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doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]]| | doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]]| | ||
companions=[[Ace]]| | companions=[[Ace]]| | ||
year=[[ | year=[[Mongolia]], [[Cretaceous]]| | ||
writer=[[Andy Lane]]| | writer=[[Andy Lane]]| | ||
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 162|162]]| | publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 162|162]]| | ||
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It and ''[[Teenage Kicks]]'', which followed it, were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, ''[[Doctor Conkerer]]'', which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace". | It and ''[[Teenage Kicks]]'', which followed it, were unusual cases of ''DWM'' prose that was narratively continuous with the ''DWM'' comic strip. The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, ''[[Doctor Conkerer]]'', which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace". | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in Mongolia during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves. | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in [[Mongolia]] during the [[Cretaceous]] period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of [[Dhole]]s and an alien [[slave]] who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted [[dinosaur]]s to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]]. | * While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a [[tsintaosaurus]], a [[dsungaripterus]], a [[protoceratops]] and a [[velociraptor]]. | ||
* Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[ | * Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including [[ankylosaur]]s, [[tyrannosaurus rex|tyrannosaurs]] and [[bactrosaur]]s, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an [[alioramus]]. | ||
* The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]]. | * The alien security guards appear to be either [[Ogron]]s or [[Volkrii]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. | * Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentioned Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'' | * The Doctor first mentioned that Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''. | ||
* This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. Ace's proper comic debut, however, isn't until [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]''. | |||
This was the first appearance of [[Ace]] in a [[Marvel UK]] publication. | |||
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Revision as of 03:10, 30 September 2012
Living in the Past was a short story in DWM 162. It was the first appearance of Ace in DWM fiction. Morever, it offered an explanation for where she had been for the several years that had elapsed since her introduction on television — namely, that she had been living in the Cretaceous period of Earth's pre-history.
It and Teenage Kicks, which followed it, were unusual cases of DWM prose that was narratively continuous with the DWM comic strip. The events of this story were in fact prefigured by the issue's comic story, Doctor Conkerer, which was explicitly said to be the adventure immediately before the Doctor "picked up Ace".
Summary
The Doctor arrives in Mongolia during the Cretaceous period to pick up Ace, whom he had dropped off there. Along the way he encounters a pit of Dholes and an alien slave who has escaped from a nearby construction site. Ace arrives with a herd of assorted dinosaurs to trample the site, destroy it and free the slaves.
Characters
References
- While looking for Ace, the Doctor sees a tsintaosaurus, a dsungaripterus, a protoceratops and a velociraptor.
- Ace leads thousands of dinosaurs, including ankylosaurs, tyrannosaurs and bactrosaurs, to trample the alien construction site; she herself rides an alioramus.
- The alien security guards appear to be either Ogrons or Volkrii.
Notes
- Illustrations by Cam Smith.
- Steve White is credited as dinosaur consultant.
Continuity
- Ace first expressed a wish to visit the Cretaceous in TV: The Happiness Patrol.
- The Doctor first mentioned that Ace was visiting the Cretaceous in COMIC: Train-Flight.
- This was the first appearance of Ace in a Marvel UK publication. Ace's proper comic debut, however, isn't until COMIC: Fellow Travellers.
