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comic name= The Curse of the Scarab |
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Fifth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
doctor= [[Fifth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 85
companions= [[Peri]]|
|image= The Curse of the Scarab.JPG
enemy= [[Seth Rakoff]] <br> [[Kephri]]|
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
year= [[Hollywood]], [[14th May]] [[1938]]|
|doctor= Fifth Doctor
writer= [[Alan Barnes]]|
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
editor=[[Garry Gillatt]]|
|enemy= [[Seth Rakoff]], [[Kephri]]
artist= [[Martin Geraghty]]|
|setting= [[Hollywood]], [[14 May]] [[1938]]
colourist=|
|writer= Alan Barnes
lettering=|
|editor = [[Gary Gillatt]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] [[DWM Issue 228|228]] - [[DWM Issue 230|230]]|
|artist= [[Martin Geraghty]]
publication dates= [[2nd August]] - [[27th September]] [[1995]]|
|colourist=
publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]|
|letterer=
format= Comic - 3 parts |
|publication= [[DWM 228]] - [[DWM 230|230]]
previous story= [["...Up Above the Gods..."]]|
|release date= 6 July - 31 August 1995
next story= [[Operation Proteus]]|
|cover date= 2 August - 27 September 1995
}}
|publisher= Marvel Comics UK
|format= Comic  
|prev= Up Above the Gods (comic story)
|next= Operation Proteus (comic story)
|epcount = 3|reprint=Ground Zero (graphic novel)
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'''''The Curse of the Scarab''''' was a [[Fifth Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


==Summary==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] materialize on a studio backlot in [[1930s]] [[Hollywood]], where eccentric director [[Seth Rakoff]] is filming a movie with [[Raschid Karnak]] as the Mummy. The film is running over-budget, and producer [[Monroe Stahr]] threatens to remove Rakoff from the project; but the Doctor is more concerned with the fact that the sarcophagus at the centre of the set is the genuine Scarabaeus, which according to legend holds the beetle-god Kephri. Stahr is killed while watching rushes of the day's work, and his internal organs are removed. The Doctor and Peri, meanwhile, enter the pyramid prop to find it filled with [[Osiran|Osirian]] technology, including the mummy robot which killed Stahr. Karnak is waiting for them there, to tell his story; he is dying, his body eaten away from within by the curse of Kephri. Rakoff hired him as a guide in Egypt and took him to the tomb described in the grimoire of Anubis, where Karnak fell under the spell of Kephri and was forced to accompany Rakoff and the contents of the tomb to America.


==Characters==
Rakoff shoots and kills Karnak, telling the Doctor that in Hollywood, nobody will even notice that he's casting a spell to raise Kephri. He casts a spell which brings the extras - and Peri - under his psychic control, and forces the Doctor to complete the ceremony which will raise Kephri. The Scarabaeus turns out to be empty; Kephri has already entered Karnak's body and has been feeding on him for months. Peri removes the ankh around Karnak's neck, restoring Kephri to full power, and the scarab god releases a plague of locusts which consume the greedy Rakoff and prepare to devour the Earth. Before they can do so, the Doctor holds the ankh in front of a studio light, casting its shadow over Kephri; he then orders one of the Osirian robots to seize the totem, and the robot rips Kephri apart trying to seize the shadow. The Doctor and Peri depart, but the Doctor is unaware that earlier, while alone on the lot, Peri was removed and then returned [[Seventh Doctor|by someone]] - or something...
*[[Fifth Doctor]]
:*forced to complete the ceremony of raising Kephri
*[[Peri]]
:*is abducted from Hollywood by the [[Threshold]]
:*controlled under the mind control of Seth
*[[Seth Rakoff]]
:*movie director
:*fell under the spell of Kephri after visiting an Egyptian tomb described in the [[grimoire of Anubis]]
**plans to release Kephri from the Scarabeus
*[[Raschid Karnak]]
**stars as the mummy in Seth's horror film
**was hired by Seth as a guide in [[Egypt]]
**killed by Seth
**his body is being eaten away by Kephri
*[[Monroe Stahr]]
**movie producer
**is killed by the mummy whilst watching rushes of his work and had his organs removed
*[[Kephri]]
:*An [[Osiran]] trapped by his own race
:*entered Karnak's body and has fed on his body for months
:*releases a plague of locusts to consume Rakoff and plans to do the same to the entire world


