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{{Infobox Story
|name= Death to the Doctor!
 
 
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|image= Deathtothedoctor main.JPG
 
|series= [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
 
|series= [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
 
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
 
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
 
|companions= [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
 
|companions= [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
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|featuring = First Doctor
|featuring = [[First Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[K9]], [[Romana I]], [[Frobisher]], [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
 
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|featuring2 = Third Doctor
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|featuring3 = Fourth Doctor
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|featuring4 = Sixth Doctor
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|featuring5 = Eighth Doctor
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|featuring6 = Ninth Doctor
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|featuring7 = Steven Taylor
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|featuring8 = Dodo Chaplet
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|featuring9 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
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|featuring10 = Jo Grant
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|featuring11 = K9 Mark II{{!}}K9 Mark II
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|featuring12 = Romana I{{!}} Romana I
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|featuring13 = Frobisher
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|featuring14 = Izzy Sinclair
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|featuring15 = Rose Tyler
 
|enemy= [[Valis]], [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]], [[Bolog]], [[Zargath]], [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|The Mentor]], [[Questor]], [[Plink]]
 
|enemy= [[Valis]], [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]], [[Bolog]], [[Zargath]], [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|The Mentor]], [[Questor]], [[Plink]]
 
|setting= [[Research Base Truro]]
 
|setting= [[Research Base Truro]]
 
|writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]
 
|writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]
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|editor=[[Tom Spilsbury]] & [[Scott Gray]]
|editor=
 
 
|artist= [[Roger Langridge]]
 
|artist= [[Roger Langridge]]
 
|colourist= [[James Offredi]]
 
|colourist= [[James Offredi]]
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|letterer=[[Roger Langridge]]<ref>Uncredited in the comic, but confirmed in the contents of ''[[The Widow's Curse (graphic novel)|The Widow's Curse]]'' comic collection.</ref>
|letterer=
 
 
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 390|390]]
 
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 390|390]]
 
|release date= [[13 December (releases)|13 December]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
 
|release date= [[13 December (releases)|13 December]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
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|traded= ''[[The Widow's Curse (graphic novel)|The Widow's Curse]]''
 
|publisher= Panini Comics
 
|publisher= Panini Comics
 
|format= Comic - 1 part (9 pages)
 
|format= Comic - 1 part (9 pages)
 
|prev= The First (comic story)
 
|prev= The First (comic story)
 
|next= Universal Monsters (comic story)
 
|next= Universal Monsters (comic story)
 
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}}{{you may|Death to the Doctor (TV story)|n1=the unproduced TV story|Death of the Doctor (TV story)|n2=the SJA serial ''Death of the Doctor''}}
 
 
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'''''Death to the Doctor!''''' was a [[DWM comic stories|DWM comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]].
 
 
{{you may|Death to the Doctor (TV story)|n1=the unproduced TV story|Death of the Doctor (TV story)|n2=the SJA serial ''Death of the Doctor''}}
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'''''Death to the Doctor!''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. Although released during a run of stories featuring the contemporary [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] team of the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]], the Doctor and Martha only appear on the final page. Much of this story focuses on defeated foes of [[the Doctor]]'s first nine incarnations plotting to defeat him together, while later turning on one another when the accidental electrocution of [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]] leads the other six to incorrectly believe the Doctor is among them. Various incarnations and [[companion]]s of the Doctor, including ''DWM'' companions [[Frobisher]] and [[Izzy Sinclair]], also appear in flashbacks.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
Enemies unite to defeat the Doctor.
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Enemies unite to defeat [[the Doctor]].
   
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
 
On a research base in deep space, a number of enemies have united for the same reason: they were all defeated by the man known as [[the Doctor]]. A new member, called [[Valis]], arrives to join and is welcomed by [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]]. In the meeting, some of the aliens speak of how they were defeated by the Time Lord's various incarnations.
 
On a research base in deep space, a number of enemies have united for the same reason: they were all defeated by the man known as [[the Doctor]]. A new member, called [[Valis]], arrives to join and is welcomed by [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]]. In the meeting, some of the aliens speak of how they were defeated by the Time Lord's various incarnations.
   
