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enemy=[[Cybermen]] |
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year=Centuria Central, Planet Centuria|  
|enemy       = [[Cyber-Leader (The Power of the Cybermen)|Cyber-Leader]]
writer= [[Steve Cook]]|
|setting      = [[Centuria Central]]
artist= [[Lee Sulivan]]|  
|writer       = Steve Cook
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|artist       = [[Lee Sullivan]]
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|colourist   = [[Alan Craddock]]
editor= [[Ben Robinson]]|
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publication_title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]|
|editor       = [[Ben Robinson]]
publication_dates= [[July]] [[2006]]|
|publication  = [[DWBIT 11]]
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|release date = 7 February 2007
format= Comic -  1 parts (4 pages)|
|publisher   = GE Fabbri Ltd
previous story= [[Enemy Mine ]] |
|format       = Comic<br/>Part 4 of 4
next story= [[Beneath the Skin ]]|
|epcount      = 1
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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 Hargstones. 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 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 it Hargstone reserves to enable the Cybermen to maintain a stasis machine. The Doctor learns from the Cybermen that they built the stais machine from 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. 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.
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* Jayne Kadett – investigator who teamed up with the Doctor after tracking an info-thief who had stolen Torchwood files on Cyber conversion.
* Cybermen – upgraded human lifeforms housed in a cybernetic shell, devoid of emotion, intent on upgrading (converting) others.


==Original Print Details (Publication with page count and closing captions)==
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.
# [[Doctor Who Battles in Time Issue 11]] (4 pages) THE END … OR IS IT?


==Reprints==
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.
* None to date


==Notes==
== Characters ==
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* Many of the individually titled comic strip adventures were themed over several issues, but were relatively self contained ‘episodes’.
* [[Jayne Kadett]]
* The limitation of only 4 pages meant that stories often lacked some depth in comparison to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
* 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==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


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


==External Links==
=== Original print details ===
* [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.]
* 4/4 [[DWBIT 11]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''


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== External links ==
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{{Cyberman stories}}
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[[Category:2007 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 41st century]]
[[Category:Cyberman comic stories]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 23 January 2024

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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 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]]