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|comic name = Attack of the Space Leeches!
|series =[[DWA comic stories]]
|series = [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]
|enemy = [[Space Leech]]es
|enemy = [[Space Leech]]
|setting = [[London]], April, [[2010]]
|year = [[London]], April, [[2010]]
|writer = Oli Smith
|writer = [[Oli Smith]]
|editor = [[Moray Laing]]
|editor = [[Moray Laing]]
|artist = [[John Ross]]
|artist = [[John Ross]]
|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]]
|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]]
|publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA 160|Issues 160]]-[[DWA 161|161]]
|publication= [[DWA 160]]-[[DWA 161|161]]
|publisher = [[BBC Magazines]]
|release date = 1 - 8 April 2010
|format = Comic -  2 parts (4 pages each)
|publisher = BBC Magazines
|previous story = [[Lucky Heather]]
|format = Comic
|next story = [[Madness on the M1!]]
|epcount = 2
|prev = Lucky Heather (comic story)
|next = Madness on the M1! (comic story)
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'''''Attack of the Space Leeches!''''' was the first [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] to feature the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
===Part One===
=== Part one ===
A young boy named [[Stephen (Attack of the Space Leeches!)|Stephen]] is wandering the streets of London in April 2010 (with a cold) when he sees an alien spaceship fall out of the sky. As people look inside the wrecked craft giant [[Space Leech]]es fly out and attach themselves to peoples heads. The leeches swarm, hundreds of them and remarkably Stephen manages to escape as everyone around him is taken over. He runs to the top of Primrose Hill and decides he needs help. Then the TARDIS materialises around him…
[[Stephen (Attack of the Space Leeches!)|Stephen]], a young boy with a [[common cold|cold]], is wandering the streets of London in April 2010 when he sees an alien spaceship fall out of the sky. As people look inside the wrecked craft, giant [[Space Leech]]es fly out and attach themselves to the investigators' heads. The leeches swarm, hundreds of them.


===Part Two===
Remarkably, Stephen escapes as everyone around him is taken over. He runs to the top of Primrose Hill and decides he needs help. Then the TARDIS materialises around him...
Inside the TARDIS [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] are due to arrive at Primrose Hill for a view of London on a clear day when the TARDIS materialises around Stephen. As Stephen tells them of the space leeches getting everyone in London, the Doctor realises that there must be some terrible reason for Stephen to have arrived inside the ship. Leaving the TARDIS to check out Stephens story and realises that there is something about him that makes him different. It is Amy that points out is that Stephen has a cold (and a runny nose). Remarkably the Doctor uses “the sonic to tweak the virus and make it super infections!” Stephen’s touch then becomes super infectious and everyone soon finds that Stephens virus is enough to weaken the leeches that detach themselves from people. But the space leeches are drawn to the Doctor, “one person whose biology is strong enough to withstand any cold”. Assuring Stephen he would take them somewhere safe, the Doctor (along with Amy) lead the space leeches into the TARDIS, and away.


==Characters==
=== Part two ===
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] are due to arrive at [[Primrose Hill]] for a view of London on a clear day when the TARDIS materialises around Stephen. As Stephen tells them of the space leeches getting everyone in London, the Doctor realises that there must be some terrible reason for Stephen to have arrived inside the ship.
 
Leaving the TARDIS to check out Stephen's story, the Doctor realises that there is something about the boy that makes him different. It is Amy who points out that Stephen has a cold and a runny nose. Remarkably, the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to make Stephen's touch super-infectious. This makes his virus strong enough to weaken the leeches, which detach themselves from their victims.
 
