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|image=DWM 162 SS Living in the Past.jpg
|image = DWM 162 SS Living in the Past.jpg
|series=''[[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]'' short stories
|series=''[[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]'' short stories
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions=[[Ace]]
|companions=[[Ace]]
|setting=[[Mongolia]], [[Cretaceous]]
|setting = [[Mongolia]], [[Cretaceous]]
|writer=[[Andy Lane]]
|writer=Andy Lane
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 162|162]]
|publication= [[DWM 162]]
|cover date= [[July (releases)|July]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
|cover date= 14 June 1990
|prev=The Infinity Season (short story)
|prev = The Infinity Season (short story)
|next=Teenage Kicks (short story)
|next=Teenage Kicks (short story)
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'''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in ''DWM'' fiction. Morever, it expanded on an explanation offered in ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'' for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the [[Cretaceous]] period of [[Earth]]'s pre-history.
'''''Living in the Past''''' was a short story in [[DWM 162]]. It was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in ''DWM'' fiction. Morever, it expanded on an explanation offered in ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'' for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the [[Cretaceous]] period of [[Earth]]'s pre-history.


It and the three other short stories featured in issues of ''DWM'' (''[[Scream of the Silent (short story)|Scream of the Silent]]'', ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]'' and ''[[Teenage Kicks (short story)|Teenage Kicks]]'') were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were particularly so, being prefigured by the earlier comic story ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'', and following on from ''[[Doctor Conkerer! (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer!]]'' as per a caption below its final panel.
It and the three other short stories featured in issues of ''DWM'' (''[[Scream of the Silent (short story)|Scream of the Silent]]'', ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]'' and ''[[Teenage Kicks (short story)|Teenage Kicks]]'') were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were particularly so, being prefigured by the earlier comic story ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'', and following on from ''[[Doctor Conkerer! (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer!]]'' as per a caption below its final panel.
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in [[Mongolia]] during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in [[Mongolia]] during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]].
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]].
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[alioramus]].
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[alioramus]].
* The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Illustrations by [[Cam Smith]].
* This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. Ace's comic debut, however, wasn't until ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]'', the following month.
* Illustrations are by [[Cam Smith]].
* [[Steve White]] is credited as dinosaur consultant.
* [[Steve White]] is credited as dinosaur consultant.
* Ogrons is misspelled as "Orgrons."


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''.
* Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''.
* The Doctor first mentioned that Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''.
* The Doctor first mentioned that Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''.
* This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. Ace's comic debut, however, wasn't until [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]'', the following month.


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Living in the Past was a short story in DWM 162. It was the first appearance of Ace in DWM fiction. Morever, it expanded on an explanation offered in Train-Flight for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the Cretaceous period of Earth's pre-history.

It and the three other short stories featured in issues of DWM (Scream of the Silent, The Infinity Season and Teenage Kicks) were unusual cases of DWM prose that was narratively continuous with the DWM comic strip. The events of this story were particularly so, being prefigured by the earlier comic story Train-Flight, and following on from Doctor Conkerer! as per a caption below its final panel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor arrives in Mongolia during the Cretaceous period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of Dholes and an alien slave who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted dinosaurs to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This was the first appearance of Ace in a Marvel UK publication. Ace's comic debut, however, wasn't until Fellow Travellers, the following month.
  • Illustrations are by Cam Smith.
  • Steve White is credited as dinosaur consultant.
  • Ogrons is misspelled as "Orgrons."

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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