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{{Infobox Comic | {{Infobox Comic | ||
|comic name= The Gift | |comic name= The Gift | ||
|image= [[ | |image= [[File:Frobisher equipped.jpg|250px]] | ||
|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -< | |series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Sixth Doctor comic strip stories]] | ||
|doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]] | |doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|companions= [[Frobisher]]<br>[[Peri Brown]] | |companions= [[Frobisher]]<br />[[Peri Brown]] | ||
|enemy= [[Self-replicating robot | |enemy= [[Self-replicating robot]]s | ||
|year= <ul><li>[[Zazz]]</li><li>[[Zazz's moon]]</li></ul> | |year= <ul><li>[[Zazz]]</li><li>[[Zazz's moon]]</li></ul> | ||
|writer= [[Jamie Delano]] | |writer= [[Jamie Delano]] | ||
|artist= [[John Ridgway]] (pencils)<br>[[Tim Perkins]] (inks) | |artist= [[John Ridgway]] (pencils)<br />[[Tim Perkins]] (inks) | ||
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]] | |editor=[[Sheila Cranna]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
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'''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was later republished in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel and a review of that compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It went on to claim that ''The Gift'' would be the hit of the season, if only the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] could afford to produce it for [[television]]. | '''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was later republished in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel and a review of that compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It went on to claim that ''The Gift'' would be the hit of the season, if only the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] could afford to produce it for [[television]]. | ||
==Synopsis== | == Synopsis == | ||
The Doctor attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Professor]] [[Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within and it begins to plague the [[planet]]. | The Doctor attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Professor]] [[Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within and it begins to plague the [[planet]]. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Frobisher]] | * [[Frobisher]] | ||
*[[Peri]] | * [[Peri]] | ||
*[[Strut]] | * [[Strut]] | ||
*[[Lorduke of Zazz]] | * [[Lorduke of Zazz]] | ||
*[[Servatron]] | * [[Servatron]] | ||
*[[Monektoni Shug]] | * [[Monektoni Shug]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Individual boats and ships|Individual boats and ships]]=== | === [[:Category:Individual boats and ships|Individual boats and ships]] === | ||
*The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[wikipedia:Steamboat|steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''. | * The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[wikipedia:Steamboat|steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''. | ||
===[[:Category:Songs from the real world|Songs from the real world]]=== | === [[:Category:Songs from the real world|Songs from the real world]] === | ||
*Frobisher sings ''[[Fireball XL5]]''. | * Frobisher sings ''[[Fireball XL5]]''. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | * This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==[[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Profits of Doom]]'' | * This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Profits of Doom]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#gift|The Gift}} | * {{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#gift|The Gift}} | ||
{{comic stub}} | {{comic stub}} | ||
{{Early Sixth doctor DWM comics}} | {{Early Sixth doctor DWM comics}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories|Gift]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories|Gift]] | ||
[[Category:Stories released in 1987]] | [[Category:Stories released in 1987]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 5 November 2011
- For other uses see: The Gift.
The Gift was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was later republished in The World Shapers graphic novel and a review of that compilation in DWM 398 held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It went on to claim that The Gift would be the hit of the season, if only the BBC could afford to produce it for television.
Synopsis
The Doctor attends the party of the Lorduke of Zazz at the behest of Peri and Frobisher. They deliver a package for Professor Strut, only to find a self-replicating robot within and it begins to plague the planet.
Characters
References
Individual boats and ships
Songs from the real world
- Frobisher sings Fireball XL5.
Notes
- This story was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel.
Continuity
to be added
Timeline
- This story takes place after DWM: Profits of Doom
- This story takes place before DWM: The World Shapers
External links
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