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{{Infobox Comic|
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comic name= Foul Play|
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image= [[Image:DWA CS 174 Foul Play.jpg|250px]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
number=174|
|image= DWA CS 174 Foul Play.jpg
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|number=174
enemy=|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
year=[[2050]], [[Chronos Corporation|New Wembly Space Stadium]]|  
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
writer= [[Steve Lyons]]|
|enemy = [[Alien Footballers]]
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|setting= [[Chronos Corporation|New Wembly Space Stadium]], [[2050]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|writer= Steve Lyons
lettering=  |
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA Issue 173|Issues 173]]|
|letterer=
publication_dates= [[1st July |1]] [[July]] [[2010]]|
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|publication= [[DWA 174]]
format= Comic -  1 parts (4 pages)|
|release date= 8 July 2010
previous story= [[Mistaken Identity (DWA comic)|Mistaken Identity]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
next story= [[Attack of the GateBots!]] |
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= Mistaken Identity (comic story)
|next= Attack of the GateBots! (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Foul Play''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
It's [[2050]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium, where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad! The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by the [[Chronos Corporation]]. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition, the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch.


[[2050]] and [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad!  The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by a company called ‘[[Chronos Corporation]]’. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch. Behind the scenes the Doctor uses his psychic paper to pass himself and Amy off as laundry serviceto gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on / off lever. Without hesitation the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players. With an angry crowd outside in the stadium the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World cup was interesting because…..
Behind the scenes, the Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]] to pass himself and Amy off as laundry service to gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on/off lever. Without hesitation, the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players.


==Characters==
With an angry crowd outside in the stadium, the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit, with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World Cup was interesting because...
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor's limited knowledge of the game of football as seen in ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'' is reflected by his reference to the footballer's dirty costumes (aka 'kits').
''to be added''
* The aliens disguised as the England 2010 World Cup Squad resemble the [[Huduct]]s. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Curse of Anubis]]'')


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Written in advance of the England team's disappointing performance at the 2010 World Cup the outcome was never revealed but left open (Spain won).
* Written before the England team's performance at the 2010 World Cup, the outcome was never revealed but left open. (Spain won)
* The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours was bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* The DWA comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Self contained one part stories were the norm.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


===Original print details===
=== Original print details ===
* Publication with page count and closing captions
* Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA Issue 173]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP  
# [[DWA 173]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP
* No reprints to date.
== Continuity ==
 
==Continuity==
''to be added''
''to be added''
{{Eleventh Doctor DWA comics}}
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==External Links==
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who Adventures comic stories]]
[[Category:Comic stories set in the Sol System]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2050]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 15 March 2024

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Foul Play was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

It's 2050 and the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium, where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad! The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by the Chronos Corporation. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition, the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch.

Behind the scenes, the Doctor uses his psychic paper to pass himself and Amy off as laundry service to gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on/off lever. Without hesitation, the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players.

With an angry crowd outside in the stadium, the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit, with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World Cup was interesting because...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Written before the England team's performance at the 2010 World Cup, the outcome was never revealed but left open. (Spain won)
  • The DWA comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

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

  • Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 173 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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