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* The strip is a heavily reworked version of Lenman's prototype ''Doctor What'' strip, ''[[Doctor What (Whoah! comic story 4)|Doctor What 4]]''. While the art assets between both stories are largely identical, the setup differs, with various past Doctor actors reacting to [[Christopher Eccleston (Doctor What)|Christopher Eccleston]]'s casting as the Doctor. The most drastic change between the | * The strip is a heavily reworked version of Lenman's prototype ''Doctor What'' strip, ''[[Doctor What (Whoah! comic story 4)|Doctor What 4]]''. While the art assets between both stories are largely identical, the setup differs, with various past Doctor actors reacting to [[Christopher Eccleston (Doctor What)|Christopher Eccleston]]'s casting as the Doctor. The most drastic change between the prototype and the final strip are that the characters appear to be depicted as the in-universe Doctors themselves as opposed to the actors in costume. This change in context makes it considerably less clear as to why the First Doctor appears among the "not-really-the-Doctor" Doctors, as the prototype strips explicitly identify him as [[Richard Hurndall (Doctor What)|Richard Hurndall]], his actor in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', a detail that is not present in the final version. | ||
* The "Shalka" Doctor is mockingly called "[[Withnail]]", the titular character of ''[[Withnail and I]]'', played by [[Richard E Grant]]. | * The "Shalka" Doctor is mockingly called "[[Withnail]]", the titular character of ''[[Withnail and I]]'', played by [[Richard E Grant]]. | ||
* The "Fatal Death" Doctor farting is a reference to the [[Tersuran]] "language" utilised in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. | * The "Fatal Death" Doctor farting is a reference to the [[Tersuran]] "language" utilised in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. | ||