The Crimson Hand (comic story)

The Crimson Hand
Doctor:	Tenth Doctor
Companion(s):	Majenta
Featuring:	Zed, Fanson
Main enemy:	The Crimson Hand
Main setting:	Earth, 2009 Justice Ship
Key crew
Publisher:	Panini Comics
Editor:	Tom Spilsbury and Scott Gray
Writer:	Dan McDaid
Artist:	Martin Geraghty (pencils) David A. Roach (inks)
Colourist:	James Offredi
Letterer:	Roger Langridge
Release details
Number of parts:	5
Printed in:	DWM 416 - DWM 420
Release date:	10 December 2009 - 1 April 2010
Reprinted in:	The Crimson Hand
Format:	Comic
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The Crimson Hand was the final Tenth Doctor comic strip to appear in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine, concluding the "Panacea" story arc. The publication of its final part in DWM occurred two days before the premiere of the Eleventh Doctor's first series on BBC One.

Summary

Intersol have searched the galaxy high and low for Majenta Pryce. They have finally found her, but what has she done wrong? Will her past threaten to destroy the whole universe and what will be her fate?

Plot

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Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Majenta Pryce
• Zed
• Trique
• Lunat
• Pollox
• Pi
• Finn Dargo
• Justice
• Beetle
• Mr. Odobenus
• Wesley Sparks
• Captain Skipton
• Sergeant Rice
• Danvers
• Fanson
• Violet
• Owl

Worldbuilding

• The Reapers and Chronovores live in the Morass.
• Prisoners in Thinktwice include a Wrarth Warrior, a Meep, a Raxacoricofallapatorian, a War Machine, a Xenomorph, a Gastropod, and a being resembling Shrek.
• The collection in the Citadel of the Crimson Hand is shown to have a segment of the Key to Time, a shard of the Glory, a miniature object resembling Althrace, a black sphere resembling Shayde's head, and a Seal of Rassilon.

Notes

• This marks the final appearance of the Tenth Doctor in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are, "Although... I am thinking of tendering my resignation, Madge. New horizons, new opportunities. That sort of thing."

Jamie Lenman's poster.

• A poster for this story by Jamie Lenman was included as a free gift with DWM 502.

Continuity

• The Doctor activates the TARDIS' Hostile Action Displacement System to escape the tractor beam. (TV: The Krotons)
• While prattling to delay his interrogation, the Doctor offers out an omelette recipe, continuing his fascination with the delicacy. (COMIC: The Lodger, The First, Thinktwice)
• Intersol followed Majenta after her escape from Thinktwice, (COMIC: Thinktwice) looking for her at Stormlight House. (COMIC: Mortal Beloved)
• The Doctor reminds Zed of the destruction of the Knowsall at Thinktwice, and how everyone but Majenta got their erased memories back. (COMIC: Thinktwice)
• Majenta mentions acquiring the ashes to the Scroll of Horath, which was destroyed by Sarah Jane Smith's sonic lipstick. (TV: Enemy of the Bane)
• The Crimson Hand possess a shard of the Glory. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead)
• Majenta remembers having to seduce Wesley Sparks to prove her commitment to the Crimson Hand. (COMIC: Mortal Beloved)
• Majenta reveals the Crimson Hand were responsible for destroying the home world of the Skith. (COMIC: The Age of Ice)
• The Doctor deduces that Fanson wiped Majenta's mind clean so that the Crimson Hand couldn't follow the signal in her head. (COMIC: The Age of Ice)
• The Doctor says he can "live forever, barring accidents". (TV: The War Games)
• The Doctor is confident he will not die, at least "not yet", alluding to Carmen's prophecy. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
• The Doctor is tempted to use the power of the Crimson Hand to resurrect Gallifrey and the Time Lords, (TV: The End of the World) break down the barriers between dimensions and reunite with Rose Tyler, (TV: Doomsday) and bring back Donna Noble's memories of him. (TV: Journey's End)
• Majenta once again tells the Doctor that he "ruined [her] life". (COMIC: Thinktwice)