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|lettering= [[Ellita Fell]] | |lettering= [[Ellita Fell]] | ||
|publication_title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] Summer Special | |publication_title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] Summer Special | ||
|publication_dates= [[1996 | |publication_dates= [[1996]] | ||
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher= [[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|format= | |format= B&W 1 parts / 8 pages | ||
|previous story= [[ ]]) | |previous story= [[ ]]) | ||
|next story= [[ ]] | |next story= [[ ]] | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
'''Louise''', niece of the traveller in time and space known as Dr. Who. A Dalek scan reveals her to be human. She was successfully rescued by Dr. Who from the Dalek saucer as it prepared to leave Mars returning to Skaro before being destroyed by the Martian Spinx.<br> | |||
'''Mars''', commonly known as the red planet, in the Sol System. Home to one of the natural wonder of the universe, the Mars Bubble a hundred-mile wide atmospheric pocket capable of sustaining life. Located within the bubble live the surviving native Matians and the Martian Spinx.<br> | |||
'''Martians''' (native), small telepathic hairless humanoid creatures with large eyes, no mouth or nose.Driven to live in the underground canal and cave systems by the Devastation many died along with an understanding of their former technology which was left abandoned or unused (e.g. The Martian Spinx)<br> | |||
'''Martian Spinx''' is the ultimate weapon of war, a giant robot with formidable fire power which lay dormant beneath the surface, except its face, for many generations. It was regarded as a curiosity for many generations until revived by Dr.Who who interpreted a series of carved hieroglyphs in the underground cave system as activation codes for the robot which was reactivated in time to destroy the Daleks who were planning to use the planet as a launch base in an attack on the Blue Planet (aka Earth).<br> | |||
'''Susan''', grand-daughter of the traveller in time and space known as Dr. Who. She helped revive the Martian Spinx with her understanding of the hieroglyphs found in the cave system below the surface of the planet.<br> | |||
==Original Print Details <br> (Publication with page count and closing captions)== | ==Original Print Details <br> (Publication with page count and closing captions)== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
: This comic strip is “In memory of [[Peter Cushing]] OBE. 26th May 1911 - 11th August 1994”. | : This comic strip is “In memory of [[Peter Cushing]] OBE. 26th May 1911 - 11th August 1994”. | ||
: The Doctor is referred to as Dr. Who and the TARDIS as simply Tardis. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
' | *Featuring [[Peter Cushing]]'s Doctor from the Dalek films this comic strip story is set before their successful invasion of Earth. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||