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comic name= Gangster's Paradise / Heads You Lose| | comic name= Gangster's Paradise / Heads You Lose| | ||
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series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -< | series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories]] -<br /> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]| | ||
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | ||
companions= [[Rose Tyler]]| | companions= [[Rose Tyler]]| | ||
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artist= [[John Ross]] | | artist= [[John Ross]] | | ||
colourist= [[Adrian Salmon]] | | colourist= [[Adrian Salmon]] | | ||
lettering= [[Paul Vyse]]<br>[[Kerrie Lockyer]] | | lettering= [[Paul Vyse]]<br />[[Kerrie Lockyer]] | | ||
editor= [[Moray Laing]]| | editor= [[Moray Laing]]| | ||
publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]][[DWA 16|16]] & [[DWA 17|17]]| | publication title= [[Doctor Who Adventures]][[DWA 16|16]] & [[DWA 17|17]]| | ||
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==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
===Gangster's Paradise=== | === Gangster's Paradise === | ||
The Doctor, known throughout by his Police Box, and with a 1 billion creds bounty on his head for persecuting bad guys, risks a visit to [[Sunset Strip]] a lawless area between galaxies, that Rose describes as “Planet of the Gangsters”, for a cup of Darjeeling and a couple of macaroons, before making a hasty exit en route to the weekly tech fair. In a back alley they find Doll and her robot being held up by the [[Horsegoon|Trigger Brothers]]. The Doctor intervenes and gets captured. A Detective Robot is shot and Rose makes off with Doll to a safe place. | The Doctor, known throughout by his Police Box, and with a 1 billion creds bounty on his head for persecuting bad guys, risks a visit to [[Sunset Strip]] a lawless area between galaxies, that Rose describes as “Planet of the Gangsters”, for a cup of Darjeeling and a couple of macaroons, before making a hasty exit en route to the weekly tech fair. In a back alley they find Doll and her robot being held up by the [[Horsegoon|Trigger Brothers]]. The Doctor intervenes and gets captured. A Detective Robot is shot and Rose makes off with Doll to a safe place. | ||
The Doctor is taken to see the Boss, Mr [[Lippizzaner]] (aka Lipps) who is dealing in arms, literally, exoskeletal stongarms from [[Tashkent]] being supplied by [[Corpulone|Don Corpulone]] and his sons ([[Corpulone|Blonk]] and [[Corpulone|Gluey]]). The wearer of these arms with five different charge levels including hi-velocity, incendiary and ricochet is slaved to a remote control hub. In return for ten single arms Don Corpulone wants Lips to find his daughter [[Doll Corpulone |Doll]] and ‘The Bird’ that she has taken from him. The Doctor is forced to call his assumed ‘girlfriend’ Rose to arrange a meet and swap at the Dockyards, Doll for the Doctor. | The Doctor is taken to see the Boss, Mr [[Lippizzaner]] (aka Lipps) who is dealing in arms, literally, exoskeletal stongarms from [[Tashkent]] being supplied by [[Corpulone|Don Corpulone]] and his sons ([[Corpulone|Blonk]] and [[Corpulone|Gluey]]). The wearer of these arms with five different charge levels including hi-velocity, incendiary and ricochet is slaved to a remote control hub. In return for ten single arms Don Corpulone wants Lips to find his daughter [[Doll Corpulone|Doll]] and ‘The Bird’ that she has taken from him. The Doctor is forced to call his assumed ‘girlfriend’ Rose to arrange a meet and swap at the Dockyards, Doll for the Doctor. | ||
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One thing Doll’s family does agree on is that if anyone learns their secret, which the Doctor and Rose just have, they must die… | One thing Doll’s family does agree on is that if anyone learns their secret, which the Doctor and Rose just have, they must die… | ||
===Don't Lose Your Head=== | === Don't Lose Your Head === | ||
The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to scramble the signal between Dolls head and her body which runs off. In the confusion a shot destroys the strongarms remote control and the Horsegoons go crazy. The shot from the [[Detective Robot]] who survived the early assault thanks to his [[duralinium]] body leads the Doctor, Rose and Dolls head to safety where Doll explains that her family were grown by a crazy scientist who grew talking heads as company for the sad and old. The heads however were clever and when the scientists back was turned they ‘ran’ away to start a new life. But the Doctor is still curious about the Bird that Don Corpulone so desperately wants back. He asks the detective robot to open its chest hatch and inside he finds a [[Glitterbird]] egg from a rare robot species whose droppings are studded with diamonds, a nest egg for Doll! Doll turns on the Doctor and Rose and orders the robot to kill them both. The Doctor persuades the detective robot that his first loyalty is to other robots and to protect the Glitterbird. The Detective Robot struggles with his programming but the Doctor recognising it as an Acme Industries android and calls out the programming over-ride code (5678/2345 Alpha Delta Alpha). As Dolls re-assembled family catch up with them, the Detective robot hands over the egg to the Doctor to protect and launches himself at the Corpulone brothers sending them over the edge of a roof. Reunited with her father, and seeing herself as the next Head of Family, Doll has proved herself a true Corpulone to her Father and together they race after the Doctor (with the egg) and Rose. