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| | |image = A Suitable Showdown.jpg | ||
|series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]] | |series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]] | ||
|number=41 | |number = 41 | ||
|doctor= Tenth Doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions = | ||
|enemy= [[Skalesh]] | |enemy = [[Skalesh]] | ||
|setting=Delossa | |setting = Delossa | ||
|writer= | |writer = Steve Cole | ||
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] | |artist = [[Lee Sullivan]] | ||
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] | |colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | ||
|letterer= | |letterer = | ||
|editor= [[Claire Lister]] | |editor = [[Claire Lister]] | ||
|publication= [[ | |publication = [[DWBIT 41]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 2 April 2008 | ||
|publisher= GE Fabbri Ltd | |publisher = GE Fabbri Ltd | ||
|format= Comic - Part 4 of 4 (4 pages) | |format = Comic - Part 4 of 4 (4 pages) | ||
|prev= Designs of the Dust (comic story) | |prev = Designs of the Dust (comic story) | ||
|next= The Creative Spark (comic story) | |next = The Creative Spark (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''A Suitable Showdown''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''. It was written by [[Steve Cole]]. | |||
== Opening narration box == | == Opening narration box == | ||
An exiled alien menace has taken over the | An exiled alien menace has taken over the Doctor's suit... | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Having armed himself with a battleship, a fleet and an army of robo-assassins, Skalesh is preparing his revenge on the people of Delossa who turned him to dust and imprisoned him alone for ten centuries. The Doctor lands the TARDIS aboard | Having armed himself with a battleship, a fleet and an army of robo-assassins, Skalesh is preparing his revenge on the people of Delossa who turned him to dust and imprisoned him alone for ten centuries. The Doctor lands the TARDIS aboard Skalesh's ship and uses his sonic screwdriver to set off a frequency, a resonating chain reaction that shatters the robo-assassins. He mocks Skalesh, telling him that he can not take revenge on his people on Delossa. | ||
Skalesh is defiant and with the Doctor, heads down to the planet in a shuttle to lead his advance party of robo-assassins in their conquest. Skalesh refuses the | Skalesh is defiant and with the Doctor, heads down to the planet in a shuttle to lead his advance party of robo-assassins in their conquest. Skalesh refuses the Doctor's last chance to make peace and show he can be a force for good. On arrival, Skalesh finds his army has been disabled and the planet is now home to the Madrojar. | ||
The Doctor explains that without | The Doctor explains that without Skalesh's control his people accelerated their evolution. They have become happy gas-creatures and floated away, leaving the planet behind some four hundred years ago. Skalesh is distraught but the Madrojar are ready and waiting (having been warned by the Doctor of Skalesh's arrival). They trap Skalesh and punish him with eternal imprisonment for the crime of an attempted invasion of their planet. | ||
Skalesh is sucked from the | Skalesh is sucked from the Doctor's suit to resume his imprisonment while the Doctor leaves with the blue suit that he loves in the shuttle car en route to his tailor on Kolpasha! | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Skalesh]] | * [[Skalesh]] | ||
* [[Delossan]]s | * [[Delossan]]s | ||
* [[Madrojar]] | * [[Madrojar]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Supporting the series of | * 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]]''. | * 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]]''. | ||
* The Tenth | * The Tenth Doctor's regular costume featured designs in both blue and brown. This story uses this point to advantage. | ||
* 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, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and intelligent [[glasses]]. | |||
== | === Original print details === | ||
* | * 4/4 [[DWBIT 41]] (4 pages) THE END | ||
* No reprints to date. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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[[Category:DWBIT comic stories]] | [[Category:DWBIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:2008 comic stories]] | [[Category:2008 comic stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:31, 23 January 2024
A Suitable Showdown was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cole.
Opening narration box[[edit] | [edit source]]
An exiled alien menace has taken over the Doctor's suit...
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Having armed himself with a battleship, a fleet and an army of robo-assassins, Skalesh is preparing his revenge on the people of Delossa who turned him to dust and imprisoned him alone for ten centuries. The Doctor lands the TARDIS aboard Skalesh's ship and uses his sonic screwdriver to set off a frequency, a resonating chain reaction that shatters the robo-assassins. He mocks Skalesh, telling him that he can not take revenge on his people on Delossa.
Skalesh is defiant and with the Doctor, heads down to the planet in a shuttle to lead his advance party of robo-assassins in their conquest. Skalesh refuses the Doctor's last chance to make peace and show he can be a force for good. On arrival, Skalesh finds his army has been disabled and the planet is now home to the Madrojar.
The Doctor explains that without Skalesh's control his people accelerated their evolution. They have become happy gas-creatures and floated away, leaving the planet behind some four hundred years ago. Skalesh is distraught but the Madrojar are ready and waiting (having been warned by the Doctor of Skalesh's arrival). They trap Skalesh and punish him with eternal imprisonment for the crime of an attempted invasion of their planet.
Skalesh is sucked from the Doctor's suit to resume his imprisonment while the Doctor leaves with the blue suit that he loves in the shuttle car en route to his tailor on Kolpasha!
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.
- The Tenth Doctor's regular costume featured designs in both blue and brown. This story uses this point to advantage.
- 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, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and intelligent glasses.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 4/4 DWBIT 41 (4 pages) THE END
- No reprints to date.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
