was published in the US.

By Keith Alan Morgan on Tuesday, October 19, 1999 - 9:28 am:

Mike, don't you read what gets posted on your own board?

Yes, Doctor Who was published in the States. I commented on it over on the Doctor Who comic board.

By Chris Thomas on Tuesday, October 19, 1999 - 10:29 am:

I have a copy of a Doctor Who comic which says something like "First appearance in a US comic!" on the cover.

By Mike Konczewski on Tuesday, October 19, 1999 - 1:26 pm:

Well, blow me down, to quote another comic character. Since the good Doctor was never mentioned in the "Guide to the Marvel Universe", I assumed he never made the Atlantic crossover (like Captain Britain, for example).

By KAM on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 - 12:17 am:

Marvel doesn't own Doctor Who, they license the right to use him.
Marvel does own Captain Britain.
Marvel has also licensed Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Star Trek, none of which, I believe, are included in the Guide To The Marvel Universe.

By Mike Konczewski on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 - 10:14 am:

Marvel doesn't own Godzilla, either, but he (excuse me, she) is included in the guide.

By Keith Alan Morgan on Thursday, October 21, 1999 - 8:39 am:

Well, send Marvel a message and ask why some licensed characters are included & some aren't?

It seems to me that some of the characters licensed by Marvel, such as Godzilla, Rom, and the Micronauts actually interacted with Marvel characters. Shield chased Godzilla, Rick Jones worked with Rom, & the Micronauts fought a Fantastic Four villain (Psychoman?).

So my best guess would be that they were included in the Guide because they played a part in the Marvel Universe while the other licenses did not.

By Mike Konczewski on Thursday, October 21, 1999 - 12:11 pm:

I remember the X-Men meeting the Micronauts.

By Matthew Patterson (Mpatterson) on Thursday, October 21, 1999 - 3:41 pm:

As I recall, the X-Men crossed over with both the Classic Trek and Next Generation crew. They explained it as being some kind of dimensional disturbance, though, so oh well.

By Ed Jolley on Sunday, October 22, 2000 - 1:35 pm:

The Doctor appeared in Death's Head issue 8, ultimately leaving Death's Head on the Fantastic Four's HQ, thereby setting up the DH/FF crossover in the next issue. Does that count as playing a part in the Marvel universe?

By Keith Alan Morgan (Kmorgan) on Sunday, October 22, 2000 - 11:39 pm:

Fine. Sure. Whatever.

By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 5:18 am:

I own the 24 issue run that Marvel published, back in the mid-80's.

They started with Tom Baker, before switching to Peter Davison, starting with Issue No. 15.

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