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comic name= Changes |
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image=[[File:Behind you.jpg|250px]] |
|number in range = 40
series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Sixth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|image           = Changes comic.jpg
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|series         = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
companions= [[Frobisher]]<br />[[Peri]] |
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
enemy= [[Kymbra Chimera]]|
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]]
year= [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]|
|enemy           = [[Kymbra Chimera]]
writer= [[Grant Morrison]]|
|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
artist= [[John Ridgway]]|
|writer         = Grant Morrison
editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]|
|artist         = [[John Ridgway]]
colourist=[[Charlie Kirchoff]] ([[Grant Morrison's Doctor Who|reprint]])|
|editor         = [[Sheila Cranna]]
lettering=[[Annie Parkhouse|Annie Halfacree]]|
|colourist       =  
publication title= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 118|118]]-[[DWM 119|119]]|
|letterer        = [[Annie Halfacree]]
publication dates= [[November]] - [[December]] [[1986]]|
|publication     = [[DWM 118]]-[[DWM 119|119]]
publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|
|release date    = 9 October - 13 November 1986
format= Comic - 2 parts (16 parts)|
|publisher       = Marvel Comics
previous story= [[Salad Daze]]|
|format         = Comic
next story= [[Profits of Doom]]|
|epcount = 2
|prev            = Salad Daze (comic story)
|next           = Profits of Doom! (comic story)
|reprint = The World Shapers (graphic novel)
}}
}}
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was significant for showing many sections of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] other than the corridors commonly seen on [[television]].  
'''''Changes''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was significant for showing many parts of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] other than the [[TARDIS console room|control room]] and corridors usually seen on [[television]].


This story also saw the appearance of another [[shapeshifter]] aboard the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]: the [[Kymbra Chimera]]. This Chimera [[List of Doppelgängers|took on the appearance]] of both the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]].
== Plot ==
[[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] are rummaging through a storage room in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Peri is so taken aback by the cultural treasures she discovers that she doesn't pay attention when the [[Sixth Doctor]] reports that there is an intruder aboard the TARDIS. Peri and Frobisher decide to explore the TARDIS some more, while the Doctor investigates the intruder. The Doctor discovers a [[Swuffle]] he brought aboard was in fact a [[shapeshifter]], a [[Kymbra Chimera]]. The shifter changes to the form of Peri, but Frobisher quickly spots the difference: Peri's clothes and [[necklace]] are fused into "her" flesh, as the Chimera is unable to duplicate clothing. The Chimera and Frobisher fight as the Doctor discovers a way to [[Vacuum|suck]] the intruder out the TARDIS. He does so in the nick of time.


==Plot==
== Characters ==
[[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] are rummaging through a storage room in the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. Peri is so much taken aback by the cultural treasures she discovers that she doesn't pay attention when the [[Sixth Doctor]] reports that there is an intruder aboard the TARDIS. Peri and Frobisher decide to explore the TARDIS some more, while the Doctor investigates the intruder. The Doctor discovers a [[Swuffle]] he brought aboard was in fact a shapeshifer, a [[Kymbra Chimera]]. The shifter changes to the form of Peri, but Frobisher quickly spots the difference. The chimera and Frobisher fight as the Doctor discovers a way to [[Vacuum|suck]] the intruder out the TARDIS. He does so in the nick of time.
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
 
==Characters==
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Kymbra Chimera]]
* [[Kymbra Chimera]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]===
=== The Doctor ===
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] possesses portraits of himself by [[Michelangelo]] and [[Vincent van Gogh]]. Which incarnations of the Doctor they depict is left unrevealed.
* The Doctor possesses portraits of himself by [[Michelangelo]] and [[Vincent van Gogh]].
* The Doctor and Frobisher walk past some body mannequins wearing the outfits once worn by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Fifth Doctor]].


=== [[:Category:Energy beings|Energy beings]] ===
=== Literature ===
* The Doctor mentions the [[Mandragora Helix]] from ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
* Peri finds a folio of a [[play]] which she surmises may be a lost play by [[William Shakespeare]].


=== [[:Category:Literature|Literature]] ===
=== TARDIS ===
* Peri finds a folio of a [[play]] called ''Mischief Night, or As You Please'', which she surmises may be a lost play by [[William Shakespeare]].
* Other items visible in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] storage room include a ''[[National Geographic Magazine]]'', assorted [[toy]]s, a [[globe]], a map of [[Barsoom]], a [[Dalek]] construction kit and a 78 rpm record by [[Bill Haley]].
 