Valis reveals that he was defeated by [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor's eighth incarnation]], who stopped him using the [[Crystal of Consciousness]]. [[Bolog]], a toad-like creature, tells how he was defeated by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor's fourth incarnation]], who sent his fleet of ships into the [[sun]] using a [[banana]]. The piscine [[Zargath]] recounts how [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor's ninth incarnation]] had defeated him by making it [[rain]] with his [[sonic screwdriver]] after he tried to invade the [[Powell Estate]].
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Valis reveals that he was defeated by the Doctor's [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], who stopped him using the [[Crystal of Consciousness]]. [[Bolog]], a toad-like creature, tells how he was defeated by the Doctor's [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], who sent his fleet of ships into the [[sun]] using a [[banana]]. The piscine [[Zargath]] recounts how the Doctor's [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]] had defeated him by making it [[rain]] with [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] after he tried to invade the [[Powell Estate]].
   
 
[[Plink]], an alien wearing a metal helmet, reveals that he has been defeated by several Doctors including [[Sixth Doctor|the sixth]], and comments on his poor choice of clothes. Kraarn comes up with an idea: they must unite to defeat the Doctor. He starts showing slides, but is blown up. The other villains wonder what caused it and Valis comes up with the only explanation: the Doctor must be on the base.
 
[[Plink]], an alien wearing a metal helmet, reveals that he has been defeated by several Doctors including [[Sixth Doctor|the sixth]], and comments on his poor choice of clothes. Kraarn comes up with an idea: they must unite to defeat the Doctor. He starts showing slides, but is blown up. The other villains wonder what caused it and Valis comes up with the only explanation: the Doctor must be on the base.
   
The aliens then search for the Doctor. Valis talks with one of the villains, called [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|the Mentor]] (who resembles [[the Master]]), and he reveals that he was defeated by [[Third Doctor|the Doctor's third incarnation]]. In another corridor, Bolog asks [[Questor]], an old humanoid, how he was defeated; Questor tells him how [[First Doctor|the Doctor's first incarnation]] defeated him in the [[Jungle of Tropicalus]]. The other two aliens reach the room with a [[Metabolic Interfermometer]], which shows only six people in the base. As there are only six aliens, this can only mean that the Doctor is one of them. Not long after, a shot is heard — Bolog has killed Questor because he thought Questor was the Doctor in disguise.
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The aliens then search for the Doctor. Valis talks with one of the villains, called [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|the Mentor]] (who resembles [[the Master]]), and he reveals that he was defeated by the Doctor's [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. In another corridor, Bolog asks [[Questor]], an old humanoid, how he was defeated; Questor tells him how the Doctor's [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] defeated him in the [[Jungle of Tropicalus]]. The other two aliens reach the room with a [[Metabolic Interfermometer]], which shows only six people in the base. As there are only six aliens, this can only mean that the Doctor is one of them. Not long after, a shot is heard — Bolog has killed Questor because he thought Questor was the Doctor in disguise.
   
 
The aliens accuse each other of being the Doctor, and attention switches to Valis, the newest member. He is shot by Zargath, but is revealed to be flammable, and Zargath is caught in the blast — but neither was the Doctor. There are now only three left, and each accuses the others of being the Doctor. They then hear [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] arriving, but too late — they all shoot, killing each other.
 
The aliens accuse each other of being the Doctor, and attention switches to Valis, the newest member. He is shot by Zargath, but is revealed to be flammable, and Zargath is caught in the blast — but neither was the Doctor. There are now only three left, and each accuses the others of being the Doctor. They then hear [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] arriving, but too late — they all shoot, killing each other.
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== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
 
* [[Martha Jones]]
 
 
* [[Valis]]
 
* [[Valis]]
 
* [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]]
 
* [[Kraarn of the Kraagaaron]]
 
* [[Bolog]]
 
* [[Bolog]]
 
* [[Zargath]]
 
* [[Zargath]]
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* [[Eighth Doctor]]
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* [[Izzy Sinclair]]
 
* [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|The Mentor]]
 
* [[The Mentor (Death to the Doctor!)|The Mentor]]
 
* [[Questor]]
 
* [[Questor]]
 
* [[Plink]]
 
* [[Plink]]
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* [[Fourth Doctor]]
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* [[Romana I]]
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* [[K9 Mark II]]
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* [[Ninth Doctor]]
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* [[Rose Tyler]]
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* [[Sixth Doctor]]
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* [[Frobisher]]
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* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
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* [[Third Doctor]]
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* [[Jo Grant]]
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* [[First Doctor]]
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* [[Dodo Chaplet]]
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* [[Steven Taylor]]
 
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
 
* [[Martha Jones]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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*[[Bolog]] remarks that [[Questor]] looks "[[lo-fi]]".
''to be added''
 
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
* [[Izzy Sinclair]] and [[Frobisher]]'s appearances make them the first comic strip companions to appear in the DWM strip since the revival of the TV series and the subsequent switch to companions that debuted on TV.
* The only Doctors not to appear are the [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], and [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]]. However, Questor closely resembles the Second Doctor.
 
