The Fractures (comic story)
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The Fractures was the third story of the Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor comic strip series published in 2015.
Summary
Molly’s father was killed in a terrible accident. UNIT scientist John Foster suffered the same fate. But are they really gone? Both play a part in the universe-hopping new arc! The Doctor and Clara race against time to both stop a dreaded new peril – The Fractures – in a bid to stop reality unraveling around them.
Plot
Part one
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Part two
to be added
Characters
- Twelfth Doctor
- Clara Oswald
- Kate Stewart
- Paul Foster
- Hannah Foster
- Lisa Foster
References
- Captain van Volk calls the Doctor the Oncoming Storm.
- The Doctor says he's old enough to be Kate's great-great-great-great-great grandfather, times ten. Kate retorts that it's nothing compared to the size of his ego.
- Clara defends the size of her flat by saying she lives on second-year teacher's wages.
- Osgood and some of her colleagues intend to see Interstellar.
- Clara used to drive a Mini.
Notes
- Hinchcliffe Avenue in Schoreditch is likely a reference to Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe.
Original print details
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Continuity
- The Doctor refers to humanity as "pudding brains". (TV: Deep Breath et al)
- Lisa references the Doctor serving as Coal Hill School's caretaker. (TV: The Caretaker)
- The Doctor wears 3D glasses. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
- Clara jokes that none of her pupils are giving her requests for extra homework. (TV: The Caretaker)
- Potter remarks that Osgood is away and that she'd be devastated at missing the Doctor, especially since she replaced her scarf with a bow tie. (TV: The Day of the Doctor, Death in Heaven)
- The Doctor uses a strand of Clara's hair for a scientific test. (TV: Deep Breath)
- Paul Foster is able to travel from his universe into this one because he reverse-engineered the gate destroyed during the Battle of London in 2007. (TV: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday)
- Clara is surprised Hannah knows about her relationship with Danny Pink, however she learnt it in playground gossip from Lisa. (TV: In the Forest of the Night)
