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|letterer=[[Elitta Fell]] | |letterer = [[Elitta Fell]] | ||
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 243|243]] | |publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 243|243]] | ||
|release date= [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | |release date= [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 9 March 2023
Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time was a piece of meta-fiction printed within Doctor Who Magazine, showing the writer of the story discussing his childhood growing up with the show with the Doctor himself.
The story serves as a transition between the two comics which fell directly before and after its printing — Ground Zero (the final continuous Seventh Doctor story) and Endgame (the first continuous Eighth Doctor story). The Eighth Doctor's run on Doctor Who Magazine would be approached with a more direct and consistent manner, as they decided to form their own story-lines and their own take on the character. This was immediately marked with the introduction of Izzy Sinclair, making the story the first to have an entirely unique set of companions since the early strips featuring Frobisher.
Summary
A writer encounters the Doctor.
Plot
‘Doctor Who’ fan writer and artist Sean (presumably Sean Longcroft), while trying to write a Who story for the BBC, has a visit from an old friend; the Doctor himself, who helps Sean to remember how he used to feel about ‘Doctor Who’, why he fell out of touch with the programme, and why it’s so important to remember how he really feels about it.
Characters
- Fourth Doctor
- Sean
- Joe Hedley
- Mr. Dominus
- Sean's aunt
- Sean's mom
- Tom Baker
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Sarah Jane Smith's daughter
- Jo Grant
- Clifford Jones
- Jo Grant's child
- Leela
- Giant rat
- Goth
- Odda
- Robot Doctor
References
- Wirrn, Mandrel and Ogrons are seen on a television screen.
- A Sontaran crashes in Joe Hedley's cow field.
- While helping the Sontaran to his barn, Hedley sees images of a Draconian, a Sea Devil, an Axon, and a Dæmon.
- Sean constructs a plasticine Kraal.
- Sean says he used to buy Dalek Deathray lollies, even though he found them "vile".
- One of Sean's classmates asks him to draw a Dalek for him.
- As he begins outgrowing Doctor Who, Sean reads The Omen.
- When thinking back on losing touch with Doctor Who, Sean speculates that he might have regenerated.
- The Doctor pulls out a bag of jelly babies.
- A CyberMondan rises from a grave.
- An Auton baby is baptised in the name of the Nestene Consciousness.
Notes
- This comic is a meta-fictional effort, featuring a "real world" character watching Doctor Who and the Fourth Doctor turning up, seemingly the narrator's friend.
- This is the first time the theme tune has been rendered in a comic, with lyrics:
- Da-Lin-Da-Din
- Da-Lin-Da-Din
- Da-Lin-Da-Din
- Wa-ooooo
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