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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = City of Devils.jpg | |||
|image= City of Devils.jpg | |series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]] | |||
|series2 = ''DWMS'' comic stories | |series2 = ''DWMS'' comic stories | ||
|main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | |main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[K9 Mark III|K9]] | ||
|featuring= [[ | |featuring = [[Lavinia Smith|Lavinia]] | ||
|enemy = [[Dexter Townsend]] | |||
|setting= [[Egypt]], [[1983]] | |setting = [[Egypt]], [[1983]] | ||
|editor= [[John Freeman]] | |editor = [[John Freeman]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Gary Russell | ||
|artist= [[Vincent Danks]] | |artist = [[Vincent Danks]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer= [[Annie Halfacree]] | |letterer = [[Annie Halfacree]] | ||
|publication= [[DWMS Holiday 1992|DWM Holiday Special 1992]] | |publication= [[DWMS Holiday 1992|DWM Holiday Special 1992]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= August 1992 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format= | |format = Comic (8 pages) | ||
|prev= A Ship Called Sudden Death (comic story) | |epcount = 1 | ||
|next= Conflict of Interests (comic story) | |prev = A Ship Called Sudden Death (comic story) | ||
|next = Conflict of Interests (comic story) | |||
|prev2 = The Man in the Ion Mask (comic story) | |prev2 = The Man in the Ion Mask (comic story) | ||
|next2 = Flashback (comic story) | |next2 = Flashback (comic story) | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
At [[Lavinia Smith|Aunt Lavinia]]'s request, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]] join Dr [[Warren Martyn]] and his assistant, [[Dexter Townsend]], on an archaeological dig in [[Egypt]]. They have uncovered a hidden city of the [[Silurian|Eocenes]] (identified as such by K9). | |||
Dexter is only after the treasures and is killed, but the Eocenes are seeking peaceful co-existence with the humans. Warren agrees to stay so they may exchange cultures and Sarah is given free passage to return home to negotiate their terms. | Dexter is only after the treasures and is killed, but the Eocenes are seeking peaceful co-existence with the humans. Warren agrees to stay so they may exchange cultures and Sarah is given free passage to return home to negotiate their terms. | ||
Sarah is optimistic after speaking with [[the Brigadier]]. [[UNIT]] this time round seems more sympathetic. | Sarah is optimistic after speaking with [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. [[UNIT]] this time round seems more sympathetic. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Warren Martyn]] | * [[Warren Martyn]] | ||
* [[Dexter Townsend]] | * [[Dexter Townsend]] | ||
* [[Ahmed (City of Devils)|Ahmed]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* K9 reads ''[[The Adventures of Lassie]]''. | |||
* K9 mentions the planet [[Griffelian V]]. | * K9 mentions the planet [[Griffelian V]]. | ||
* Aunt Lavinia refers to K9 as "Tin-Rin-Tin-Tin". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* This comic strip story is respectfully dedicated to [[Malcolm Hulke]]. | * This comic strip story is respectfully dedicated to [[Malcolm Hulke]]. | ||
* The Silurians are correctly referred to as Eocenes because of the period from which they date. | * The Silurians are correctly referred to as Eocenes because of the period from which they date. | ||
* In the comic strip, K9 | * In the comic strip, K9 makes reference to ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' report of [[12 April]] 1929 which tells how an [[Antarctica]] expedition was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of intelligent reptiles. | ||
* The entrance to the tunnels is rich in hieroglyphics that predate {{w|Zoser}} (2650 BC) yet are more recent. | |||
* The entrance to the tunnels is rich in hieroglyphics that predate {{w|Zoser}} (2650 BC) yet are more recent | * Artist [[Vincent Danks]] includes K9 in a couple of fun, tongue-in-cheek visual gags that don't make a great deal of sense. For instance, we see K9 reading the book, ''[[The Adventures of Lassie]]'', without particularly indicating how K9 might have turned the pages. Given [[K9 Mark II]]'s continual insistence that he was not a dog, it is unclear why K9 Mark III would have been particularly interested in a dog story like ''Lassie''. Later, in [[Egypt]], K9 is shown wearing an adventurer's [[pith helmet]]. | ||
* Artist [[Vincent Danks]] includes K9 in a couple of fun, tongue-in-cheek visual gags that don't make a great deal of sense. | |||
== Publication == | == Publication == | ||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:(Publication with page count) | :(Publication with page count) | ||
* [[DWMS | * [[DWMS Holiday 1992|DWM Holiday Special 1992]], sometimes called the ''Sarah Jane Holiday Special''. 8 pages. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* K9 | * K9 relates the earlier attempt by the Doctor to negotiate a peaceful co-existence between humans and Silurians. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
{{DWM backups}} | {{DWM backups}} | ||
{{Homo Reptilian stories}} | {{Homo Reptilian stories}} | ||
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[[Category:DWM backup comic stories]] | [[Category:DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Comic stories set in Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1983]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1983]] | ||
[[Category:Silurian and Sea Devil comic stories]] | [[Category:Silurian and Sea Devil comic stories]] | ||
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[[Category:1992 comic stories]] | [[Category:1992 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:One part comics]] | ||