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{{Infobox Story SMW
|image= Tmu.jpg
|image= Tmu.jpg
|series=[[DWA comic stories]]
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|companions= [[Violet Hopley|Violet]]
|companions= [[Violet Hopley|Violet]]
|enemy= The [[Extron]]
|enemy= The [[Extron]]
|setting= [[Earth]] [[2007]], [[Onla-toch]]
|setting= {{il|[[Earth]], [[2007]]|[[Onla-toch]]}}
|writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]
|writer= Trevor Baxendale
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
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|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|publication= [[DWA 46]]-[[DWA 47|47]]
|publication= [[DWA 46]]-[[DWA 47|47]]
|release date= [[3 January (releases)|3]]-[[17 January (releases)|17 January]] 2008
|release date= 3 - 17 January 2008
|publisher= BBC Magazines
|publisher= BBC Magazines
|format= Comic 2 parter (12 pages)
|format= Comic
|epcount = 2
|prev= A Klytode Christmas (comic story)
|prev= A Klytode Christmas (comic story)
|next= Hot Metal (comic story)
|next= Hot Metal (comic story)
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* [[Melissa Hopley]]
* [[Melissa Hopley]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Judoon]] are mentioned as having cost the Extron its body.
* The [[Judoon]] are mentioned as having cost the Extron its body.
* [[Melissa Hopley]] told her [[Violet Hopley|her daughter]] to fetch the magazine with [[Johnny Depp]] on the cover.
* [[Melissa Hopley]] told her [[Violet Hopley|her daughter]] to fetch the magazine with [[Johnny Depp]] on the cover.
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The Monster Upstairs was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Violet Hopley.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth, England, Christmas is ruined for the Hopley family when Violet Hopley is kidnapped by Extron, who is being hunted by the Doctor. With an innocent family dragged into a battle that he started, the Doctor is determined to rescue Violet and stop Extron's evil schemes.

Extron is growing stronger. The Doctor must fight across a doomed planet to return a little girl home before Christmas.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 46 (6 pages)
  2. DWA 47 (6 pages)

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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