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|comic name = Time Bomb! | |comic name = Time Bomb! | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File:DH8cover.jpg|250px]] | ||
|series = Death's Head Vol 1 - [[Seventh Doctor comic strip stories]] | |series = Death's Head Vol 1 - [[Seventh Doctor comic strip stories]] | ||
|main character = [[Death's Head]] | |main character = [[Death's Head]] | ||
|featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]] | |featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|enemy = [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]]<br>[[Hob]] | |enemy = [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]]<br />[[Hob]] | ||
|year = [[Los Angeles]] Resettlement, [[Earth]]; [[82nd century|8162]]<br>[[Intra-Venus, Inc.]]; [[82nd century|8162]]<br>[[Thetford]]; [[17th century|1646]]<br>[[Earth]]; [[Triassic Period]]<br>[[France]]; [[June]] [[1916]]<br>[[England|English]] pier; [[20th century]]?<br>[[New York City]] ([[Earth-616]]) | |year = [[Los Angeles]] Resettlement, [[Earth]]; [[82nd century|8162]]<br />[[Intra-Venus, Inc.]]; [[82nd century|8162]]<br />[[Thetford]]; [[17th century|1646]]<br />[[Earth]]; [[Triassic Period]]<br />[[France]]; [[June]] [[1916]]<br />[[England|English]] pier; [[20th century]]?<br />[[New York City]] ([[Earth-616]]) | ||
|writer = [[Steve Parkhouse]] | |writer = [[Steve Parkhouse]] | ||
|editor = [[Steve White]]<br>Managing editor:<br>[[Jenny O'Connor]] | |editor = [[Steve White]]<br />Managing editor:<br />[[Jenny O'Connor]] | ||
|artist = Pencils: [[Art Wetherell]]<br>Ink: [[Steve Parkhouse]]<br>[[Cover art]]:<br>[[Bryan Hitch]] & [[Mark Farmer]] | |artist = Pencils: [[Art Wetherell]]<br />Ink: [[Steve Parkhouse]]<br />[[Cover art]]:<br />[[Bryan Hitch]] & [[Mark Farmer]] | ||
|colourist = [[Louise Cassell]] | |colourist = [[Louise Cassell]] | ||
|lettering = [[Annie Halfacree]] | |lettering = [[Annie Halfacree]] | ||
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'''''Time Bomb!''''' was the second issue of the Death's Head series to cross over with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and the only issue not written by [[Simon Furman]]. | '''''Time Bomb!''''' was the second issue of the Death's Head series to cross over with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and the only issue not written by [[Simon Furman]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Death's Head]] | * [[Death's Head]] | ||
*The [[ | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
*[[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] | * [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] | ||
*[[Hob]] | * [[Hob]] | ||
*[[Thorogood|Mistress Thorogood]] | * [[Thorogood|Mistress Thorogood]] | ||
*[[Dave (Time Bomb!)|Dave]] | * [[Dave (Time Bomb!)|Dave]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The [[Dogbolter Temporal Rocket]] - a prototype [[time machine]]. | * The [[Dogbolter Temporal Rocket]] - a prototype [[time machine]]. | ||
*Death's Head notes real paper is worth four million "megabux" a ream in 8162. Hob carries a sheet with a letter of introduction. (Dollars are in use in L.A. elsewhere in the series. [[Mazuma]] are never referred to.) | * Death's Head notes real paper is worth four million "megabux" a ream in 8162. Hob carries a sheet with a letter of introduction. (Dollars are in use in L.A. elsewhere in the series. [[Mazuma]] are never referred to.) | ||
*Hob explains everything his robotic body is made from. | * Hob explains everything his robotic body is made from. | ||
*Dogbolter once again has images of previous incarnations of the Doctor he has encountered (the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sixth Doctor]]) as well as the current one. Dogbolter wants revenge on "that [[Seventh Doctor|pipsqueak Doctor]]". | * Dogbolter once again has images of previous incarnations of the Doctor he has encountered (the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sixth Doctor]]) as well as the current one. Dogbolter wants revenge on "that [[Seventh Doctor|pipsqueak Doctor]]". | ||
*The first [[Battle of the Somme]]. | * The first [[Battle of the Somme]]. | ||
*[[Thetford]]'s parish records record a sighting of Death's Head as "the Horned One". | * [[Thetford]]'s parish records record a sighting of Death's Head as "the Horned One". | ||
*A [[dinosaur]] is present in the Triassic. | * A [[dinosaur]] is present in the Triassic. | ||
*The Doctor tells a joke during his [[pantomime]] about [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]. | * The Doctor tells a joke during his [[pantomime]] about [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]. | ||
*Dave tells the Doctor that next year the panto will be [[Aladdin]]. | * Dave tells the Doctor that next year the panto will be [[Aladdin]]. | ||
*Dogbolter and Death's Head identify the Doctor as a [[Gallifreyan]]. Death's Head also calls him a [[Time Lord]]. | * Dogbolter and Death's Head identify the Doctor as a [[Gallifreyan]]. Death's Head also calls him a [[Time Lord]]. | ||
*[[Intra-Venus, Inc.|Intra-Venus HQ]] is unstaffed on Sundays. | * [[Intra-Venus, Inc.|Intra-Venus HQ]] is unstaffed on Sundays. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*As with the previous crossover with [[Doctor Who Magazine]], none of the recurring characters in ''Death's Head'' appeared other than Death's Head himself. Unlike the previous one which built heavily upon the title character of ''[[Keepsake (comic story)|Keepsake]]'' and made use of the city Death's Head lived in, only two pages are actually set in Los Angeles and remain entirely within the confines of Death's Head's office. [[Keepsake's vulture]], the only recurring character in the Death's Head series ''from'' ''Doctor Who Magazine'' is not even mentioned. | * As with the previous crossover with [[Doctor Who Magazine]], none of the recurring characters in ''Death's Head'' appeared other than Death's Head himself. Unlike the previous one which built heavily upon the title character of ''[[Keepsake (comic story)|Keepsake]]'' and made use of the city Death's Head lived in, only two pages are actually set in Los Angeles and remain entirely within the confines of Death's Head's office. [[Keepsake's vulture]], the only recurring character in the Death's Head series ''from'' ''Doctor Who Magazine'' is not even mentioned. | ||
