The Doctor Shops for Comics (comic story)
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The Doctor Shops for Comics was a back-up comic strip published in the back of Four Doctors issue 1 in August 2015. The story has the unique distinction in back-up comics of actually tying in directly to the main story, not only explaining where the Doctor was after he left the shop in the first issue but introducing a crucial plot element (the "comics") which would be used in the final two issues of the series.
Summary
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Plot
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Characters
References
- The comics vendor says the Doctor had just left the store a moment before and the Doctor wonders if it was another of his selves.
- The Doctor picks up what he believes are three months worth of Le Petit Vingtième, noting "full of ever-so-slightly racist adventures!" Although he also notes that that got better after he "had a word".
Notes
- This story takes place during Part One of Four Doctors, in which the Eleventh Doctor has split up from Alice to buy some comics before meeting her at the cafe.
Original print details
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Continuity
The Doctor passes the comic stand seen in this issue whilst running from Reapers. He holds the same bundle of comics. This was only one of the many connections to the back up strip throughout the series.
- The story is set during the first issue of Four Doctors. In that story, the Doctor drops Alice Obiefune by the Cafe as he heads off to get some "bande dessinée," meaning Franco-Belgian comics. In issue 2, he constantly holds the bundle of comics and he passes the same stand, making a reference to the purchase of the comics. Throughout the following issues, continuous references are made by the Doctor to his "comics" until issue four, where Gabby Gonzalez ends up with the bundle while running from the Voord and discovers that they are not what they seem.
