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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Slimmer.jpg | |image= Slimmer.jpg | ||
|series= [[Seventh Doctor comic stories]] | |series= [[Seventh Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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|enemy= The [[Gromungus]] | |enemy= The [[Gromungus]] | ||
|setting= | |setting= | ||
|writer= | |writer= Mike Collins, Tim Robins | ||
|artist= [[Geoff Senior]] | |artist= [[Geoff Senior]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer=[[Stuart Bartlett]] | |letterer = [[Stuart Bartlett]] | ||
|publication= ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' 11 | |publication= ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' 11 | ||
|release date= | |release date= 16 December 1989 | ||
|publisher= Marvel UK | |publisher= Marvel UK | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|prev= The Enlightenment of Ly-Chee the Wise (comic story) | |prev= The Enlightenment of Ly-Chee the Wise (comic story) | ||
|next= Nineveh (comic story) | |next= Nineveh! (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Slimmer!''''' was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back-up strip which appeared in the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' #11. | '''''Slimmer!''''' was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back-up strip which appeared in the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' #11. Like all in the series, it was monochromatic and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] travelling alone at the beginning and ending of the story. | ||
Unlike most ''Doctor Who'' comic stories published by [[Marvel UK]], ''Slimmer'' had a light, comedic tone that bordered on parody. | Unlike most ''Doctor Who'' comic stories published by [[Marvel UK]], ''Slimmer'' had a light, comedic tone that bordered on parody. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] goes to [[Weight-A-Way|a health club in space]], he encounters [[Gromungus|the universe's biggest glutton]], who threatens to eat him alive! | When the [[Seventh Doctor]] goes to [[Weight-A-Way|a health club in space]], he encounters [[Gromungus|the universe's biggest glutton]], who threatens to eat him alive! | ||
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* Mr [[Bouillabaise (Slimmer)|Bouillabaise]] | * Mr [[Bouillabaise (Slimmer)|Bouillabaise]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Due to the parodic nature of the narrative, it featured numerous references to comedic literature. | * Due to the parodic nature of the narrative, it featured numerous references to comedic literature. | ||
:* The description of [[Weight-A-Way]] as the "health club at the edge of the galaxy" is a pun on [[Douglas Adams]]' ''Restaurant at the End of the Universe''. | :* The description of [[Weight-A-Way]] as the "health club at the edge of the galaxy" is a pun on [[Douglas Adams]]' ''Restaurant at the End of the Universe''. | ||
:* The destruction of the [[Gromungus]] is evocative of the demise of {{w|Mr Creosote}} from {{wi|Monty Python's The Meaning of Life}}. | :* The destruction of the [[Gromungus]] is evocative of the demise of {{w|Mr Creosote}} from {{wi|Monty Python's The Meaning of Life}}. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The receptionist notes that the Doctor has a [[binary vascular system]] and that he has a slow pulse, a condition the Doctor is first said to exhibit in [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''. | * The receptionist notes that the Doctor has a [[binary vascular system]] and that he has a slow pulse, a condition the Doctor is first said to exhibit in [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]''. | ||
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[[Category:IHP comic stories]] | [[Category:IHP comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1989 comic stories]] | [[Category:1989 comic stories]] | ||
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