The space leeches are drawn to the Doctor, the "one person whose biology is strong enough to withstand any cold". Assuring Stephen he will take them somewhere safe, the Doctor and Amy lead the space leeches into the TARDIS and take off.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Stephen (Attack of the Space Leeches!)|Stephen]]
* [[Stephen (Attack of the Space Leeches!)|Stephen]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* The DWA 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.
* Part One of this story was on sale only days before the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy on UK TV and notably only referenced the show with the arrival of the TARDIS in the final frame. By the time of Part Two, readers were likely to have seen the new Doctor and Amy on TV. The Eleventh Doctor and Amy's appearance in Part 2 marked their first comic strip appearance anywhere, predating ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''{{'}}s debut by several weeks.
* Part One of this story was on sale only days before the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy on UK TV and notably only referenced the show with the arrival of the TARDIS in the final frame. By the time of Part Two, readers were likely to have seen the new Doctor and Amy on TV. The Eleventh Doctor and Amy's appearance in Part 2 marked their first comic strip appearance anywhere, predating ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'s'' debut by several weeks.
* The Doctor's sonic screwdriver (loosely referred to as his "sonic") has the unlikely ability to tweak a virus and make it super infectious. The sonic depicted is of that used by the Tenth Doctor with the blue end.
* The Doctor’s sonic screwdriver (loosely referred to as his “sonic”) has the unlikely ability to tweak a virus and make it super infectious. The sonic depicted is of that used by the Tenth Doctor with the blue end.
* This story is similar to Robert Heinlein's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet_Masters The Puppet Masters], in which parasitic, mind-controlling slugs are defeated with the use of a modified virus.


===Original print details===
=== Original print details ===
:Publication with page count and closing captions
:Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA 160]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Find out what happens when Stephen meets the Doctor and Amy!
# [[DWA 160]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Find out what happens when Stephen meets the Doctor and Amy!
# [[DWA 161]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Madness on the motorway
# [[DWA 161]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Madness on the motorway


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* The idea of the Doctor concocting a highly infectious virus to cure lots of people quickly was similar to that in [[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''.
* The idea of the Doctor concocting a highly infectious virus to cure lots of people quickly was similar to that in [[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''.
* Besides [[Stephen (Attack of the Space Leeches!)|Stephen]], other people to suddenly arrive inside the TARDIS also include the [[White Guardian]], [[Donna Noble]] and the [[Graske]].
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==[[Eleventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
* This story occurs after: [[NSA]]: [[Night of the Humans|''Night of the Humans'']]
* This story occurs before: [[DWAN]]: ''[[Madness on the M1!]]''
==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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Attack of the Space Leeches! was the first Doctor Who Adventures comic story to feature the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stephen, a young boy with a cold, is wandering the streets of London in April 2010 when he sees an alien spaceship fall out of the sky. As people look inside the wrecked craft, giant Space Leeches fly out and attach themselves to the investigators' heads. The leeches swarm, hundreds of them.

Remarkably, Stephen escapes as everyone around him is taken over. He runs to the top of Primrose Hill and decides he needs help. Then the TARDIS materialises around him...

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eleventh Doctor and Amy are due to arrive at Primrose Hill for a view of London on a clear day when the TARDIS materialises around Stephen. As Stephen tells them of the space leeches getting everyone in London, the Doctor realises that there must be some terrible reason for Stephen to have arrived inside the ship.

Leaving the TARDIS to check out Stephen's story, the Doctor realises that there is something about the boy that makes him different. It is Amy who points out that Stephen has a cold and a runny nose. Remarkably, the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to make Stephen's touch super-infectious. This makes his virus strong enough to weaken the leeches, which detach themselves from their victims.

The space leeches are drawn to the Doctor, the "one person whose biology is strong enough to withstand any cold". Assuring Stephen he will take them somewhere safe, the Doctor and Amy lead the space leeches into the TARDIS and take off.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Part One of this story was on sale only days before the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy on UK TV and notably only referenced the show with the arrival of the TARDIS in the final frame. By the time of Part Two, readers were likely to have seen the new Doctor and Amy on TV. The Eleventh Doctor and Amy's appearance in Part 2 marked their first comic strip appearance anywhere, predating Doctor Who Magazine's debut by several weeks.
  • The Doctor's sonic screwdriver (loosely referred to as his "sonic") has the unlikely ability to tweak a virus and make it super infectious. The sonic depicted is of that used by the Tenth Doctor with the blue end.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 160 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Find out what happens when Stephen meets the Doctor and Amy!
  2. DWA 161 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Madness on the motorway

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The idea of the Doctor concocting a highly infectious virus to cure lots of people quickly was similar to that in TV: New Earth.
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