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|setting= [[Cloister Room]]
|setting= [[Cloister Room]]
|writer= [[Richard Alan]]
|writer= Richard Alan
|editor=[[Gary Gillatt]]
|editor = [[Gary Gillatt]]
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]
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|letterer=[[Richard Starkings]] / [[Comicraft]]
|letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] / [[Comicraft]]
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 227|227]]
|publication= [[DWM 227]]
|release date= [[8 June (releases)|8 June]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|release date= 8 June 1995
|cover date= [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|cover date= 5 July 1995
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|format= Comic
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= Land of the Blind (comic story)
|prev= Land of the Blind (comic story)
|next= The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)
|next= The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)
|epcount=1}}{{Comic stub}}
|reprint= Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection - Volume 2
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in 1995, during a period in which the DWM comics featured past Doctors. However, the story tied-in to the [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'' released two years previously. It was set between the first and fourth parts of ''Emperor of the Daleks!''
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in 1995, during a period in which the DWM comics featured past Doctors. However, the story tied-in to the [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'' released two years previously. It was set between the first and fourth parts of ''Emperor of the Daleks!''


The title was derived from a conversation in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and this strip acted as a continuation of that debate.
The title was derived from a conversation between the [[Fourth Doctor]] and Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', and this strip acted as a continuation of the debate.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Having rescued [[Davros]] from his creations on [[Skaro]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] offers him an army of [[Dalek]]s, with the possibility that they be lifted from their obsession with mindless [[universal]] domination.
Having rescued [[Davros]] from his creations on [[Skaro]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] offers him an army of [[Dalek]]s, with the possibility that they be lifted from their obsession with mindless [[universal]] domination.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Davros]]
* [[Davros]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Davros states that the [[Kaled]]s were at war with the [[Thal]]s for centuries.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[File:Doctor in Real Time2.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor in ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''.]]
[[File:Doctor in Real Time2.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor in ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''.]]
* Illustrations of the Sixth Doctor from this comic were adapted for use in the webcast ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''.
* Illustrations of the Sixth Doctor from this comic were adapted for use in the webcast ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''.
* This is the last DWM comic to feature the Sixth Doctor except in flashbacks or imaginary stories like ''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''.
* The title comes from a line in one of Davros' monologues in the television story ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''. There, it references a hypothetical omnicidal virus. In its full context: ''"That power would set me '''up above the gods'''. And through the Daleks I shall have that power!"'
* The title comes from a line in one of Davros' monologues in the television story ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
* This story and ''Emperor of the Daleks'' set up the events of the television story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. Interestingly, the depiction of Davros's accident matches the account first given in the latter story's [[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|1990 novelisation]].
* This story and ''Emperor of the Daleks'' set up the television story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor last encountered Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''.
* The Doctor reminds Davros of the time they first met, when he was only interested in securing the survival of his people. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor and Davros are in the [[Cloister Bell|cloisters]] last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''.
* The Doctor mentions [[Spiridon|a planet]] where an army of thousands of [[Dalek]]s lies frozen, ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') which he intends to take Davros too. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'')
* The Doctor mentions [[Spiridon|a planet]] where an army of thousands of [[Dalek]]s lies frozen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
* Davros states that the [[Kaled]]s were at war for centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Up Above the Gods was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine in 1995, during a period in which the DWM comics featured past Doctors. However, the story tied-in to the Seventh Doctor comic story Emperor of the Daleks! released two years previously. It was set between the first and fourth parts of Emperor of the Daleks!

The title was derived from a conversation between the Fourth Doctor and Davros in TV: Genesis of the Daleks, and this strip acted as a continuation of the debate.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having rescued Davros from his creations on Skaro in his TARDIS, the Sixth Doctor offers him an army of Daleks, with the possibility that they be lifted from their obsession with mindless universal domination.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Davros states that the Kaleds were at war with the Thals for centuries.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor in Up Above the Gods.
The Doctor in Real Time.
  • Illustrations of the Sixth Doctor from this comic were adapted for use in the webcast Real Time.
  • The title comes from a line in one of Davros' monologues in the television story Genesis of the Daleks. There, it references a hypothetical omnicidal virus. In its full context: "That power would set me up above the gods. And through the Daleks I shall have that power!"'
  • This story and Emperor of the Daleks set up the events of the television story Remembrance of the Daleks. Interestingly, the depiction of Davros's accident matches the account first given in the latter story's 1990 novelisation.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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