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Herald of Madness was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine in 2019, starring the Thirteenth Doctor.
Summary
Part one
Characters
References
The Doctor
- The Doctor tells Baroness Ruskovitch that she obtained her doctorate from the University of Gallifrey.
People
- Tycho Brahe is the court astronomer to Emperor Rudolf II.
- Brahe lost his nose in a duel with his cousin, that began from an argument over an equation.
- Johannes Kepler went on to have a satellite, a moon crater, a star system, and an ice lolly named after him.
- Kepler has a wife. They had two children who died: Heinrich and Susanna.
- Dagmar Ruskovitch practices archery.
Locations
- The Doctor and Team TARDIS got lost on their way to the Ninth Moon of Quezzeltrax.
- Team TARDIS run into Brathe and Kepler in Kokorin Forest.
- Astronomers from Europe, Persia, India, Turkey and Nigeria attend the gathering.
Technology
- The Doctor used a celestial sat nav.
- The telescope had not been invented yet.
Popular culture
- Yaz likens the gathering inside Castle Houska to Hogwarts. Ryan likens the dark hallways to Resident Evil.
- Ryan hopes he and the Doctor don't run into Dracula when entering the secret passage.
Foods and beverages
- Tycho and Graham drink ale.
Astronomy
- A man at the gathering believes the whole universe revolves around the Earth.
Miscellaneous
- Tycho gives out autographs at the gathering.
Notes
Original print details
- (Publication with page count and closing captions)
- DWM 535 (8 pages) Next: The Pit of Hell!
Continuity
- The Third Doctor previously unearthed Tycho Brahe's body in the 24th century while searching for the Tipping Device. (PROSE: Midnight in the Café of the Black Madonna)
- Graham reminds the Doctor of their track record with "big names in history". (TV: Rosa, The Witchfinders, PROSE: Combat Magicks)
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