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|enemy = [[ReThinx]] | |enemy = [[ReThinx]] | ||
|editor = [[Moray Laing]] | |editor = [[Moray Laing]] | ||
| | |setting = Early [[21st century]], [[Earth]] | ||
|writer = Christopher Cooper | |||
|artist = [[John Ross]] | |artist = [[John Ross]] | ||
|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | |colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | ||
|letterer = [[Paul Vyse]] | |letterer = [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|publication = [[DWA 66]]-[[DWA 67|67]] | |publication = [[DWA 66]]-[[DWA 67|67]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 May - 5 June 2008 | ||
|publisher = BBC Magazines | |publisher = BBC Magazines | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
|prev = Windswept (comic story) | |prev = Windswept (comic story) | ||
|next = Wormhole (comic story) | |next = Wormhole (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Continuity Cap''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]]. | '''''The Continuity Cap''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]]. | ||
The comic featured a device which would switch elements of the primary ''Doctor Who'' universe with parallel realities, depicting such things as a [[The Doctor's TARDIS (The Continuity Cap)|red | The comic featured a device which would switch elements of the primary ''Doctor Who'' universe with parallel realities, depicting such things as a [[The Doctor's TARDIS (The Continuity Cap)|red telephone box TARDIS]] and a [[sonic toothbrush]]. The comic is also notable for introducing lore relating to the [[Dark Times]], certainly uncommon for the era and the typical tone of ''Doctor Who Adventures''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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=== Part 2=== | === Part 2 === | ||
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* [[Stephen Cropper's baby]] | * [[Stephen Cropper's baby]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Continuity Cap]] functions by swapping elements of the Doctor's universe with other universes. Thus, logically, all of the alternate elements of the Doctor's life come from other universes. | * The [[Continuity Cap]] functions by swapping elements of the Doctor's universe with other universes. Thus, logically, all of the alternate elements of the Doctor's life come from other universes. | ||
* In the version of Earth after the Cap is set off, [[Dodo]]s are not extinct. | * In the version of Earth after the Cap is set off, [[Dodo]]s are not extinct. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:The Continuity Cap Hyffons.jpg|thumb|A Sontaran is inserted into the comic's illustration.]] | [[File:The Continuity Cap Hyffons.jpg|thumb|A Sontaran is inserted into the comic's illustration.]] | ||
* A feature of the [[DWA 67|67th issue of ''Doctor Who Adventures'']] was that an image of the [[Sontaran]] [[Skorr]] was hidden somewhere in the magazine. Those who identified where he was hidden and mailed in a response were given a chance at winning a ''Doctor Who'' [[Uno]] set. It just happens that Skorr was hiding ''within'' the ''Continuity Cap'' comic, being hidden in a depiction of the [[Hyffon]] conflict which | * A feature of the [[DWA 67|67th issue of ''Doctor Who Adventures'']] was that an image of the [[Sontaran]] [[Skorr]] was hidden somewhere in the magazine. Those who identified where he was hidden and mailed in a response were given a chance at winning a ''Doctor Who'' [[Uno]] set. It just happens that Skorr was hiding ''within'' the ''Continuity Cap'' comic, being hidden in a depiction of the [[Hyffon]] conflict which led to the creation of the [[Continuity Cap]]. This depiction, of a Sontaran taking part in an infamous ancient war, ''does'' make sense from an in-universe perspective, despite the Sontaran clearly being a production photo edited into a 2D illustration. | ||
* Once can presume that many elements of this story, such as [[Stephen Cropper]] being knighted and the futuristic depiction of Earth, | * Once can presume that many elements of this story, such as [[Stephen Cropper]] being knighted and the futuristic depiction of Earth, are an effect of the [[Continuity Cap]]. | ||
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[[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | [[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 1 June 2024
The Continuity Cap was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble.
The comic featured a device which would switch elements of the primary Doctor Who universe with parallel realities, depicting such things as a red telephone box TARDIS and a sonic toothbrush. The comic is also notable for introducing lore relating to the Dark Times, certainly uncommon for the era and the typical tone of Doctor Who Adventures.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part 1[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part 2[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tenth Doctor
- Donna Noble
- Falanx
- Dodos
- Kevin
- Receptionist
- Lady Philomena Philpot
- Sir Stephen Cropper
- Hyffons
- Sontaran
- Stephen Cropper's significant other
- Stephen Cropper's baby
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Continuity Cap functions by swapping elements of the Doctor's universe with other universes. Thus, logically, all of the alternate elements of the Doctor's life come from other universes.
- In the version of Earth after the Cap is set off, Dodos are not extinct.
- Her hands changed to claws, Donna complains that she feels "Racnossy".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A feature of the 67th issue of Doctor Who Adventures was that an image of the Sontaran Skorr was hidden somewhere in the magazine. Those who identified where he was hidden and mailed in a response were given a chance at winning a Doctor Who Uno set. It just happens that Skorr was hiding within the Continuity Cap comic, being hidden in a depiction of the Hyffon conflict which led to the creation of the Continuity Cap. This depiction, of a Sontaran taking part in an infamous ancient war, does make sense from an in-universe perspective, despite the Sontaran clearly being a production photo edited into a 2D illustration.
- Once can presume that many elements of this story, such as Stephen Cropper being knighted and the futuristic depiction of Earth, are an effect of the Continuity Cap.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Donna mentions the Racnoss. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- The Doctor states that the cap is a device from the Dark Times. (TV: The Five Doctors, et al.)
