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{{Infobox Comic|
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comic name=The Day the Earth Was Sold |
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image= [[Image:BIT10dr.jpg|250px]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor Comic Strip Stories]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|image= The King of Earth.jpg
companions= |
|series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]]
enemy=[[Nin]], [[Ssaarg]], and [[Hoolox]]|
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
year= [[Earth]], [[London]], [[Nin|Nin spacecraft]]|  
|companions=  
writer= [[Simon Furman]] |
|enemy = [[Nin]], [[Ssaarg]], and [[Hoolox]]
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] |  
|setting= [[Earth]], [[London]], [[Nin|Nin spacecraft]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] |
|writer= Simon Furman
lettering= unstated |
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]
editor= [[Claire Lister]]|
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)]]|
|letterer=
publication dates= [[March]] [[2009]]|
|editor= [[Claire Lister]]
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|publication= [[DWBIT 66]]
format= Comic - Part 2 of 2 (4 pages)|
|release date= 18 March 2009
previous story= [[The Day the Earth Was Sold]]|
|publisher= GE Fabbri Ltd
next story= [[The Guardians of Terror]]|
|format= Comic - Part 2 of 2 (4 pages)
|prev= The Day the Earth Was Sold (comic story)
|next= The Guardians of Terror (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''The King of Earth''''' was a [[Tenth Doctor comic stories|Tenth Doctor comic story]] published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''.


==Opening Tag==
== Summary ==
The Doctor is about to be blown into smithereens!
The Doctor asks the [[Nin]] to freeze the [[Hoolox]]'s missiles before they hit the Earth, while he sorts things out. He uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to teleport to Earth.


==Summary==
He arrives in a garden shed, where he finds a young boy called [[Robbie (The King of Earth)|Robbie]]. Robbie is playing with a mobile handheld device he found. The Doctor returns to the Nin ship with Robbie. The boy explains he thought it was a game device, not real, but it doesn't help. The Hoolox and the [[Ssraar]] join forces, but their weapons are useless against the advanced technology of the Nin.
The Doctor asks the [[Nin]] to freeze the [[Hoolox]]'s missiles  before they hit the Earth while he sorts things out. He uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to teleport to Earth and arrives in a garden shed where he finds a young boy called [[Robbie]]. Robbie is playing with a mobile handheld device that he had found. The Doctor returns to the [[Nin]] ship with Robbie, where the boy explains he thought it was a game device, not real. But it doesn't help. The Hoolox and the [[Ssraar]] join forces but their weapons are useless against the advanced technoloogy of the Nin. The Doctor takes the device from Robbie and calls the owner of the mobile device. The mobile belongs to [[Fliant Wormbleeder]] an intergalactic estate agent who appears as a hologram and on the Doctor's request, looks through his catalogue to find suitable homes for all three alien races. War is averted and the Doctor returns Robbie home.
 
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The Doctor takes the device from Robbie and calls the owner of the mobile device. It belongs to [[Fliant Wormbleeder]], an intergalactic [[estate agent]] who appears as a hologram. On the Doctor's request, he looks through his catalogue to find suitable homes for all three alien races. War is averted and the Doctor returns Robbie home.
[[Image:BITCS66.jpg|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]]
 
==Characters==
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Nim]]
* [[Nim]]
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* [[Fliant Wormbleeder]]
* [[Fliant Wormbleeder]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
*  The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various 'props' used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].
''to be added''
* The sonic screwdriver strangely seems to have the power to transport the Doctor between Earth and the Nin ship.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.  
* Supporting the series of collectable ''Doctor Who'' trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
* The limitation of only 4 pages meant that stories often lacked some depth in comparison to other regular comic strips running at the same time.  
* The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
* Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with [[Doctor Who Adventures]], it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: his blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].


==Original print details ==
=== Original print details ===
(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions)
* 2/2 [[DWBIT 66]] (4 pages) THE END!
* 2/2 [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 66]] (4 pages) THE END!
* No reprints to date.
* No reprints to date.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
{{TitleSort}}
* [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.]
 
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The King of Earth was a Tenth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor asks the Nin to freeze the Hoolox's missiles before they hit the Earth, while he sorts things out. He uses his sonic screwdriver to teleport to Earth.

He arrives in a garden shed, where he finds a young boy called Robbie. Robbie is playing with a mobile handheld device he found. The Doctor returns to the Nin ship with Robbie. The boy explains he thought it was a game device, not real, but it doesn't help. The Hoolox and the Ssraar join forces, but their weapons are useless against the advanced technology of the Nin.

The Doctor takes the device from Robbie and calls the owner of the mobile device. It belongs to Fliant Wormbleeder, an intergalactic estate agent who appears as a hologram. On the Doctor's request, he looks through his catalogue to find suitable homes for all three alien races. War is averted and the Doctor returns Robbie home.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
  • The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
  • The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
  • The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: his blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.

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

  • 2/2 DWBIT 66 (4 pages) THE END!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added