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|image=Black.jpg | |image = Black.jpg | ||
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
|main character= [[ | |main character =[[Maxel]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring = | ||
|enemy= [[Apocalypse Device]] | |enemy = [[Apocalypse Device]] | ||
|setting= [[Goth (planet)|Goth]] | |setting= [[Goth (planet)|Goth]] | ||
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]] | |editor = [[Dez Skinn]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Alan Moore | ||
|artist= [[David Lloyd]] | |artist = [[David Lloyd]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer= | |letterer = | ||
|publication= [[Doctor Who Weekly]] [[DWM 35|35]]-[[DWM 38|38]] | |publication= [[Doctor Who Weekly]] [[DWM 35|35]]-[[DWM 38|38]] | ||
|release date= | |release date = 5 - 26 June 1980 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format= | |reprint=DW84 14 | ||
|prev= Yonder... The Yeti (comic story) | |reprint2=Cybermen: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection | ||
|next= Business as Usual (comic story) | |format = B&W 4 parts / 8 pages | ||
|prev = Yonder... The Yeti (comic story) | |||
|next = Business as Usual (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Black Legacy''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | '''''Black Legacy''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Cyber-Leader | [[Cyber-Leader|Cyberleader]] [[Maxel]] leads a party to the dead [[planet|world]] of [[Goth (planet)|Goth]] in search of a weapon that wiped out an entire civilisation overnight. As they explore the war museum, they are watched by the [[Apocalypse Device]], a synthetic creature carrying every conceivable disease and virus. The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] are wiped out by [[telepathic]] nightmares and a lethal rust-like virus. Maxel realises the only reason for his survival is so he can take the Apocalypse Device off the planet. He activates the ship's self-destruct, destroying it and himself, leaving the Device trapped on the planet, until a [[Sontaran]] craft arrives... | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* | * [[Maxel]] | ||
* [[Loktar]] | * [[Loktar]] | ||
* [[Varan (Black Legacy)|Varan]] | * [[Varan (Black Legacy)|Varan]] | ||
* [[Vaux]] | * [[Vaux]] | ||
* [[Quaarl]] | * [[Quaarl]] | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Sontarans | * The Sontarans mention the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
* [[Theta Troop]] | * [[Theta Troop]] was a Cybermen squad. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is one of five collaborations between writer [[Alan Moore]] and illustrator [[David Lloyd]], who would later create the graphic novel {{wi|V for Vendetta}}. | * This is one of five collaborations between writer [[Alan Moore]] and illustrator [[David Lloyd]], who would later create the graphic novel {{wi|V for Vendetta}}. | ||
* | * Like other ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' [[time tale]]s, this back up strip story was introduced and tailed by the [[Fourth Doctor]] as if recounting a story. | ||
* The story portrays the Cybermen as uncharacteristically [[human]] in their thinking and speech patterns. | * The story portrays the Cybermen as uncharacteristically [[human]] in their thinking and speech patterns. | ||
* The [[Black Colossus of Goth]] is depicted in the shape of the 1903 {{w|František Kupka}} painting ''[https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-black-idol-resistance-1903 The Black Idol (Resistance)]''. Twelve years later, the same painting would inspire [[Dracula]]'s castle in {{wi|Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula}}. | |||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
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# [[DWM 37]] (2) To be Continued ... | # [[DWM 37]] (2) To be Continued ... | ||
# [[DWM 38]] (2) The End ? | # [[DWM 38]] (2) The End ? | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
The Cybermen | * The Cybermen resemble those from ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. | ||
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{{Cyberman stories}} | {{Cyberman stories}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 5 February 2024
Black Legacy was a backup comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cyberleader Maxel leads a party to the dead world of Goth in search of a weapon that wiped out an entire civilisation overnight. As they explore the war museum, they are watched by the Apocalypse Device, a synthetic creature carrying every conceivable disease and virus. The Cybermen are wiped out by telepathic nightmares and a lethal rust-like virus. Maxel realises the only reason for his survival is so he can take the Apocalypse Device off the planet. He activates the ship's self-destruct, destroying it and himself, leaving the Device trapped on the planet, until a Sontaran craft arrives...
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Sontarans mention the Daleks.
- Theta Troop was a Cybermen squad.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is one of five collaborations between writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd, who would later create the graphic novel V for Vendetta.
- Like other Doctor Who Weekly time tales, this back up strip story was introduced and tailed by the Fourth Doctor as if recounting a story.
- The story portrays the Cybermen as uncharacteristically human in their thinking and speech patterns.
- The Black Colossus of Goth is depicted in the shape of the 1903 František Kupka painting The Black Idol (Resistance). Twelve years later, the same painting would inspire Dracula's castle in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 35 (2) To be Continued ...
- DWM 36 (2) To be Continued ...
- DWM 37 (2) To be Continued ...
- DWM 38 (2) The End ?
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cybermen resemble those from The Invasion.
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