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|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]] | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Abel Gantz | ||
|featuring2 = Kaon | |||
|featuring3 = Kane (Kane's Story) | |||
|enemy = [[Skeletoid]]s | |enemy = [[Skeletoid]]s | ||
|setting = [[Vespin]] | |setting = [[Vespin]] | ||
|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 107]] | |publication = [[DWM 107]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 14 November 1985 | ||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|reprint = DWCC 22 | |reprint = DWCC 22 | ||
|reprint2 = | |reprint2 = Voyager (2007 graphic novel) | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|prev = The Warrior's Story (comic story) | |prev = The Warrior's Story (comic story) | ||
|next = Exodus (comic story) | |next = Exodus (comic story) | ||
}}{{comic stub}} | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was the fourth and last consecutive script about the [[Skeletoid]]s, whose tale began in ''[[Kane's Story]]''. Despite the title, [[Frobisher]] did not feature prominently. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was the fourth and last consecutive script about the [[Skeletoid]]s, whose tale began in ''[[Kane's Story]]''. Despite the title, [[Frobisher]] did not feature prominently, though he did serve as the narrator. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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The Doctor uses the TARDIS to transport himself, Frobisher, Peri, Kane, Abel and Kaon to Vespin, where they fight their way into the skeletoid control room. | |||
Abel sacrifices himself by transforming into a giant bomb which destroys the skeletoids' control and the giant brains which operate it. | |||
The Doctor and his companions travel to Ankara to report that the threat has passed. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Edd (The Warrior's Story)|Edd]] | * [[Edd (The Warrior's Story)|Edd]] | ||
* [[President of the Federation of Worlds]] | * [[President of the Federation of Worlds]] | ||
* [[Cyber-Leader ( | * [[Cyber-Leader (Frobisher's Story)|Cyber-Leader]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Frobisher takes the form of a [[Pantachian Rock Skipper]]. | * Frobisher takes the form of a [[Pantachian Rock Skipper]]. | ||
* The planet [[Ankara]] is the Federation of Worlds's political capital. | |||
* The President hosts the [[Galactic Alliance]] Summit. | |||
* Peri and Frobisher take part in repelling the Skeletoids in hand-to-hand combat. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Frobisher's Story colour reprints.jpg|thumb|A colour reprint. (''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]'')]] | [[File:Frobisher's Story colour reprints.jpg|thumb|A colour reprint. (''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]'')]] | ||
* This story was reprinted in [[DWCC 22]] and colour reprinted in ''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]''. | * This story was reprinted in [[DWCC 22]] and colour reprinted in ''[[Voyager (2007 graphic novel)|Voyager]]''. | ||
* It is never clear who is responsible for uniting the six champions necessary to defeat the [[Skeletoid]]s. [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Warrior's Story (comic story)|The Warrior's Story]]'' implies it could have been the TARDIS and previous Fifth Doctor stories present the possibility of the [[Time Lord]]s, but nothing is made explicit. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Abel was endowed with metamorphic powers due to the collision of a Time Vortex fragment with his laboratory. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Abel's Story (comic story)}}) | |||
* Frobisher remembers that Kaon died when he and the Doctor first met him. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|War-Game (comic story)}}) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 3 November 2024
Frobisher's Story was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was the fourth and last consecutive script about the Skeletoids, whose tale began in Kane's Story. Despite the title, Frobisher did not feature prominently, though he did serve as the narrator.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the planet Vespin, the Sixth Doctor and his allies must put an end to the Skeletoid menace.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor uses the TARDIS to transport himself, Frobisher, Peri, Kane, Abel and Kaon to Vespin, where they fight their way into the skeletoid control room. Abel sacrifices himself by transforming into a giant bomb which destroys the skeletoids' control and the giant brains which operate it. The Doctor and his companions travel to Ankara to report that the threat has passed.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sixth Doctor
- Frobisher
- Peri Brown
- Kane
- Abel Gantz
- Kaon
- Skeletoids
- Edd
- President of the Federation of Worlds
- Cyber-Leader
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frobisher takes the form of a Pantachian Rock Skipper.
- The planet Ankara is the Federation of Worlds's political capital.
- The President hosts the Galactic Alliance Summit.
- Peri and Frobisher take part in repelling the Skeletoids in hand-to-hand combat.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
A colour reprint. (Voyager)
- This story was reprinted in DWCC 22 and colour reprinted in Voyager.
- It is never clear who is responsible for uniting the six champions necessary to defeat the Skeletoids. COMIC: The Warrior's Story implies it could have been the TARDIS and previous Fifth Doctor stories present the possibility of the Time Lords, but nothing is made explicit.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Abel was endowed with metamorphic powers due to the collision of a Time Vortex fragment with his laboratory. (COMIC: Abel's Story [+]Loading...["Abel's Story (comic story)"])
- Frobisher remembers that Kaon died when he and the Doctor first met him. (COMIC: War-Game [+]Loading...["War-Game (comic story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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