Under the Volcano (comic story)

Summary
It's Indonesia in 1883 and the Doctor and Rose manage to escape from being tied to a post by the local islanders, who talked about Men of Flames who are destroying their land. Racing away through the jungle they hide behind a waterfall that leads underground where the Chalderans (a silicon-based, flame-red, horned lifeform, with an incredibly high body temperaure) are attempting to drill down into the planet and empty its core, leaving behind another totally dead planet. But the Chalderans have three weaknesses; extreme heat, water and stupidity. Convincing them that they have been drilling in the wrong direction, they start to argue amongst themselves, while the Doctor and Rose make another escape. Running back to the TARDIS, the pursing Chalderans are killed when they run into the waterfall. In the TARDIS the Doctor and Rose watch from a safe distance as the island explodes killing the remaining Chalderans. The island's name, the Doctor tells Rose, is Krakatoa, which when it exploded destroyed two-thirds of the island. For more stunning displays the Doctor suggests the displays of the mating Fire Dragons of Ket-el or the lovely twin supernova out near Deneb-3.

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Rose Tyler
 * Chalderans

Original print details (Publication with page count and closing captions)

 * 1) DWA Issue 3 (6 pages split 4/2) * NEXT ISSUE: THE DOCTOR LOSES THE TARDIS!

Reprints

 * None to date

Continuity
to be added

Timeline

 * This story occurs after DW: Tooth and Claw
 * This story occurs before DWM: F.A.Q.