Arctic Eclipse (comic story)

Arctic Eclipse
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	travelling alone
Main enemy:	Antipho
Main setting:	2019, Arctic
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::BBC Magazines]]
Editor:	Moray Laing
Writer:	Oli Smith
Artist:	John Ross
Colourist:	Alan Craddock
Release details
Format:	Comic - 1 parter (4 pages)

Summary

Arriving in the Arctic in 2019 the Doctor is setting up his deckchair to take in a solar eclipse when the ice below him is ripped open. From the ice emerge tall alien creatures who identify themselves as Antipho who ask the Doctor for help. Sheltered by the eclipse, they are able to return to the surface. They are unable to withstand sunlight. After their craft crashed they were forced to retreat below the ice, for the six-month long Arctic night. Able to carry out and finish repairs to their craft, their ship was now trapped in ice. As the sun begins to emerge, the Doctor races around using his sonic screwdriver (turning it up to setting eleven!), to break-up the ice. With the ice weakened, the aliens return to their ship and are able to return home as the Sun comes up. As the craft takes off the Doctor realises it has taken his deckchair with it – probably his only deckchair.

Characters

• The Doctor
• Antipho

Original Print Details (Publication with page count and closing captions)

1. DWA Issue 153 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK! Return of the Klytode!

Reprints

• None to date

Notes

• The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours was bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine.
• Self contained one part stories were the norm.
• This was another under the title 'The Tenth Doctor's Untold Stories'.

References

• The Tenth Doctor is seen wearing his brown coat and blue suit.
• The Tenth Doctor uses his Sonic screwdriver to weaken the ice so the Antipho craft can escape.

Continuity

to be added

External Links

• The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.