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name= In the Can|
|image= DWA CS 186 In the Can.jpg
image= DWA CS 186 In the Can.jpg|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[DWA comic stories]]|
|number=186
number=186|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|enemy= [[Hebex and Eizcam]]
enemy= [[Hebex and Eizcam]]|
|setting= [[Earth]], [[2010]]  
year= [[Earth]] [[2010]]|  
|writer= Eddie Robson
writer= [[Eddie Robson]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer=  
letterer= |
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication= [[DWA 186]]
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' <br /> [[DWA 186|Issues 186]]|
|release date= 30 September 2010
release date= [[30 September|309]] [[September]] [[2010]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)|
|epcount = 1
prev= The Steel Web (comic story)|
|prev= The Steel Web (comic story)
next= Snow Globe (comic story)|
|next= Snow Globe (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''In the Can''''' is a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].
'''''In the Can''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Prime Soup is being advertised on Television across the country. Kids love it. Just as [[Katy and her Dad]] are about to open a tin fresh back from the shopping, [[Eleventh Doctor|the Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] burst in through a window.  
Prime Soup is being advertised on Television across the country. Kids love it. Just as [[Katy and her Dad]] are about to open a tin fresh back from the shopping, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] burst in through a window.


They are too late to stop the can being opened and a huge soup creature erupts. The Doctor stops it in its tracks by thickening it with [[flour]]. A batch of the cans have been recalled by the company, which the Doctor has been investigating because of its use of subliminal messages in the adverts. The Doctor and Amy leave - taking the soup can with him.  
They are too late to stop the can being opened and a huge soup creature erupts. The Doctor stops it in its tracks by thickening it with [[flour]]. A batch of the cans have been recalled by the company, which the Doctor has been investigating because of its use of subliminal messages in the adverts. The Doctor and Amy leave taking the soup can with him.


Shortly afterwards, back at the factory, all fifty-seven cans from the missing batch have been returned, to the relief of the two aliens, ([[Hebex and Eizcam]]), who are planning an invasion. When they open the cans to find out how their creatures have responded to high compression, they discover that one of the cans has been booby-trapped by the Doctor.  
Shortly afterwards, back at the factory, all fifty-seven cans from the missing batch have been returned, to the relief of the two aliens, [[Hebex and Eizcam]], who are planning an invasion. When they open the cans to find out how their creatures have responded to high compression, they discover that one of the cans has been booby-trapped by the Doctor.


The aliens are knocked out long enough to be tied up and the incubation tank for their creatures (which should have been released at a later stage of their plan) is disabled. The aliens will be taken to the galactic authorities while Amy waits for the Doctor to make some “awful soup-related pun” – but he’s not sure he CAN!
The aliens are knocked out long enough to be tied up and the incubation tank for their creatures (which should have been released at a later stage of their plan) is disabled. The aliens will be taken to the galactic authorities while Amy waits for the Doctor to make some "awful soup-related pun" — but he's not sure he CAN!


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Hebex and Eizcam]]
* [[Hebex and Eizcam]]
* [[Katy and her Dad]]
* [[Katy and her Dad]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The 57 cans released early in the plan to invade Earth with soup creatures is a reference to Heinz's 57 varieties, the company's advertising slogan.
''to be added''
* The soup brand 'Prime Soup' is probably a reference to 'primeval soup' the biological mix from which life on Earth sprang.
 
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* 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.
* 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.
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
== External links ==
{{Eleventh Doctor DWA comics}}
 
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[[Category:Stories set on Earth]]
[[Category:Stories set in Great Britain]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2010]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2010]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories released in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

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In the Can was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prime Soup is being advertised on Television across the country. Kids love it. Just as Katy and her Dad are about to open a tin fresh back from the shopping, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond burst in through a window.

They are too late to stop the can being opened and a huge soup creature erupts. The Doctor stops it in its tracks by thickening it with flour. A batch of the cans have been recalled by the company, which the Doctor has been investigating because of its use of subliminal messages in the adverts. The Doctor and Amy leave — taking the soup can with him.

Shortly afterwards, back at the factory, all fifty-seven cans from the missing batch have been returned, to the relief of the two aliens, Hebex and Eizcam, who are planning an invasion. When they open the cans to find out how their creatures have responded to high compression, they discover that one of the cans has been booby-trapped by the Doctor.

The aliens are knocked out long enough to be tied up and the incubation tank for their creatures (which should have been released at a later stage of their plan) is disabled. The aliens will be taken to the galactic authorities while Amy waits for the Doctor to make some "awful soup-related pun" — but he's not sure he CAN!

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 186 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor and Amy face danger in the snow!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added