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|comic name = Doctor Who: The Forgotten

|year = <ul><li>[[The Matrix]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]</li><li>[[Giza]], [[Egypt]], [[BC#3rd Millennium B.C.|26th century B.C.]]</li><li>A [[space station]]</li><li>Near [[UNIT HQ]], [[England]], [[1972]]</li><li>[[Paris]], [[France]], [[1 January]] [[2000]]</li><li>[[Smithwood Manor]], [[England]], [[1990s]]</li><li>Unidentified [[planet]], possibly [[New Savannah]]</li><li>[[Agrovan Seven]]</li><li>[[Unnamed planet (The Forgotten)|Unidentified planet]]</li><li>[[France]], [[25 December]] [[1914]]</li></ul>

|writer = [[Tony Lee]]

|editor = [[Denton J. Tipton]]

|colourist = [[Charlie Kirchoff]]

|lettering = [[Richard Starkings]]

:''For the graphic novel, see [[The Forgotten (graphic novel)]]''

'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Tenth Doctor]] comic published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] from [[2008]] to [[2009]]. It is notable for its inclusion of many historical ''[[Doctor Who]]'' elements.  

[[The Doctor]] wakes up in a strange room without the [[TARDIS]] or the [[sonic screwdriver]]. He finds [[Martha Jones]] and together they explore the building. They soon learn that it is a museum dedicated to the Doctor.

Martha brings him his staff from his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] and he tells her a story of (when Susan, Barbara, and Ian were travelling with him) how he saved a pharaoh's life with that staff. He then tells how and when he dropped Ian, Barbara, and Susan off. Martha asks if he thinks that Susan is dead and he replies in the affirmative, and mentions that, as far as he know, he is the last, although the Doctor mentions he left Susan on a future earth with a freedom fighter she fell in love with. The strange man chuckles and says, "If only that were true". He then reveals (whilst talking to himself) how he will force the Doctor to regenerate so that he can steal the Doctor's remaining incarnations. The Doctor collapses and tells Martha that one of his hearts has stopped; he collapses into unconsciousness.

The Doctor has fallen into a coma. Martha performs CPR on him, making him wake up. The Doctor and Martha explore more of the museum and find his recorder, the one he played in his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. He tells Martha about his second incarnation. The Second Doctor is on a space ship with Jamie and Zoe, they find it has been attacked by snake-like creatures. They help the crew of the spaceship defeat them by playing on the recorder. Back in the museum the man watching the Doctor and Martha releases an Auton, ready to kill the Doctor and Martha.

Back at the Museum the [[Auton]] approaches the Doctor and Martha, the Doctor fires a can of [[Nitro 9]] at the Auton, killing it. The Doctor then checks the readings of the TARDIS' key, and horrified by the absolute lack of response, tells Martha that it means the TARDIS has been destroyed.

Martha asks whether the TARDIS is actually gone. She and the Doctor go back to the costume room and find a bag of Jelly Babies. This reminds him of his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]].

In the museum the Doctor finds Martha. She is holding Ace's baseball bat ready to defend herself. The strange onlooker releases a swarm of giant spiders from Metebelis 3, surrounding Martha...

The Doctor arrives and manages to distract the Metebelis 3 spiders with the crystal from his sonic screwdriver, which is similar to the type they search for. He and Martha escape and the Doctor vaguely recalls the phrase "There's something on your back." He collapses and begins to fade again. Martha hands him his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]'s [[cat brooch]] and goes off to hunt for the "[[Time Ring|Time Bracelet thing]]" and another screwdriver in the Fourth Doctor's costume, while the Doctor recalls a memory from his sixth life involving the brooch.

Martha demonstrates knowledge of the Cloister Bell she shouldn't yet have and the Doctor remembers her saying he isn't the only doctor in the TARDIS, though she's only a medical student. The Doctor wonders again what's really going on, while the mystery onlooker says they can't have the Doctor remembering his future just yet, and sends out a Clockwork Droid and a Voc Robot. The section ends in the TARDIS with the Cloister Bell tolling, the inside red, and an alien life form attaching itself to the unconscious Doctor...

After the Cloister Bell rings the Doctor begins the question who or what Martha really is. They are attacked by a [[Clockwork Droid]] and a [[Voc Robot]]. The Doctor and Martha manage to escape. Martha hands the Doctor a cravat belonging to the his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], and the Doctor then begins to tell Martha about that specific life.

Martha hands the Doctor the [[Chameleon Arch|chameleon arch]] and the Doctor regains the last of his memories, that very moment, the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] arrives with the Clockwork Droid and the Voc Robot and threatens to steal the Doctor's regenerations so that he can regenerate himself.

