Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story): Difference between revisions

|release date= February [[1996]]

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While exploring the mysteries of the [[Martian Sphinx]], [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]], [[Louise (Dalek movies)|Louise]] and [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] are captured by [[Dalek]]s who have moved into the Sol system, closer to Earth. Dr. Who and Susan escape with the help of the native [[Martian (Daleks Versus the Martians)|Martians]] and are taken to a city beneath the Sphinx. Dr. Who activates a dormant fighting robot there. As Dr. Who rescues Louise from the Daleks (who have learnt about [[TARDIS (Dalek movies)|TARDIS]]), the robot attacks and destroys the Daleks' Martian base. This only delays their future attack on 'the Blue Planet'.

* [[Martian (Daleks Versus the Martians)|Martians]] are small, telepathic, hairless humanoid creatures with large eyes, no mouth or nose. Driven to live in the underground canal and cave systems by the Devastation, many died, along with an understanding of their former technology, which was left abandoned or unused.

* The [[Martian Sphinx]] is the ultimate weapon of war, a giant robot with formidable firepower. It lay dormant with all but its face beneath the surface for many generations. It was regarded as a curiosity until revived by [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]], who interpreted a series of carved [[hieroglyph]]s in the underground cave system as activation codes for the robot. It was reactivated in time to destroy the Daleks who were planning to use the planet as a launch base in an attack on the Blue Planet (aka [[Earth]]).