The Man in the Ion Mask (comic story)
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The Man in the Ion Mask was a Third Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Following the recent encounter with the Dæmons, the Doctor is called by Conran to visit the Master in his cell at UNIT's special detention centre; Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre. The Master tries to persuade the Doctor he has reformed, but it is a ploy, as he has already escaped his cell using a simple ionic image controlled hologram. The Master believes he has escaped, but runs into the Doctor and UNIT, who are waiting for him. The Doctor has his own ionic image controller. Outmatched again, the Master is returned to his cell.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Master says he wishes to have a pipe.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story's title is a pun on the title of Alexandre Dumas' book The Man in the Iron Mask, which was also parodied in the 1996 First Doctor novel, The Man in the Velvet Mask.
- The events of the story take place in "England, 1976", according to the opening panel, contributing to the fluid timeline of the UNIT dating controversy.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DWMS Winter 1991 (7)
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- None
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Master has been imprisoned since the Devil's End Incident. (TV: The Dæmons)
- The Master tries to convince the Doctor he has changed, as he would later do again just prior to his escape from Fortress Island. (TV: The Sea Devils)
