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|image= Frobisher equipped.jpg | |number in range = 42 | ||
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |image = Frobisher equipped.jpg | ||
|doctor= Sixth Doctor | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|companions= [[ | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|enemy= [[Self-replicating robot]]s | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]] | ||
|setting= [[Zazz]] | |enemy = [[Self-replicating robot]]s | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[Zazz]]<br>[[Zazz's moon]] | ||
|penciller= [[John Ridgway]] | |writer = Jamie Delano | ||
|inker= [[Tim Perkins]] | |penciller = [[John Ridgway]] | ||
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]] | |inker = [[Tim Perkins]] | ||
|editor = [[Sheila Cranna]] | |||
|letterer=[[Richard Starkings]] | |letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] | ||
|publication= [[DWM 123]]-[[DWM 126|126]] | |publication = [[DWM 123]]-[[DWM 126|126]] | ||
| | |reprint = The World Shapers (graphic novel) | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |release date = 12 March - 11 June 1987 | ||
|format= Comic | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|prev= Profits of Doom (comic story) | |format = Comic | ||
|next= The World Shapers (comic story) | |epcount = 4 | ||
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|next = The World Shapers (comic story) | |||
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'''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | '''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
A review of the compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written", and would have been the hit of the season if the [[BBC]] had been able to afford to produce it for [[television]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Professor | The [[Sixth Doctor]] attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Strut|Professor Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within. It begins to plague the [[planet]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor]] | * [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Frobisher]] | * [[Frobisher]] | ||
* [[Peri]] | * [[Peri Brown]] | ||
* [[Strut]] | * [[Strut]] | ||
* [[Lorduke of Zazz]] | * [[Lorduke of Zazz]] | ||
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* [[Monektoni Shug]] | * [[Monektoni Shug]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== | === Planets === | ||
* The Doctor and Frobisher | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] vacation on the [[planet]] [[Halcya]] which the Doctor comments is the "perfect place to retire" as there is "no danger, no hardships, no unpleasant surprises". | ||
=== | === Food and beverages === | ||
* Frobisher sings the theme song from ''[[Fireball XL5]]''. | * [[Frobisher]] comments that [[Halcya]] is boring like a "[[curry]] without the [[spice]]". | ||
* The [[Lorduke of Zazz]] offers [[Peri Brown|Peri]] [[Jitter Juice]]. | |||
* [[Monektoni Shug]] drinks several bottles of [[Numbly Juice]]. | |||
=== Mythology === | |||
* [[Frobisher]] comments that [[Halcya]] is boring like "[[Eden]] without the [[snake]]". | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] has received many [[party]] invitations over the years including: an invitation to one of [[Heliogabalus]]' dos, who is known for having some of his guests smothered in [[rose petals]], the funeral feast for the [[Whale-King of Strum]], one for each of [[Henry VIII]]'s six weddings and a [[High Tide Party]] with the [[Slime Toads of Uloth]]. | |||
* [[Frobisher]] randomly selects an invitation to attend the twenty-first birthday bash of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]]. | |||
* Frobisher cries out "Jumping [[Jules Verne]]". | |||
=== Species === | |||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions that [[Katz]] of [[Zazz]] are distant descendants of an [[Earth]] [[colony]]. | |||
* [[Frobisher]] corrects a [[Bouncer (The Gift)|bouncer]] that he is a [[Whifferdill]] rather than a [[bird]]. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* [[Harlm Town]]. [[Kotn Klub]]. | |||
* [[Hi-De-Ho Klub]] | |||
horn dukebox, [[Gonfor Major]], [[Gonfor Minor]], [[Mondria]], [[Zofton Cargo-Lugger]], [[Servotron]], [[Radarscope]]s and [[distress beacon]]. [[spider]] of [[mars]], [[NASA]] pressure suit, | |||
* The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''. | |||
* Frobisher sings the theme song from ''[[Fireball XL5]]'' and ''[[Space Oddity]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | * This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | ||
* The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages | * The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about [[Hollywood]] actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years). | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#gift|The Gift}} | |||
{{Sixth Doctor DWM comics}} | {{Sixth Doctor DWM comics}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1987 comic stories]] | [[Category:1987 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Four part comics]] | |||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor comic stories]] | |||
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The Gift was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.
A review of the compilation in DWM 398 held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written", and would have been the hit of the season if the BBC had been able to afford to produce it for television.
Summary
The Sixth Doctor attends the party of the Lorduke of Zazz at the behest of Peri and Frobisher. They deliver a package for Professor Strut, only to find a self-replicating robot within. It begins to plague the planet.
Plot
to be added
Characters
Worldbuilding
Planets
- The Doctor, Peri and Frobisher vacation on the planet Halcya which the Doctor comments is the "perfect place to retire" as there is "no danger, no hardships, no unpleasant surprises".
Food and beverages
- Frobisher comments that Halcya is boring like a "curry without the spice".
- The Lorduke of Zazz offers Peri Jitter Juice.
- Monektoni Shug drinks several bottles of Numbly Juice.
Mythology
Individuals
- The Doctor has received many party invitations over the years including: an invitation to one of Heliogabalus' dos, who is known for having some of his guests smothered in rose petals, the funeral feast for the Whale-King of Strum, one for each of Henry VIII's six weddings and a High Tide Party with the Slime Toads of Uloth.
- Frobisher randomly selects an invitation to attend the twenty-first birthday bash of the Lorduke of Zazz.
- Frobisher cries out "Jumping Jules Verne".
Species
- The Doctor mentions that Katz of Zazz are distant descendants of an Earth colony.
- Frobisher corrects a bouncer that he is a Whifferdill rather than a bird.
Locations
horn dukebox, Gonfor Major, Gonfor Minor, Mondria, Zofton Cargo-Lugger, Servotron, Radarscopes and distress beacon. spider of mars, NASA pressure suit,
- The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a steamboat called Sea Sharp.
- Frobisher sings the theme song from Fireball XL5 and Space Oddity.
Notes
- This story was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel.
- The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about Hollywood actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years).
Continuity
to be added
External links
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