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comic name=[[Time of the Cybermen]] |
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doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
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companions= [[Jayne Kadett]] |
|series       = [[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]]
enemy=[[Cybermen]] |
|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
year=[[Centuria Central]], Planet [[Centuria]]|  
|companions   = [[Jayne Kadett|Kadett]]
writer= [[Steve Cook]]|
|enemy       = [[Cyber-Leader (The Power of the Cybermen)|Cyber-Leader]]
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]|  
|setting      = [[Centuria Central]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|writer       = Steve Cook
lettering= not stated |
|artist       = [[Lee Sullivan]]
editor= [[Ben Robinson]]|
|colourist   = [[Alan Craddock]]
publication_title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]] [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 11|11]]|
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publication_dates= [[7th February]] [[2006]]|
|editor       = [[Ben Robinson]]
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|publication  = [[DWBIT 11]]
format= Comic - Part 4 of 4 (4 pages)|
|release date = 7 February 2007
previous story= [[Enemy Mine ]] |
|publisher   = GE Fabbri Ltd
next story= [[Beneath the Skin ]]|
|format       = Comic<br/>Part 4 of 4
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|epcount      = 1
|prev        = Enemy Mine (comic story)
|next         = Beneath the Skin (comic story)
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'''''Time of the Cybermen''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''. It was written by [[Steve Cook]].


==Opening Tag==
== Opening narration box ==
Cybermen have been using upgraded humans on Centuria to mine special gems called [[Hargstone]]s. But what is their plan?
Cybermen have been using upgraded humans on [[Centuria]] to mine special gems called [[Hargstone]]s. But what is their plan?


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in Centuria Central and in a [[temporal stasis]] field. Kadett is caught in the frozen moment but the Doctor, a Time Lord can resist the field. The Cybermen in a patrol aircar, spot him moving around and pursue. But the Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to bring the [[aircar]] crashing down and drawing the attention of other Cybermen. More Cybermen arrive to salvage parts and take them back to base. The Doctor smuggles himself into the base with the salvage. The base is the Triplanetary base which the Doctor suspects has been robbed of its Hargstone reserves to enable the Cybermen to maintain a stasis machine. The Doctor learns from the Cybermen that they built the stasis machine from [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] files and used the device to subdue overwhelming opposition. Choosing the most secure place for the machine, the Doctor escapes and rightly heads for the banks vault but it is made of [[titanium]] and is protected by laser-proof glass and destructor rays. While the Doctor can’t get in he uses the sonic screwdriver to turn the destructor rays inwards destroying the stasis machine. [[Image:BITCS11.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Artist [[Lee Sullivan]]]] The Cybermen had a mental link with the machine that enabled them to move around inside the stasis field, when the machine was destroyed the temporal feedback overloaded their circuits. With the Cybermen now no more than ghosts, and the stasis field gone the Doctor says goodbye to Kadett, warning her to keep her eyes peeled. In the shadows the eyes of Cybermen glow red.
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in [[Centuria Central]] in a [[temporal stasis field]]. Kadett is caught in a [[time-trance]] but the Doctor, who is a Time Lord, can resist the field. Cybermen in a patrol [[aircar]] spot him moving and pursue him. The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to bring the aircar crashing down. This draws the attention of other Cybermen, who arrive to salvage parts and take them back to base. The Doctor smuggles himself into the base with the salvage.


==Characters==
The base is the [[Triplanetary Bank]], which the Doctor suspects has been robbed of its [[hargstone]] reserves to enable the Cybermen to maintain a [[Temporal stasis machine|stasis machine]]. The Doctor learns from the Cybermen that they built the stasis machine from the [[Torchwood Archive]] and used the device to subdue overwhelming opposition. Choosing the most secure place for the machine, the Doctor escapes and heads for the bank's vault, but it is made of [[titanium]] and is protected by [[laser-proof glass]] and destructor rays.
 
When the Doctor can't get in he uses the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to turn the destructor rays inwards, destroying the stasis machine. The Cybermen have a mental link with the machine that enables them to move around inside the stasis field, so when the machine is destroyed the temporal feedback overloads their circuits.
 
With the planet's Cybermen defeated and the stasis field gone, the Doctor says goodbye to Kadett, warning her to keep her eyes peeled. In the shadows, the eyes of Cybermen glow red.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Jayne Kadett]] – investigator who teamed up with the Doctor after tracking an info-thief who had stolen Torchwood files on Cyber conversion.
* [[Jayne Kadett]]
* [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] – upgraded human lifeforms housed in a cybernetic shell, devoid of emotion, intent on upgrading (converting) others.


==Original Print Details ==
== Worldbuilding ==
Installment, publication title with page count and closing caption.
''to be added''
* 4/4 [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 11]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page, individually titled comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.
''to be added''
* Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with [[Doctor Who Adventures]], it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* The Cybermen featured in this story were those from a parallel Earth.


==References==
=== Original print details ===
* The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, [[sonic screwdriver]] and [[psychic paper]].
* 4/4 [[DWBIT 11]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.battlesintime.com Doctor Who: Battles in Time official website, with magazine and trading cards details]
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 23 January 2024

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You may be looking for the Lost in Time video game storyline.

Time of the Cybermen was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cook.

Opening narration box[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cybermen have been using upgraded humans on Centuria to mine special gems called Hargstones. But what is their plan?

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS lands in Centuria Central in a temporal stasis field. Kadett is caught in a time-trance but the Doctor, who is a Time Lord, can resist the field. Cybermen in a patrol aircar spot him moving and pursue him. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to bring the aircar crashing down. This draws the attention of other Cybermen, who arrive to salvage parts and take them back to base. The Doctor smuggles himself into the base with the salvage.

The base is the Triplanetary Bank, which the Doctor suspects has been robbed of its hargstone reserves to enable the Cybermen to maintain a stasis machine. The Doctor learns from the Cybermen that they built the stasis machine from the Torchwood Archive and used the device to subdue overwhelming opposition. Choosing the most secure place for the machine, the Doctor escapes and heads for the bank's vault, but it is made of titanium and is protected by laser-proof glass and destructor rays.

When the Doctor can't get in he uses the sonic screwdriver to turn the destructor rays inwards, destroying the stasis machine. The Cybermen have a mental link with the machine that enables them to move around inside the stasis field, so when the machine is destroyed the temporal feedback overloads their circuits.

With the planet's Cybermen defeated and the stasis field gone, the Doctor says goodbye to Kadett, warning her to keep her eyes peeled. In the shadows, the eyes of Cybermen glow red.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

  • 4/4 DWBIT 11 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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