The Fractures (comic story)

 was the third story of the Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor comic story series published in 2015.

Summary
Molly's father was killed in a terrible accident. UNIT scientist John Foster suffered the same fate. But are they really gone? Both play a part in the universe-hopping new arc! The Doctor and Clara race against time to both stop a dreaded new peril – the Fractures – in a bid to stop reality unravelling around them.

Part one
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Part two
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Part three
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Characters

 * Twelfth Doctor
 * Clara Oswald
 * Kate Stewart
 * Paul Foster
 * Hannah Foster
 * Lisa Foster
 * Molly Foster

Original print details
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Continuity

 * The Doctor refers to humanity as "pudding brains". (TV: Deep Breath et al)
 * Lisa references the Doctor serving as Coal Hill School's caretaker. (TV: The Caretaker)
 * The Doctor wears 3D glasses. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
 * Clara jokes that none of her pupils are giving her requests for extra homework. (TV: The Caretaker)
 * Potter remarks that Osgood is away and that she'd be devastated at missing the Doctor, especially since she replaced her scarf with a bow tie. (TV: The Day of the Doctor, Death in Heaven)
 * The Doctor uses a strand of Clara's hair for a scientific test. (TV: Deep Breath)
 * Paul Foster is able to travel from his universe into this one because he reverse-engineered the gate destroyed during the Battle of London in 2007. (TV: Army of Ghosts, Doomsday)
 * Clara is surprised Hannah knows about her relationship with Danny Pink. She learnt it in playground gossip from Lisa. (TV: The Caretaker, In the Forest of the Night)
 * The Doctor saves Clara and the Fosters from a crashing bus by flying the TARDIS alongside the doors and having them jump in. The Tenth Doctor pulled off a similar feat to save Donna Noble. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
 * The Doctor gives Kate a Shreeker sonic cannon, which he says he got from Brooklyn. (COMIC: Echo)
 * The Doctor continues to be apprehensive about hugging. (TV: Deep Breath, Listen)