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comic name= Profits of Doom |
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Sixth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
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doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|range          = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
companions= [[Frobisher]], [[Peri]] |
|number in range = 41
enemy= [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]<br>[[Profiteer|The Profiteers]]|
|image          = Profits of Doom.jpg
year= the [[Mayflower]];<br>[[24th century|24th]] or [[25th century]]|
|series         = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
writer= [[Mike Collins]]|
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
artist= [[John Ridgway]] (pencils)<br>[[Tim Perkins]] (inks)|
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]]
editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]|
|enemy           = [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]
colourist=|
|setting        = ''[[Mayflower]]'', [[7 January]] [[2321]]
lettering=[[Annie Parkhouse|Annie Halfacree]]|
|writer         = Mike Collins
publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] [[DWM Issue 120|120]]-[[DWM Issue 122|122]]|
|penciller      = [[John Ridgway]]
publication dates= [[January]] - [[March]] [[1987]]|
|inker          = [[Tim Perkins]]
publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|
|editor         = [[Sheila Cranna]]
format= Comic - 3 parts|
|letterer        = [[Annie Halfacree]]
previous story= [[Changes]]|
|publication     = [[DWM 120]]-[[DWM 122|122]]
next story= [[The Gift]]|
|release date    = 11 December 1986-12 February 1987
}}
|publisher       = Marvel Comics
==Summary==
|format         = Comic
|epcount        = 3|reprint=The World Shapers (graphic novel)
|prev            = Changes (comic story)
|next            = The Gift (comic story)|The Gift (comic story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
 
== Summary ==
Arriving on the ''[[Mayflower]]'', the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] find themselves under attack.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
*[[Frobisher]]
* [[Frobisher]]
*[[Peri]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
*[[Kara (Profits of Doom)|Kara]]
* [[Kara McAllista]]
*[[Monitor (Profits of Doom)|Monitor]]
* [[Monitor (Profits of Doom)|Monitor]]
*[[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]
* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]]
 
== 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]], 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.


==Notes==
=== Individuals ===
*Reprinted in [[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers Graphic Novel]]
* [[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"''.


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*Arcadia (the planet) appears in [[NA]]: ''[[Deceit]]''.
* 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.


==[[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Continuity ==
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Changes]]''
* 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)}})
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Gift (comic strip)|The Gift]]''
* 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]]

to be added

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
Peri & Davros
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