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|series=''[[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]'' short stories
name=Living in the Past|
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who]]|
|companions=[[Ace]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]]|
|setting = [[Mongolia]], [[Cretaceous]]
companions=[[Ace]]|
|writer=Andy Lane
year=[[Earth]], [[Cretaceous]]|
|publication= [[DWM 162]]
writer=[[Andy Lane]]|
|cover date= 14 June 1990
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 162|162]]|
|prev = The Infinity Season (short story)
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|next=Teenage Kicks (short story)
next=Teenage Kicks (short story)|
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'''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in ''DWM'' fiction. Morever, it expanded on an explanation offered in ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'' for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the [[Cretaceous]] period of [[Earth]]'s pre-history.
'''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in ''DWM'' fiction. Morever, it offered an explanation for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the [[Cretaceous]] period of [[Earth]]'s pre-history.  
 
It and the three other short stories featured in issues of ''DWM'' (''[[Scream of the Silent (short story)|Scream of the Silent]]'', ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]'' and ''[[Teenage Kicks (short story)|Teenage Kicks]]'') were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were particularly so, being prefigured by the earlier comic story ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'', and following on from ''[[Doctor Conkerer! (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer!]]'' as per a caption below its final panel.


It and ''[[Teenage Kicks]]'', which followed it, were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip.  The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, ''[[Doctor Conkerer]]'', which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace". 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in Mongolia during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in [[Mongolia]] during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]].
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]].
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[Alioramus]].
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[alioramus]].
* The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Illustrations by [[Cam Smith]].
* This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. Ace's comic debut, however, wasn't until ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]'', the following month.
* Illustrations are by [[Cam Smith]].
* [[Steve White]] is credited as dinosaur consultant.
* [[Steve White]] is credited as dinosaur consultant.
* Ogrons is misspelled as "Orgrons."


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''.
* Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''.
* The Doctor mentioned Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'', which explained why he was travelling alone during his early DWM comic appearances.
* The Doctor first mentioned that Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''.
 
== Timeline ==
This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. It is unclear precisely what story precedes this for her.  The Seventh Doctor's entire runs in DWM and IHP precede this story.  Somewhere between [[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'' and [[DWM]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell]]'' (the Seventh Doctor's first comic strip adventure), he dropped off Ace to live with dinosaurs, only to pick her up again in this short story.
So the best we can say is that:
* For the [[Seventh Doctor]], this story occurs after [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Conkerer (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer]]''
* For the Doctor and [[Ace]], this story occurs before [[PROSE]]: ''[[Teenage Kicks (short story)|Teenage Kicks]]''
 
Since ''Teenage Kicks'' is another short story, though, Ace's proper comic debut, however, isn't until [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]''.  Nevertheless, these intervening prose stories do "count" in the Marvel UK continuity, because the Doctor mentions in ''Doctor Conkerer'' that he's about to "pick Ace up".  Since both ''Conkerer'' and ''Living in the Past'' were in the same issue, the connection between the two is especially obvious.


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Living in the Past was a short story in DWM 162. It was the first appearance of Ace in DWM fiction. Morever, it expanded on an explanation offered in Train-Flight for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the Cretaceous period of Earth's pre-history.

It and the three other short stories featured in issues of DWM (Scream of the Silent, The Infinity Season and Teenage Kicks) were unusual cases of DWM prose that was narratively continuous with the DWM comic strip. The events of this story were particularly so, being prefigured by the earlier comic story Train-Flight, and following on from Doctor Conkerer! as per a caption below its final panel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor arrives in Mongolia during the Cretaceous period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of Dholes and an alien slave who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted dinosaurs to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This was the first appearance of Ace in a Marvel UK publication. Ace's comic debut, however, wasn't until Fellow Travellers, the following month.
  • Illustrations are by Cam Smith.
  • Steve White is credited as dinosaur consultant.
  • Ogrons is misspelled as "Orgrons."

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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