Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer

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Paperback – 96 pages – by Stephen Moore. Story of the chainsaw-wielding Dalek killer. Not quite the complete set of stories but a good collection.

Abslom Daak occupies a unique place in Dalek mythology. Not a part of either the original series or the new series, Abslom Daak was a convicted criminal who was given the choice between death and becoming a Dalek killer – or DK – in effect, giving over the rest of his life to fighting the Daleks, using the weapon of his own choice, a chainsaw.

Daak was introduced in the comic strip Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer, published in Doctor Who Weekly. Transported to the planet Mazam which was under attack by the Daleks, he destroyed a Dalek task force single-handedly and rescued the Princess Taiyan, with whom he fell in love. Tragically, however, she was killed by a Dalek survivor that Daak had overlooked, leaving Daak grief-stricken and vowing to exterminate every Dalek in the galaxy.

Daak pursued this vendetta in subsequent instalments of his comic strip, taking on a crew called the Star Tigers and slicing a destructive swathe through the Dalek armies, often armed only with an energy pistol and his personal chainsaw. He remained a tough-talking ruffian, almost psychotically eager for battle. The Daleks considered him the greatest enemy they had, together with the Doctor.

This book is now out of print.

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