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|companions=[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | |companions=[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | ||
|setting= | |setting= [[Intergalactic space]], 4 quadrillion [[light-year]]s from the nearest [[galaxy]] | ||
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|publication = [[Doctor Who Annual 1968]] | |publication = [[Doctor Who Annual 1968]] | ||
|prev=Planet of Bones (short story) | |prev=Planet of Bones (short story) | ||
|next = World Without Night (comic story) | |next = World Without Night (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth illustrated short story in the [[Doctor Who Annual 1968|1968 ''Doctor Who Annual'']]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] and was notable for being the first time the vast emptiness between [[galaxy|galaxies]] had been used as a setting in a piece of authorised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction, and the first time that [[the TARDIS]] performed a controlled "[[short hop]]" between two close points in space. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories in any medium that refers to the vast empty space between galaxies that comprises the bulk of the [[universe]]. Realistically, the Doctor's early lack of control of [[the TARDIS]] should have ensured that he would materialise in empty space much more often, but it's hard to have drama in emptiness. | * This is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories in any medium that refers to the vast empty space between galaxies that comprises the bulk of the [[universe]]. Realistically, the Doctor's early lack of control of [[the TARDIS]] should have ensured that he would materialise in empty space much more often, but it's hard to have drama in emptiness. In fact, in a previous story in this annual, ''[[Only a Matter of Time (short story)|Only a Matter of Time]]'', the Doctor claims to have realised that his journeys are not truly [[random]], but guided by [[fate]]. | ||
* Like many early ''Doctor Who'' print stories, both comic and prose, the Doctor is referred to as "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who". The word "doctor" is not even seen as a proper noun here when used on its own to refer to the character. | * Like many early ''Doctor Who'' print stories, both comic and prose, the Doctor is referred to as "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who". The word "doctor" is not even seen as a proper noun here when used on its own to refer to the character. | ||
* Unlike the majority of stories in [[Doctor Who Annual 1968|this annual]], the TARDIS is consistently referred to here as "the ''Tardis''", rather than simply ''Tardis''. | * Unlike the majority of stories in [[Doctor Who Annual 1968|this annual]], the TARDIS is consistently referred to here as "the ''Tardis''", rather than simply ''Tardis''. | ||
