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|series = [[Doctor Who comic stories]] < | |series = [[Doctor Who comic stories]] <br /> [[Eleventh Doctor comic stories]] | ||
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|companions = [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] | ||
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|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | |colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | ||
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|publication = [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br> [[DWA 266|Issue 266]] | |publication = [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br /> [[DWA 266|Issue 266]] | ||
|release date = [[26th April |26]] [[April]] [[2012]] | |release date = [[26th April|26]] [[April]] [[2012]] | ||
|publisher = [[BBC Magazines]] | |publisher = [[BBC Magazines]] | ||
|format = Comic - 1 parts (4 pages) | |format = Comic - 1 parts (4 pages) | ||
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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures]] comic strip published in [[2012]]. | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures]] comic strip published in [[2012]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] arrive on the commercial asteroid of [[Primo Temp]], a trading world at the centre of the [[Amron Ho galaxy]]. The Doctor is on a quest to buy some Time. Two [[Gnaa]] traders, [[Gnaa|Jakrit]] and [[Gnaa|Praal]], are trying to sell a tachyon-drive unit from a Horologic-class history cruiser – the last one in existence, found in a time pocket on the edge of the [[Kolox Nebula|Skrawn Inheritance]]. | [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] arrive on the commercial asteroid of [[Primo Temp]], a trading world at the centre of the [[Amron Ho galaxy]]. The Doctor is on a quest to buy some Time. Two [[Gnaa]] traders, [[Gnaa|Jakrit]] and [[Gnaa|Praal]], are trying to sell a tachyon-drive unit from a Horologic-class history cruiser – the last one in existence, found in a time pocket on the edge of the [[Kolox Nebula|Skrawn Inheritance]]. | ||
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Returning to the point when the ship first crashed, the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to shatter the crystal and return to the present failed demonstration, finding the last tachyon-drive unit now properly decommissioned. On the way back to the TARDIS, Amy poses the question “how could the Doctor have taken the TARDIS back with him when he used the travel unit in order to return?” to which the Doctor replies that he doesn’t intend revealing all his secrets! | Returning to the point when the ship first crashed, the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to shatter the crystal and return to the present failed demonstration, finding the last tachyon-drive unit now properly decommissioned. On the way back to the TARDIS, Amy poses the question “how could the Doctor have taken the TARDIS back with him when he used the travel unit in order to return?” to which the Doctor replies that he doesn’t intend revealing all his secrets! | ||
==Named characters== | == Named characters == | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
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* [[Gnaa|Praal]] | * [[Gnaa|Praal]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* The Doctor’s [[sonic screwdriver]] is used when the Doctor travels back in time to shatter the [[Zeiton-7]] crystal rendering it useless. | * The Doctor’s [[sonic screwdriver]] is used when the Doctor travels back in time to shatter the [[Zeiton-7]] crystal rendering it useless. | ||
* Among the items for sale at [[Primo Temp]] were [[Metebelis Crystal|blue | * Among the items for sale at [[Primo Temp]] were [[Metebelis Crystal|blue crystals]] from [[Metebelis III]], oils from [[Halalala 7]], [[apple]]s from [[Eden]] and a [[Taran wood beast]] fang. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* Amy’s question in the final frame and the Doctor’s reply gives a kind of resolution in this time travel paradox tale. | * Amy’s question in the final frame and the Doctor’s reply gives a kind of resolution in this time travel paradox tale. | ||
===Original print details=== | === Original print details === | ||
* Publication with page count and closing captions | * Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
# [[DWA 266]] (4 pages) DON’T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME! | # [[DWA 266]] (4 pages) DON’T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME! | ||
* No reprints to date. | * No reprints to date. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* Several of the items for sale reference earlier stories. [[Metebelis Crystal]]s were first introduced in [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[Eden]] is likely a reference to the titular planet of [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' and the [[Taran wood beast]] briefly appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''. | * Several of the items for sale reference earlier stories. [[Metebelis Crystal]]s were first introduced in [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[Eden]] is likely a reference to the titular planet of [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' and the [[Taran wood beast]] briefly appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''. | ||
* The tachyon-drive unit uses a [[Zeiton-7]] crystal, introduced in [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. | * The tachyon-drive unit uses a [[Zeiton-7]] crystal, introduced in [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. | ||
* The ship was recovered at the edge of [[Kolox Nebula|the Skrawn Inheritance]], a reference to [[DWA]]: ''[[The Skrawn Inheritance (comic story)|The Skrawn Inheritance]]'' | * The ship was recovered at the edge of [[Kolox Nebula|the Skrawn Inheritance]], a reference to [[DWA]]: ''[[The Skrawn Inheritance (comic story)|The Skrawn Inheritance]]'' | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | * [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | ||
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[[Category:DWA comic stories]] | [[Category:DWA comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 31 May 2012
Buying Time (comic story) was a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2012.
Summary
The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams arrive on the commercial asteroid of Primo Temp, a trading world at the centre of the Amron Ho galaxy. The Doctor is on a quest to buy some Time. Two Gnaa traders, Jakrit and Praal, are trying to sell a tachyon-drive unit from a Horologic-class history cruiser – the last one in existence, found in a time pocket on the edge of the Skrawn Inheritance.
The Doctor rubbishes their claims that it has been refurbished and fitted with a brand new Zeiton-7 crystal. When Praal offers to demonstrate it with a trip twenty minutes back in time, they discover that the Zeiton 7 crystal is cracked: a crack that appears to be centuries old! The Doctor suddenly appears, his absence only just being noticed and explains that when the machine was being demonstrated he used it to go back further in time
Returning to the point when the ship first crashed, the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to shatter the crystal and return to the present failed demonstration, finding the last tachyon-drive unit now properly decommissioned. On the way back to the TARDIS, Amy poses the question “how could the Doctor have taken the TARDIS back with him when he used the travel unit in order to return?” to which the Doctor replies that he doesn’t intend revealing all his secrets!
Named characters
References
- The Doctor’s sonic screwdriver is used when the Doctor travels back in time to shatter the Zeiton-7 crystal rendering it useless.
- Among the items for sale at Primo Temp were blue crystals from Metebelis III, oils from Halalala 7, apples from Eden and a Taran wood beast fang.
Notes
- Amy’s question in the final frame and the Doctor’s reply gives a kind of resolution in this time travel paradox tale.
Original print details
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWA 266 (4 pages) DON’T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME!
- No reprints to date.
Continuity
- Several of the items for sale reference earlier stories. Metebelis Crystals were first introduced in DW: The Green Death, Eden is likely a reference to the titular planet of DW: Nightmare of Eden and the Taran wood beast briefly appeared in DW: The Androids of Tara.
- The tachyon-drive unit uses a Zeiton-7 crystal, introduced in DW: Vengeance on Varos.
- The ship was recovered at the edge of the Skrawn Inheritance, a reference to DWA: The Skrawn Inheritance
Timeline
to be added