==References==
== Characters ==
*The film props include a genuine [[Scarabaeus]], which was said to contain Kephri, the Egyptian beetle god.
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
*The pyramid prop contains Osirian technology, including at least two mummy servicer robots.
* [[Peri Brown]]
*The doctor holds the ank front of the studio light, casting a shadow over Kephri, trapping him.
* [[Seth Rakoff]]
* [[Raschid Karnak]]
* [[Monroe Stahr]]
* [[Kephri]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
*The [[Osirian service robot]] makes a reappearance.
=== Individuals ===
*The story is similar to that of ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', where the trapped Osirian was [[Sutekh]].
* [[Seth Rakoff]] fell under the spell of Kephri after visiting an Egyptian tomb described in the [[grimoire of Anubis]].
*Both the Doctor and Peri were wearing the same outfits in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'', and in ''[[Fascination]]''.
* [[Raschid Karnak]] was hired by Seth as a guide in [[Egypt]].
*The Osirian robot is able to retract multiple blades-like claws from its hands.
* The [[Servitor (Pyramids of Mars)|Osiran service robot]] is able to retract multiple blade-like claws from its hands.
*This is the last DWM [[fifth Doctor]] story.


==Continuity==
=== Objects ===
*Peri's adventure is told in the Seventh Doctor comic strip, [[DWM]]: ''[[Ground Zero]]''.
* The film props include a genuine [[Scarabaeus]].
* The Doctor holds the [[ankh]] in front of the studio light.


==Timeline==
=== Psychology ===
*This story occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Key 2 Time - The Chaos Pool]]''
* Peri is under the [[mind control]] of Seth.
*This story occurs before [[VD]]: ''[[Fascination]]''


==External links==
=== Species ===
*{{dwrefguide|comic5.htm#curseofthescarab|The Curse of The Scarab}}
* Kephri releases a plague of [[locust]]s.


== Notes ==
* The story is similar to that of ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', where the trapped Osiran was [[Sutekh]].
* Both the Doctor and Peri are wearing the same outfits from the television story ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.


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== Continuity ==
[[Category:Fifth Doctor Doctor Who Magazine comic stories|Curse]]
* Peri is briefly taken by the [[Threshold]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ground Zero (comic story)|Ground Zero]]'')
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[[Category:Stories set in 1938|Curse]]
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|comic5.htm#curseofthescarab|The Curse of The Scarab}}
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The Curse of the Scarab was a Fifth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fifth Doctor and Peri materialize on a studio backlot in 1930s Hollywood, where eccentric director Seth Rakoff is filming a movie with Raschid Karnak as the Mummy. The film is running over-budget, and producer Monroe Stahr threatens to remove Rakoff from the project; but the Doctor is more concerned with the fact that the sarcophagus at the centre of the set is the genuine Scarabaeus, which according to legend holds the beetle-god Kephri. Stahr is killed while watching rushes of the day's work, and his internal organs are removed. The Doctor and Peri, meanwhile, enter the pyramid prop to find it filled with Osirian technology, including the mummy robot which killed Stahr. Karnak is waiting for them there, to tell his story; he is dying, his body eaten away from within by the curse of Kephri. Rakoff hired him as a guide in Egypt and took him to the tomb described in the grimoire of Anubis, where Karnak fell under the spell of Kephri and was forced to accompany Rakoff and the contents of the tomb to America.

Rakoff shoots and kills Karnak, telling the Doctor that in Hollywood, nobody will even notice that he's casting a spell to raise Kephri. He casts a spell which brings the extras - and Peri - under his psychic control, and forces the Doctor to complete the ceremony which will raise Kephri. The Scarabaeus turns out to be empty; Kephri has already entered Karnak's body and has been feeding on him for months. Peri removes the ankh around Karnak's neck, restoring Kephri to full power, and the scarab god releases a plague of locusts which consume the greedy Rakoff and prepare to devour the Earth. Before they can do so, the Doctor holds the ankh in front of a studio light, casting its shadow over Kephri; he then orders one of the Osirian robots to seize the totem, and the robot rips Kephri apart trying to seize the shadow. The Doctor and Peri depart, but the Doctor is unaware that earlier, while alone on the lot, Peri was removed and then returned by someone - or something...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The film props include a genuine Scarabaeus.
  • The Doctor holds the ankh in front of the studio light.

Psychology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Kephri releases a plague of locusts.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story is similar to that of Pyramids of Mars, where the trapped Osiran was Sutekh.
  • Both the Doctor and Peri are wearing the same outfits from the television story Planet of Fire.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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