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|image = Rassilon Star Death.jpg | |image = Rassilon Star Death.jpg | ||
|series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
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|featuring = [[Rassilon]] | |featuring = [[Rassilon]] | ||
|enemy = [[Fenris]] | |enemy = [[Fenris]] | ||
|setting = [[Flagship]] [[Aeon]], [[Qqaba]] orbit | |setting = [[Flagship]] ''[[Aeon (spaceship)|Aeon]]'', [[Qqaba]] orbit | ||
|editor = [[Dez Skinn]] | |editor = [[Dez Skinn]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alan Moore | ||
|artist = [[John Stokes]] | |artist = [[John Stokes]] | ||
|colourist = | |colourist = | ||
|letterer = | |letterer = | ||
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 47|Issue 47]] | |publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 47|Issue 47]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 13 November 1980 | ||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format = B&W 1 part / 4 pages | |format = B&W 1 part / 4 pages | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|prev = Business as Usual (comic story) | |prev = Business as Usual (comic story) | ||
|next = The Touchdown on Deneb-7 (comic story) | |next = The Touchdown on Deneb-7 (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. It featured the early days of the [[Time Lord]] civilisation and was set during the time of [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[DWM backup comic stories|backup comic story]] published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. It featured the early days of the [[Time Lord]] civilisation and was set during the time of [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]]. | ||
It was notable as the first appearance of Rassilon in any medium, as it was released after he was first mentioned in [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', and before his first television appearance in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. Furthermore, it was notable for depicting the circumstances leading to Omega's imprisonment in the [[Anti-matter universe]] as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. | It was notable as the first appearance of Rassilon in any medium, as it was released after he was first mentioned in [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', and before his first television appearance in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. Furthermore, it was notable for depicting the circumstances leading to Omega's imprisonment in the [[Anti-matter universe]] as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On the order of Grand Master of the [[Prydonian Chapter]], [[Rassilon]], Lord [[Griffen]] and Lady [[Jodelex]] await the collapse of the dying [[star]], [[Qqaba]]. [[Fenris]], also known as the Hell-Bringer, a mercenary from the future, [[time travel|travels back in time]] to sabotage the experiment and change [[Time Lord]] history. He causes the ships' [[stasis halo]]es to fail, leaving Lord [[Omega]] doomed to fall into the [[black hole]]. However, Rassilon's intervention sees Fenris dispatched and the experiment a success. Fenris' discarded belt provides the much needed technology to use the new energy and will provide a form of directional control. | On the order of Grand Master of the [[Prydonian Chapter]], [[Rassilon]], Lord [[Griffen]] and Lady [[Jodelex]] await the collapse of the dying [[star]], [[Qqaba]]. [[Fenris]], also known as the Hell-Bringer, a mercenary from the future, [[time travel|travels back in time]] to sabotage the experiment and change [[Time Lord]] history. He causes the ships' [[stasis halo]]es to fail, leaving Lord [[Omega]] doomed to fall into the [[black hole]]. However, Rassilon's intervention sees Fenris dispatched and the experiment a success. Fenris's discarded belt provides the much needed technology to use the new energy and will provide a form of directional control. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Fenris]] | * [[Fenris]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Lord Griffen belongs to the [[Elders of Gallifrey]]. | * Lord Griffen belongs to the [[Elders of Gallifrey]]. | ||
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=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* Gallifreyans were provided with [[starbreaker]] ships. The flagship of the fleet was ''[[Aeon]]''. | * Gallifreyans were provided with [[starbreaker]] ships. The flagship of the fleet was ''[[Aeon (spaceship)|Aeon]]''. | ||
* Fenris uses a [[wave scrambler]] to sabotage the stasis haloes. | * Fenris uses a [[wave scrambler]] to sabotage the stasis haloes. | ||
* Fenris is provided with a [[time-jumper]]. Rassilon gets inspiration from it to invent [[directional control]] of time travel. | * Fenris is provided with a [[time-jumper]]. Rassilon gets inspiration from it to invent [[directional control]] of time travel. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This back-up strip was introduced by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | * This back-up strip was introduced by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
* | [[File:Merlin Star Death.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Merlyn]], first introduced in ''[[A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)|A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...]]'', as he appears in the altered ''Star Death'']] | ||
* In the altered version reprinted in ''[[TDD 5|The Daredevils #5]]'' the introduction is narrated instead by [[Merlyn]], first seen in ''[[A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)|A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...]]''. | |||
* [[Jeremy Bentham]] advised Moore on the continuity of [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]] for this story. ([[DWM 344]]) | |||
