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|image=Changes comic.jpg | |image = Changes comic.jpg | ||
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor= Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[ | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]] | ||
|enemy= [[Kymbra Chimera]] | |enemy = [[Kymbra Chimera]] | ||
|setting= [[The TARDIS]] | |setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Grant Morrison | ||
|artist= [[John Ridgway]] | |artist = [[John Ridgway]] | ||
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]] | |editor = [[Sheila Cranna]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer=[[Annie Halfacree]] | |letterer = [[Annie Halfacree]] | ||
|publication= [[DWM 118]]-[[DWM 119|119]] | |publication = [[DWM 118]]-[[DWM 119|119]] | ||
|release date= | |release date = 9 October - 13 November 1986 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format= Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|prev= Salad Daze (comic story) | |epcount = 2 | ||
|next= Profits of Doom! (comic story) | |prev = Salad Daze (comic story) | ||
|next = Profits of Doom! (comic story) | |||
|reprint = The World Shapers (graphic novel) | |||
}} | }} | ||
''''' | '''''Changes''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was significant for showing many parts of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] other than the [[TARDIS console room|control room]] and corridors usually seen on [[television]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] are rummaging through a storage room in | [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] are rummaging through a storage room in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Peri is so taken aback by the cultural treasures she discovers that she doesn't pay attention when the [[Sixth Doctor]] reports that there is an intruder aboard the TARDIS. Peri and Frobisher decide to explore the TARDIS some more, while the Doctor investigates the intruder. The Doctor discovers a [[Swuffle]] he brought aboard was in fact a [[shapeshifter]], a [[Kymbra Chimera]]. The shifter changes to the form of Peri, but Frobisher quickly spots the difference: Peri's clothes and [[necklace]] are fused into "her" flesh, as the Chimera is unable to duplicate clothing. The Chimera and Frobisher fight as the Doctor discovers a way to [[Vacuum|suck]] the intruder out the TARDIS. He does so in the nick of time. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Frobisher]] | * [[Frobisher]] | ||
* [[Peri Brown]] | * [[Peri Brown]] | ||
* [[Kymbra Chimera]] | * [[Kymbra Chimera]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor possesses portraits of himself by [[Michelangelo]] and [[Vincent van Gogh]]. | * The Doctor possesses portraits of himself by [[Michelangelo]] and [[Vincent van Gogh]]. | ||
* The Doctor and Frobisher walk past some body mannequins wearing the outfits once worn by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]. | |||
=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
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=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* Other items visible in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] storage room include a ''[[National Geographic Magazine]]'', assorted | * Other items visible in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] storage room include a ''[[National Geographic Magazine]]'', assorted [[toy]]s, a [[globe]], a map of [[Barsoom]], a [[Dalek]] construction kit and a 78 rpm record by [[Bill Haley]]. | ||
* When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, [[Bessie]] is seen stored in a darkened room | * The TARDIS memory vaults are described by Frobisher as a "four-dimensional simulation gallery" where the TARDIS collects imagery of all the places it has been. Among them includes a bizarre toroidal rock formation in the sky, a crystalline beach with tentacled clouds, and an [[Earth]]-like jungle. | ||
* When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, [[Bessie]] is seen stored in a darkened room. | |||
* There is also a populated [[TARDIS zoo]], which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from [[extinct]]ion. | * There is also a populated [[TARDIS zoo]], which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from [[extinct]]ion. | ||
* The TARDIS' state of [[temporal grace]], which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space". | * The TARDIS's state of [[temporal grace]], which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'', and ''[[Grant Morrison's Doctor Who]] 1'', where it was colourised by [[Charlie Kirchoff]], which was later featured in ''[[Doctor Who Classics Volume 3]]''. It was also reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1]]''. | |||
* This story was reprinted in [[The World Shapers (graphic novel)| | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Frobisher has started recovering from his [[mono-morphia]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Genesis! (comic story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor returns to the [[TARDIS control room (The Masque of Mandragora)|secondary control room]], and mentions how the [[Mandragora Helix]] got into it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)}}) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#changes|Changes}} | |||
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set entirely in the TARDIS]] | [[Category:Stories set entirely in the TARDIS]] | ||
[[Category:1986 comic stories]] | [[Category:1986 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Two part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:46, 3 November 2024
Changes was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was significant for showing many parts of the Doctor's TARDIS other than the control room and corridors usually seen on television.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Peri and Frobisher are rummaging through a storage room in the TARDIS. Peri is so taken aback by the cultural treasures she discovers that she doesn't pay attention when the Sixth Doctor reports that there is an intruder aboard the TARDIS. Peri and Frobisher decide to explore the TARDIS some more, while the Doctor investigates the intruder. The Doctor discovers a Swuffle he brought aboard was in fact a shapeshifter, a Kymbra Chimera. The shifter changes to the form of Peri, but Frobisher quickly spots the difference: Peri's clothes and necklace are fused into "her" flesh, as the Chimera is unable to duplicate clothing. The Chimera and Frobisher fight as the Doctor discovers a way to suck the intruder out the TARDIS. He does so in the nick of time.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor possesses portraits of himself by Michelangelo and Vincent van Gogh.
- The Doctor and Frobisher walk past some body mannequins wearing the outfits once worn by the Fourth Doctor and Fifth Doctor.
Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri finds a folio of a play which she surmises may be a lost play by William Shakespeare.
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Other items visible in the TARDIS storage room include a National Geographic Magazine, assorted toys, a globe, a map of Barsoom, a Dalek construction kit and a 78 rpm record by Bill Haley.
- The TARDIS memory vaults are described by Frobisher as a "four-dimensional simulation gallery" where the TARDIS collects imagery of all the places it has been. Among them includes a bizarre toroidal rock formation in the sky, a crystalline beach with tentacled clouds, and an Earth-like jungle.
- When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, Bessie is seen stored in a darkened room.
- There is also a populated TARDIS zoo, which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from extinction.
- The TARDIS's state of temporal grace, which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was reprinted in The World Shapers, and Grant Morrison's Doctor Who 1, where it was colourised by Charlie Kirchoff, which was later featured in Doctor Who Classics Volume 3. It was also reprinted in Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frobisher has started recovering from his mono-morphia. (COMIC: Genesis! [+]Loading...["Genesis! (comic story)"])
- The Doctor returns to the secondary control room, and mentions how the Mandragora Helix got into it. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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