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{{Infobox Comic|
{{Infobox Comic|
comic name=The Guardians of Terror |  
comic name=The Day the Earth Was Sold |  
image= [[Image:BIT10dr.jpg|250px]]|
image= [[Image:BIT10dr.jpg|250px]]|
series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor Comic Strip Stories]]|
series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor Comic Strip Stories]]|
number=67|
number=64|
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
companions= None |
companions= None |
enemy=[[]]|
enemy=[[Nin]],[[Ssaarg]], and [[Hoolox]]|
year= [[Corah]]|  
year= [[Earth]], [[London]], [[Nin|Nin spacecraft]]|  
writer= [[Jason Loborik]] |
writer= [[Simon Furman]] |
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] |  
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] |  
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] |
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] |
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publication_dates= [[March]] [[2009]]|
publication_dates= [[March]] [[2009]]|
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
format= Comic -  Part 1 of 2  (4 pages)|
format= Comic -  Part 2 of 2  (4 pages)|
previous story= [[The Day the Earth Was Sold]]|
previous story= [[The day the Earth Was Sold]]|
next story= [[The Guardians of Terror]]|
next story= [[The Guardians of Terror]]|
}}
}}


==Opening Tag==
==Opening Tag==
Travelling alone, the Doctor decides to check out a strange planet ...
The Doctor is about to be blown into smithereens!


==Summary==
==Summary==
On the purple planet of [[Corah]] the Doctor is captured by a military research team led by [[Professor Slade]].Surrounding a nearby lake are crude human shaped statues which are giving off a feint electrical signal. The research team believe that the Doctor is responsible for killing a fellow crew member but when the Doctor asks them to count the statues there is an extra one. The Doctor believes something in the pool is transforming people. Upon further investigation, a tentacle belonging to a very large green creature emerges and rapidly drains all the moisture from [[Grent]] and another crew member leaving behind a husky shell,an extra skin. The Doctor offers an endless supply of water in his ship but the creature pursues them across the rocky terrain.
The Doctor asks the [[Nin]] to freeeze the [[Hoolox]]'s missiles  before they hit the Earth while he he sorts things out. He uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to teleport to Earth and arrives in a garden shed where he finds a young boy called [[Robbie]]. Robbie is playing with a mobile handheld device that he had found. The Doctor returns to the [[Nin]] ship with Robbie, where the boy explains he thought it was a game device, not real. But it doesn't help. The Hoolox and the [[Ssraar]] join forces but their weapons are useless against the advanced technoloogy of the Nin. The Doctor takes the device from Robbie and calls the owner of the mobile device. The mobile belongs to [[Fliant Wormbleeder]] an intergalactic estate agent who appears as a hologram and on the Doctor's request, looks through his catalogue to find suitable homes for all three alien races. War is averted and the Doctor returns Robbie home.
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[[Image:BITCS67.jpg|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]]
[[Image:BITCS66.jpg|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]]
==Characters==
==Characters==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Professor Slade]]
* [[Nim]]
* [[Grent]]
* [[Hoolox]]
* [[Ssraarl]]
* [[Fliant Wormbleeder]]


==Original Print Details ==
==Original Print Details ==
(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions)
(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions)
* 1/2  [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 67]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!
* 2/2  [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 64]] (4 pages) THE END!
* No reprints to date.
* No reprints to date.


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==References==
==References==
*  The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].
*  The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].
* The sonic screwdriver strangely seems to have the power to transport the Doctor between Earth and the Nin ship.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:03, 30 March 2009


Opening Tag

The Doctor is about to be blown into smithereens!

Summary

The Doctor asks the Nin to freeeze the Hoolox's missiles before they hit the Earth while he he sorts things out. He uses his sonic screwdriver to teleport to Earth and arrives in a garden shed where he finds a young boy called Robbie. Robbie is playing with a mobile handheld device that he had found. The Doctor returns to the Nin ship with Robbie, where the boy explains he thought it was a game device, not real. But it doesn't help. The Hoolox and the Ssraar join forces but their weapons are useless against the advanced technoloogy of the Nin. The Doctor takes the device from Robbie and calls the owner of the mobile device. The mobile belongs to Fliant Wormbleeder an intergalactic estate agent who appears as a hologram and on the Doctor's request, looks through his catalogue to find suitable homes for all three alien races. War is averted and the Doctor returns Robbie home.
ArtistLee Sullivan

Characters

Original Print Details

(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions)

Notes

  • Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.
  • The limitation of only 4 pages meant that stories often lacked some depth in comparison to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
  • Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with Doctor Who Adventures (Magazine), it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by Doctor Who Magazine.

References

  • The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.
  • The sonic screwdriver strangely seems to have the power to transport the Doctor between Earth and the Nin ship.

References

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Continuity

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