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{{Infobox Comic|
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comic name=[[Exhausting Evil]] |  
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image= [[Image: BIT10dr.jpg |250px]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor Comic Strip Stories]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|image= Ee.jpg
companions= [[Martha Jones]]|
|series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]]
enemy= Joseph Manver  |
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
year= Harankast |  
|companions= [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
writer= [[Claire Lister]]|
|enemy= [[Joseph Manver]]  
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]|  
|setting= [[Harankast]] 
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|writer= Claire Lister
lettering= not stated |
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]
editor= [[Ben Robinson]]|
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
publication_title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Magazine)]]|
|letterer= not stated  
publication_dates= 2nd [[May]] [[2006]]|
|editor= [[Ben Robinson]]
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|publication= [[DWBIT 17]]
format= Comic 1 Parts (4 pages)|
|release date= 2 May 2007
previous story= [[Plague Panic]] |
|publisher= GE Fabbri Ltd
next story= [[Wrath of the Warrior]]|
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= Plague Panic (comic story)
|next= Wrath of the Warrior (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Exhausting Evil''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''. It was written by [[Claire Lister]].


==Opening Tag==
== Opening narration box ==
The Doctor and Martha go sightseeing in Harankast, when the stumble on an ugly secret
The Doctor and Martha go sightseeing in Harankast, when they stumble on an ugly secret...


==Summary==
== Summary ==
The Doctor and Martha arrive on the beautiful and peaceful earth colony of [[Harankast]], where the Doctor alone hears a buzzing sound in the distance while a local vagrant who introduces himself as Joseph Manver, warns them of things not right, government conspiracies, young people disappearing and weird creatures. The Doctor and Martha’s arrival had also been watched by the native Ranfo, giant, tailed,frog-like creatures who kidnap them and take them back to their camp where an uprising against the city dwellers is being planned. The City Dwellers are destroying the planet by riding around in their new cars which produce toxic clouds which destroy the countryside. The people who once lived in harmony with the Ranfo, seem to be oblivious to their damage Then the Doctor realises that they are being influenced by a brainwashing beam that only he could hear. A multitude of artificial flies act like aerials and beams the signals to the colonists.Each of the flies carries the company logo of Manver Autos, who are also the maker of the new environmentally unfriendly cars. The vagrant they met on arrival, Joseph Manver, had picked up their arrival, and suspecting they could upset his plans to convince the colonists to buy his new cars, met the Doctor and Martha undercover to check out how much of threat they were. Manver instructs the flies to attack but Ranfo attack the flies and by using his sonic screwdriver to disable the flies shared network, the colonists are no longer under Manver’s influence. Following a joy ride back to the TARDIS on the back of the Ranfo, Joseph Manver is led away by the police.
The Doctor and Martha arrive on the beautiful and peaceful earth colony of [[Harankast]]. Only the Doctor hears a buzzing sound in the distance while a local vagrant introduces himself as Joseph Manver. Manver warns them of things not right, government conspiracies, young people disappearing and weird creatures.


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The Doctor and Martha's arrival was also seen by the native Ranfo, giant, tailed, frog-like creatures who kidnap them and take them back to their camp, where an uprising against the city dwellers is being planned. The City Dwellers are destroying the planet by riding around in their new cars which produce toxic clouds to destroy the countryside. The people, who once lived in harmony with the Ranfo, seem to be oblivious to their damage
[[Image:BITCS17.jpg|450px|Artist [[Lee Sullivan]]]]
 
==Characters==
The Doctor realises they are being influenced by a brainwashing beam that only he can hear. A multitude of artificial flies act like aerials. They beam the signals to the colonists. Each of the flies carries the logo of Manver Autos, the maker of the new environmentally unfriendly cars. The vagrant they met on arrival, Joseph Manver, had picked up their arrival. Suspecting they may upset his plans to convince the colonists to buy his new cars, he met the Doctor and Martha undercover to check out how much of a threat they pose.
 
