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{{Infobox Story SMW
name= The Genius Trap|
|image= Tgt.jpg
image= Tgt.jpg|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[DWA comic stories]]|
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Heather McCrimmon|Heather]], [[Wolfgang Ryter|Wolfie]]
companions= [[Heather McCrimmon]]<br />[[Wolfgang Ryter]]|
|enemy= The Bacothormeon
enemy= The Bacothormeon|
|setting= [[London]], [[2010]]
year= [[London]], [[2010]]|
|writer= Steve Lyons
writer= |
|artist= [[John Ross]]
artist= [[John Ross]]|
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer= [[Paul Vyse]]
letterer= [[Paul Vyse]]|
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication= [[DWA 124]]
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 124|124]]|
|release date= 16 July 2009
release date= [[16 July|16]] [[July]] [[2009]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic - 1 parter (4 pages)|
|epcount = 1
prev= Starstruck (comic story)|
|prev= Starstruck (comic story)
next= The Rising Tide (comic story)|
|next= The Rising Tide (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''The Genius Trap''''' is a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]].
'''''The Genius Trap''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor and Wolfie return with Heather to Edinburgh University. They find the whole campus playing a new puzzle game and over the past days kids have been missing. The Doctor decides to find out about this game with Wolfie tagging along.  
The Doctor and Wolfie return with Heather to Edinburgh University. They find the whole campus playing a new puzzle game and over the past days kids have been missing. The Doctor decides to find out about this game with Wolfie tagging along.


The Doctor gets one of these devices and completes it easily. He throws it away to get a space hopper. Wolfie catches it and is kidnapped by two crazy guys. He is taken to a Bacothormeon, which attempts to take Wolfie's brain, only to be stopped by the Doctor. The Doctor follows the signal to the alien and overloads its brain with his memories of ten lifetimes in one blast.  
The Doctor gets one of these devices and completes it easily. He throws it away to get a space hopper. Wolfie catches it and is kidnapped by two crazy guys. He is taken to a Bacothormeon, which attempts to take Wolfie's brain, only to be stopped by the Doctor. The Doctor follows the signal to the alien and overloads its brain with his memories of ten lifetimes in one blast.


The alien is reduced to its natural state. The Doctor takes it home and the two guys are taken away by [[UNIT]].
The alien is reduced to its natural state. The Doctor takes it home and the two guys are taken away by [[UNIT]].


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Heather McCrimmon]]
* [[Heather McCrimmon]]
* [[Wolfgang Ryter|Wolfgang "Wolfie" Ryter]]
* [[Wolfgang Ryter]]
* [[Rob]]
* [[Rob (The Chromosome Connection)|Rob]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Two [[UNIT]] soldiers arrested the two henchmen who served the Bacothermeon, presumably from a Scotish branch of UNIT.
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.
* This is the first and, up to now, only UNIT story in ''Doctor Who Adventures''.
* This is the first and UNIT story in ''Doctor Who Adventures''. {{as of|2020}}, only two other stories in the series have featured UNIT, namely ''[[Big in Japan (comic story)|Big in Japan]]'' and ''[[Empire's Fall (comic story)|Empire's Fall]]''.


=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
 
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 22 January 2024

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The Genius Trap was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor, Heather McCrimmon and Wolfgang Ryter.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Wolfie return with Heather to Edinburgh University. They find the whole campus playing a new puzzle game and over the past days kids have been missing. The Doctor decides to find out about this game with Wolfie tagging along.

The Doctor gets one of these devices and completes it easily. He throws it away to get a space hopper. Wolfie catches it and is kidnapped by two crazy guys. He is taken to a Bacothormeon, which attempts to take Wolfie's brain, only to be stopped by the Doctor. The Doctor follows the signal to the alien and overloads its brain with his memories of ten lifetimes in one blast.

The alien is reduced to its natural state. The Doctor takes it home and the two guys are taken away by UNIT.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.
  • This is the first and UNIT story in Doctor Who Adventures. As of 2020, only two other stories in the series have featured UNIT, namely Big in Japan and Empire's Fall.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 124 (4 pages)

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added