Planet of the Dead (comic story)

For the 2009 special see Planet of the Dead (TV story)

Summary
The Doctor is on the planet Adeki, trying to fish when he comes upon an old city of the Adekians. It is populated with metamorphic aliens. On first meeting him, they take the shapes of his former companions (most of whom are dead), but then take the form of his previous selves.

Characters

 * Seventh Doctor
 * Considers visiting the Halls of Speculative Interest on Vesivius.
 * The Doctor says to himself that he has an appointment on Skaro.
 * The Doctor mentions having lost his 500 Year Diary.


 * Gwanzulum shapeshifters posing as:
 * Adric
 * Peri
 * Jamie
 * Katarina
 * Sara Kingdom
 * Frobisher
 * First Doctor
 * Talks about the First Law of Time.
 * Mentions that the Third Doctor changed the lock on the Doctor's TARDIS
 * Also mentions Temporal Disruption.
 * Second Doctor
 * Third Doctor
 * Fourth Doctor
 * Fifth Doctor
 * Sixth Doctor

Races and species

 * The Gwanzulum predate the Whifferdills, Kymbra and Chimera.
 * The Gwanzulum have metamorphic DNA.
 * The Gwanzulum feed off life energy in order to shape change.

Continuity

 * Adric died in DW: Earthshock.
 * Katrina and Sara Kingdom died in DW: The Daleks' Master Plan
 * Jamie last appeared on screen in DW: The War Games and died in DWM: The World Shapers.
 * Peri last appeared on screen in DW: Mindwarp.
 * Frobisher last appeared in DWM: A Cold Day in Hell.

Timeline

 * This story occurs after DWM: Keepsake
 * This story occurs before DWM: Echoes of the Mogor