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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Conkerer.jpg | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|number in range = 58 | |||
|image = Doctor Conkerer!.jpg | |||
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions = | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = | ||
|setting= | |setting= [[Britain]], [[5th century|5th]] or [[8th century]]<ref name="reprint">In the original printing of [[DWM 162]], this story is dated to the [[5th century]]. This was changed to the more historically accurate [[8th century]] in ''The Mark of Mandragora''.</ref> | ||
|writer= | |writer = Ian Rimmer | ||
|artist= [[Mike Collins]] | |artist = [[Mike Collins]] | ||
|editor= [[John Freeman]] | |editor = [[John Freeman]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist = | ||
|letterer= | |letterer = | ||
|publication= | |publication = [[DWM 162]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 14 June 1990 | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|format= Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|prev= Train-Flight (comic story) | |prev = Train-Flight (comic story) | ||
|next= Fellow Travellers (comic story) | |next = Fellow Travellers (comic story) | ||
}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
'''''Doctor Conkerer!''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story that was originally destined for the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'', but was ultimately printed in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | |reprint = The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel) | ||
|reprint2 = Nemesis of the Daleks (graphic novel) | |||
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'''''Doctor Conkerer!''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic story that was originally destined for the pages of ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'', but was ultimately printed in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | |||
It was significant for a number of reasons. | It was significant for a number of reasons. It featured the first [[DWU]] art by [[Mike Collins]], a [[penciller]] who would later be prolific during the [[BBC Wales]] era and would go on to become [[storyboard artist]] for the series. It also was marked the end of the period in ''DWM'' where the Seventh Doctor travelled without Ace. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] suddenly fancies a game of [[conker]]s — his "opponent" being his [[umbrella]], which is hung on the [[hatstand]] with a conker tied to its large red [[question mark]]-shaped handle. Having run out of conkers, | The [[Seventh Doctor]] suddenly fancies a game of [[conker]]s — his "opponent" being his [[umbrella]], which is hung on the [[hatstand]] with a conker tied to its large red [[question mark]]-shaped handle. Having run out of conkers, the Doctor lands [[the TARDIS]] in [[5th century|5th]] or [[8th century]]<ref name="reprint"/> [[Britain]] to collect some more and tries his luck with some initially unfriendly [[Viking]]s. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Olaf (Doctor Conkerer!)|Olaf]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor likens his setting the [[longboat]]s ablaze to the actions of [[Guy Fawkes]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This strip was produced for issue #13 ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' comic, but the periodical folded after issue #12. It was thus run in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' but was not originally intended for it. Marvel's management had intended that the strips in ''Hulk'' should all be re-used in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' but John Freeman argued they were written for a younger audience and would run against all he was trying to do to appeal to ''Doctor Who'' fans in the ''Magazine'', in terms of features and fiction. | * This strip was produced for issue #13 ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' comic, but the periodical folded after issue #12. It was thus run in ''Doctor Who Magazine'', but was not originally intended for it. Marvel's management had intended that the strips in ''Hulk'' should all be re-used in ''Doctor Who Magazine'', but [[John Freeman]] argued they were written for a younger audience and would run against all he was trying to do to appeal to ''Doctor Who'' fans in the ''Magazine'', in terms of features and fiction. | ||
* The story was printed in full colour in the graphic novel ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''. | * The story was printed in full colour in the graphic novel ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''. | ||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor writes in his diary about having just defeated the [[Kalik (race)|Kalik]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'') | * The Doctor writes in his diary about having just defeated the [[Kalik (race)|Kalik]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'') | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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