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}}'''''The Macrobe Menace''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]''. It was written by [[Steve Cole]].
== Opening narration box ==
== Opening narration box ==
The Doctor and Rose try to track down more of their old friends before they disappear
The Doctor and Rose try to track down more of their old friends before they disappear...


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Kriz (The Macrobe Menace)|Kriz]]
* [[Kriz (The Macrobe Menace)|Kriz]]
** Head Librarian of the University of Rago Rago 56 Rago's Reading Dome.
* [[Macrobe]]s
* [[Macrobe]]s
** A viral life-form, gaseous, green with big red eyes and a large mouth. They managed a physical manifestation by infiltrating the digital library and infecting living brains through the mindlink devices used to directly send information to its wearer.
== Original print details ==
* 4/6 [[DWBIT 4]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* The Macrobes are reminiscent of the manifestation in the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' movies.
* The Macrobes are reminiscent of the manifestation in the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' movies.
 
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip often sought to associate its Doctor with the one seen on screen by using "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, [[sonic screwdriver]] and [[psychic paper]]. Apart from the brown suit and coat, only the Doctor's glasses appeared in this strip.
=== Original print details ===
* 4/6 [[DWBIT 4]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
* No reprints to date.
== References ==
== References ==
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip often sought to associate its Doctor with the one seen on screen by using 'props' from the TV series: blue/brown suit, intelligent-looking glasses, [[sonic screwdriver]] and [[psychic paper]]. Apart from the brown suit and coat, only the Doctor's glasses appeared in this strip.
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Zarbi]] were an ant-like species whom the Doctor encountered on [[Vortis]] in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')
* The [[Zarbi]] were an ant-like species whom the Doctor encountered on [[Vortis]] in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')
== External links ==


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