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|name= The Goats of Christmas Past
|image= DWA CS 145 The Goats of Christmas Past.jpg
|image= DWA CS 145 The Goats of Christmas Past.jpg
|series=[[DWA comic stories]]
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
|number=145
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|companions= [[Heather McCrimmon]]
|companions= [[Heather McCrimmon|Heather]]
|enemy= [[Capranom]]
|enemy= [[Capranom]]
|setting= [[Norway]], [[December]] [[1965]]  
|setting= [[Norway]], [[December]] [[1965]]  
|writer= [[Eddie Robson]]
|writer= Eddie Robson
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
|letterer=   
|letterer=   
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|publication_title= [[DWA 145]]
|publication= [[DWA 145]]
|publication_dates= [[16 December (releases)|16 December]] [[2009]]
|release date= 10 December 2009
|publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]
|publisher= BBC Magazines
|format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= The Garden Rebellion (comic story)
|prev= The Garden Rebellion (comic story)
|next=A Merry Little Christmas (comic story)
|next = A Merry Little Christmas (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''The Goats of Christmas Past''''' is a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]].
'''''The Goats of Christmas Past''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] has taken [[Heather McCrimmon]] to buy a Christmas tree for her gran. However, according to a local Norwegian forester, the trees are vanishing without trace they aren’t being pulled up or chopped down! Investigating a nearby sound, the Doctor is surprised to find a [[Capranom]] (a kind of goat that consumes a massive amount of food by shrinking it down first and storing the energy). When Heather sees more of them, they worry about the whole forest and the Doctor returns to the TARDIS to set a trap.  
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] has taken [[Heather McCrimmon]] to buy a Christmas tree for her gran. However, according to a local Norwegian forester, the trees are vanishing without trace they aren't being pulled up or chopped down! Investigating a nearby sound, the Doctor is surprised to find a [[Capranom]] (a kind of goat that consumes a massive amount of food by shrinking it down first and storing the energy). When Heather sees more of them, they worry about the whole forest and the Doctor returns to the TARDIS to set a trap.


Setting up a plastic Christmas tree, the Capranom are soon trying to shrink it, not realising it's artificial. As the other Capranoms gather round to help, the Doctor rounds them up. Yet. as soon as they are rounded up, the Doctor and Heather are rounded up by a [[Capranom|goat herder from space]] who, after having travelled across half the galaxy, mistakes them for rustlers. The Doctor assures him they were only protecting the trees.
Setting up a plastic Christmas tree, the Capranom are soon trying to shrink it, not realising it's artificial. As the other Capranoms gather round to help, the Doctor rounds them up. Yet. as soon as they are rounded up, the Doctor and Heather are rounded up by a [[Capranom|goat herder from space]] who, after having travelled across half the galaxy, mistakes them for rustlers. The Doctor assures him they were only protecting the trees.
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* [[Capranom|Capranom Herder]]
* [[Capranom|Capranom Herder]]


== Original print details (Publication with page count and closing captions) ==
== Worldbuilding ==
# [[DWA 145]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK! Christmas Crisis!
''to be added''
 
== Reprints ==
* None to date


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


== References ==
=== Original print details (Publication with page count and closing captions) ===
''to be added''
# [[DWA 145]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK! Christmas Crisis!
 
=== Reprints ===
* None to date


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|the Tenth Doctor]] is featured wearing his brown suit and brown coat in this strip
''to be added''
== External links ==


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[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1965]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1965]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Revision as of 22:37, 22 January 2024

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The Goats of Christmas Past was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon.

Summary

The Doctor has taken Heather McCrimmon to buy a Christmas tree for her gran. However, according to a local Norwegian forester, the trees are vanishing without trace — they aren't being pulled up or chopped down! Investigating a nearby sound, the Doctor is surprised to find a Capranom (a kind of goat that consumes a massive amount of food by shrinking it down first and storing the energy). When Heather sees more of them, they worry about the whole forest and the Doctor returns to the TARDIS to set a trap.

Setting up a plastic Christmas tree, the Capranom are soon trying to shrink it, not realising it's artificial. As the other Capranoms gather round to help, the Doctor rounds them up. Yet. as soon as they are rounded up, the Doctor and Heather are rounded up by a goat herder from space who, after having travelled across half the galaxy, mistakes them for rustlers. The Doctor assures him they were only protecting the trees.

Once the animals are safely penned, the herder agrees to wait until after Christmas so that they can feast on all the dead, unwanted trees. The Norwegian forester they met when they arrived is grateful the trees have been saved and lets Heather pick any tree she wants for her gran.

Characters

Worldbuilding

to be added

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.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

Original print details (Publication with page count and closing captions)

  1. DWA 145 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK! Christmas Crisis!

Reprints

  • None to date

Continuity

to be added