The Phantom Piper (comic story)

 was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine in 2017 and 2018. It was the first Doctor Who comic to be published in 2018.

Part one
Following on from the Doctor's idea in the previous story to solve the mystery of the symbol on the TARDIS by finding Alan Turing, Bill prepares for landing by changing into traditional World War II clothes, proud at herself for getting prepared in advance for once. However, when exiting the TARDIS, the Doctor proudly reveals they have actually landed on Athenia, a huge human colony on the Moon. After Bill gets changed back to normal, the Doctor explains to her he never guaranteed they were going to visit the 1940s, while Bill spots the other major inhabitants of Athenia - Galateans. The Doctor describes the backstory of the creation of the Galateans and the ensuing war that followed before explaining that everything seems so peaceful on the lunar base because he erased the timeline, preventing the war from having started, with some help by Chiyoko.

Chiyoko is also seen living on Athenia alongside a man named Ranesh. While talking with him, she is alerted to the reappearance of her "mother" and sprints off towards it. Meanwhile, as the Doctor attempts to locate Turing, police officer Maggie Cortez reveals he has been missing for two years, and since then, a group of Galateans calling themselves the Children of Turing have begun worshipping him. As the Doctor and Cortez observe one of their marches, Chiyoko appears and senses the essence of her "mother" on Bill, and drags her off. Cortez squares off against her Galatean counterpart Delphi, displaying their greatly differing ideals, as riot police backup storms in and quickly causes a brawl between them and the Children of Turing.

Chiyoko finally drags Bill to the location of her "mother", revealing it to be the TARDIS. She ends up greatly concerned by the symbol on its doors, and angrily tells Bill that the TARDIS is screaming.

Characters

 * Twelfth Doctor
 * Bill Potts
 * Ranesh
 * Chiyoko
 * Maggie Cortez
 * Delphi
 * Philia
 * Alan Turing
 * Tony Moxham
 * Pelias
 * Tommy Flowers
 * Phantom Piper
 * Fey Truscott-Sade

Original print details

 * (Publication with page count and closing captions)


 * 1) DWM 519 (8 pages) Next: Dark Dreamers!
 * 2) DWM 520 (8 pages) Next: Breaking the Code!
 * 3) DWM 521 (8 pages) Next: The Dream Warriors!
 * 4) DWM 522 (8 pages) Next: The Shroud of Turing!
 * 5) DWM 523 (8 pages) Next: The Clockwise War!

Continuity
to be added