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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the middle story in a trilogy of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM backup comic stories|"backup" strips]] by [[Alan Moore]]. Following the story of the origin of the [[Time Lord]]s in ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'', ''{{StoryTitle}}'' posited the then-novel concept of a "[[time war]]" — a notion that would go on to influence novel writers in the [[1990s]], as well as [[Russell T Davies]] revival of the television series itself in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the middle story in a trilogy of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM backup comic stories|"backup" strips]] by [[Alan Moore]]. Following the story of the origin of the [[Time Lord]]s in ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'', ''{{StoryTitle}}'' posited the then-novel concept of a "[[time war]]" — a notion that would go on to influence novel writers in the [[1990s]], as well as [[Russell T Davies]] revival of the television series itself in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. | ||
In [[2012 (production)|2012]], [[Lawrence Miles]] said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both [[Marc Platt]]'s view of ye olde [[Gallifrey]] and my view of its future (''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'' shares 95% of its DNA with its closest relative, ''4-D War''.)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2012/07/1979.html|title=1979|author=Miles, Lawrence|date of source=25 July, 2012|website name=Lawrence Miles' ''Doctor Who'' Thing|accessdate=9 August, 2012}}</ref> | In [[2012 (production)|2012]], [[Lawrence Miles]] said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both [[Marc Platt]]'s view of ye olde [[Gallifrey]] and my view of its future (''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'' shares 95% of its DNA with its closest relative, ''4-D War''.)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2012/07/1979.html|title=1979|author=Miles, Lawrence|date of source=25 July, 2012|website name=Lawrence Miles' ''Doctor Who'' Thing|accessdate=9 August, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
# [[DWM 51]] (4) End | # [[DWM 51]] (4) End | ||
=== Reprints === | === Reprints === | ||
