A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)

A Groatsworth of Wit was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

It served as the Ninth Doctor's last regular appearance in the publication, although he would later receive one more DWM outing fifteen years later in Monstrous Beauty.

Summary
The Shadeys are a race that draws on negative emotions. They choose Robert Greene as a host for powerful negative emotions. By manipulating the dying Greene they turn his hatred, bile, and jealousy of Shakespeare "up to eleven", giving them enough power to crush the planet.

Plot
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Characters

 * The Ninth Doctor
 * Rose Tyler
 * Robert Greene
 * Uncle Bloodfinger
 * Woodscrape
 * William Shakespeare
 * Ty Baxter
 * Liz Golding
 * John Naps
 * Matt

Worldbuilding

 * Rose unfavourably compares Shakespeare to Joseph Fiennes.
 * In Books Unltd, there is a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster and Doctor Who annuals.

Continuity

 * The Ninth Doctor mentions the "big row" he and Rose had over interfering with time. (TV: Father's Day)
 * The Doctor is already acquainted with Shakespeare, but notes that Shakespeare hasn't met him yet. (TV: City of Death)