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|enemy= [[Funhouse]]
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|writer= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|writer= Alan McKenzie
|editor = [[Cefn Ridout]]
|editor = [[Cefn Ridout]]
|artist= [[John Ridgway]]
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|publication= [[DWM 102]] - [[DWM 103|103]]
|publication= [[DWM 102]] - [[DWM 103|103]]
|release date= [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|release date= 13 June - 11 July 1985
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|reprint = DWMAC 2
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* [[Funhouse]]
* [[Funhouse]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Funhouse drifts through deep space in the form of an abandoned country house. Its many illusions include a tropical beach, a man reading in a dimensionally-warped drawing room, an imprisoned [[Peri Brown|Peri]], and a pit of airborne demonic creatures.  
* The Funhouse drifts through deep space in the form of an abandoned country house. Its many illusions include a tropical beach, a man reading in a dimensionally-warped drawing room, an imprisoned [[Peri Brown|Peri]], and a pit of airborne demonic creatures.
* The Doctor feels the attack upon the TARDIS in the form of a [[migraine]].
* The Doctor feels the attack upon the TARDIS in the form of a [[migraine]].
* In desperation, the Doctor attacks the Funhouse's tentacles with an [[axe]].
* In desperation, the Doctor attacks the Funhouse's tentacles with an [[axe]].
* The TARDIS circut boards responsible for maintaining the temporal stability of passengers in flight is deliberately sabotaged to fight against the Funhouse.
* The TARDIS circut boards responsible for maintaining the temporal stability of passengers in flight is deliberately sabotaged to fight against the Funhouse.
* The Doctor rebuffs Frobisher for calling him "Doc".


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Funhouse colour reprints.jpg|thumb|right|The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.]]
[[File:Funhouse colour reprints.jpg|thumb|right|The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.]]
* This story was published in both ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]''. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to regress and thus his former selves do not appear.
* This story was published in both ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]''. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to regress and therefore his former selves do not appear.
*While technically the first appearance of [[Peri Brown]] in the comics, the Doctor's real companion wouldn't appear until [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]].'' Peri greets the Doctor, after an extended absence from the TARDIS, having quit her job in [[New York City]], [[1985]].
* While technically the first appearance of [[Peri Brown]] in the comics, the Doctor's real companion wouldn't appear until [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]].'' Peri greets the Doctor, after an extended absence from the TARDIS, having quit her job in [[New York City]], [[1985]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor rebuffs Frobisher for calling him "Doc". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]],'' ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor's [[Symbiotic nucleus|symbiotic link]] to the TARDIS leaves him and his vessel weakened by the Funhouse's assault. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})
*After his close brush with death through an illusory Peri, Frobisher is understandably a little wary to meet the genuine article in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]].''
* The Doctor and Frobisher use the [[Zero Room]] to shield themselves from the worst of the temporal regression aboard the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Castrovalva (TV story)}})
*The Doctor's [[Symbiotic nucleus|symbiotic link]] to the TARDIS leaves him and his vessel weakened by the Funhouse's assault. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
* Frobisher reverts into a tall barbarian ([[COMIC]]: ''[[War-Game (comic story)|War-Game]]'') and a short, featureless humanoid with round glasses. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Shape Shifter (comic story)}})
*The Doctor and Frobisher use the [[Zero Room]] to shield themselves from the worst of the temporal regression aboard the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
* Cast adrift from the TARDIS, the Funhouse is trapped within the time vortex without the means to leave it, just like [[Ramón Salamander]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}})
*The hyperspatial stress of [[Terra Nova]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'' also causes the Doctor to go through a form of [[retro-regeneration]]. Unlike Frobisher, who begins as a bird and regresses into a hominid, Peri begins as a hominid and regresses into a bird. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'')
*Frobisher reverts into a tall barbarian and a short, featureless humanoid with round glasses. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[War-Game (comic story)|War-Game]],'' ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]'')
*Cast adrift from the TARDIS, the Funhouse is trapped within the time vortex without the means to leave it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')
*The TARDIS's escape from the Funhouse will have an unintended, but nevertheless, lasting impact on the galactic community in the [[82nd century]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]]'', ''[[Abel's Story (comic story)|Abel's Story]]'')
*The TARDIS would be similarly parasitised in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Funhouse was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine. It saw Peri Brown make an appearance in the form of an illusion prior to her rejoining the TARDIS in the following story.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Inside the Funhouse, the Sixth Doctor and Frobisher find themselves victims of the building's cruel games.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Funhouse drifts through deep space in the form of an abandoned country house. Its many illusions include a tropical beach, a man reading in a dimensionally-warped drawing room, an imprisoned Peri, and a pit of airborne demonic creatures.
  • The Doctor feels the attack upon the TARDIS in the form of a migraine.
  • In desperation, the Doctor attacks the Funhouse's tentacles with an axe.
  • The TARDIS circut boards responsible for maintaining the temporal stability of passengers in flight is deliberately sabotaged to fight against the Funhouse.
  • The Doctor rebuffs Frobisher for calling him "Doc".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.
  • This story was published in both Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to regress and therefore his former selves do not appear.
  • While technically the first appearance of Peri Brown in the comics, the Doctor's real companion wouldn't appear until COMIC: Kane's Story. Peri greets the Doctor, after an extended absence from the TARDIS, having quit her job in New York City, 1985.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor's symbiotic link to the TARDIS leaves him and his vessel weakened by the Funhouse's assault. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])
  • The Doctor and Frobisher use the Zero Room to shield themselves from the worst of the temporal regression aboard the TARDIS. (TV: Castrovalva [+]Loading...["Castrovalva (TV story)"])
  • Frobisher reverts into a tall barbarian (COMIC: War-Game) and a short, featureless humanoid with round glasses. (COMIC: The Shape Shifter [+]Loading...["The Shape Shifter (comic story)"])
  • Cast adrift from the TARDIS, the Funhouse is trapped within the time vortex without the means to leave it, just like Ramón Salamander. (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]