** Indeed, details about the genesis of Gallifreyan time travel and the disappearance of Omega ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') are expanded. | |||
* This story, along with the comics ''[[4-D War]]'' and ''[[Black Sun Rising]]'', takes place during the [[Black Sun War]]. | * This story, along with the comics ''[[4-D War]]'' and ''[[Black Sun Rising]]'', takes place during the [[Black Sun War]]. | ||
* In 2012, [[Lawrence Miles]] said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both [[Marc Platt]]'s view of ye olde [[Gallifrey]] and my view of its future."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2012/07/1979.html|title=1979|author=Miles, Lawrence|date of source=25 July, 2012|website name=Lawrence Miles' ''Doctor Who'' Thing|accessdate=9 August, 2012}}</ref> | * In 2012, [[Lawrence Miles]] said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both [[Marc Platt]]'s view of ye olde [[Gallifrey]] and my view of its future."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2012/07/1979.html|title=1979|author=Miles, Lawrence|date of source=25 July, 2012|website name=Lawrence Miles' ''Doctor Who'' Thing|accessdate=9 August, 2012}}</ref> | ||
* Rassilon claiming Fenris' directional controls roots Time Lord society in a [[bootstrap paradox]]. ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'' would later assert the [[Order of the Black Sun]] was actually a creation of [[Faction Paradox]]. | * Rassilon claiming Fenris' directional controls roots Time Lord society in a [[bootstrap paradox]]. ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'' would later assert the [[Order of the Black Sun]] was actually a creation of [[Faction Paradox]]. | ||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
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=== Reprints === | === Reprints === | ||
* Reprinted by Marvel in ''[[The Daredevils]]'' | * Reprinted by Marvel in ''[[TDD 5|The Daredevils #5]]'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== External links == | |||
{{iwx|Star Death|wiki=superfriends|wiki name=''Superfriends'' Wiki|t=y}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{DWM backups}} | {{DWM backups}} | ||
{{Rassilon stories}} | |||
{{Omega stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:DWM backup comic stories]] | [[Category:DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Omega stories]] | [[Category:Omega comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Rassilon comic stories]] | [[Category:Rassilon comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1980 comic stories]] | [[Category:1980 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Time Lord comic stories]] | [[Category:Time Lord comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:One part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 4 October 2024
Star Death was a backup comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine in 1981. It featured the early days of the Time Lord civilisation and was set during the time of Rassilon and Omega.
It was notable as the first appearance of Rassilon in any medium, as it was released after he was first mentioned in TV: The Deadly Assassin, and before his first television appearance in TV: The Five Doctors. Furthermore, it was notable for depicting the circumstances leading to Omega's imprisonment in the Anti-matter universe as seen in TV: The Three Doctors.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the order of Grand Master of the Prydonian Chapter, Rassilon, Lord Griffen and Lady Jodelex await the collapse of the dying star, Qqaba. Fenris, also known as the Hell-Bringer, a mercenary from the future, travels back in time to sabotage the experiment and change Time Lord history. He causes the ships' stasis haloes to fail, leaving Lord Omega doomed to fall into the black hole. However, Rassilon's intervention sees Fenris dispatched and the experiment a success. Fenris's discarded belt provides the much needed technology to use the new energy and will provide a form of directional control.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lord Griffen belongs to the Elders of Gallifrey.
- Rassilon can spring bolts of power arc from his fingertips, a power called electro-direction.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gallifreyans were provided with starbreaker ships. The flagship of the fleet was Aeon.
- Fenris uses a wave scrambler to sabotage the stasis haloes.
- Fenris is provided with a time-jumper. Rassilon gets inspiration from it to invent directional control of time travel.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This back-up strip was introduced by the Fourth Doctor.
Merlyn, first introduced in A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair..., as he appears in the altered Star Death
- In the altered version reprinted in The Daredevils #5 the introduction is narrated instead by Merlyn, first seen in A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair....
- Jeremy Bentham advised Moore on the continuity of Rassilon and Omega for this story. (DWM 344)
- Indeed, details about the genesis of Gallifreyan time travel and the disappearance of Omega (TV: The Three Doctors, The Deadly Assassin) are expanded.
- This story, along with the comics 4-D War and Black Sun Rising, takes place during the Black Sun War.
- In 2012, Lawrence Miles said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both Marc Platt's view of ye olde Gallifrey and my view of its future."[1]
- Rassilon claiming Fenris' directional controls roots Time Lord society in a bootstrap paradox. Interference - Book One would later assert the Order of the Black Sun was actually a creation of Faction Paradox.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 47 (4) The End
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Reprinted by Marvel in The Daredevils #5
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Star Death at the Superfriends Wiki
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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