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comic name= Samurai's Secret|
|image= DWA CS 177 Samurais Secret.jpg
image= [[file:DWA CS 177 Samurais Secret.jpg|250px]]|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|number=177
number=177|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|featuring= Shoju
enemy=|
|setting= [[Japan]], [[13th century]]  
year= [[Japan]] [[13th century]]|  
|writer= Oli Smith
writer= [[Oli Smith]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer=
lettering=  |
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication= [[DWA 177]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA Issue 177|Issues 177]]|
|release date= 29 July 2010
publication dates= [[29th July |29]] [[July]] [[2010]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)|
|epcount = 1
previous story= [[Blue Skies Thinking]]|
|prev= Blue Skies Thinking (comic story)
next story= [[A Mess of Trouble]] |
|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 villagers claim they already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, [[Shoju]]. In return for protecting the village, Shoju will be allowed to stay but his efforts aren’t good enough. Receiving his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join him and Amy 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, 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 the village of. In his true form (a dragon) he scared the villagers and used 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. 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 were 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 ==
 
==Continuity==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
{{Eleventh Doctor DWA comics}}
* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
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[[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