The Deep Hereafter (comic story)

Summary
The Doctor and Majenta Pryce visit a forgotten colony that resembles a gangster-ridden Earth city in the 1930s, only to find themselves investigating the murder of a fish-headed private eye.

Plot
On the planet New Old Detroit, which is a bit of a slum, a fish-like alien named Johnny Seaview has been shot six times. He falls to the ground as the Tardis materialises. The Doctor and Majenta find him near death, lying on the ground. Johnny says to the doctor there is still time to save the city; he found the world bomb, but was caught. He then dies. All of a sudden there is gunfire and the doctor and Majenta run away from it. They find Johnny Seaview's offices. The doctor scans through his notes and finds that Johnny nearly had solved the case. An elegant lady walks in. She insults Majenta and Majenta walks out the room. The Doctor tells the woman that Johnny is dead. She seems very sad about it. He inquires if she is "Winter Palace", a code name. She confirms that she is. The doctor tells her that she was a suspect in the World Bomb case. All of a sudden her face splits open, revealing she is am android. A little man walks out her face. He is the size of a hand. Majenta walks in. She picks up the little man. She knows his name is Tinny Danza. She puts him in a mug and threatens to drown him. He tells her the world bomb is the biggest weapon in the whole city. After Seaview found the bomb, every low life in the city wanted him. Danza thinks it was Red Morgan who killed Johnny. Elsewhere, Red Morgan is with a little green alien with six "arms". The green man is a lawyer. They say goodbye. The Doctor and Majenta follow Red Morgan, but hear shooting and find his body in an alley way. The Doctor wonders who the real killer is. All of a sudden, he finds a gun pointing to his head. He turns to find a man called Half Nelson, who only has one half,  pointing it at him. Nelson had a transmat accident; his other half was beamed away. Half Nelson and his gang take the Doctor and Majenta away in their underwater car.

At the world bomb, they are attacked by Hecto Shellac. He says he wants to retire and with the world bomb he can keep the gangsters of his back. He is unmasked as the killer. The Doctor struggles with him. Danzo, who is hiding in the Doctor's jacket pocket, punches Hecto. The Doctor pushes the world bomb. They all appear in a grassy land envisioned by the Doctor. The Doctor and Majenta leave in the TARDIS.

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Takes on the mannerisms of a Mickey Spillane-like private eye, much to Majenta's annoyance.
 * Majenta Pryce
 * Dresses in 1930s-40s femme fatale garb.
 * Dislikes it when the Doctor (in character as a private eye) calls her "Madge".
 * Hecto Shellac
 * Is an Alpha Centauran
 * Johnny Seaview
 * Tiny Danza
 * Disguises himself via Femmesuit as voluptuous moll "Winter Palace".
 * Red Morgan
 * Half-Nelson
 * Due to a transmat accident, his body has been bisected down the middle, leaving his internal organs exposed, though, he says, "I get by."

Story notes

 * The first page of the comic strip carries the title "Comic Book Section: Action Adventure Time Travel", in a format similar to that of the Will Eisner comic strip series The Spirit.

Continuity

 * To be added

Timeline

 * The Deep Hereafter occurs after: DWM: The Age of Ice
 * The Deep Hereafter occurs before: DWM: Onomatopoeia

The Deep Hereafter