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|publisher= Marvel Comics
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|format= Comic - 2 parts (16 pages)
|release date   = 8 September - 13 October 1988
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|reprint        = A Cold Day in Hell! (graphic novel)
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|reprint4        = Doctor Who Classics Volume 7
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'''''Planet of the Dead''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
'''''Planet of the Dead''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor is on the planet Adeki, trying to fish, when he comes upon an old city of the Adekians. It is populated with metamorphic aliens. On meeting him, they take the shapes of his former companions (most of whom are dead), but then take the form of his previous selves.
The Doctor is on the planet Adeki, trying to fish, when he comes upon an old city of the Adekians. It is populated with metamorphic aliens. On meeting him, they take the shapes of his former companions (most of whom are dead), but then take the form of his previous selves.
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* [[Gwanzulum]]
* [[Gwanzulum]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Frobisher told the Doctor about the [[Shaper Wars]].
* [[Frobisher]] told the Doctor about the [[Shaper Wars]].
* The Doctor remarks to the shapeshifter in the form of Peri that he left her on [[Thoros Beta]] with [[Yrcanos]], which startles "Peri".  
* The Doctor considers visiting the [[Halls of Speculative Interest]] on [[Vesivius]].
* The Doctor considers visiting the [[Halls of Speculative Interest]] on [[Vesivius]].
* The Doctor says to himself he has an appointment on [[Skaro]].
* The Doctor mentions having lost his [[500 Year Diary]].
* The Doctor mentions having lost his [[500 Year Diary]].
 
* The [[Gwanzulum]] predate the [[Whifferdill]]s and the [[Kymbra Chimera]], and have metamorphic [[DNA]].
=== Species ===
* The [[Gwanzulum]] predate the [[Whifferdill]]s and the [[Kymbra Chimera]].
* The Gwanzulum have metamorphic [[DNA]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The Gwanzulum shapeshifters were an idea by [[John Freeman]] that [[Richard Starkings]] decided to use across almost every Marvel UK comic at the same time.
* The Gwanzulum shapeshifters were an idea by [[John Freeman]] that [[Richard Starkings]] decided to depict a "secret invasion" across multiple invasions. It was an attempt to see if anyone would notice.
* This was artist [[Lee Sullivan]]'s first ''Doctor Who'' comic. He got the job due to his likeness of Richard Branson in a ''Transformers'' comic.
* The Doctor wonders if he has an appointment on [[Skaro]], foreshadowing the events of the then-upcoming television serial, ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
* The story was later reprinted in [[DWCC 14]] with additional colours.
* The story was later reprinted in [[DWCC 14]] with additional colours.
* This was artist [[Lee Sullivan]]'s first ''Doctor Who'' comic. He got the job due to his likeness of Richard Branson in a ''Transformers'' comic.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Adric died in [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]''.
* The Doctor is confronted by his failure to save his companions from death in the forms of [[Adric]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') [[Jamie McCrimmon]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'') [[Katarina]], and [[Sara Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') [[Peri Brown]] is also present, ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') despite the Doctor knowing she survived to marry [[Yrcanos]] on [[Thoros-Beta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'')
* Katrina and Sara Kingdom died in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
* Upon seeing Katarina, the Doctor remembers "[[Trojan Horse|a wooden horse]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') and "the Feast of Stephen". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
* Jamie died in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]''.
* Peri last appeared on screen in [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp]]'', and was revealed to have died in ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]''.
* The inclusion of Peri is the first sign that this is a trick: her death in [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp]]'' was shown to be false in ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'', meaning the Gwanzulum have done a sloppy job.
* Frobisher last appeared in [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell]]''.
* The Seventh refers to "a wooden horse ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') and the Feast of Stephen" when seeing Katarina. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')  


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1988 comic stories]]
[[Category:1988 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]]
[[Category:Two part comics]]

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Planet of the Dead was a Seventh Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine.

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The Doctor is on the planet Adeki, trying to fish, when he comes upon an old city of the Adekians. It is populated with metamorphic aliens. On meeting him, they take the shapes of his former companions (most of whom are dead), but then take the form of his previous selves.

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  • The Gwanzulum shapeshifters were an idea by John Freeman that Richard Starkings decided to depict a "secret invasion" across multiple invasions. It was an attempt to see if anyone would notice.
  • This was artist Lee Sullivan's first Doctor Who comic. He got the job due to his likeness of Richard Branson in a Transformers comic.
  • The Doctor wonders if he has an appointment on Skaro, foreshadowing the events of the then-upcoming television serial, Remembrance of the Daleks.
  • The story was later reprinted in DWCC 14 with additional colours.

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