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|doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]
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|companions= [[Frobisher]]<br />[[Peri Brown]]  
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|enemy= [[Self-replicating robot]]s
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]]
|year= <ul><li>[[Zazz]]</li><li>[[Zazz's moon]]</li></ul>
|enemy           = [[Self-replicating robot]]s
|writer= [[Jamie Delano]]
|setting        = [[Zazz]]<br>[[Zazz's moon]]
|artist= [[John Ridgway]] (pencils)<br />[[Tim Perkins]] (inks)
|writer         = Jamie Delano
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]
|penciller      = [[John Ridgway]]
|colourist=
|inker          = [[Tim Perkins]]
|lettering=[[Richard Starkings]]
|editor         = [[Sheila Cranna]]
|publication title= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 123|123]]-[[DWM 126|126]]
|letterer        = [[Richard Starkings]]
|publication dates= [[April]] - [[July]] [[1987]]
|publication     = [[DWM 123]]-[[DWM 126|126]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]
|reprint        = The World Shapers (graphic novel)
|format= Comic - 4 parts (32 pages)
|release date    = 12 March - 11 June 1987
|previous story= [[Profits of Doom]]|
|publisher       = Marvel Comics
|next story= [[The World Shapers]]|
|format         = Comic
}}
|epcount        = 4
:''For other uses see: [[The Gift]].''
|prev            = Profits of Doom! (comic story)
'''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was later republished in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel and a review of that compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It went on to claim that ''The Gift'' would be the hit of the season, if only the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] could afford to produce it for [[television]].
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'''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


== Synopsis ==
A review of the compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written", and would have been the hit of the season if the [[BBC]] had been able to afford to produce it for [[television]].
The Doctor attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Professor]] [[Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within and it begins to plague the [[planet]].
 
== Summary ==
The [[Sixth Doctor]] attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Strut|Professor Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within. It begins to plague the [[planet]].
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Peri]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Strut]]
* [[Strut]]
* [[Lorduke of Zazz]]
* [[Lorduke of Zazz]]
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* [[Monektoni Shug]]
* [[Monektoni Shug]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== [[:Category:Individual boats and ships|Individual boats and ships]] ===
=== Planets ===
* The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[wikipedia:Steamboat|steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''.
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]] vacation on the [[planet]] [[Halcya]] which the Doctor comments is the "perfect place to retire" as there is "no danger, no hardships, no unpleasant surprises".
 
=== Food and beverages ===
* [[Frobisher]] comments that [[Halcya]] is boring like a "[[curry]] without the [[spice]]".
* The [[Lorduke of Zazz]] offers [[Peri Brown|Peri]] [[Jitter Juice]].
* [[Monektoni Shug]] drinks several bottles of [[Numbly Juice]].


=== [[:Category:Songs from the real world|Songs from the real world]] ===
=== Mythology ===
* Frobisher sings ''[[Fireball XL5]]''.
* [[Frobisher]] comments that [[Halcya]] is boring like "[[Eden]] without the [[snake]]".
 
=== Individuals ===
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] has received many [[party]] invitations over the years including: an invitation to one of [[Heliogabalus]]' dos, who is known for having some of his guests smothered in [[rose petals]], the funeral feast for the [[Whale-King of Strum]], one for each of [[Henry VIII]]'s six weddings and a [[High Tide Party]] with the [[Slime Toads of Uloth]].
* [[Frobisher]] randomly selects an invitation to attend the twenty-first birthday bash of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]].
* Frobisher cries out "Jumping [[Jules Verne]]".
 
=== Species ===
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions that [[Katz]] of [[Zazz]] are distant descendants of an [[Earth]] [[colony]].
* [[Frobisher]] corrects a [[Bouncer (The Gift)|bouncer]] that he is a [[Whifferdill]] rather than a [[bird]].
 
=== Locations ===
* [[Harlm Town]]. [[Kotn Klub]].
* [[Hi-De-Ho Klub]]
 
horn dukebox, [[Gonfor Major]], [[Gonfor Minor]], [[Mondria]], [[Zofton Cargo-Lugger]], [[Servotron]], [[Radarscope]]s and [[distress beacon]]. [[spider]] of [[mars]], [[NASA]] pressure suit,
 
* The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''.
* Frobisher sings the theme song from ''[[Fireball XL5]]'' and ''[[Space Oddity]]''.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel.
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel.
* The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about [[Hollywood]] actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years).


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
== [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Profits of Doom]]''
* This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|comic6.htm#gift|The Gift}}
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The Gift was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.

A review of the compilation in DWM 398 held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written", and would have been the hit of the season if the BBC had been able to afford to produce it for television.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor attends the party of the Lorduke of Zazz at the behest of Peri and Frobisher. They deliver a package for Professor Strut, only to find a self-replicating robot within. It begins to plague the planet.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor, Peri and Frobisher vacation on the planet Halcya which the Doctor comments is the "perfect place to retire" as there is "no danger, no hardships, no unpleasant surprises".

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mythology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

horn dukebox, Gonfor Major, Gonfor Minor, Mondria, Zofton Cargo-Lugger, Servotron, Radarscopes and distress beacon. spider of mars, NASA pressure suit,

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel.
  • The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about Hollywood actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years).

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

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Frobisher & Peri
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