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{{Infobox Story
|range          = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
|name= Profits of Doom!
|number in range = 41
|image=Profits of Doom.jpg  
|image           = Profits of Doom.jpg
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|series         = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor= Sixth Doctor
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
|companions= [[Frobisher]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]]  
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]]
|enemy= [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]], [[Profiteer of Ephte|Profiteers of Ephte]]
|enemy           = [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]
|setting= The ''[[Mayflower]]'', [[7 January]] [[2321]]
|setting         = ''[[Mayflower]]'', [[7 January]] [[2321]]
|writer= [[Mike Collins]]
|writer         = Mike Collins
|penciller= [[John Ridgway]]  
|penciller       = [[John Ridgway]]
|inker= [[Tim Perkins]]  
|inker           = [[Tim Perkins]]
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]
|editor         = [[Sheila Cranna]]
|colourist=
|letterer       = [[Annie Halfacree]]
|letterer=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|publication     = [[DWM 120]]-[[DWM 122|122]]
|publication= [[DWM 120]]-[[DWM 122|122]]
|release date   = 11 December 1986-12 February 1987
|release date= [[January (releases)|January]] - [[March (releases)|March]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|publisher       = Marvel Comics
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|format         = Comic
|format= Comic - 3 parts (24 pages)
|epcount        = 3|reprint=The World Shapers (graphic novel)
|prev= Changes (comic story)
|prev           = Changes (comic story)
|next= The Gift (comic story)|The Gift (comic story)
|next           = The Gift (comic story)|The Gift (comic story)
}}
}}{{comic stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Arriving on the ''[[Mayflower]]'', the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] find themselves under attack.
Arriving on the ''[[Mayflower]]'', the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] find themselves under attack.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Peri]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Kara McAllista]]
* [[Kara McAllista]]
* [[Monitor (Profits of Doom)|Monitor]]
* [[Monitor (Profits of Doom)|Monitor]]
* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]  
* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]
* [[Profiteer of Ephte|Profiteers]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
===== The Doctor =====
* The Doctor has described the TARDIS as "the primary social artefact upon which Gallifreyan culture made its quantum evolutionary bound from time-locked to time-spanned."
* Among potential candidates for a holiday retreat include the planet [[Argolis]], [[Quiexly Major]], [[Placet]] and [[Trantor]]. The Doctor dismisses each, respectively, for past ''faux pas'', being "too touristy", having "crazy geography" and being "far too cosmopolitan." Eventually, he decides on a holiday to [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]], a paradise [[planet]].
* Indulging in his penchant for recitation, the Doctor quotes [[William Wordsworth]]'s ''Resolution and Independence''.
 
=== The TARDIS ===
* The TARDIS chambers include the [[Falloean Gardens]] and the [[Bagdejalucian]] phosphorescent anti-gravity shrubs. The [[Diamond Avenue]] features the brightest gems from a dozen star systems.
* Frobisher plays [[chess]] with the TARDIS console and loses, though he claims that it cheated.


== References ==
=== Planets ===
* The Doctor suggests to Peri and Frobisher a holiday to [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]], a paradise [[planet]].
* [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]] is described as a planet of "verdant rolling fields, glittering still lakes, vast cloudless skies."
* The [[Profiteer of Ephte|Profiteers of Ephte]] come from [[Ephte Major]], their tax haven on the spur of [[Friedman's Curve]], and are an ancient race who have ravaged the galaxy under the philosophy of "profit or die". They communicate in a number-orientated language. When Peri and Frobisher are captured, they intend to sell them off to other races for enormous profit. Peri will go to the [[Grodomorph]]s of [[Cebalias Alpha]] as a [[handmaiden]] and Frobisher to the [[Tralfamadorian]]s of [[Vonnegut]] as a [[zoo]] animal.
 
