The Doctor

A relatively fresh face in the long, storied world of Doctor Who comics, The Doctor made their debut in 2022 courtesy of writer-artist Lew Stringer in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine — that beloved Panini UK institution that has been translating the magic of the TARDIS into sequential art for decades. Concentrated in the Liberation of the Daleks storyline, this incarnation arrives in the Modern Age with all the weight of one of fiction's most iconic concepts behind them, squaring off against the most legendary of foes right out of the gate. With 15 catalog appearances across 2022–2023, it's an early chapter in what could become a rich comics legacy — and for collectors who want to be in at the beginning, Stringer's debut issue is exactly the kind of first appearance worth having on your shelf.