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== References ==
== References ==
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* The Funhouse drifts through deep space in the form of an abandoned country house. Its many illusions include a tropical beach, a man reading in a dimensionally-warped drawing room, an imprisoned [[Peri Brown|Peri]], and a pit of airborne demonic creatures.
* The Doctor feels the attack upon the TARDIS in the form of a [[migraine]].
* In desperation, the Doctor attacks the Funhouse's tentacles with an [[axe]].
* The TARDIS circut boards responsible for maintaining the temporal stability of passengers in flight is deliberately sabotaged to fight against the Funhouse.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Funhouse colour reprints.jpg|thumb|right|The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.]]
[[File:Funhouse colour reprints.jpg|thumb|right|The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.]]
* This story was published in both ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]''. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to de-age and thus his former selves do not appear.
* This story was published in both ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]''. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to regress and thus his former selves do not appear.
* Technically, this is [[Peri Brown]]'s debut in comics, even though she is a construct of the Funhouse. However, in the next story, where the "real" Peri is seen for the first time, it's clear that Frobisher already knows her and that she's just been waiting for the Doctor and Frobisher to pick her up again.
*While technically the first appearance of [[Peri Brown]] in the comics, the Doctor's real companion wouldn't appear until  [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]].'' Peri greets the Doctor, after an extended absence from the TARDIS, having quit her job in [[New York City]], [[1985]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==


* Frobisher is de-aged into the shapes of a tall barbarian ([[COMIC]]: ''[[War-Game (comic story)|War-Game]]'') and a short featureless humanoid. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]'')
* The Doctor rebuffs Frobisher for calling him "Doc". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]],'' ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', et al.)
*After his close brush with death through an illusory Peri, Frobisher is understandably a little wary to meet the genuine article in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]].''
*The Doctor's [[Symbiotic nucleus|symbiotic link]] to the TARDIS leaves him and his vessel weakened by the Funhouse's assault. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
*The Doctor and Frobisher use the [[Zero Room]] to shield themselves from the worst of the temporal regression aboard the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
*The hyperspatial stress of [[Terra Nova]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'' also causes the Doctor to go through a form of [[retro-regeneration]]. Unlike Frobisher, who begins as a bird and regresses into a hominid, Peri begins as a hominid and regresses into a bird. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'')
*Frobisher reverts into a tall barbarian and a short, featureless humanoid with round glasses. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[War-Game (comic story)|War-Game]],'' ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]'')
*Cast adrift from the TARDIS, the Funhouse is trapped within the time vortex without the means to leave it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')
*The TARDIS's escape from the Funhouse will have an unintended, but nevertheless, lasting impact on the galactic community in the [[82nd century]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Kane's Story (comic story)|Kane's Story]]'', ''[[Abel's Story (comic story)|Abel's Story]]'')
*The TARDIS would be similarly parasitised in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Funhouse was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine. It saw Peri Brown make an appearance in the form of an illusion prior to her rejoining the TARDIS in the following story.

Summary

Inside the Funhouse, the Sixth Doctor and Frobisher find themselves victims of the building's cruel games.

Plot

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Characters

References

  • The Funhouse drifts through deep space in the form of an abandoned country house. Its many illusions include a tropical beach, a man reading in a dimensionally-warped drawing room, an imprisoned Peri, and a pit of airborne demonic creatures.
  • The Doctor feels the attack upon the TARDIS in the form of a migraine.
  • In desperation, the Doctor attacks the Funhouse's tentacles with an axe.
  • The TARDIS circut boards responsible for maintaining the temporal stability of passengers in flight is deliberately sabotaged to fight against the Funhouse.

Notes

The colour reprint version of the image showcasing the first six Doctors.
  • This story was published in both Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic. In the latter, the Doctor is not shown to regress and thus his former selves do not appear.
  • While technically the first appearance of Peri Brown in the comics, the Doctor's real companion wouldn't appear until COMIC: Kane's Story. Peri greets the Doctor, after an extended absence from the TARDIS, having quit her job in New York City, 1985.

Continuity

External links