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{{Infobox Story | |series = [[Seventh Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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|image= Technical hitch.jpg | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|series= [[Seventh Doctor comic stories]] | |companions = | ||
|number= | |enemy = | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |setting = Onboard the ''[[Da Gama]]'' | ||
|companions= | |writer = Dan Abnett | ||
|enemy= | |artist = [[Art Wetherell]] (pencils)<br />[[Cam Smith]] (inks) | ||
|setting= | |editor = | ||
|writer= | |colourist = | ||
|artist= [[Art Wetherell]] (pencils)<br />[[Cam Smith]] (inks) | |letterer = [[Stuart Bartlett]] | ||
|editor= | |publication = ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' 5 | ||
|colourist= | |release date = 4 November 1989 | ||
|letterer=[[Stuart Bartlett]] | |publisher = Marvel UK | ||
|publication= ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' 5 | |reprint = DWCC 24 | ||
|release date= | |format = Comic | ||
|publisher= Marvel UK | |epcount = 1 | ||
|format= Comic | |prev = War World! (comic story) | ||
|prev= War World (comic story) | |next = A Switch in Time! (comic story) | ||
|next= A Switch in Time (comic story) | |reprint2 = Nemesis of the Daleks (graphic novel) | ||
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'''''Technical Hitch''''' was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back-up strip which appeared in the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' #5. | '''''Technical Hitch''''' was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back-up strip which appeared in the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' #5. Like all in the series, it was monochromatic and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] travelling alone at the beginning and end of the story. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor finds a man who appears to be losing his grip in a world without other people. | The Doctor finds a man who appears to be losing his grip in a world without other people. It's up to the [[Time Lord]] to figure out where everyone is gone and how he can stop the man's mental decline. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] discovers that the human commander of a deep space probe is being fed a perpetual hallucination to help him survive the tedium of long distance space flight. | The [[Seventh Doctor]] discovers that the human commander of a deep space probe is being fed a perpetual hallucination to help him survive the tedium of long distance space flight. Unfortunately, the programming's gone wrong and there are no other people in the dreams that [[Admiral]] [[Vayle]] is having. After the Doctor finds a way out of the virtual environment, he tells the controlling computer that Vayle is being driven mad by the lack of companionship. The computer thanks the Doctor for pointing out the "technical hitch", and Vayle's world is soon re-populated with "playmates". | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* Deep Probe ''[[Da Gama]]'''s computer | * Deep Probe ''[[Da Gama]]'''s computer | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:IHP comic stories]] | [[Category:IHP comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1989 comic stories]] | [[Category:1989 comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 5 March 2024
Technical Hitch was the Doctor Who back-up strip which appeared in the pages of The Incredible Hulk Presents #5. Like all in the series, it was monochromatic and featured the Seventh Doctor travelling alone at the beginning and end of the story.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor finds a man who appears to be losing his grip in a world without other people. It's up to the Time Lord to figure out where everyone is gone and how he can stop the man's mental decline.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Seventh Doctor discovers that the human commander of a deep space probe is being fed a perpetual hallucination to help him survive the tedium of long distance space flight. Unfortunately, the programming's gone wrong and there are no other people in the dreams that Admiral Vayle is having. After the Doctor finds a way out of the virtual environment, he tells the controlling computer that Vayle is being driven mad by the lack of companionship. The computer thanks the Doctor for pointing out the "technical hitch", and Vayle's world is soon re-populated with "playmates".
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Admiral Vayle
- Deep Probe Da Gama's computer
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Reprinted in Doctor Who Classic Comics Issue 24
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
