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{{Infobox Comic| | {{Infobox Comic| | ||
comic name=[[Attack of the Rats]] | | comic name=[[Attack of the Rats]] | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Tbsee.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time comic strip stories|Doctor Who]] -< | series= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time comic strip stories|Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]| | ||
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | ||
companions= [[Donna Noble]] | | companions= [[Donna Noble]] | | ||
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next story= [[The Zantraan Invasion]]| | next story= [[The Zantraan Invasion]]| | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Opening narration box== | == Opening narration box == | ||
The Doctor has tracked the latest alien pod to [[France]] ... | The Doctor has tracked the latest alien pod to [[France]] ... | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
In [[Paris]] the area around a third crashed alien craft has been evacuated and placed under [[UNIT]] control. The Doctor's [[psychic paper]] gives them entrance as providers from Noble Catering. This is a bigger craft, with more crew and more alien mutations, this time giant [[rat]]s. Taking refuge in the alien craft. the Doctor uses the communication system to contact the mothership. Onboard the mother ship the Queen of the Zantraan is expecting her three scout ships to have found a safe landing site for the royal ship. The Queen is not happy that her scouts have all died and uses a tractor beam to bring back the space craft, along with the Doctor and Donna, who are encased in an isolation sphere to protect the Zantraans from germs. Following their exodus from a plague ridden homeworld, the Zantraans are looking for a new world to colonise. As their ship is dying, they luckily came across the Earth, the Pure Planet, a fresh clean world. The Doctor and Donna fail to convince the Zantraans that the Earth isn't suitable, as it's ridden with pollution, smells and disease. Instead The Zantraan Queen orders preparations to cleanse the planet through burning... | In [[Paris]] the area around a third crashed alien craft has been evacuated and placed under [[UNIT]] control. The Doctor's [[psychic paper]] gives them entrance as providers from Noble Catering. This is a bigger craft, with more crew and more alien mutations, this time giant [[rat]]s. Taking refuge in the alien craft. the Doctor uses the communication system to contact the mothership. Onboard the mother ship the Queen of the Zantraan is expecting her three scout ships to have found a safe landing site for the royal ship. The Queen is not happy that her scouts have all died and uses a tractor beam to bring back the space craft, along with the Doctor and Donna, who are encased in an isolation sphere to protect the Zantraans from germs. Following their exodus from a plague ridden homeworld, the Zantraans are looking for a new world to colonise. As their ship is dying, they luckily came across the Earth, the Pure Planet, a fresh clean world. The Doctor and Donna fail to convince the Zantraans that the Earth isn't suitable, as it's ridden with pollution, smells and disease. Instead The Zantraan Queen orders preparations to cleanse the planet through burning... | ||
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[[ | [[File:BITCS47.jpg|500px|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]] | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Donna Noble]] | * [[Donna Noble]] | ||
* [[Zantraan]] - Large, grey in colour, three-eyed, six tentacled limbed creatures, ruled over by a monarch Queen. The Zantraans were forced to leave their home planet when it was ravaged by a plague. The surviving population fled in a shape ship destined to find a new world. | * [[Zantraan]] - Large, grey in colour, three-eyed, six tentacled limbed creatures, ruled over by a monarch Queen. The Zantraans were forced to leave their home planet when it was ravaged by a plague. The surviving population fled in a shape ship destined to find a new world. | ||
==Original print details == | == Original print details == | ||
(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions) | (Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions) | ||
* 3/4 [[DWBIT 47]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED… | * 3/4 [[DWBIT 47]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED… | ||
* No reprints to date. | * No reprints to date. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures. | * Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures. | ||
* The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time. | * The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time. | ||
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and as did [[Doctor Who Adventures]], reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by [[Doctor Who Magazine]]. | * The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and as did [[Doctor Who Adventures]], reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by [[Doctor Who Magazine]]. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with ‘props’ from the TV series: blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]]. | * The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with ‘props’ from the TV series: blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Sting of the Serpent]]'' | * This story takes place after [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Sting of the Serpent]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWBIT]]: ''[[The Zantraan Invasion]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWBIT]]: ''[[The Zantraan Invasion]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.] | * [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.] | ||
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Tenth Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:DWBIT comic stories]] | [[Category:DWBIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Paris]] | [[Category:Stories set in Paris]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | [[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | ||
