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'''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was | '''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in ''DWM'' fiction. Morever, it offered an explanation for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the [[Cretaceous]] period of [[Earth]]'s pre-history. | ||
It | It and ''[[Teenage Kicks]]'', which followed it, were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, ''[[Doctor Conkerer]]'', which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace". | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in Mongolia during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in Mongolia during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] | * While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]]. | ||
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] | * Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[Alioramus]]. | ||
* The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]]. | * The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]]. | ||
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== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. It is unclear precisely what story precedes this for her. The Seventh Doctor's entire runs in DWM and IHP precede this story. Somewhere between [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]'' and [[DWM]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell]]'' (the Seventh Doctor's first comic strip adventure), he dropped off Ace to live with dinosaurs only to pick her up again in this short story. | This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. It is unclear precisely what story precedes this for her. The Seventh Doctor's entire runs in DWM and IHP precede this story. Somewhere between [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]'' and [[DWM]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell]]'' (the Seventh Doctor's first comic strip adventure), he dropped off Ace to live with dinosaurs, only to pick her up again in this short story. | ||
So the best we can say is that: | So the best we can say is that: | ||
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Revision as of 23:54, 13 June 2012
Living in the Past was a short story in DWM 162. It was the first appearance of Ace in DWM fiction. Morever, it offered an explanation for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the Cretaceous period of Earth's pre-history.
It and Teenage Kicks, which followed it, were unusual cases of DWM prose that was narratively continuous with the DWM comic strip. The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, Doctor Conkerer, which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace".
Summary
The Doctor arrives in Mongolia during the Cretaceous period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of Dholes and an alien slave who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted dinosaurs to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.
Characters
References
- While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a tsintaosaurus, a dsungaripterus, a protoceratops and a velociraptor.
- Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including ankylosaurs, tyrannosaurs and bactrosaurs, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an Alioramus.
- The alien security guards appear to be either Ogrons or Volkrii.
Notes
- Illustrations by Cam Smith.
- Steve White is credited as dinosaur consultant.
Continuity
- Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in DW: The Happiness Patrol.
- The Doctor mentioned Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in DWM: Train-Flight, which explained why he was travelling alone during his early DWM comic appearances.
Timeline
This was the first appearance of Ace in a Marvel UK publication. It is unclear precisely what story precedes this for her. The Seventh Doctor's entire runs in DWM and IHP precede this story. Somewhere between DW: Survival and DWM: A Cold Day in Hell (the Seventh Doctor's first comic strip adventure), he dropped off Ace to live with dinosaurs, only to pick her up again in this short story.
So the best we can say is that:
- For the Seventh Doctor, this story occurs after DWM: Doctor Conkerer
- For the Doctor and Ace, this story occurs before DWM: Teenage Kicks
Since Teenage Kicks is another short story, though, Ace's proper comic debut, however, isn't until DWM: Fellow Travellers. Nevertheless, these intervening prose stories do "count" in the Marvel UK continuity, because the Doctor mentions in Doctor Conkerer that he's about to "pick Ace up". Since both Conkerer and Living in the Past were in the same issue, the connection between the two is especially obvious.
