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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|number in range = 149 | |number in range = 149 | ||
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|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Majenta Pryce|Majenta]] | |companions = [[Majenta Pryce|Majenta]] | ||
|enemy = [[Mnemosyne | |enemy = [[Mnemosyne]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[2009]] | |setting = [[London]], [[2009]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Dan McDaid | ||
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]] and [[Scott Gray]] | |editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]] and [[Scott Gray]] | ||
|artist = [[Paul Grist]] | |artist = [[Paul Grist]] | ||
|colourist = [[James Offredi]] | |colourist = [[James Offredi]] | ||
|letterer = [[Roger Langridge]] | |letterer = [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 414]] - [[DWM 415]] | |publication = [[DWM 414]] - [[DWM 415|415]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 15 October - 12 November 2009 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 11 November - 9 December 2009 | ||
|publisher = Panini Comics | |publisher = Panini Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In the [[London Underground]] people have been going missing since the [[19th century]]. While the [[Tenth | In the [[London Underground]] people have been going missing since the [[19th century]]. While the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Majenta Pryce]] go to see the play {{w|The Mousetrap |The Mousetrap}}, they find the Underground filled with ghosts from different Earth eras. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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A man is sweeping up a train when a ghostly girl suddenly appears in front of him. He gets the shock of his life when hundreds of ghosts fly in and advance towards him. | A man is sweeping up a train when a ghostly girl suddenly appears in front of him. He gets the shock of his life when hundreds of ghosts fly in and advance towards him. | ||
The next day the Doctor and Majenta Pryce are on a train in the London Underground to their way to see ''The Mousetrap'' when the train stops. The Doctor's sonic screwdriver picks up a psychic pulse from somewhere down a tunnel. They leave the train, leaving some of the passengers worried by the Doctor's talk of "aliens". | The next day, the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Majenta Pryce]] are on a train in the London Underground to their way to see ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' when the train stops. The Doctor's sonic screwdriver picks up a psychic pulse from somewhere down a tunnel. They leave the train, leaving some of the passengers worried by the Doctor's talk of "aliens". | ||
As they walk down the tunnel, they find the cleaner who had been taken by the ghosts. He is now a ghost himself. He attacks the Doctor. Majenta picks up the screwdriver and zaps the man. He turns back to his normal self but is still a ghost. His name is [[Eddie Lang]]. the Doctor tries to tell him he is dead, but Majenta just blurts it out. He starts ranting on about a machine and then runs off. | As they walk down the tunnel, they find the cleaner who had been taken by the ghosts. He is now a ghost himself. He attacks the Doctor. Majenta picks up the screwdriver and zaps the man. He turns back to his normal self but is still a ghost. His name is [[Eddie Lang]]. the Doctor tries to tell him he is dead, but Majenta just blurts it out. He starts ranting on about a machine and then runs off. | ||
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Eddie confronts Mnemosyne, but she says he should obey her. He hits her on the head with his brush and the "ghosts" attack her. She falls to the floor and begs Majenta to save her, but Majenta smashes Mnemosyne's head and the "ghosts" begin to fade away. | Eddie confronts Mnemosyne, but she says he should obey her. He hits her on the head with his brush and the "ghosts" attack her. She falls to the floor and begs Majenta to save her, but Majenta smashes Mnemosyne's head and the "ghosts" begin to fade away. | ||
The Doctor yanks the cables out just in time and the train does not hit him. Meanwhile at Underground control, Brian says that UNIT clearance will clear away the mess. He says on f the phone that the crisis is over. The girl, who has not faded away, says: | The Doctor yanks the cables out just in time and the train does not hit him. Meanwhile at Underground control, Brian says that UNIT clearance will clear away the mess. He says on f the phone that the crisis is over. The girl, who has not faded away, says: ''"Is it Doctor? Just remember what I said. When the time comes I'll be waiting... ... We'll all be waiting"'' | ||
"Is it Doctor? Just remember what I said. When the time comes I'll be waiting... ... We'll all be waiting" | |||
As the Doctor and Majenta leaves, Majenta suggests they go and see ''The Mousetrap.'' The Doctor says no, he is going to Panacea right now. He tells her it is over. A voice comes from the sky, saying it is the voice of Justice, and Intersol has this world completely surrounded. They demand that she come out with her hands up. | As the Doctor and Majenta leaves, Majenta suggests they go and see ''The Mousetrap.'' The Doctor says no, he is going to Panacea right now. He tells her it is over. A voice comes from the sky, saying it is the voice of Justice, and Intersol has this world completely surrounded. They demand that she come out with her hands up. | ||
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* [[Brian (Ghosts of the Northern Line)|Brian]] | * [[Brian (Ghosts of the Northern Line)|Brian]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Barack Obama]] is the [[President of the United States]]. | * By late [[2009]], [[Barack Obama]] is the [[President of the United States]], [[oil]] reverses are nearing depletion ad the [[Mayan]] calender was about to run out. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * [[Intersol]] have arrived on 2009 Earth after the [[Planetary Relocation Incident|Stolen Earth scenario]] . ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
* The ghostly girls warn the Doctor about his approaching demise, just as [[Carmen (Planet of the Dead)|Carmen]] did. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
* The | * The Doctor says he doesn't take companions anymore, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') and that Majenta's journey with him is merely a job. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Thinktwice (comic story)|Thinktwice]]'') | ||
{{Tenth Doctor DWM comics}} | {{Tenth Doctor DWM comics}} | ||
