The Vortex Code (comic story)

The Vortex Code
Doctor:	Tenth Doctor
Main enemy:	Stellion Core pirates
Main setting:	Gorlon asteroid field Chrone
Key crew
Publisher:	Penguin Books
Writer:	Trevor Baxendale
Artist:	John Ross
Colourist:	James Offredi
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who The Official Annual 2010
Release date:	August 2009
Format:	Comic - 6 pages
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The Vortex Code was a comic strip printed in the 2010 Doctor Who Annual. It featured the Tenth Doctor.

Summary

After rescuing a robot from the crash of a Starfire cruiser, the Tenth Doctor joins forces with it to prevent a group of pirates from obtaining the Vortex Code.

Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Mark 9 Servitor
• Stellion Core pirates

Notes

• Technically, the robot takes on a one-off companion role similar to that of Christina de Souza and others during the post-Journey's End era.

References

• The Doctor is mistaken for a human.
• Chrone is called the oldest planet in the universe.

Continuity

• The Eleventh Doctor would later claim that Planet One was the oldest planet in the universe. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)

External links

• The Vortex Code at the Doctor Who Reference Guide