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comic name= Frobisher's Story |
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Sixth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|range          = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 33
companions= [[Frobisher]], [[Peri]] |
|image           =  
enemy= [[Skeletoid]]|
|series         = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
year= |
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
writer= [[Alan McKenzie]]|
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]]
artist= [[John Ridgway]]|
|featuring      = Abel Gantz
editor=[[Cefn Ridout]]|
|featuring2      = Kaon
colourist=|
|featuring3      = Kane (Kane's Story)
lettering=[[Annie Parkhouse|Annie Halfacree]]|
|enemy           = [[Skeletoid]]s
publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] [[DWM Issue 107|107]]|
|setting        = [[Vespin]]
publication dates= [[December]] [[1985]]|
|writer          = Alan McKenzie
publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|
|artist         = [[John Ridgway]]
format= Comic - 1 part|
|editor         = [[Cefn Ridout]]
previous story= [[The Warrior's Story]]|
|colourist       =
next story= [[Exodus]]|
|letterer        = [[Annie Halfacree]]
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|publication     = [[DWM 107]]
==Summary==
|release date    = 14 November 1985
''to be added''
|publisher       = Marvel Comics
|reprint        = DWCC 22
|reprint2        = Voyager (2007 graphic novel)
|format         = Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev            = The Warrior's Story (comic story)
|next           = Exodus (comic story)
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'''''{{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.


==Characters==
== Summary ==
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
On the [[planet]] [[Vespin]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and his [[Companion|allies]] must put an end to the [[Skeletoid]] menace.
*[[Frobisher]]
*[[Peri]]
*[[Kaon]]


==References==
== Plot ==
===[[:Category:Races and species|Races and species]]===
*Frobisher takes the form of a [[Pantachian Rock Skipper]].


==Notes==
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.
*Reprinted in [[DWCC Issue 22]] and [[Voyager (2007)|Voyager]].
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.


==Continuity==
== Characters ==
*A [[Draconian]] appears. They appeared previously in [[DWM]]: ''[[War-Game]]''.
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Kane (Kane's Story)|Kane]]
* [[Abel Gantz]]
* [[Kaon]]
* [[Skeletoid]]s
* [[Edd (The Warrior's Story)|Edd]]
* [[President of the Federation of Worlds]]
* [[Cyber-Leader (Frobisher's Story)|Cyber-Leader]]


==[[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Worldbuilding ==
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[The Warrior's Story]]''
* Frobisher takes the form of a [[Pantachian Rock Skipper]].
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[Exodus]]''
* 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.


==External links==
== Notes ==
* {{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#kanestory|Frobisher's Story}}
[[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]]''.
* 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.


{{Early Sixth doctor DWM comics}}
== Continuity ==
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* 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)}})
[[Category:Sixth Doctor comic stories]]
* Frobisher remembers that Kaon died when he and the Doctor first met him. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|War-Game (comic story)}})
[[Category:Sixth Doctor Doctor Who Magazine comic stories]]
 
[[Category:Draconian stories]]
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#kanestory|Frobisher's Story}}
{{Sixth Doctor DWM comics}}
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[[Category:Draconian comic stories]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the 82nd century]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

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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]]

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]]