Just as the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor finished his threat, the real Doctor laughed it away, as he knew it was a poor fabrication of the creature who was truly responsible for the entire mess, using bits and pieces of [[the Master]], [[the Valeyard]] and the [[Meta-Crisis Doctor]] to fabricate a poor amalgam with which he expected to bedevil the Doctor.

The Doctor awakens inside the real TARDIS, and kicks the now-mindless Tactire out of the way. Reflecting on how he's never truly alone with his oldest companion, he thanks her and decides to go on a little adventure - to [[Barcelona (planet)|Barcelona]].

* It is revealed that it is the TARDIS Matrix that is taking the form of Martha throughout the story; The Matrix proceeds to take on the forms of [[Harry Sullivan]], [[Leela]], [[Mel]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Kamelion]], and, finally, [[Susan Foreman]]. Although he isn't impersonated, [[Sabalom Glitz]] is also mentioned (muddying the waters a bit as to whether Glitz is a companion or not).

* During the [[Eighth Doctor]] flashback, the Doctor is held prisoner on an unknown planet (possibly Gallifrey) at some point during the [[Last Great Time War]]. He manages to escape and steal [[The Great Key]]. The Doctor intends to use this key to create a [[De-mat Gun]] that will seal the [[Medusa Cascade]] and somehow end the war. The device the Doctor is creating seems to be [[The Moment]].

* The [[Tenth Doctor]] states that he succeeded in ending the [[Last Great Time War]] using [[The Great Key]].

* The First Doctor mentions that the Egyptian gods [[Sutekh]] and [[Horus]] were aliens.

* A [[Sea Devil]] is seen as a prisoner during the [[Eighth Doctor]] flashback.

* The fourth Doctor faces a [[Minotaur]].

* During the [[Eighth Doctor]] flashback, the Doctor claims he created the fiction of being half-human using a [[chameleon arch]] in order to deceive an enemy.

* The Doctor indicates that "no one alive" knows about all nine of his past incarnations. The implication in this statement is that Martha Jones is either the first companion to become aware of the first 10 incarnations (if one takes into account [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]] and [[Jackson Lake]] viewing the Doctor's past incarnations through holograms in ''[[The Eleventh Hour|DW: The Eleventh Hour]]'' and ''[[The Next Doctor|DW: The Next Doctor]]''), or that the Doctor believes that anyone else (companion or Time Lord) who is aware of it is now dead. [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] is the closest to knowing all of them, having met the [[The Three Doctors|1st]], [[The Web of Fear|2nd]], [[Spearhead from Space|3rd]], [[Robot (TV story)|4th]], [[Mawdryn Undead|5th]], [[Business Unusual|6th]], [[Battlefield|7th]], [[The Dying Days|8th]], and [[The Warkeeper's Crown|10th]] incarnations.

* The [[Second Doctor]] says he "always hated" the song Jamie started to sing in order to distract the snake aliens, the song being "I am the Doctor" by [[Jon Pertwee]].

Items associated with the Doctor's past incarnations include:

Other relics of the Doctor's past adventures include:

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* During the [[First Doctor]]'s vignette (which is presented in monochrome as a reference to the original series being aired as such), reference is made to [[the Doctor]] hoping they don't end up in an [[Aztec]] temple, placing the [[Egyptian]] adventure before [[DW]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]''.

** [[BFA]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell]] ''([[Eighth Doctor]])

** [[DWM]]: ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown]]'' ([[Tenth Doctor]]).

* The [[Tenth Doctor]] recalls [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]'s departure in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' and the return of [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] to more-or-less their original time in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]''. [[The Doctor]] says he doesn't reckon that [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] is still alive, but adds that, though he "can't prove it", he believes all the [[Time Lord]]s are gone. This follows on from his earlier discussion of the [[Time War]] with [[Martha Jones|Martha]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'' and the return and death of [[the Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' and ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''.

* The [[Third Doctor]] tale is set in [[1972]] during [[the Doctor]]'s exile on [[Earth]].

* The mysterious man at the controls in Issue 1 sports a beard similar to that sported by the [[Roger Delgado]] and [[Anthony Ainley]] versions of [[the Master]]. [[The Doctor]] himself comments on the similarity when he tries to use one of [[the Master]]'s devices on him. Later, the character's identity is revealed to be an insectoid creature impersonating the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]].

* The [[Tenth Doctor]] has experienced [[heart]] stoppage on prior occasions, beginning in [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.

* The final issue establishes that the events of ''The Forgotten'' occur immediately following the final scene of [[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'' (and does not take into account the deleted cliffhanger from that story).

* In the [[Ninth Doctor]] tale, [[Captain Jack Harkness]] is mentioned. There is reference to him being shot in the head and surviving with "not a scratch to be seen", suggesting this is the version of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] who is already immortal.

* A [[Heavenly Host]]'s disk is in a glass case in the TARDIS Matrix. ([[DW]]: [[Voyage of the Damned|''Voyage of the Damned'']])

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