Hidden Human History (comic story)

Hidden Human History
Doctor:	Thirteenth Doctor
Companion(s):	Graham, Yaz, Ryan
Featuring:	Schulz, Perkins
Main enemy:	Stilean flesh eaters
Main setting:	Guelder, 1500s; North Carolina, 1711; Canada, c. 1860s; United Kingdom, 2019
Key crew
Publisher:	Titan Comics
Editor:	Jessica Burton
Writer:	Jody Houser
Designer:	Andrew Leung
Artist:	Rachael Stott (part 1), Roberta Ingranata (part 2-4)
Colourist:	Enrica Eren Angiolini & Tracey Bailey & Viviana Spinelli
Letterer:	Richard Starkings & Comicraft's Sarah Jacobs & John Roshell
Release details
Printed in:	13D 5 - 8
Release date:	6 March - 29 May 2019
Reprinted in:	TFTTY3 1
Traded in:	Hidden Human History
Format:	Comic
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Hidden Human History was the second story of the regular run of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor comic story series, published in 2019.

Summary

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Characters

• Thirteenth Doctor
• Graham O'Brien
• Ryan Sinclair
• Yasmin Khan
• Irene Schulz
• Leon Perkins
• Magda
• Old woman
• Bethany Brunwine

References

The Doctor

• The Doctor uses the psychic paper to identify herself to Magda as a member of the "Nobility Accountability Committee".

Media

• Ryan, Yaz, and Graham all listen to a podcast called Hidden Human History. It's hosted by Bethany Brunwine.

Animals

• The TARDIS lands in a field of sheep.
  • The Doctor claims that sheep are unable to understand double negatives.

History

• The Guelders wars took place in the early 1500s.
• Cary's rebellion occurred in North Carolina in 1711.
• The Battle of Ridgeway took place in Canada the 1860s.

Society

• Cary's rebellion was all about the governorship, and whether or not Quakers were allowed in politics.
• Humans use bells for "all sorts of things", including celebration, the passage of time, and as a warning.

Food

• Ryan says that he ate a "really big burger" the day before. Yaz added that it consisted of two patties.
• Graham mentions the salad he ate may have had some chicken in it.

Locations

• Team TARDIS visit Bethany Brunwine's house.

Individuals

• Team TARDIS attend William's funeral.

Notes

• The precise year of the Battle of Ridgeway was given as 1866 in the "Next Time" section of 13D 7, but not in the story itself. The date is referred to as "a century an a half from" 1711 by Irene Schulz.

Magda's inexplicable reappearance.

• In issue 7, following Schulz and Perkins' arrival, Magda can be seen alongside Team TARDIS in a panel, despite them having left her native time in the previous issue.

Original print details

13D 5

• Previously…

The Doctor, Graham, Yasmin, and Ryan managed to save Dr. Schulz and confront The Hoarder. But before the Doctor could stop him, Perkins took care of The Hoarder once and for all.

The Fam are now in search of their next adventure…

• Next time!

Find out how the Doctor and the gang intend to escape the Stilean Flesh Eaters. And of all the places in all of time and space - what are the chances of bumping into some old friends?

13D 6

• Previously…

The gang found themselves in 1500s Europe, during the Guelders Wars. Graham, Yaz, and Ryan were better prepared than the Doctor, thanks to the show Hidden Human History - not that she's jealous of a podcast. Investigating rumours of demons hunting the local townsfolk, the gang discovered a group of Stilean Flesh Eaters. Surprised at being discovered, the aliens lashed out at the nearest Time Lord…

• Next time!

The gang come face to face once more with the Stilean Flesh Eaters. But how are these different time periods connected? And will the Doctor get over everyone listening to a podcast without her?

13D 7

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13D 8

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Continuity

• The Doctor verifies the group's time and location by touch. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, et al.)
• When the Doctor touches the soil upon arriving in North Carolina, Yaz worries she's going to eat it again. (TV: It Takes You Away)
• The Doctor warns a flock of sheep grazing outside the TARDIS that she's "watching" them and to "keep the plotting to a minimum". (TV: It Takes You Away)
• The Doctor says an old friend taught her that you can save just one person during established historical events. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
• As the Doctor explains that running is sometimes the bravest thing you can do, she remembers the Kerb!am Man, (TV: Kerblam!) Becka Savage possessed by the Morax, (TV: The Witchfinders) and Mount Vesuvius erupting. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
• Ryan suggests that the Habsburg's horses could be aliens, leading Graham to wonder if "alien horses" could really be a thing. The Tenth Doctor once encountered a Zygon disguised as a horse. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) The Twelfth Doctor once travelled with Jata, an Osumaran. Osumarans resemble horses. (COMIC: From the Horse's Mouth, Fear Buds, Royal Wedding)
• It's been "the best part of a decade" since Schulz and Perkins first met the Doctor from their perspective. From the Doctor's point of view, it's been "more like a week or ten". (COMIC: A New Beginning)
• The Doctor fears she is about to cross her own timeline, which could either unleash reapers, (TV: Father's Day) or create a black hole. (TV: Time Crash)
• Graham wonders if the Doctor has ever left any body parts lying around; she says yes, but it is "off in another reality these days". (TV: The Christmas Invasion, Utopia, Journey's End)
• The Doctor expresses disappointment that Perkins seems to have forgotten her dislike of guns. (COMIC: A New Beginning)
• Ryan cites the paradox of inadvertently inspiring the H3 podcast that they were already fans of as being "a little too 'timey wimey'" for him, echoing the Doctor. (TV: Blink, et al.)