Hyperstar Rising (comic story)

Hyperstar Rising was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cole.

Opening narration box
The Doctor and Rose try to find Hyperstar Cal MacNannovich

Summary
The Doctor and Rose arrive on the Hyperfilm Studio set of the Great Director, Zemm Foolini, on the planet Woldyhool, in the year Five Billion. Zemm is not happy. His monster shoot has been interrupted and his leading manbot, Cal "Spark Plug" MacNannovich, has gone missing. To make things worse, the monster (a Banjunx from the Isop Galaxy) isn't as well-behaved an actor as his agent promised. It goes on a rampage, eating all of the extras and the security forces.

Recognising its species and sensing that something is not right, the Doctor pacifies the creature with bright studio lights and a shadow puppet show. Recognising it as a baby, prone to shoving things in its mouth, the Doctor waits for the extras and security forces to be sicked up unharmed. The adult Banjunx, the real monster actor, turns up looking for his little boy! With events settled, the Doctor and Rose leave to find out what has happened to another survivor from Platform One.

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Rose Tyler
 * Zemm Foolini
 * Cal "Spark Plug" MacNannovich
 * Banjunx child
 * Banjunx parent

Original print details

 * 2/6 DWBIT 2 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
 * No reprints to date

Continuity

 * The Doctor recalls Coffa and Lute warning him that the survivors of Platform One have been disappearing. (COMIC: Growing Terror)