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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a [[Doctor Who Adventures]] comic strip published in [[2013]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strip published in 2013.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Arriving sometime in the [[25th century]] but not at a holographic safari park as expected, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] find themselves in the path of a rampaging giant rodent. As the excited rodent passes they are called out of the tunnel by an astronaut part of a team digging the asteroid for valuable rocks and minerals. The rodents are referred to as “Mole monsters” and only recently have they turned crazy and the tunnels declared unsafe for civilians.
Arriving sometime in the [[25th century]] but not at a holographic safari park as expected, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] find themselves in the path of a rampaging giant rodent. As the excited rodent passes they are called out of the tunnel by an astronaut part of a team digging the asteroid for valuable rocks and minerals. The rodents are referred to as"Mole monsters" and only recently have they turned crazy and the tunnels declared unsafe for civilians.


The Doctor suspects that the noise from the drilling may be disturbing them and when the opportunity presents itself, both Clara and the Doctor hitch a ride on one of the moles back and is taken down through the tunnels to an idyllic underground cavern. Realising the moles are peaceful creatures simply agitated by the drilling which has driven them to tunnel up to the surface.
The Doctor suspects that the noise from the drilling may be disturbing them and when the opportunity presents itself, both Clara and the Doctor hitch a ride on one of the moles back and is taken down through the tunnels to an idyllic underground cavern. Realising the moles are peaceful creatures simply agitated by the drilling which has driven them to tunnel up to the surface.
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== References ==
== References ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] apparently promised [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] no mud on this trip  - but not since ''[[The Planet That Went Backwards (comic story)|The Planet That Went Backwards]]'' has Clara been caked in mud. A bit of rain and some sand in the dessert last time maybe - but it didn't show!
''to be added''
 
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Clara is drawn once again with a red satchel.
* Clara is drawn once again with a red satchel.
* The 'Mole monster' bears more resemblance to a rat rather than a mole.
* The Mole monster bears more resemblance to a rat rather than a mole.
* These aren't a party of mineralogists or explorers but ... astronauts and civilians!
* These aren't a party of mineralogists or explorers but ... astronauts and civilians!


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# [[DWA 319]] (4 pages) More adventures next time
# [[DWA 319]] (4 pages) More adventures next time
* No reprints to date.
* No reprints to date.
The final frame contains the caption "more adventures next week" - which for a now fortnightly title is incorrect and also reoccurs in several later issues.
* The final frame contains the caption "more adventures next week" - which for a now fortnightly title is incorrect and also reoccurs in several later issues.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] has encountered a giant rat before - in the sewer tunnels beneath London in ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
* The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] has encountered a giant rat before - in the sewer tunnels beneath London in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''


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Revision as of 05:47, 5 November 2015

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Tunnel Terrors! was a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2013.

Summary

Mole monsters from beneath the ground start to dig to the surface in a frenzy when astronauts begin drilling for valuable rocks and minerals.

Plot

Arriving sometime in the 25th century but not at a holographic safari park as expected, the Eleventh Doctor and Clara find themselves in the path of a rampaging giant rodent. As the excited rodent passes they are called out of the tunnel by an astronaut — part of a team digging the asteroid for valuable rocks and minerals. The rodents are referred to as"Mole monsters" and only recently have they turned crazy and the tunnels declared unsafe for civilians.

The Doctor suspects that the noise from the drilling may be disturbing them and when the opportunity presents itself, both Clara and the Doctor hitch a ride on one of the moles back and is taken down through the tunnels to an idyllic underground cavern. Realising the moles are peaceful creatures simply agitated by the drilling which has driven them to tunnel up to the surface.

The Doctor returns to the surface with an idea, something to calm the moles down. He instructs the astronauts in the construction of two giant exercise wheels! The moles love to run and can play in the wheels while the astronauts continue to finish off their drilling. No more tunnel terrors just happy neighbours! A nice quiet cup of tea at the Whispering Waterfalls of Shhh are apparently lovely this year!

Characters

References

to be added

Notes

  • Clara is drawn once again with a red satchel.
  • The Mole monster bears more resemblance to a rat rather than a mole.
  • These aren't a party of mineralogists or explorers but ... astronauts and civilians!

Original print details

  • Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 319 (4 pages) More adventures next time
  • No reprints to date.
  • The final frame contains the caption "more adventures next week" - which for a now fortnightly title is incorrect and also reoccurs in several later issues.

Continuity


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