*The two pages the Doctor and Death's Head spend in Earth-616 are never dated in this issue. The next issue specifies [[1989]] but because of [[Marvel Comics]] shifting timeline policy, the more accurate statement made in that issue is that Franklin Richards is five years old. | * The two pages the Doctor and Death's Head spend in Earth-616 are never dated in this issue. The next issue specifies [[1989]] but because of [[Marvel Comics]] shifting timeline policy, the more accurate statement made in that issue is that Franklin Richards is five years old. | ||
*The cover does not represent events that happened in the story. | * The cover does not represent events that happened in the story. | ||
===Reprints=== | === Reprints === | ||
*Reprinted in [[The Incomplete Death's Head]] Issue 9 (as a [[Maruthea]]n archive) | * Reprinted in [[The Incomplete Death's Head]] Issue 9 (as a [[Maruthea]]n archive) | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The Doctor is still carrying his [[vibrator piklok]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Voyager (comic story)|Voyager]]'') | * The Doctor is still carrying his [[vibrator piklok]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Voyager (comic story)|Voyager]]'') | ||
*Dogbolter finally achieves his goal of getting a [[time machine]]. Previous encounters with the Doctor involved trying to take [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. | * Dogbolter finally achieves his goal of getting a [[time machine]]. Previous encounters with the Doctor involved trying to take [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. | ||
*Hob later revealed on [[Maruthea]] that he and Dogbolter didn't make it to the sub-basement in time and were caught in the explosion. Hob miraculously survived and believed Dogbolter had as well. ([[The Incomplete Death's Head]]) | * Hob later revealed on [[Maruthea]] that he and Dogbolter didn't make it to the sub-basement in time and were caught in the explosion. Hob miraculously survived and believed Dogbolter had as well. ([[The Incomplete Death's Head]]) | ||
*Death's Head since being sent to 8162 ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Crossroads of Time]]'') has set up an office in LA. | * Death's Head since being sent to 8162 ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Crossroads of Time]]'') has set up an office in LA. | ||
==[[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac]]'' | * This story occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac]]'' | ||
*This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Infinity Season]]'' | * This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Infinity Season]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|deathhead.htm|Time Bomb!}} | * {{dwrefguide|deathhead.htm|Time Bomb!}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 5 November 2011
Time Bomb! was the second issue of the Death's Head series to cross over with Doctor Who Magazine and the only issue not written by Simon Furman.
Summary
to be added
Characters
References
- The Dogbolter Temporal Rocket - a prototype time machine.
- Death's Head notes real paper is worth four million "megabux" a ream in 8162. Hob carries a sheet with a letter of introduction. (Dollars are in use in L.A. elsewhere in the series. Mazuma are never referred to.)
- Hob explains everything his robotic body is made from.
- Dogbolter once again has images of previous incarnations of the Doctor he has encountered (the Fifth Doctor and Sixth Doctor) as well as the current one. Dogbolter wants revenge on "that pipsqueak Doctor".
- The first Battle of the Somme.
- Thetford's parish records record a sighting of Death's Head as "the Horned One".
- A dinosaur is present in the Triassic.
- The Doctor tells a joke during his pantomime about Napoleon.
- Dave tells the Doctor that next year the panto will be Aladdin.
- Dogbolter and Death's Head identify the Doctor as a Gallifreyan. Death's Head also calls him a Time Lord.
- Intra-Venus HQ is unstaffed on Sundays.
Notes
- As with the previous crossover with Doctor Who Magazine, none of the recurring characters in Death's Head appeared other than Death's Head himself. Unlike the previous one which built heavily upon the title character of Keepsake and made use of the city Death's Head lived in, only two pages are actually set in Los Angeles and remain entirely within the confines of Death's Head's office. Keepsake's vulture, the only recurring character in the Death's Head series from Doctor Who Magazine is not even mentioned.
- The two pages the Doctor and Death's Head spend in Earth-616 are never dated in this issue. The next issue specifies 1989 but because of Marvel Comics shifting timeline policy, the more accurate statement made in that issue is that Franklin Richards is five years old.
- The cover does not represent events that happened in the story.
Reprints
- Reprinted in The Incomplete Death's Head Issue 9 (as a Maruthean archive)
Continuity
- The Doctor is still carrying his vibrator piklok. (DWM: Voyager)
- Dogbolter finally achieves his goal of getting a time machine. Previous encounters with the Doctor involved trying to take the Doctor's TARDIS.
- Hob later revealed on Maruthea that he and Dogbolter didn't make it to the sub-basement in time and were caught in the explosion. Hob miraculously survived and believed Dogbolter had as well. (The Incomplete Death's Head)
- Death's Head since being sent to 8162 (DWM: The Crossroads of Time) has set up an office in LA.
Timeline
- This story occurs after DWM: Invaders from Gantac
- This story occurs before DWM: The Infinity Season
