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|image= StarBeastII.jpg | |image= StarBeastII.jpg | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= | |doctor= Fourth Doctor | ||
| | |featuring= Fudge Higgins | ||
|featuring2= K9 Mark II | |||
|enemy= [[Beep]] | |enemy= [[Beep]] | ||
| | |setting= [[Blackcastle]], [[England]], [[1995]] | ||
|editor= [[Scott Gray]] | |editor= [[Scott Gray]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Gary Gillatt | ||
|artist= [[Martin Geraghty]] | |artist= [[Martin Geraghty]] | ||
|colourist= [[Paul Vyse]] | |colourist= [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
| | |letterer= [[Elitta Fell]] | ||
|publication | |publication= ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1996]]'' | ||
| | |release date= September 1995 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= Marvel Comics | ||
|format= Comic - 8 pages | |format= Comic - 8 pages | ||
| | |series = [[Doctor Who Yearbook]] comic stories | ||
|next | |prev= Blood Invocation (comic story) | ||
|next= Junk-Yard Demon II (comic story) | |||
|series2 = Star Beast duology | |||
|prev2=Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{dab_page|Star Beast (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''''Star Beast II''''' was a comic published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1996]]''. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
[[Beep]] the [[Meep]] is freed on parole after fifteen years of incarceration for his crimes. The [[Black Star]] drive with which he enslaved people has been removed from his ship. Beep returns to [[Blackcastle]], [[Earth]], where | [[Beep]] the [[Meep]] is freed on parole after fifteen years of incarceration for his crimes. The [[Black Sun (The Star Beast)|Black Sun]] drive with which he enslaved people has been removed from his ship. Beep returns to [[Blackcastle]], [[Earth]], where he had crashed years before and hidden away a spare drive. | ||
Attempting to go to [[Unicepter IV]] for [[Sharon Davies]]' wedding, the [[Fourth Doctor]] inadvertently ends up in [[Blackcastle]] where he'd first met Sharon and her schoolmate [[Fudge Higgins]]. [[ | Attempting to go to [[Unicepter IV]] for [[Sharon Davies]]' wedding, the [[Fourth Doctor]] inadvertently ends up in [[Blackcastle]], where he'd first met Sharon and her schoolmate [[Fudge Higgins]]. [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] has materialised at a cinema, so the Doctor decides to leave [[K9 Mark II|K9]] in the TARDIS (having noticed a <small>NO PETS</small> sign) and watch a ''Lassie'' film. | ||
Beep arrives at the cinema, underneath which his spare Black Star drive is buried. Holding the Doctor at gunpoint, Beep detonates a grenade to expose the buried component. The Doctor escapes from the explosion and runs into the cinema's owner, Colin Higgins | Beep arrives at the cinema, underneath which his spare Black Star drive is buried. Holding the Doctor at gunpoint, Beep detonates a grenade to expose the buried component. The Doctor escapes from the explosion and runs into the cinema's owner, Colin Higgins — a now grown-up Fudge. The two escape to the projection booth, where the Doctor converts the projector to a [[black light]] receiver. Activating it imprisons Beep within the ''Lassie'' film which was loaded into the projector. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Fudge Higgins]] | * [[Fudge Higgins]] | ||
* [[Beep]] | * [[Beep]] | ||
* [[Zagran | * [[Zagran]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Scraggs]] | ||
* [[Theka | * [[Dakon Theka]] | ||
* [[Jones (Star Beast II)|Jones]] | * [[Jones (Star Beast II)|Jones]] | ||
* | * [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Wrarth Tonight]] is broadcast on [[WTV]]. | |||
* [[Zagran]] and [[Scraggs]] wear barrister's [[wig]]s. | |||
* Beep is treated with [[White Star]] therapy to counter the [[Black Sun (The Star Beast)|Black Star]] radiation. It doesn't work. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is a sequel to [[ | * This story is a sequel to the comic story ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''. | ||
* Fudge's first | * [[Zagran]], [[Scraggs]], and [[Dakon Theka]] are identified by names on their sashes. | ||
** Judge Scraggs was male in ''[[Beep the Meep gets 3000 years (short story)|Beep the Meep gets 3000 years]]''. However, Scraggs has a feminine appearance in this story. | |||
* While [[K9 Mark II]] is heard, he is never seen during the story. | |||
* | * Fudge's real first name is revealed — he wears a name-tag on his lapel which reads <small>COLIN HIGGINS</small>. | ||
* The Doctor is wearing the burgundy version of his outfit. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Sharon Davies]]' wedding on [[Unicepter IV]] is mentioned. ([[ | * [[Sharon Davies]]' wedding on [[Unicepter IV]] is mentioned. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreamers of Death (comic story)|Dreamers of Death]]'') | ||
* The Doctor had said to Sharon at the end of ''Dreamers of Death'', after she had asked him to come back and visit her on Uniceptor IV some time, "''I'll try, Sharon... but you know the TARDIS... If I set the controls for Unicepter, it'll probably put me in Blackcastle!''" | |||
* Judge [[Scraggs]] sentenced Beep the Meep to 3000 years in prison. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beep the Meep gets 3000 years (short story)|Beep the Meep gets 3000 years]]'') | |||
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Star Beast (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Star Beast II was a comic published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1996. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beep the Meep is freed on parole after fifteen years of incarceration for his crimes. The Black Sun drive with which he enslaved people has been removed from his ship. Beep returns to Blackcastle, Earth, where he had crashed years before and hidden away a spare drive.
Attempting to go to Unicepter IV for Sharon Davies' wedding, the Fourth Doctor inadvertently ends up in Blackcastle, where he'd first met Sharon and her schoolmate Fudge Higgins. The Doctor's TARDIS has materialised at a cinema, so the Doctor decides to leave K9 in the TARDIS (having noticed a NO PETS sign) and watch a Lassie film.
Beep arrives at the cinema, underneath which his spare Black Star drive is buried. Holding the Doctor at gunpoint, Beep detonates a grenade to expose the buried component. The Doctor escapes from the explosion and runs into the cinema's owner, Colin Higgins — a now grown-up Fudge. The two escape to the projection booth, where the Doctor converts the projector to a black light receiver. Activating it imprisons Beep within the Lassie film which was loaded into the projector.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Wrarth Tonight is broadcast on WTV.
- Zagran and Scraggs wear barrister's wigs.
- Beep is treated with White Star therapy to counter the Black Star radiation. It doesn't work.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is a sequel to the comic story Doctor Who and the Star Beast.
- Zagran, Scraggs, and Dakon Theka are identified by names on their sashes.
- Judge Scraggs was male in Beep the Meep gets 3000 years. However, Scraggs has a feminine appearance in this story.
- While K9 Mark II is heard, he is never seen during the story.
- Fudge's real first name is revealed — he wears a name-tag on his lapel which reads COLIN HIGGINS.
- The Doctor is wearing the burgundy version of his outfit.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sharon Davies' wedding on Unicepter IV is mentioned. (COMIC: Dreamers of Death)
- The Doctor had said to Sharon at the end of Dreamers of Death, after she had asked him to come back and visit her on Uniceptor IV some time, "I'll try, Sharon... but you know the TARDIS... If I set the controls for Unicepter, it'll probably put me in Blackcastle!"
- Judge Scraggs sentenced Beep the Meep to 3000 years in prison. (PROSE: Beep the Meep gets 3000 years)
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