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|image = Harry Sullivan, the Brigadier and the Ninth Doctor.jpg | |||
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|doctor = Ninth Doctor | |doctor = Ninth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] | |companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Harry Sullivan | ||
|featuring2 = John Benton | |||
|featuring3 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}the Brigadier | |||
|featuring4 = Tara Mishra | |||
|featuring5 = Tom Osgood | |||
|enemy = [[Albion Defense]] | |enemy = [[Albion Defense]] | ||
|setting = [[UNIT research base]] on [[Bristol]], the [[20th century]] | |setting = [[UNIT research base]] on [[Bristol]], the [[20th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Cavan Scott | ||
|editor = [[Andrew James]] | |editor = [[Andrew James]] | ||
|artist = [[Adriana Melo]] | |artist = [[Adriana Melo]] | ||
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|reprint = | |reprint = | ||
|traded = | |traded = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 October - 21 December 2016 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = November 2016 - January 2017 | ||
|publisher = Titan Publishing Group {{!}} Titan Comics | |publisher = Titan Publishing Group {{!}} Titan Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
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|prev = The Transformed (comic story) | |prev = The Transformed (comic story) | ||
|next = Slaver's Song (comic story) | |next = Slaver's Song (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the ''[[Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor]]'' comic series, published in [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the ''[[Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor]]'' comic series, published in [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Welcome back to the [[ | Welcome back to the [[1970s|70s]] (or is it the [[1980s|80s]]?)! The [[Ninth Doctor|Doctor]] becomes entangled once more with the forces of [[UNIT]] when a cache of potentially devastating top secret material is leaked to the media. But does the UNIT whistleblower have a point? Alien invasion and internecine intrigue combine in an explosive new story! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part | === Part one === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Part | === Part two === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Part | === Part three === | ||
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* "[[Funinjo]]" | * "[[Funinjo]]" | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] and [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] are arrested by [[Albion Defense]] | * [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] and [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] are arrested by [[Albion Defense]] personnel. | ||
* Jack finds a picture of himself dressed as a [[17th century]] [[priest]] among the UNIT files. | * Jack finds a picture of himself dressed as a [[17th century]] [[priest]] among the UNIT files. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* As a reference to the [[UNIT dating controversy]], the exact timeframe of the story is never revealed, with the Doctor musing that it is either the [[1970s]] or the [[1980s]]. | * As a reference to the [[UNIT dating controversy]], the exact timeframe of the story is never revealed, with the Doctor musing that it is either the [[1970s]] or the [[1980s]]. | ||
* This is the first licensed story that features the Ninth Doctor and Brigadier meeting. It was previously established that, like every other incarnation of the Doctor, the Ninth would be present for the Brigadier's funeral. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') The Ninth Doctor would later meet the Brigadier in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Way of the Burryman (audio story)|Way of the Burryman]]'' and ''[[The Forth Generation (audio story)|The Forth Generation]].'' | |||
* Soldiers are wearing digital camouflage pattern uniforms that started in usage in [[2000s]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* This story takes place immediately after [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Transformed (comic story)|The Transformed]]''. | * This story takes place immediately after [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Transformed (comic story)|The Transformed]]''. | ||
* The Doctor complains that Harry Sullivan has created another weapon. Previously, Harry created a [[Z-67|gas]] poisonous to [[Zygon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | * The Doctor complains that Harry Sullivan has created another weapon. Previously, Harry created a [[Z-67|gas]] poisonous to [[Zygon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Jack recount the last time they met [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|a child]] with [[Empty Child|special powers]] who couldn't find their parents. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | * The Doctor and Jack recount the last time they met [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|a child]] with [[Empty Child|special powers]] who couldn't find their parents. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
* The Brig remarks that this Doctor has a Northern accent. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | * The Brig remarks that this Doctor has a Northern accent. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
* The Doctor is ignorant of the fact that he is technically on UNIT's payroll. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 5 April 2024
Official Secrets was the third story in the Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor comic series, published in 2016.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Welcome back to the 70s (or is it the 80s?)! The Doctor becomes entangled once more with the forces of UNIT when a cache of potentially devastating top secret material is leaked to the media. But does the UNIT whistleblower have a point? Alien invasion and internecine intrigue combine in an explosive new story!
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ninth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Jack Harkness
- Harry Sullivan
- John Benton
- Tara Mishra
- Deano
- Jasper Corrigan
- Jana
- Alex Yaxley
- Sue Yaxley
- Joshua Yaxley
- Mikey
- Sam
- Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Nimesha Mishra
- Tara Mishra's father
- Autons
- Tom Osgood
- "Funinjo"
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rose and Harry are arrested by Albion Defense personnel.
- Jack finds a picture of himself dressed as a 17th century priest among the UNIT files.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As a reference to the UNIT dating controversy, the exact timeframe of the story is never revealed, with the Doctor musing that it is either the 1970s or the 1980s.
- This is the first licensed story that features the Ninth Doctor and Brigadier meeting. It was previously established that, like every other incarnation of the Doctor, the Ninth would be present for the Brigadier's funeral. (PROSE: Shroud of Sorrow) The Ninth Doctor would later meet the Brigadier in AUDIO: Way of the Burryman and The Forth Generation.
- Soldiers are wearing digital camouflage pattern uniforms that started in usage in 2000s.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Bad Wolf meme can be seen on Tara Mishra's shirt. (TV: Bad Wolf)
- Sergeant Benton is confused when Jack uses the word "Unified" in UNIT's title. The acronym originally stood for "United Nations Intelligence Task Force" but changed sometime before the 2009 Sontaran invasion. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
- This story takes place immediately after COMIC: The Transformed.
- The Doctor complains that Harry Sullivan has created another weapon. Previously, Harry created a gas poisonous to Zygons. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
- The Doctor and Jack recount the last time they met a child with special powers who couldn't find their parents. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
- The Brig remarks that this Doctor has a Northern accent. (TV: Rose)
- The Doctor is ignorant of the fact that he is technically on UNIT's payroll. (TV: Death in Heaven)
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