Time Trick (comic story)

Time Trick
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara
Featuring:	First Doctor, Susan
Main setting:	Refkeet Nine
Key crew
Publisher:	Immediate Media Company London Limited
Writer:	Craig Donaghy
Artist:	John Ross
Colourist:	Alan Craddock
Release details
Printed in:	DWA 333
Release date:	6 November 2013
Format:	Comic - 1 parts (4 pages)
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Time Trick is a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2013.

Summary

A psychic invite to a Time Conference is mistakenly received by both the First and Eleventh Doctor with explosive results if the two should actually meet and cross their own timeline.

Plot

A serious,but little bit grumpy Eleventh Doctor, arrives with Clara Oswald having accepted an psychic invitation to be a guest speaker at a Time Conference on Refkeet Nine. But it appears the invitation was also received by the First Doctor who has arrived with his granddaughter Susan Foreman. Clara recognises the First Doctor from the Doctor's own time-stream but is warned by the Doctor that they must not meet up or risk crossing his own timeline for fear of things get a bit ... "explody!" While the First Doctor is led away by the conference hosts the Doctor and Clara discover that the conference is a trap and, in a caged area, a Nuppino horse is being abused and being 'trained' to teach the Doctor a lesson for his meddling in time. The Eleventh Doctor isn't recognised and with Clara's help set about freeing the beautiful, bright and kind Nuppino Horse from its captivity. As the First Doctor is led towards the main hall, to "be treated as he deserves!" The Nuppino Horse - now released from his chains, runs amok chasing the hosts around just to give them a little scare! In the background the Eleventh Doctor and Clara watch as with their plans now in tatters the First Doctor turns on the hosts and gives them a proper dressing down for their senseless and shameful treatment of such a gentle creature. The Doctor makes the final point to Clara that he's not as grumpy as he used to be!

Characters

• Eleventh Doctor
• Clara Oswald
• First Doctor
• Susan Foreman

References

• The Doctor is a little grumpier than usual as he prepares to give a talk on being a wanderer of the fourth dimension and guest of honour.
• The First Doctor was capable of receiving a psychic message (the conference invite).

• Clara likes Susan's sense of fashion.

Notes

• This 50th anniversary timed comic adventure throws the original pairing of the First Doctor and his grand daughter Susan with the latest pairing of the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald.

Continuity

• On a few occassions it has been possible for the Doctor to cross his own timestream (e.g. The Three Doctors, The Two Doctors, The Day of the Doctor'') but there is more usually a risk of danger (e.g. Mawdryn Undead, Father's Day)
• Clara recognises the First Doctor having travelled through the Doctor's time stream in The Name of the Doctor.