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=== Original print details ===
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: (Publication with page count and closing caption)
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* [[DWM 390]] (9 pages) The End
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
* In the flashback, the Fourth Doctor says "Bananas are good!", a line used by the Ninth Doctor in [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'' and Tenth Doctor in ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''.
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* In the flashback, the [[Fourth Doctor]] says "Bananas are good!", a line used by the [[Ninth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'' and [[Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]''.
* [[Izzy Sinclair]] and [[Frobisher]]'s appearances make them the first comic strip companions to appear in the DWM strip since the revival of the TV series and the subsequent switch to TV-only companions.
 
   
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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor DWM comic stories]]
 
[[Category:Tenth Doctor DWM comic stories]]
 
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[[Category:Stories set in the 21st century]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in the 21st century]]
 
[[Category:2008 comic stories]]
 
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[[Category:Romana I comic stories]]

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Death to the Doctor! was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine in 2007. Although released during a run of stories featuring the contemporary TARDIS team of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, the Doctor and Martha only appear on the final page. Much of this story focuses on defeated foes of the Doctor's first nine incarnations plotting to defeat him together, while later turning on one another when the accidental electrocution of Kraarn of the Kraagaaron leads the other six to incorrectly believe the Doctor is among them. Various incarnations and companions of the Doctor, including DWM companions Frobisher and Izzy Sinclair, also appear in flashbacks.

Summary

Enemies unite to defeat the Doctor.

Plot

On a research base in deep space, a number of enemies have united for the same reason: they were all defeated by the man known as the Doctor. A new member, called Valis, arrives to join and is welcomed by Kraarn of the Kraagaaron. In the meeting, some of the aliens speak of how they were defeated by the Time Lord's various incarnations.

Valis reveals that he was defeated by the Doctor's eighth incarnation, who stopped him using the Crystal of Consciousness. Bolog, a toad-like creature, tells how he was defeated by the Doctor's fourth incarnation, who sent his fleet of ships into the sun using a banana. The piscine Zargath recounts how the Doctor's ninth incarnation had defeated him by making it rain with his sonic screwdriver after he tried to invade the Powell Estate.

Plink, an alien wearing a metal helmet, reveals that he has been defeated by several Doctors including the sixth, and comments on his poor choice of clothes. Kraarn comes up with an idea: they must unite to defeat the Doctor. He starts showing slides, but is blown up. The other villains wonder what caused it and Valis comes up with the only explanation: the Doctor must be on the base.

The aliens then search for the Doctor. Valis talks with one of the villains, called the Mentor (who resembles the Master), and he reveals that he was defeated by the Doctor's third incarnation. In another corridor, Bolog asks Questor, an old humanoid, how he was defeated; Questor tells him how the Doctor's first incarnation defeated him in the Jungle of Tropicalus. The other two aliens reach the room with a Metabolic Interfermometer, which shows only six people in the base. As there are only six aliens, this can only mean that the Doctor is one of them. Not long after, a shot is heard — Bolog has killed Questor because he thought Questor was the Doctor in disguise.

The aliens accuse each other of being the Doctor, and attention switches to Valis, the newest member. He is shot by Zargath, but is revealed to be flammable, and Zargath is caught in the blast — but neither was the Doctor. There are now only three left, and each accuses the others of being the Doctor. They then hear the TARDIS arriving, but too late — they all shoot, killing each other.

Martha Jones comes out of the TARDIS, and is shocked to see the dead aliens. The Doctor examines the station and discovers that the wire which killed Kraarn had an electrical fault. He sees the Interferometre, and discovers that they are the only ones there — leaving him to wonder what caused it. He apologises to Martha, saying that if he had got there sooner, he would have saved them.

Characters

References

Notes

  • Izzy Sinclair and Frobisher's appearances make them the first comic strip companions to appear in the DWM strip since the revival of the TV series and the subsequent switch to companions that debuted on TV.

Original print details

(Publication with page count and closing caption)

Continuity

Footnotes

  1. Uncredited in the comic, but confirmed in the contents of The Widow's Curse comic collection.