Arena of Fear (comic story)

 was the ninth story of the Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor comic story series, published in 2016.

Summary
It's the Doctor and Gabby versus Captain Jack, Cleo and Cindy, with the mysterious Mr Ebonite pulling the strings!

Forced to race each other for an extraterrestrial artefact, friendships are put to the test in the most surprising of ways – and the TARDIS team changes forever!

Part one
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Part two
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Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Jack Harkness
 * Gabby Gonzalez
 * Cindy Wu
 * Cleo Hunsicker
 * Erik Ulfriksson
 * Muthmunna
 * Sunzberro
 * Mem-Brain
 * Iktra
 * Munmeth
 * Effrid Blunk
 * Kria
 * Meerok
 * Mister Ebonite
 * Skull
 * Unta Mathos
 * Tony
 * Vozmorth

Worldbuilding

 * Ebonite states that Captain Jack was formerly a part of Torchwood.

Original print details
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Continuity

 * Iktra told Ebonite that the Gallifreyans were once better than anyone else at gladiatorial games. (TV: The Five Doctors)
 * Jack's immortality is discussed. (TV: The Parting of the Ways et al.)
 * The arena of fear operates upon a miniaturised environment. The Doctor has previously been in another miniaturised environment, the miniscope. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)
 * Cindy remembers throwing away half of the sketchbook in Sunset Park in order to protect it from Ebonite. (COMIC: Cindy, Cleo and the Magic Sketchbook)
 * When speaking to Jack, the Doctor suggests that the sub-basement of the Ebonite Rooms beneath the Rockefeller Center could make a perfect base for Torchwood. Gwen Cooper would attempt to rebuild the organisation in 2017. (AUDIO: More Than This)
 * Gabby and Cindy's home time is 2016. (COMIC: Vortex Butterflies)