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|doctor= Second Doctor | |doctor= Second Doctor | ||
|companions= [[John Who|John]] | |companions= [[John Who|John]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] | ||
|enemy= [[Master of Spiders]] | |enemy= The [[Master of Spiders]] | ||
|setting= An [[planet (Master of Spiders)|unnamed planet]] | |setting= An [[planet (Master of Spiders)|unnamed planet]] | ||
|writer= [[Roger Noel Cook]] | |writer= [[Roger Noel Cook]] | ||
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The Doctor, John and Gillian decide to continue their walk around the planet, wanting to find more targets for the Doctor's practice, but they don't notice that a giant mechanical creature is swimming behind them. When it emerges from the swamp, it turns out to be a mechanism in the form of a huge [[spider]], inside of which sits a villain who calls himself the Master of Spiders. He wants to get rid of the intruders who have invaded his "empire". | The Doctor, John and Gillian decide to continue their walk around the planet, wanting to find more targets for the Doctor's practice, but they don't notice that a giant mechanical creature is swimming behind them. When it emerges from the swamp, it turns out to be a mechanism in the form of a huge [[spider]], inside of which sits a villain who calls himself the Master of Spiders. He wants to get rid of the intruders who have invaded his "empire". | ||
The travellers manage to escape from the Master, and he enters his lair, releasing giant spiders to hunt the Doctor and his grandchildren. The Doctor uses his weapon against one spider, killing it instantly, after which he decides to hide in a nearby cave, and it turns out to be the lair of the Master, who slams the mechanical door shut, locking travellers inside with spiders under his control. The Doctor guesses exactly how he controls them - with the help of special sound frequencies. He manages to fend off the spiders by using the sound of | The travellers manage to escape from the Master, and he enters his lair, releasing giant spiders to hunt the Doctor and his grandchildren. The Doctor uses his weapon against one spider, killing it instantly, after which he decides to hide in a nearby cave, and it turns out to be the lair of the Master, who slams the mechanical door shut, locking travellers inside with spiders under his control. The Doctor guesses exactly how he controls them - with the help of special sound frequencies. He manages to fend off the spiders by using the sound of [[The Doctor's recorder|his recorder]], which confuses the Master's signal. | ||
The Master enters the lair on his mechanical spider and captures the Doctor, John, and Gillian with a large sticky net. The Doctor continues to use his recorder, setting the spiders on their Master. He hides inside the mechanism, and the Doctor manages to get out of the net, after which he frees John and Gillian with a well-aimed shot from ray gun. | The Master enters the lair on his mechanical spider and captures the Doctor, John, and Gillian with a large sticky net. The Doctor continues to use his recorder, setting the spiders on their Master. He hides inside the mechanism, and the Doctor manages to get out of the net, after which he frees John and Gillian with a well-aimed shot from ray gun. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor builds a [[ray gun]] which he tests and uses to destroy the mechanical spider with the Master of Spiders inside it, presumably killing him | * The Doctor builds a [[ray gun]] which he tests and uses to destroy the mechanical spider with the Master of Spiders inside it, presumably killing him, conflicting with the Doctor's usual pacifism. | ||
* This story was ridiculed in the ''Wotcha!'' column of [[DWM 453]] for its inaccurate portrayal of the [[Second Doctor]], especially the line, "Die, hideous creature. Die!" | * This story was ridiculed in the ''Wotcha!'' column of [[DWM 453]] for its inaccurate portrayal of the [[Second Doctor]], especially the line, ''"Die, hideous creature... Die!"'' | ||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | {{Second Doctor TVC comics}} | ||
