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|writer            = [[Jody Houser]]
|writer            = Jody Houser
|designer          = [[Andrew Leung (designer)|Andrew Leung]]
|designer          = [[Andrew Leung (designer)|Andrew Leung]]
|editor            = [[Jonathan Stevenson]]
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|traded            = ''[[Old Friends (graphic novel)|Old Friends]]''
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|release date      = [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] - [[11 September (releases)|11 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|release date      = 16 June - 11 September 2019
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|publisher        = Titan Comics
|publisher        = Titan Comics
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story of the regular run of ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' comic story series, published in [[2019 (releases)|2019]].
'''''Old Friends''''' was the third story of the regular run of ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' comic story series, published in [[2019 (releases)|2019]].


The story was notable as the first depiction of an actual meeting between [[the Doctor]] and [[the Corsair]], a fellow [[renegade Time Lord]] who had a posthumous but important role in the plot of the TV story ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', and had otherwise only appeared in the short story ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''.
The story was notable as the first depiction of an actual meeting between [[the Doctor]] and [[the Corsair]], a fellow [[renegade Time Lord]] who had a posthumous but important role in the plot of the TV story ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', and had otherwise only appeared in the short story ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''.
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=== Flashback ===
=== Flashback ===
* {{Gomez}}
* [[Missy]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]


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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* According to [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Jody Houser]], this story features the Sixth Corsair. <ref>https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1325637673508364293?s=20</ref>
* According to [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Jody Houser]], this story features the Sixth Corsair. <ref>https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1325637673508364293?s=20</ref>
* In the 2017 [[Adventures in Time and Space: The Roleplaying Game|Doctor Who Roleplaying Game]] series Eric’s TBD RPG, by Geek and Sundry, Jody Houser played a female version of the Corsair.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/EricsTBDRPG]</ref> This may have been an inspiration for this story.


=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor initially believes the thief to be {{Gomez}}, who she glumly cited was doing "so much better" the last time she saw her. ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')
* The Doctor initially believes the thief to be [[Missy]], who she glumly cited was doing "so much better" the last time she saw her. ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')
** She also states that "Missy" was at least the name she was going by when they last met. Indeed, Missy was the name that the Master started going by after [[regenerating]] into a female body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'')
** She also states that "Missy" was at least the name she was going by when they last met. Indeed, Missy was the name that the Master started going by after [[regenerating]] into a female body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'')
** The Doctor and [[Team TARDIS]] later encounter [[Spy Master|a male incarnation]] of the Master. On this occasion, the Doctor does not disclose to her [[companion]]s that he and Missy are one and the same. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'')
** The Doctor and [[Team TARDIS]] later encounter [[Spy Master|a male incarnation]] of the Master. On this occasion, the Doctor does not disclose to her [[companion]]s that he and Missy are one and the same. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'')

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Old Friends was the third story of the regular run of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor comic story series, published in 2019.

The story was notable as the first depiction of an actual meeting between the Doctor and the Corsair, a fellow renegade Time Lord who had a posthumous but important role in the plot of the TV story The Doctor's Wife, and had otherwise only appeared in the short story Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

In this swashbuckling instalment, the Doctor and her fam - Ryan, Yaz, and Graham - get caught up in the escapades of infamous rogue Time Lord, the Corsair! Accused of a crime she didn't commit, the Doctor becomes involved in a daring heist with her old friend in order to retrieve something valuable for the Corsair's mysterious benefactor...

This is the Corsair's first ever appearance! Includes a special feature on the history of the Corsair.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Flashback[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Artefacts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Corsair wields a sword.
  • The Corsair destroys a green aliens killgun.

Miscellaneous[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The last time the Doctor and the Corsair had a drink together, it led to the Doctor waking up inside a bank vault.
  • Graham says the Corsair looks like she's dressed as a pirate at a dinner theatre.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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13D 10[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1325637673508364293?s=20
  2. ↑ [1]
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