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comic name= Winning Hand|
|image= DWA CS 163 Winning Hand.jpg
image= [[file:DWAMCS163 Winning Hand.jpg|250px]]|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|number=163
number=163|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|enemy= [[Hubert Crimp]]
enemy= [[Alien Slave]]|
|setting= [[Trans-Vegas Casino]]  
year= [[Trans-Vegas Casino]]|  
|writer= Oli Smith
writer= [[Oli Smith]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer=   
lettering=  |
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication= [[DWA 163]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA 163|Issues 163]]|
|release date = 22 April 2010
publication_dates= [[22th April|22]] [[April]] [[2006]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)|
|epcount = 1
previous story= [[Madness on the M1!]]|
|prev= Madness on the M1! (comic story)
next story= [[Booked Up]]|
|next= Booked Up (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Winning Hand''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
At the galaxy’s most exclusive place, and criminal haunt – the Trans-Vegas casino, -- the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] joins the notorious slave-dealer [[Hubert Crimp]] at the card table. Hubert is on a winning streak and soon wins all the money at the table until the Doctor joins him for a game. [[Amy Pond|Amy]], meanwhile (in a brand new evening dress), is in the hold of Hubert’s ship, releasing all twelve different alien slaves, who thankfully escape the ship and wait for the Doctor to return them all home. Back at the table the Doctor has distracted Hubert for long enough and as Hubert turns on him with a gun, the Doctor lays down his cards. The Doctor’s three of a kind beats Huberts two of a kind and as Hubert is now broke, the Doctor asks for him to be escorted to the exit. The winnings will be paid out to the enslaved creatures as compensation. The Doctor and Amy leave without having shown her dress off or having a prawn cocktail.
At the [[galaxy]]'s most exclusive [[casino]] and criminal haunt – the Trans-Vegas casino the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] joins the notorious slave-dealer [[Hubert Crimp]] at the card table. Hubert is on a winning streak and soon wins all the money at the table until the Doctor joins the game. Meanwhile, [[Amy Pond|Amy]], in a brand new evening dress, is in the hold of Hubert's ship, releasing all twelve alien slaves. They thankfully escape the ship and wait for the Doctor to return them all home.


==Characters==
Back at the table the Doctor has distracted Hubert for long enough. As Hubert turns on him with a gun, the Doctor lays down his cards. The Doctor's three of a kind beats Hubert's pair. As Hubert is now broke, the Doctor asks for him to be escorted to the exit. The winnings will be paid out to the enslaved creatures as compensation. The Doctor and Amy leave without having shown her dress off or having a prawn cocktail.
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Hubert Crimp]]
* [[Hubert Crimp]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Amy uses [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] to free the slaves from their cells on board Hubert Crimp's craft.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


===Original print details===
=== Original print details ===
:Publication with page count and closing captions
:Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA 163]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor and Amy get booked up
# [[DWA 163]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor and Amy get booked up


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* Amy uses the Doctor's sonic screwdriver to free the slaves from their cells onboard Hubert Crimp's craft.
''to be added''
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==[[Eleventh Doctor - Timeline|TIMELINE]]==
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
*This story occurs after [[DWA]]: [[Madness on the M1!]]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
*This story occurs before [[DWA]]: [[Booked Up]]
[[Category:One part comics]]
 
==External links==
* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 1 March 2024

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Winning Hand was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the galaxy's most exclusive casino and criminal haunt – the Trans-Vegas casino – the Doctor joins the notorious slave-dealer Hubert Crimp at the card table. Hubert is on a winning streak and soon wins all the money at the table until the Doctor joins the game. Meanwhile, Amy, in a brand new evening dress, is in the hold of Hubert's ship, releasing all twelve alien slaves. They thankfully escape the ship and wait for the Doctor to return them all home.

Back at the table the Doctor has distracted Hubert for long enough. As Hubert turns on him with a gun, the Doctor lays down his cards. The Doctor's three of a kind beats Hubert's pair. As Hubert is now broke, the Doctor asks for him to be escorted to the exit. The winnings will be paid out to the enslaved creatures as compensation. The Doctor and Amy leave without having shown her dress off or having a prawn cocktail.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 163 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor and Amy get booked up

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added