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|image=Snakes and Aces-what?.jpg | |number in range = 72 | ||
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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = | ||
|setting=[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | |setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Marc Platt | ||
|artist= [[John Ridgway]] | |artist = [[John Ridgway]] | ||
|editor= | |editor = | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer= | |letterer = | ||
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 192|192]] | |publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 192|192]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1 October 1992 | ||
|publisher= | |cover date= 28 October 1992 | ||
|format= Comic - 1 part | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|prev= Memorial (comic story) | |format = Comic - 1 part | ||
|next= Pureblood | |prev = Memorial (comic story) | ||
|next = Pureblood (comic story) | |||
|series2 = [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' | |series2 = [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]] | ||
|prev2 = Nightshade (novel) | |prev2 = Nightshade (novel) | ||
|next2 = Love and War (novel) | |next2 = Love and War (novel) | ||
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'''''Cat Litter''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story published in [[DWM 192]] and set entirely within | '''''Cat Litter''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story published in [[DWM 192]] and set entirely within [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. It acted as something of a prologue for the novel ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', with [[Ace]]'s room being replaced with [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]'s. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Trapped in a TARDIS where the internal dimensions are constantly in flux, Ace | Trapped in a TARDIS where the internal dimensions are constantly in flux, Ace must find the Doctor and work out what's happening... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Ace finds that the TARDIS is cluttered with a huge amount of junk and takes it upon herself to clean it up. | Ace finds that the TARDIS is cluttered with a huge amount of junk and takes it upon herself to clean it up. She asks the Doctor for assistance, but he brushes her off, claiming he has better things to do. | ||
In the [[control room|console room]], Ace finds that a plan of the TARDIS has appeared on the [[TARDIS scanner|scanner]]. She notices that a room has just been deleted and suddenly, all around her, the environment begins to change. She has to run in a desperate attempt to find the Doctor which he eventually manages to do. He tells her that her room has been deleted and replaced by someone else's room. Ace asks him if it's another [[companion]] and he tells her the TARDIS is probably planning ahead. | In the [[control room|console room]], Ace finds that a plan of the TARDIS has appeared on the [[TARDIS scanner|scanner]]. She notices that a room has just been deleted and suddenly, all around her, the environment begins to change. She has to run in a desperate attempt to find the Doctor which he eventually manages to do. He tells her that her room has been deleted and replaced by someone else's room. Ace asks him if it's another [[companion]] and he tells her the TARDIS is probably planning ahead. | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * On the board there is a note stating "please leave bathroom as you would like to find it"<!---this is correct, I haven't missed a word out---> signed [[Frobisher]] and a so-called "[[Osiran]] spiral spine staircase". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Each panel in the first seven pages of this strip is assigned a number. This is displayed in the corner of each one, counting down from forty-five. | * Each panel in the first seven pages of this strip is assigned a number. This is displayed in the corner of each one, counting down from forty-five. | ||
* A double-page spread is taken up by twenty-three panels that form something akin to a [[snakes and ladders]] board. | * A double-page spread is taken up by twenty-three panels that form something akin to a [[snakes and ladders]] board. | ||
* An opening annotation places this story directly after what are referred to as the consecutive events of ''[[Memorial (comic story)|Memorial]]'' and ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''. | |||
* This is the last DWM comic to feature a young teenage Ace until ''[[Ground Zero (comic story)|Ground Zero]]''. At the same time in the books, Ace was written out in favour of [[Bernice Summerfield]], a change that is heralded by Ace's room being deleted in this strip. It is replaced with Benny's. | |||
* A closing caption states "After ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''. A new [[companion]] and...[[Sontaran]]s!" | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The [[TARDIS storeroom]] contains the inert body of [[C.Y.R.I.L.]], previously seen in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)|Once Upon a Time-Lord]]''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 21 March 2024
Cat Litter was a Seventh Doctor comic story published in DWM 192 and set entirely within the TARDIS. It acted as something of a prologue for the novel Love and War, with Ace's room being replaced with Benny's.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Trapped in a TARDIS where the internal dimensions are constantly in flux, Ace must find the Doctor and work out what's happening...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ace finds that the TARDIS is cluttered with a huge amount of junk and takes it upon herself to clean it up. She asks the Doctor for assistance, but he brushes her off, claiming he has better things to do.
In the console room, Ace finds that a plan of the TARDIS has appeared on the scanner. She notices that a room has just been deleted and suddenly, all around her, the environment begins to change. She has to run in a desperate attempt to find the Doctor which he eventually manages to do. He tells her that her room has been deleted and replaced by someone else's room. Ace asks him if it's another companion and he tells her the TARDIS is probably planning ahead.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- On the board there is a note stating "please leave bathroom as you would like to find it" signed Frobisher and a so-called "Osiran spiral spine staircase".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Each panel in the first seven pages of this strip is assigned a number. This is displayed in the corner of each one, counting down from forty-five.
- A double-page spread is taken up by twenty-three panels that form something akin to a snakes and ladders board.
- An opening annotation places this story directly after what are referred to as the consecutive events of Memorial and Nightshade.
- This is the last DWM comic to feature a young teenage Ace until Ground Zero. At the same time in the books, Ace was written out in favour of Bernice Summerfield, a change that is heralded by Ace's room being deleted in this strip. It is replaced with Benny's.
- A closing caption states "After Love and War. A new companion and...Sontarans!"
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS storeroom contains the inert body of C.Y.R.I.L., previously seen in COMIC: Once Upon a Time-Lord.
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