Wait Until Morning (comic story)

Wait Until Morning (comic story)

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	[[doctor::Eleventh Doctor]]
	Amy Pond and Rory Williams
	Stromini
	Christmas Eve, December 2011 Earth
	[[publisher::BBC Magazines]]
	Natalie Barnes
	Eddie Robson
	John Ross
	Alan Craddock
	Comic - 1 parts (4 pages)

Wait Until Morning (comic story) was a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2011.

Summary

Christmas Day in 2011 and Gabriel is waiting to open his main present. He had been up since 4:45 a.m. and waits to wake his parents at 6:30. He sits and waits. Meanwhile, inside the TARDIS The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams are attempting to land inside a time bubble, a bubble that centres around Gabriel. Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor traces the source of the bubble which has been responsible for what Gabriel believes are minutes but are actually weeks. Sensing Gabriel’s excitement about his present the Doctor persuades him to open it. Inside is a Stromini, a creature that has been feeding on Gabriel's anticipation. Keeping the link between the Stromini and Gabriel open with his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor uses Gabriel’s disappointment at not getting what he was expecting to drain the creature of its energy. The weakened Stromini is taken aboard the TARDIS and a replacement present is left in exchange with Gabriel having to wait until his mum and dad are awake.

Named characters

• The Doctor
• Amy Pond
• Rory Williams
• Gabriel

References

• The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams introduce themselves to Gabriel as doing a customer satisfaction service on behalf of Father Christmas.
• The TARDIS is able to break through and arrive inside a time bubble created by the Stromini.
• The sonic screwdriver is used to scan for the Stromini and also helps to keep the link open between Gabriel and the Stromini.

Notes

• Arriving just before broadcast of The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, this comic strip tells of a troublesome present under the tree and a young boy who can’t wait to open his presents.

Original print details

• Publication with page count and closing captions

1. DWA 248 (4 pages) DON’T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME!

• No reprints to date.

Continuity

• In the last panel of this strip the Doctor wishes "a merry Christmas to all of you!" as a nod to the televised The Feast of Steven episode when the First Doctor wished viewers a Merry Christmas.

Timeline

to be added

External links

• The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.