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TARDIS Guide

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Released

Saturday, May 29, 1965

Publisher

Kenner

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Web

Synopsis

Barbara leaves the TARDIS, excited to be the first to explore the new world which they have arrived on. As soon as she exits the capsule, her foot is stuck in a giant spider's web. The Doctor works to free her, and the team arrive just as a giant spider approaches the ship. As they dematerialise, Barbara notes that she never plans to be the first out of the TARDIS ever again.

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I am always unsure how to review those, similarly to the TV Comics, I doubt anybody involved would have expected those to be read or see by People 60 Years later.

But really I can't hide this, this one is just bad bad. Especially for a Barbara, a Character I love deeply, she gets such a bad ending here. I don't have anything positive to say about it, I guess there is a giant Spider and a giant Web, but that's about it.


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A strong start which sees Barbara decide to venture out of the TARDIS first soon descends into a cautionary tale for women about not getting above their station, when she is attacked by a gigantic spider.  It's a little disheartening to see Barbara's good character being sullied by the sexist ending.


deltaandthebannermen

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Decided to do all 16 stories of these I think there basically Ian 1st and Barbara stories the final 2 retell the webplanet with just those 3 but over all there not the best but I think if I was from the 1960s I’d love them


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