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
to be added

Part three
The Doctor banishes the Fractures back to where they came from, marking himself as their mortal enemy. However, he does manage to let Paul stay in N-Space with his family.

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)