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|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | |||
|image= Abel's hand.jpg | |number in range = 31 | ||
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |image = Abel's hand.jpg | ||
| | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
| | |main character = [[Abel Gantz]] | ||
|featuring = [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]], [[Kane (Kane's Story)|Kane]] | |||
|enemy= | |enemy = [[Skeletoid]]s | ||
|setting= [[Altair IV]] | |setting = [[Altair IV]], [[82nd century]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Alan McKenzie | ||
|artist= [[John Ridgway]] | |artist = [[John Ridgway]] | ||
|editor=[[Cefn Ridout]] | |editor = [[Cefn Ridout]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer=[[Annie Halfacree]] | |letterer = [[Annie Halfacree]] | ||
|publication= [[DWM 105]] | |publication = [[DWM 105]] | ||
|release date= | |release date = 12 September 1985 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|reprint= | |reprint = DWCC 20 | ||
|format= Comic | |reprint2 = The World Shapers (graphic novel) | ||
|prev= Kane's Story (comic story) | |format = Comic | ||
|next= The Warrior's Story (comic story) | |prev = Kane's Story (comic story) | ||
}} | |next = The Warrior's Story (comic story) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was the second consecutive script to be themed around the [[Skeletoid]]s. It largely featured [[Abel Gantz]], with the | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was the second consecutive script to be themed around the [[Skeletoid]]s. It largely featured [[Abel Gantz]], with the Sixth Doctor, [[Frobisher]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] relegated to non-speaking roles. After being introduced here, Gantz would appear in ''[[The Warrior's Story (comic story)|The Warrior's Story]]'' and ''[[Frobisher's Story (comic story)|Frobisher's Story]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Skeletoid]]s are coming! As [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]] prepares itself, [[Abel Gantz]]'s life is changed forever. | The [[Skeletoid]]s are coming! As [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]] prepares itself, [[Abel Gantz]]'s life is changed forever. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The Doctor, Frobisher and Peri meet Abel Gantz, an alchemist who has developed the ability to transform his flesh into any element and shape imaginable following a laboratory accident indirectly caused by the TARDIS' escape from the Funhouse. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Peri Brown]] | * [[Peri Brown]] | ||
* [[Kane (Kane's Story)|Kane]] | * [[Kane (Kane's Story)|Kane]] | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Skeletoids attack [[Altair IV]]. | * The Skeletoids attack [[Altair IV]]. | ||
* Abel Gantz studied [[alchemy]]. | * Abel Gantz studied [[alchemy]]. | ||
* [[Davros]] appears in a [[GBC]] news broadcast. | * [[Davros]] appears in a [[GBC]] news broadcast explaining that he has been invited to a [[Galactic Alliance]] summit but, unlike the [[Draconian]] [[Draconian High Commission|High Commission]] and the [[Cyber-Emperor]], has yet to reply. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Abel's Story colour.jpg|thumb|The colour reprint of the above panel.]] | [[File:Abel's Story colour.jpg|thumb|The colour reprint of the above panel.]] | ||
* This story was reprinted in [[DWCC 20]] and ''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]''. | * This story was reprinted in [[DWCC 20]] and ''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]''. | ||
* The title ''Abel's Story'', when paired with ''Kane's Story'', forms a reference to Cain and Abel, two siblings mentioned in the book of Genesis of the Bible. | * The title ''Abel's Story'', when paired with ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]]'', forms a reference to Cain and Abel, two siblings mentioned in the book of Genesis of the Bible. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Abel Gantz's laboratory was destroyed by a rogue chunk of the Time Vortex created when the TARDIS breaks free of the Funhouse. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Funhouse (comic story)}}) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1985 comic stories]] | [[Category:1985 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Comic stories set in Mutter's Spiral]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]] | |||
[[Category:Davros comic stories]] | [[Category:Davros comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:One part comics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:09, 3 November 2024
Abel's Story was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was the second consecutive script to be themed around the Skeletoids. It largely featured Abel Gantz, with the Sixth Doctor, Frobisher and Peri relegated to non-speaking roles. After being introduced here, Gantz would appear in The Warrior's Story and Frobisher's Story.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Skeletoids are coming! As the galaxy prepares itself, Abel Gantz's life is changed forever.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor, Frobisher and Peri meet Abel Gantz, an alchemist who has developed the ability to transform his flesh into any element and shape imaginable following a laboratory accident indirectly caused by the TARDIS' escape from the Funhouse.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Skeletoids attack Altair IV.
- Abel Gantz studied alchemy.
- Davros appears in a GBC news broadcast explaining that he has been invited to a Galactic Alliance summit but, unlike the Draconian High Commission and the Cyber-Emperor, has yet to reply.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was reprinted in DWCC 20 and Voyager.
- The title Abel's Story, when paired with Kane's Story, forms a reference to Cain and Abel, two siblings mentioned in the book of Genesis of the Bible.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Abel Gantz's laboratory was destroyed by a rogue chunk of the Time Vortex created when the TARDIS breaks free of the Funhouse. (COMIC: Funhouse [+]Loading...["Funhouse (comic story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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