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{{Infobox Story SMW
name= The Monster Upstairs|
|image= Tmu.jpg
image= Tmu.jpg|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[DWA comic stories]]|
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Violet Hopley|Violet]]
companions= [[Violet Hopely]]|
|enemy= The [[Extron]]
enemy= The [[Extron]]|
|setting= {{il|[[Earth]], [[2007]]|[[Onla-toch]]}}
year= [[Earth]] [[2007]], [[Olan-Toch]]|
|writer= Trevor Baxendale
writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer= [[Paul Vyse]]
lettering= [[Paul Vyse]]|
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication= [[DWA 46]]-[[DWA 47|47]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]]|
|release date= 3 - 17 January 2008
publication dates= |
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic 2 parter (12 pages)|
|epcount = 2
previous story= A Klytode Christmas (comic story)|
|prev= A Klytode Christmas (comic story)
next story= Hot Metal (comic story)|
|next= Hot Metal (comic story)
}}
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'''''The Monster Upstairs''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Violet Hopley]].
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Earth, England, Christmas is ruined for the Hopely family when Violet Hopely is kidnapped by Extron, who is being hunted by the Doctor.
[[Earth]], [[England]], [[Christmas]] is ruined for the Hopley family when [[Violet Hopley]] is kidnapped by [[Extron]], who is being hunted by the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]]. With an innocent family dragged into a battle that he started, the Doctor is determined to rescue Violet and stop Extron's evil schemes.
 
With an innocent family dragged into a battle that he started, the Doctor is determined to rescue Violet and stop Extron's evil schemes.


Extron is growing stronger. The Doctor must fight across a doomed planet to return a little girl home before Christmas.
Extron is growing stronger. The Doctor must fight across a doomed planet to return a little girl home before Christmas.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Extron]]
* [[Extron]]
* [[Violet Hopely]]
* [[Violet Hopley]]
* [[John Hopely]]
* [[John Hopley]]
* [[Melissa Hopely]]
* [[Melissa Hopley]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Judoon]] are mentioned as having cost the Extron its body.
* The [[Judoon]] are mentioned as having cost the Extron its body.
* [[Melissa Hopley]] told her [[Violet Hopley|her daughter]] to fetch the magazine with [[Johnny Depp]] on the cover.


== 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.
* 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 in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.


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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
 
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== [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* This story takes place after: ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]''
* This story takes place before [[DWA]]: ''[[Hot Metal]]''
 
== External links ==
 
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[[Category:Stories set in 2007]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2008]]
[[Category:Stories set on Earth]]
[[Category:Tenth Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:Tenth Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:2008 comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:Two part comics]]

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The Monster Upstairs was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Violet Hopley.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth, England, Christmas is ruined for the Hopley family when Violet Hopley is kidnapped by Extron, who is being hunted by the Doctor. With an innocent family dragged into a battle that he started, the Doctor is determined to rescue Violet and stop Extron's evil schemes.

Extron is growing stronger. The Doctor must fight across a doomed planet to return a little girl home before Christmas.

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 in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.

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

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 46 (6 pages)
  2. DWA 47 (6 pages)

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added