Hitching Point (comic story)
Summary
In Peru in 1911,explorer Hiram Bingham is in search of the lost city of Machu Picchu. When he arrives he is surprised to find The Doctor and Heather. They are attempting to cure temporal hiccups through the use of time holes. Hiram is angry to find them there but gets sucked through a time hole which closes behind him. The whole world then changes, as Heather and the Doctor find themselves inside a city of 8ft tall lizard men. Heather and the Doctor are chased by the Lizard men and, when hiding, encounter an old bearded man who believes the Doctor can save them from the Incasaurs. He takes them to the hitching point where they see, through a time hole, Hiram in Machu Piccu during the Incan time. The Incasaurs find them and reveal they opened a portal from another dimension as their sun was dying. The Doctor and Heather are ordered to be executed but Hiram shakes hands with the old bearded man, an aged Hiram, created a massive discharge of temporal energy stopping the time holes from ever existing. The Doctor and Heather leave, allowing Hiram to discover Machu Picchu without any memory of them
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Notes
- The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours was bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine.
- Self contained one part stories were the norm in the early issues later being expanded to two-parters.
Original print details
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWA Issue 101 (5 pages)
Continuity
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Timeline
- This story takes place after DWAM: The Parrian Proposal
- This story takes place before DWAM: Store Wars
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