Drones of Doom (comic story)

Opening Tag
After destroying the Cyber-factory on Centuria, the Doctor and Kadett were tracking down more of the metal menaces …

Summary
The Doctor and Kadett follow the Cyberman's signal, taking a robot-run airship across the now-deserted continent of Azlon on the planet Centuria. Before arriving at the airbus terminal (a Cyber-conversion factory), the conductor / law enforcer becomes influenced by the Cybermen's hypnotic signal, which is being used to subjugate the arriving humans. The Doctor, Kadett and a reprogrammed robot conductor pretend to be hypnotised and follow the other arrivals. Seizing the right moment, the Doctor disrupts the hypnotic signal and the conductor robot attacks the Cybermen. A stray shot from the conductor ruptures the fuel banks, causing a huge explosion which kills most of the newly converted Cyber-drones (basic work units) as their humanity starts to become more dominant. As the Doctor and Kadett flee the explosion, they find a bit of a map in a Cyberman's hand - a map that might lead them to finding out what the Cybermen are up to on Centuria.



Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Jayne Kadett – investigator who teamed up with the Doctor after tracking an info-thief who had stolen Torchwood files on Cyber conversion.
 * Cybermen – upgraded human lifeforms housed in a cybernetic shell, devoid of emotion, intent on upgrading (converting) others.

Original print details
Installment, publication title with page count and closing caption.
 * 2/4 Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 9 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity

 * A robotic ticket conductor was also featured in the TV story The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.