Ophidius (comic story)

Ophidius
Doctor:	Eighth Doctor
Companion(s):	Izzy Sinclair
Featuring:	Destrii
Main enemy:	The Gorolith
Main setting:	Ophidius
Key crew
Writer:	Scott Gray
Artist:	Martin Geraghty, Robin Smith
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Magazine 300-303
Release date:	11 January - 5 April 2001
Cover date:	7 February - 2 May 2001
Format:	Comic - 4 parts
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Ophidius was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Eighth Doctor and Izzy Sinclair. It introduced Destrii, who would later become the Eighth Doctor's companion.

Summary

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Plot

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Characters

• Eighth Doctor
• Izzy Sinclair
• Destrii
• Panoquai

References

• The Andrallis Nebula is an area of space that contained nothing but cosmic gas for half a dozen light years.
• Destrii watched Bonanza, Rawhide, Wonder Woman and Lost in Space when she was young.
• Izzy compares the Andrallis Nebula to the opening credits of Battlestar Galactica.

Notes

• The story introduces future companion Destrii.
• This story is the first coloured comic to be published in Doctor Who Magazine.
• The Doctor's green frock coat is destroyed. He replaces it with a blue one in the next strip.

Continuity

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