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{{Infobox Comic|
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comic name= Samurai's Secret|
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|image= DWA CS 177 Samurais Secret.jpg
number=177|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|number=177
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
enemy=|
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
year= [[Japan]] [[13th century]]|  
|featuring= Shoju
writer= [[Oli Smith]]|
|setting= [[Japan]], [[13th century]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|writer= Oli Smith
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
lettering=  |
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|letterer=
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA Issue 177|Issues 177]]|
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
publication_dates= [[29th July |29]] [[July]] [[2010]]|
|publication= [[DWA 177]]
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|release date= 29 July 2010
format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
previous story= [[Blue Skies Thinking]]|
|format= Comic
next story= [[A Mess of Trouble]] |
|epcount = 1
}}
|prev= Blue Skies Thinking (comic story)
|next= A Mess of Trouble (comic story)
}}'''''Samurai's Secret''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]] ''comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive in a small boat just in time to save some of the villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th century Japanese village is flooded once again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villages claim they already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, [[Shoju]]. In return for protecting the village Shoju would be allowed to stay but his efforts aren’t good enough. Accepting his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctors invitation to join him and Amy on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life, has travelled the stars, and finally found a place of honour and honesty, and that all he wants now is acceptance by the villagers, the Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding them of. In his true form (a dragon) he scared the villagers and uses his technology to disguise himself like a chameleon, as a Samurai. But the effect is short lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air causing the floods that threaten the village itself. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor does what he knows best – and breaks Shoju’s chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive in a small boat just in time to save some villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th-century Japanese village is flooded yet again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villagers already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, [[Shoju]]. In return for protecting the village, Shoju is allowed to stay but his efforts aren't good enough.


Taking his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join Amy and him on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life. He has travelled the stars and finally found a place of honour and honesty. All he wants now is acceptance by the villagers.


==Characters==
The Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding the village of. In this true form, he scared the villagers and used his technology to disguise himself, chameleon-like, as a samurai. However the effect is short-lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air, causing the floods that threaten the village.
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
 
Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor does what he knows best — and breaks Shoju's chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore, the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Shoju]]
* [[Shoju]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours was bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Self contained one part stories were the norm.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


===Original print details===
=== Original print details ===
: Publication with page count and closing captions
: Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA Issue 177]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy  
# [[DWA 177]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy
* No reprints to date.
== Continuity ==
''to be added''


==Continuity==
{{Eleventh Doctor DWA comics}}
''to be added''
{{TitleSort}}


==External Links==
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
[[Category:Doctor Who Adventures comic stories]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 13th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 13th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in Japan]]
[[Category:Stories set in Japan]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Latest revision as of 20:20, 3 November 2024

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Samurai's Secret was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Amy Pond arrive in a small boat just in time to save some villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th-century Japanese village is flooded yet again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villagers already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, Shoju. In return for protecting the village, Shoju is allowed to stay — but his efforts aren't good enough.

Taking his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join Amy and him on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life. He has travelled the stars and finally found a place of honour and honesty. All he wants now is acceptance by the villagers.

The Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding the village of. In this true form, he scared the villagers and used his technology to disguise himself, chameleon-like, as a samurai. However the effect is short-lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air, causing the floods that threaten the village.

Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor does what he knows best — and breaks Shoju's chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore, the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 177 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added