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor hot-wires a nearby space-car and placing the egg a few feet away from the backburner fires it up. The intense heat is warm enough to hatch the egg and the Glitterbird flies off, out of Corpulone’s reach. The Detective Robot returns with reinforcement and a renewed enthusiasm for law enforcement. The Corpulone family their heads in jars are taken away. | The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to scramble the signal between Dolls head and her body which runs off. In the confusion a shot destroys the strongarms remote control and the Horsegoons go crazy. The shot from the [[Detective Robot]] who survived the early assault thanks to his [[duralinium]] body leads the Doctor, Rose and Dolls head to safety where Doll explains that her family were grown by a crazy scientist who grew talking heads as company for the sad and old. The heads however were clever and when the scientists back was turned they ‘ran’ away to start a new life. But the Doctor is still curious about the Bird that Don Corpulone so desperately wants back. He asks the detective robot to open its chest hatch and inside he finds a [[Glitterbird]] egg from a rare robot species whose droppings are studded with diamonds, a nest egg for Doll! Doll turns on the Doctor and Rose and orders the robot to kill them both. The Doctor persuades the detective robot that his first loyalty is to other robots and to protect the Glitterbird. The Detective Robot struggles with his programming but the Doctor recognising it as an Acme Industries android and calls out the programming over-ride code (5678/2345 Alpha Delta Alpha). As Dolls re-assembled family catch up with them, the Detective robot hands over the egg to the Doctor to protect and launches himself at the Corpulone brothers sending them over the edge of a roof. Reunited with her father, and seeing herself as the next Head of Family, Doll has proved herself a true Corpulone to her Father and together they race after the Doctor (with the egg) and Rose. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor hot-wires a nearby space-car and placing the egg a few feet away from the backburner fires it up. The intense heat is warm enough to hatch the egg and the Glitterbird flies off, out of Corpulone’s reach. The Detective Robot returns with reinforcement and a renewed enthusiasm for law enforcement. The Corpulone family their heads in jars are taken away. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Rose Tyler]] | * [[Rose Tyler]] | ||
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* [[Lippizzaner]] | * [[Lippizzaner]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* The Doctor appears to be a frequent visitor to [[Sunset Strip]], judging by his local knowledge and need to go incognito, particularly with a one billion cred reward on his head offered by the local bad guys, who are familiar with the Doctor's craft - a Police Box! | * The Doctor appears to be a frequent visitor to [[Sunset Strip]], judging by his local knowledge and need to go incognito, particularly with a one billion cred reward on his head offered by the local bad guys, who are familiar with the Doctor's craft - a Police Box! | ||
* [[Acme Industries]] is mentioned again in the strip, this time being credited with the manufacture of the [[Detective Robot]]s. | * [[Acme Industries]] is mentioned again in the strip, this time being credited with the manufacture of the [[Detective Robot]]s. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
===Original print details=== | === Original print details === | ||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
# [[DWA 16]] (6 pages) HOW WILL THE DOCTOR AND ROSE ESCAPE? FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE! | # [[DWA 16]] (6 pages) HOW WILL THE DOCTOR AND ROSE ESCAPE? FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE! | ||
# [[DWA 17]] (6 pages)A COOL NEW STORY STARTS NEXT ISSUE! | # [[DWA 17]] (6 pages)A COOL NEW STORY STARTS NEXT ISSUE! | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The [[Detective Robot]]s are made of [[Duralinium]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'') | * The [[Detective Robot]]s are made of [[Duralinium]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'') | ||
==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[DWA]]: ''[[Pinball Wizard]]'' | * This story takes place after [[DWA]]: ''[[Pinball Wizard]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWA]]: ''[[A Date to Remember]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWA]]: ''[[A Date to Remember]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/dwacomic10.htm#dwa16 Doctor Who Reference Guide - synopsis for '''Gangster's Paradise / Heads You Lose'''] | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/dwacomic10.htm#dwa16 Doctor Who Reference Guide - synopsis for '''Gangster's Paradise / Heads You Lose'''] | ||
* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | * [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 4 November 2011
Summary
Gangster's Paradise
The Doctor, known throughout by his Police Box, and with a 1 billion creds bounty on his head for persecuting bad guys, risks a visit to Sunset Strip a lawless area between galaxies, that Rose describes as “Planet of the Gangsters”, for a cup of Darjeeling and a couple of macaroons, before making a hasty exit en route to the weekly tech fair. In a back alley they find Doll and her robot being held up by the Trigger Brothers. The Doctor intervenes and gets captured. A Detective Robot is shot and Rose makes off with Doll to a safe place.
