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comic name=[[Cold Assassin]] |
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series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor Comic Strip Stories]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
number=39|
|image = Cold Assassin.jpg
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]]
companions= none|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= unknown and [[Koto]]|
|companions =  
year= TARDIS|  
|enemy = [[Koto]]
writer= [[Steve Cole]] |
|setting = TARDIS  
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] |  
|writer = Steve Cole
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] |
|artist = [[Lee Sullivan]]
lettering= not stated |
|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]]
editor= [[Claire Lister]]|
|letterer =
publication_title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Magazine)]]|
|editor = [[Claire Lister]]
publication_dates= 6th [[March]] [[2008]]|
|publication = [[DWBIT 39]]  
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|release date= 5 March 2008
format= Comic - Part 2 of 4 (4 pages)|
|publisher = GE Fabbri Ltd
previous story= [[Dusty Death]] |
|format = Comic - Part 2 of 4 (4 pages)
next story= [[Designs of the Dust]]|
|prev = Dusty Death (comic story)
|next = Designs of the Dust (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Cold Assassin''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''. It was written by [[Steve Cole]].


==Opening Tag==
== Opening narration box ==
The Doctor has just left a strangely empty prison cell on a desert planet ..
The Doctor has just left a strangely empty prison cell on a desert planet...


==Summary==
== Summary ==
While trying to choose his next destination the Doctor is suddenly aware of how dusty the TARDIS is inside and especially the console. Still reflecting on his escape from the empty prison cell, the TARDIS (while still in flight), is invaded by Koto (a bounty hunter) intent on absorbing every particle of light, heat and air from the TARDIS using his crystalline blue body. The Doctor demands to know why and is told Koto received a justice force auto-alert. The Doctor is wanted for his part in helping a war criminal escape from imprisonment. The Doctor explains the cell was empty but Koto will hear no excuses and begins absorption of the TARDIS in an attempt to eliminate the Doctor before recapturing the prisoner. As the sudden cold begins to bite the Doctor changes into a yellow survival suit from the TARDIS wardrobe (where his previous outfits are housed).. Koto has absorbed all the heat from the TARDIS and the survival suit so the Doctor rapidly cools down the bounty hunter with a fire extinguisher, a bucket of ice and a sudden snowstorm. Koto’s sudden cooling down causes a short in the creatures thermal balance and sends him back to where he came from. As the Doctor still puzzles over the “war criminal” reference a face can be seen in the dust.
While trying to choose his next destination, the Doctor is suddenly aware of how dusty the TARDIS is, especially the console. The TARDIS, still in flight, is invaded by [[Koto]]. Koto is a bounty hunter, intent on absorbing every particle of light, heat and air from the TARDIS with his crystalline blue body. The Doctor demands to know why and is told Koto received a justice force auto-alert. The Doctor is wanted for his part in helping a war criminal escape from imprisonment. The Doctor explains the cell was empty, but Koto will hear no excuses. He begins absorption of the TARDIS to eliminate the Doctor before recapturing the prisoner.


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As the sudden cold begins to bite, the Doctor changes into a yellow survival suit from the TARDIS wardrobe, where his old outfits are housed. Koto has absorbed all the heat from the TARDIS and the survival suit, so the Doctor rapidly cools down the bounty hunter with a fire extinguisher, a bucket of ice and a sudden snowstorm. Koto's sudden cooling down causes a short in the creature's thermal balance. This sends him back to where he came from. As the Doctor still puzzles over the “war criminal” reference, a face can be seen in the dust.
[[Image:BITCS39.jpg|450px|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]]
 
==Characters==
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Koto]] – Giant blue crystalline bounty hunter with the special ability to absorb air, heat and light by his body.
* [[Koto]]


==Original Print Details ==
== Worldbuilding ==
Installment, publication title with page count and closing caption.
''to be added''
* 2/4 [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Issue 39)]] (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.  
* Supporting the series of collectible ''Doctor Who'' trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page, individually titled comic of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
* Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with [[Doctor Who Adventures (Magazine)]], it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* The TARDIS’s winding DNA like stairwell to the wardrobe area of the ship (first seen in [[The Christmas Invasion]]), shows the first six former-Doctors coats displayed on a hanging rail.
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].
* The TARDIS's winding [[DNA]]-like stairwell to the wardrobe area of the ship (first seen in ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') shows the coats of the Doctor's first incarnations displayed on a hanging rail.


==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, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].  
* 2/4 [[DWBIT 39]] (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 22:28, 23 January 2024

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Cold Assassin was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cole.

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

The Doctor has just left a strangely empty prison cell on a desert planet...

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

While trying to choose his next destination, the Doctor is suddenly aware of how dusty the TARDIS is, especially the console. The TARDIS, still in flight, is invaded by Koto. Koto is a bounty hunter, intent on absorbing every particle of light, heat and air from the TARDIS with his crystalline blue body. The Doctor demands to know why and is told Koto received a justice force auto-alert. The Doctor is wanted for his part in helping a war criminal escape from imprisonment. The Doctor explains the cell was empty, but Koto will hear no excuses. He begins absorption of the TARDIS to eliminate the Doctor before recapturing the prisoner.

As the sudden cold begins to bite, the Doctor changes into a yellow survival suit from the TARDIS wardrobe, where his old outfits are housed. Koto has absorbed all the heat from the TARDIS and the survival suit, so the Doctor rapidly cools down the bounty hunter with a fire extinguisher, a bucket of ice and a sudden snowstorm. Koto's sudden cooling down causes a short in the creature's thermal balance. This sends him back to where he came from. As the Doctor still puzzles over the “war criminal” reference, a face can be seen in the dust.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page, individually titled comic of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
  • The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
  • The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.
  • The TARDIS's winding DNA-like stairwell to the wardrobe area of the ship (first seen in The Christmas Invasion) shows the coats of the Doctor's first incarnations displayed on a hanging rail.

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

  • 2/4 DWBIT 39 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED...
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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