=== Individuals ===
* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]], a Methuselah-like figure, also adopted the titles of a 14th-century grand schemer in Rome and Vincent Grant, who unified the Western Alliance in the 22nd-century.
* [[Kara McAllista]] is a third-class maintenance technician responsible for the cryo-sleep chambers aboard the ''Mayflower''. One of ten awoken every six months and assisted by a mobile robot designated as Monitor. She curses with the epithets of ''"skaj"'', ''"seg-jak"'' and ''"what the jaxx"''.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was reprinted in the Panini Graphic Novel ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]''.
* This story was reprinted in the [[Panini Comics]] graphic novel ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]''.
* The planet [[Trantor]] featured as a prominent location in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''Foundation'' series. It was the location of the First Galactic Empire and a single planet-wide city with a heavy dependence on external trade to maintain its stability.
* The [[Tralfamadorian]]s of [[Vonnegut]] feature in [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s ''Slaughterhouse Five''. A story with a singularly unusual approach to time travel. Their potential interest in Frobisher as a zoo animal echoes the protagonist, Billy, and his own experiences in the novel.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The planet Arcadia appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit]]''.
* Frustrated with the quiet, Peri asks to visit somewhere where she won't see "[[Irna|furry alien princesses]]", ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Nature of the Beast! (comic story)}}) "[[Shockeye o' the Quawncing Grig|alien chefs]]", ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) [[Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)}}) or [[Tremas Master|the Master]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of Fire (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Mark of the Rani (TV story)}})
* The Doctor wishes to avoid [[Argolis]] after what happened during his last visit. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Leisure Hive (TV story)}})
* The Doctor laments the loss of [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Visitation (TV story)}})


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Dwrefguide|comic6.htm#profitofdoom|Profits of Doom!}}
{{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#profitofdoom|Profits of Doom!}}
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Profits of Doom! was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Arriving on the Mayflower, the Sixth Doctor, Peri and Frobisher find themselves under attack.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
  • The Doctor has described the TARDIS as "the primary social artefact upon which Gallifreyan culture made its quantum evolutionary bound from time-locked to time-spanned."
  • Among potential candidates for a holiday retreat include the planet Argolis, Quiexly Major, Placet and Trantor. The Doctor dismisses each, respectively, for past faux pas, being "too touristy", having "crazy geography" and being "far too cosmopolitan." Eventually, he decides on a holiday to Arcadia, a paradise planet.
  • Indulging in his penchant for recitation, the Doctor quotes William Wordsworth's Resolution and Independence.

The TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The TARDIS chambers include the Falloean Gardens and the Bagdejalucian phosphorescent anti-gravity shrubs. The Diamond Avenue features the brightest gems from a dozen star systems.
  • Frobisher plays chess with the TARDIS console and loses, though he claims that it cheated.

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Arcadia is described as a planet of "verdant rolling fields, glittering still lakes, vast cloudless skies."
  • The Profiteers of Ephte come from Ephte Major, their tax haven on the spur of Friedman's Curve, and are an ancient race who have ravaged the galaxy under the philosophy of "profit or die". They communicate in a number-orientated language. When Peri and Frobisher are captured, they intend to sell them off to other races for enormous profit. Peri will go to the Grodomorphs of Cebalias Alpha as a handmaiden and Frobisher to the Tralfamadorians of Vonnegut as a zoo animal.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Seth, a Methuselah-like figure, also adopted the titles of a 14th-century grand schemer in Rome and Vincent Grant, who unified the Western Alliance in the 22nd-century.
  • Kara McAllista is a third-class maintenance technician responsible for the cryo-sleep chambers aboard the Mayflower. One of ten awoken every six months and assisted by a mobile robot designated as Monitor. She curses with the epithets of "skaj", "seg-jak" and "what the jaxx".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was reprinted in the Panini Comics graphic novel The World Shapers.
  • The planet Trantor featured as a prominent location in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. It was the location of the First Galactic Empire and a single planet-wide city with a heavy dependence on external trade to maintain its stability.
  • The Tralfamadorians of Vonnegut feature in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. A story with a singularly unusual approach to time travel. Their potential interest in Frobisher as a zoo animal echoes the protagonist, Billy, and his own experiences in the novel.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Original run
Frobisher
Frobisher & Peri
Later stories
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