The Doctor is taken to see the Boss, Mr Lippizzaner (aka Lipps) who is dealing in arms, literally, exoskeletal stongarms from Tashkent being supplied by Don Corpulone and his sons (Blonk and Gluey). The wearer of these arms with five different charge levels including hi-velocity, incendiary and ricochet is slaved to a remote control hub. In return for ten single arms Don Corpulone wants Lips to find his daughter Doll and ‘The Bird’ that she has taken from him. The Doctor is forced to call his assumed ‘girlfriend’ Rose to arrange a meet and swap at the Dockyards, Doll for the Doctor.
At the Docks, and with his Horsegoons wearing the strongarms, Lipps double crosses Don Corpulone, believing he can claim the Doctor’s bounty money and with the strongarms now in his possession. However, Don Corpulone has kept the remote control and the Horsegoons are turned on Lipps himself.
Now holding all the cards Don Corpulone calls for Doll and the Bird to be handed over. From their hiding place the Doctor, Rose, and Doll watch as Don Corpulone and his sons’ heads detach themselves from their bodies. They turn around to see Doll’s head has also become detached.
One thing Doll’s family does agree on is that if anyone learns their secret, which the Doctor and Rose just have, they must die…
Don't Lose Your Head
The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to scramble the signal between Dolls head and her body which runs off. In the confusion a shot destroys the strongarms remote control and the Horsegoons go crazy. The shot from the Detective Robot who survived the early assault thanks to his duralinium body leads the Doctor, Rose and Dolls head to safety where Doll explains that her family were grown by a crazy scientist who grew talking heads as company for the sad and old. The heads however were clever and when the scientists back was turned they ‘ran’ away to start a new life. But the Doctor is still curious about the Bird that Don Corpulone so desperately wants back. He asks the detective robot to open its chest hatch and inside he finds a Glitterbird egg from a rare robot species whose droppings are studded with diamonds, a nest egg for Doll! Doll turns on the Doctor and Rose and orders the robot to kill them both. The Doctor persuades the detective robot that his first loyalty is to other robots and to protect the Glitterbird. The Detective Robot struggles with his programming but the Doctor recognising it as an Acme Industries android and calls out the programming over-ride code (5678/2345 Alpha Delta Alpha). As Dolls re-assembled family catch up with them, the Detective robot hands over the egg to the Doctor to protect and launches himself at the Corpulone brothers sending them over the edge of a roof. Reunited with her father, and seeing herself as the next Head of Family, Doll has proved herself a true Corpulone to her Father and together they race after the Doctor (with the egg) and Rose. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor hot-wires a nearby space-car and placing the egg a few feet away from the backburner fires it up. The intense heat is warm enough to hatch the egg and the Glitterbird flies off, out of Corpulone’s reach. The Detective Robot returns with reinforcement and a renewed enthusiasm for law enforcement. The Corpulone family their heads in jars are taken away.
Characters
References
- The Doctor appears to be a frequent visitor to Sunset Strip, judging by his local knowledge and need to go incognito, particularly with a one billion cred reward on his head offered by the local bad guys, who are familiar with the Doctor's craft - a Police Box!
- Acme Industries is mentioned again in the strip, this time being credited with the manufacture of the Detective Robots.
Notes
Original print details
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWA 16 (6 pages) HOW WILL THE DOCTOR AND ROSE ESCAPE? FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE!
- DWA 17 (6 pages)A COOL NEW STORY STARTS NEXT ISSUE!
Continuity
- The Detective Robots are made of Duralinium. (DW: Colony in Space)
Timeline
- This story takes place after DWA: Pinball Wizard
- This story takes place before DWA: A Date to Remember
