Spiral Staircase was the second part of the fifth story of the Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor comic story series, published in 2015. It served as a sequel to Pyramids of Mars.
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A terrifying pyramid has appeared in the skies above New York City, and it's here to claim an ancient secret – buried in the body of a very-much alive movie star!
As the Doctor attempts to unravel the conflict, Gabby and Cindy's friendship is stretched to breaking point. Has Gabby changed too much in her short time away – or has she changed just enough to save the day?!
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Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
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- Dorothy Bell refers to the Freedom Tower. She prefers the Empire State Building.
- Cindy knows about transmats from Star Trek.
- The Forbidden Pyramid was in Egypt.
- Cleo compares Osiran technology with Stargate.
- Osirans are from the planet Phaester Osiris.
- Cindy calls Erik the opposite of the fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones.
- Dorothy quotes Oscar Wilde as saying: "When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers."
- Dorothy is revealed to be the hand of Sutekh, who was defeated by his brother Horus.
- Streets in Manhattan include East 61st Street, East 65th Street, East 66th Street, East 75th Street, East 76th Street, East 78th Street, First Avenue, Third Avenue, Lexington Avenue and FDR Drive.
- The Essex Street subway station and Houston Street subway station are located in New York City.
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- The final issue of the story does not feature an advertisement for the next issue of the series, but rather for the Four Doctors crossover special, noting that the story will continue there.
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- Dorothy notices Gabby's sketchbook. (COMIC: The Arts in Space, The Weeping Angels of Mons, et al.)
- Dorothy describes Gabby's quantum possibilities as being like butterflies. (COMIC: Vortex Butterflies, et al.)
- Erik and Hanif are high priests of the Cult of the Black Pyramid. They talk about how Marcus Scarman travelled to the forbidden pyramid and became a servant of the gods. They mention that Scarman, as well as their high priest, was killed in a great fire at his estate. They see this as the revenge of the gods. The Doctor explains that they were Osirans and not gods. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- The Doctor mentions that ancient Chinese gods were creatures from another dimension. (COMIC: Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth)
- The Doctor recalls the Daleks engineering the Medusa Cascade. (TV: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End)