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|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|number in range = 42 | |number in range = 42 | ||
|image | |image = Frobisher equipped.jpg | ||
|series | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Frobisher]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Self-replicating robot]]s | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Zazz]], [[Zazz's moon]] | ||
|writer | |writer = [[Jamie Delano]] | ||
|penciller | |penciller = [[John Ridgway]] | ||
|inker | |inker = [[Tim Perkins]] | ||
|editor | |editor = [[Sheila Cranna]] | ||
|letterer | |letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] | ||
|publication | |publication = [[DWM 123]]-[[DWM 126|126]] | ||
|reprint | |reprint = The World Shapers (graphic novel) | ||
|release date = [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] - [[11 June (releases)|11 June]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]] | |release date = [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] - [[11 June (releases)|11 June]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format | |format = Comic - 4 parts (32 pages) | ||
|prev | |prev = Profits of Doom! (comic story) | ||
|next | |next = The World Shapers (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. A review of the compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It also claimed ''The Gift'' would be the hit of the season, if [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] had been able to afford to produce it for [[television]]. | '''''The Gift''''' was a [[Sixth Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. A review of the compilation in [[DWM 398]] held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It also claimed ''The Gift'' would be the hit of the season, if the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] had been able to afford to produce it for [[television]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Professor | The [[Sixth Doctor]] attends the party of the [[Lorduke of Zazz]] at the behest of [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Frobisher]]. They deliver a package for [[Strut|Professor Strut]], only to find a [[self-replicating robot]] within. It begins to plague the [[planet]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''. | * The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a [[steamboat]] called ''[[Sea Sharp]]''. | ||
* Frobisher sings the theme song from ''[[Fireball XL5]]'' | * Frobisher sings the theme song from ''[[Fireball XL5]]'' and ''[[Space Oddity]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | * This story was reprinted in ''[[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]'' graphic novel. | ||
* The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages | * The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about [[Hollywood]] actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years). | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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The Gift was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel. A review of the compilation in DWM 398 held it to be "one of the finest strips yet written". It also claimed The Gift would be the hit of the season, if the BBC had been able to afford to produce it for television.
Summary
The Sixth Doctor attends the party of the Lorduke of Zazz at the behest of Peri and Frobisher. They deliver a package for Professor Strut, only to find a self-replicating robot within. It begins to plague the planet.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
- The Doctor and Frobisher travel on a steamboat called Sea Sharp.
- Frobisher sings the theme song from Fireball XL5 and Space Oddity.
Notes
- This story was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel.
- The multi-chapter story features one of the more extensive collections of images of Peri in the comic strip's run, most notably the opening sequence of Part 1 which features her lounging in a bikini for the first couple of pages and the ending which features an in-joke involving Peri complaining about Hollywood actresses wearing outfits unsuitable for adventuring (similar to how critics in real life had been remarking on Peri's "unusual" wardrobe for the past few years).
Continuity
to be added
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