* The TARDIS memory vaults are described by Frobisher as a "four-dimensional simulation gallery" where the TARDIS collects imagery of all the places it has been. Among them includes a bizarre toroidal rock formation in the sky, a crystalline beach with tentacled clouds, and an [[Earth]]-like jungle.
=== [[:Category:TARDIS|TARDIS]] ===
* When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, [[Bessie]] is seen stored in a darkened room.
* Other items visible in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] storage room include a ''[[National Geographic Magazine]]'', assorted [[toy]]s, a globe, a map of [[Barsoom]], a [[Dalek]] construction kit, and a 78 rpm record by [[Bill Haley]].
* There is also a populated [[TARDIS zoo]], which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from [[extinct]]ion.
* When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, [[Bessie]] is seen stored in a darkened room. Clothes the the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s wore are also shown on stands in another chamber.
* The TARDIS' state of [[temporal grace]], which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space".
* The TARDIS has a "Memory Vaults" area that recreates places the ship has visited.
* There is also a populated [[TARDIS Zoo]], which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from [[extinct]]ion.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is one of a handful of stories to make an extensive exploration of the interior of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. See ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' and ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' for other examples.
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'', and ''[[Grant Morrison's Doctor Who]] 1'', where it was colourised by [[Charlie Kirchoff]], which was later featured in ''[[Doctor Who Classics Volume 3]]''. It was also reprinted in ''[[Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1]]''.
* Reprinted in [[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers Graphic Novel]]
* Reprinted in [[Grant Morrison's Doctor Who]] 1 colourised by [[Charlie Kirchoff]]
* Reprinted in [[Doctor Who Classics Volume 3]] (Grant Morrison's Doctor Who reprint)


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Peri has the same hairstyle and clothing similar to what she wears in ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]''.
* Frobisher has started recovering from his [[mono-morphia]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Genesis! (comic story)}})
* The TARDIS' state of [[temporal grace]], which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space". (This is a possible attempt to rectify continuity issues created by several occasions on which weapons are shown being fired within the TARDIS.)
* The Doctor returns to the [[TARDIS control room (The Masque of Mandragora)|secondary control room]], and mentions how the [[Mandragora Helix]] got into it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)}})
* The Doctor returns to the secondary control room last seen in ''[[The Robots of Death]]''. The room includes a [[tea]] dispenser.
* The Doctor mentions the Mandragora Helix, which first appeared in ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
 
== [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Salad Daze]]''
* This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[Profits of Doom]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Dwrefguide|comic6.htm#changes|Changes}}
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 29 April 2024

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Changes was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was significant for showing many parts of the Doctor's TARDIS other than the control room and corridors usually seen on television.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peri and Frobisher are rummaging through a storage room in the TARDIS. Peri is so taken aback by the cultural treasures she discovers that she doesn't pay attention when the Sixth Doctor reports that there is an intruder aboard the TARDIS. Peri and Frobisher decide to explore the TARDIS some more, while the Doctor investigates the intruder. The Doctor discovers a Swuffle he brought aboard was in fact a shapeshifter, a Kymbra Chimera. The shifter changes to the form of Peri, but Frobisher quickly spots the difference: Peri's clothes and necklace are fused into "her" flesh, as the Chimera is unable to duplicate clothing. The Chimera and Frobisher fight as the Doctor discovers a way to suck the intruder out the TARDIS. He does so in the nick of time.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Other items visible in the TARDIS storage room include a National Geographic Magazine, assorted toys, a globe, a map of Barsoom, a Dalek construction kit and a 78 rpm record by Bill Haley.
  • The TARDIS memory vaults are described by Frobisher as a "four-dimensional simulation gallery" where the TARDIS collects imagery of all the places it has been. Among them includes a bizarre toroidal rock formation in the sky, a crystalline beach with tentacled clouds, and an Earth-like jungle.
  • When the Doctor and Frobisher walk through the TARDIS interior, Bessie is seen stored in a darkened room.
  • There is also a populated TARDIS zoo, which the Doctor describes as a "way station" where he keeps endangered animals, often saving them from extinction.
  • The TARDIS' state of temporal grace, which renders weapons useless, does not function when the ship is in "normal space".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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