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|name= The Gods Walk Among Us
|image = The Gods Walk Among Us.jpg  
|image=The Gods Walk Among Us.jpg  
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]]
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]]
|main character= [[Sontar (individual)|Sontar]]
|main character= [[Sontar (The Infinity Doctors)|Sontar]]
|featuring=[[Tothmes]]  
|featuring = [[Tothmes]]  
|enemy=[[Styx|Sontar]]   
|enemy=[[Styx (The Gods Walk Among Us)|Styx]]   
|year= [[Egypt]], [[1926]] and [[BC|ca. 3500 BC]]
|setting= [[Egypt]], [[1926]] and [[BC#Prehistory|ca. 3500 BC]]
|editor= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|editor= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|writer= [[John Peel]]
|writer= John Peel
|artist= [[David Lloyd]]  
|artist= [[David Lloyd]]
|colourist=  
|colourist=  
|letterer= [[Elitta Fell]]  
|letterer= [[Elitta Fell]]  
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 59|59]]
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 59|59]]
|release date= [[December]] [[1981]]
|release date= 12 November 1981
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|format= B&W 1 part / 4 pages
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= Skywatch-7 (comic story)
|prev= Skywatch-7 (comic story)
|next= Minatorius (comic story)
|next= Minatorius (comic story)
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'''''The Gods Walk Among Us''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was written by [[John Peel]].
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
An archaeological dig in [[Egypt]] uncovers a sealed tomb. The outer door is hoisted out by rope revealing the first chamber which tells the tale of the arrival of [[Styx|Sontar]]. The local labourers run away in fright except for one who warns the archaeologist not to open the inner door to Sontar's tomb. When the [[Sontaran]] first arrived he was revered as a [[god]], but was overheard by [[Tothmes]] planning the planet's use and destruction in a war with the [[Rutan]]s. Working to stop the Sontaran’s plan, the Pharaoh is misled to believe that Sontar has died (when in fact he was recharging), and accordingly, Sontar is given the burial of a Pharaoh and sealed inside a pyramid before he awakes. 5,500 years later the archaeologist discovers the trapped but rested Sontar who strangles him to death. As Sontar emerges, the direction is given to cut the rope holding the door aloft. Sontar is pinned but still living as the labourers prepare to bury him in the sand, following 5,500 year old instructions.
An archaeological dig in [[Egypt]] uncovers a sealed tomb. The outer door is hoisted out by rope revealing the first chamber which tells the tale of the arrival of [[Styx|Sontar]]. The local labourers run away in fright except for one who warns the archaeologist not to open the inner door to Sontar's tomb. When the [[Sontaran]] first arrived he was revered as a [[god]], but was overheard by [[Tothmes]] planning the planet's use and destruction in a war with the [[Rutan]]s. Working to stop the Sontaran's plan, the Pharaoh is misled to believe that Sontar has died (when in fact he was recharging), and accordingly, Sontar is given the burial of a Pharaoh and sealed inside a pyramid before he awakes. 5,500 years later the archaeologist discovers the trapped but rested Sontar who strangles him to death. As Sontar emerges, the direction is given to cut the rope holding the door aloft. Sontar is pinned but still living as the labourers prepare to bury him in the sand, following 5,500 year old instructions.
 
== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* Field Marshall [[Styx]] (Sontar, the Toad-God)
* [[Field Major]] [[Styx (The Gods Walk Among Us)|Styx]]
* [[Tothmes]]
* [[Tothmes]]
* [[Pharaoh (The Gods Walk Among Us)|an unnamed pharaoh]]
* [[Pharaoh (The Gods Walk Among Us)|Pharaoh]]
* an unnamed architect
* [[Archaeologist (The Gods Walk Among Us)|Archaeologist]]
* local Egyptians  
* Local Egyptians


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The discovery of [[Tut-Ankh-Amen|Tutankhamun]]'s tomb is twice mentioned
* The discovery of [[Tut-Ankh-Amen|Tutankhamun]]'s tomb is mentioned twice.
* [[:Category:Sontaran technology|Sontaran technology]] includes the [[Sontaran scout ship]] Styx arrived in, a slab for re-energising Sontarans, some form of translation technology, and the ion cannon emplacement which is to be brought to Earth
* Sontaran technology includes the [[Sontaran scout ship]] in which Styx arrived.
* The tomb is in a "new style". The Pharaoh's three different crowns suggest a unified Upper and Lower Egypt.  


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Styx is only referred to by his actual name and title once in the story  
* Styx is only referred to by his actual name and title once in the story.


=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
:Publication with page count and closing captions
:Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWM 59]] (4) The End
# [[DWM 59]] (4) The End


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The Gods Walk Among Us was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was written by John Peel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

An archaeological dig in Egypt uncovers a sealed tomb. The outer door is hoisted out by rope revealing the first chamber which tells the tale of the arrival of Sontar. The local labourers run away in fright except for one who warns the archaeologist not to open the inner door to Sontar's tomb. When the Sontaran first arrived he was revered as a god, but was overheard by Tothmes planning the planet's use and destruction in a war with the Rutans. Working to stop the Sontaran's plan, the Pharaoh is misled to believe that Sontar has died (when in fact he was recharging), and accordingly, Sontar is given the burial of a Pharaoh and sealed inside a pyramid before he awakes. 5,500 years later the archaeologist discovers the trapped but rested Sontar who strangles him to death. As Sontar emerges, the direction is given to cut the rope holding the door aloft. Sontar is pinned but still living as the labourers prepare to bury him in the sand, following 5,500 year old instructions.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Styx is only referred to by his actual name and title once in the story.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWM 59 (4) The End

Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in DW84 21.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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