Manver orders the flies to attack but the Ranfo attack the flies. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to disable the flies' shared network. The colonists are no longer under Manver's influence. After a joy ride back to the TARDIS on the back of the Ranfo, Joseph Manver is led away by the police.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Joseph Manver]] -  Ruthless, environmentally unfriendly car dealer who used a manufactured flies to brainwash the colonists of Harankast into buting his manufactured polluting cars. Apprended by the local authorities when his scheme was exposed.
* [[Joseph Manver]]
* [[Ranfo]] – native to the earth colony planet Harankast, these intelligent and social giant, frog-like-lizards are capable of leaping great distance and heights even with passengers on their back. For a while their harmony with the humans was threatened when their environment was being unknowing being poluted by the colonists who were brainwashed by Joseph Manvers.
* [[Ranfo]]


==Original Print Details ==
== Worldbuilding ==
Installment, publication title with page count and closing caption.
''to be added''
* 1/1 [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Issue 17)]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page, individually titled comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.  
* Supporting the series of collectible ''Doctor Who'' trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page, individually titled comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
* Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with [[Doctor Who Adventures (Magazine)]], it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* This Scooby Doo style story has a give-away clue in the first frame of the strip, where a car in the background carries Manver's logo.
* Once again the Doctor wears his glasses for precision work, this time disorienting the flies.
* Without introduction, this is Martha's first appearance.
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, [[sonic screwdriver]] and [[psychic paper]].


* Why the Ranfo would have a  “feeeding frenzy” on the artificial metal flies is unclear maybe for the sport.
=== Original print details ===
* This Scooby Doo style story has a give-away clue in the first frame of the strip where a car in the background carries Manver’s logo. Marthas comment (also in the first frame) that “most of the locals look, so Human” seems at odd with the selection of characters drawn for the background – maybe she was looking in a different direction!
* 1/1 [[DWBIT 17]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
*Once again the Doctor wears his glasses for precision work, this time disorientating the flies.
* No reprints to date.
* Without introduction this is Martha first appearance.
 
==References==
* The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, [[sonic screwdriver]] and [[psychic paper]].


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
{{TitleSort}}
* [http://www.battlesintime.com Doctor Who: Battles in Time official website, with magazine and trading cards details]


[[Category:Doctor Who stories]]
[[Category:DWBIT comic stories]]
[[Category:Tenth Doctor comic stories]]
[[Category:2007 comic stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]

Latest revision as of 21:58, 23 January 2024

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Exhausting Evil was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Claire Lister.

Opening narration box[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Martha go sightseeing in Harankast, when they stumble on an ugly secret...

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Martha arrive on the beautiful and peaceful earth colony of Harankast. Only the Doctor hears a buzzing sound in the distance while a local vagrant introduces himself as Joseph Manver. Manver warns them of things not right, government conspiracies, young people disappearing and weird creatures.

The Doctor and Martha's arrival was also seen by the native Ranfo, giant, tailed, frog-like creatures who kidnap them and take them back to their camp, where an uprising against the city dwellers is being planned. The City Dwellers are destroying the planet by riding around in their new cars which produce toxic clouds to destroy the countryside. The people, who once lived in harmony with the Ranfo, seem to be oblivious to their damage

The Doctor realises they are being influenced by a brainwashing beam that only he can hear. A multitude of artificial flies act like aerials. They beam the signals to the colonists. Each of the flies carries the logo of Manver Autos, the maker of the new environmentally unfriendly cars. The vagrant they met on arrival, Joseph Manver, had picked up their arrival. Suspecting they may upset his plans to convince the colonists to buy his new cars, he met the Doctor and Martha undercover to check out how much of a threat they pose.

Manver orders the flies to attack but the Ranfo attack the flies. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to disable the flies' shared network. The colonists are no longer under Manver's influence. After a joy ride back to the TARDIS on the back of the Ranfo, Joseph Manver is led away by the police.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page, individually titled comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
  • The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
  • This Scooby Doo style story has a give-away clue in the first frame of the strip, where a car in the background carries Manver's logo.
  • Once again the Doctor wears his glasses for precision work, this time disorienting the flies.
  • Without introduction, this is Martha's first appearance.
  • The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, sonic screwdriver and psychic paper.

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

  • 1/1 DWBIT 17 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added