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|image= DWA CS 142 Doomsilk.jpg
comic name=Doomsilk |
 
 
|series=[[DWA comic stories]]
image= DWA CS142 Doomsilk.jpg|
 
 
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
series= [[DWA comic stories]]|
 
 
|companions= [[Heather McCrimmon|Heather]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
 
 
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companions= [[Heather McCrimmon]]|
 
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|writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]
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writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]|
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|artist= [[John Ross]]
artist= [[John Ross]]|
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|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
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|letterer= [[Paul Vyse]]
lettering= [[Paul Vyse]]|
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|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
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|publication= [[DWA 142]]
 
|release date= [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
publication title= ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 142|142]]|
 
 
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publication dates= [[19 November|19]] [[November]] [[2009]]|
 
 
|format= Comic - 1 parter (4 pages)
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
 
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|prev= Highway Robbery (comic story)
format= Comic - 1 parter (4 pages)|
 
 
|next= One Careful Owner (comic story)
previous story= [[Highway Robbery]]|
 
next story= [[One Careful Owner]]|
 
 
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'''''Doomsilk''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]].
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]] land on a small planet that looks like a [[pearl]] in the middle of a distant [[galaxy]]. They discover the planet is composed of a silk-like substance. Two figures rise out of the ground and, still attached to the planet, give chase.
Landing on a small planet that looks like a pearl in the middle of a distant galalaxy, the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]] discover the planet is composed of a silk-like substance. Two figures rise out of the ground and, still attached to the planet, give chase. The figures bear a strong resemblance to the Doctor and Heather, who fall through a hole in the ground leading to an underground chamber. With the low gravity of the planet breaking their fall, they explore the chamber with its pools of luminous green slime. They find a long dead giant spider. Looking around more they find cocooned bodies hanging from the roof, the remains of other visitors: dinner or sacrificial victims! The Doctor investigates the slime that has some unusual properties but the silk creatures again attack them. With Heather trapped, the Doctor tests a theory. Covering himself with slime, he drives the creatures back. The Doctor explains that the slime may have killed the spider and in doing so gave the silk a life of its own. Without any form of its own, the silk copies whatever creatures land, and make their own offerings in worship to the slime. Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor hopes no one else lands here by mistake!
 
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The figures bear a strong resemblance to the Doctor and Heather. They fall through a hole in the ground. It leads to an underground chamber. The low gravity of the planet breaks their fall. They explore the chamber with its pools of luminous green slime and find a long dead giant spider.
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Looking around more they find cocooned bodies hanging from the roof, the remains of other visitors: dinner or sacrificial victims! The Doctor investigates the slime. It has some unusual properties. The silk creatures attack them again.
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With Heather trapped, the Doctor tests a theory. Covering himself with slime, he drives the creatures back. The Doctor explains that the slime may have killed the spider and in doing so, gave the silk a life of its own. Without any form of its own, the silk copies whatever creatures land and make their own offerings in worship to the slime. Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor hopes no one else lands here by mistake!
   
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
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* [[Tenth Doctor]]
 
* [[Heather McCrimmon]]
 
* [[Heather McCrimmon]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
* The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to scan the luminous slime in the cave.
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Tenth Doctor]] wears his brown coat and suit.
 
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Tenth Doctor]] uses his [[Sonic screwdriver]] to scan the luminous slime in the cave.
 
* The Doctor also dons his glasses for a closer inspection of a a cocooned victim.
 
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor refers to a "[[Spider-God]]" when he questions whether the cocooned bodies are food or sacrificial offerings. This is a reference to a [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip story from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 52|Issue 52]].
 
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== [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
 
* This story takes place after [[DWA]]: ''[[Highway Robbery]]''
 
* This story takes place before [[DWA]]: ''[[One Careful Owner]]''
 
 
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Doomsilk was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon.

Summary

The Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon land on a small planet that looks like a pearl in the middle of a distant galaxy. They discover the planet is composed of a silk-like substance. Two figures rise out of the ground and, still attached to the planet, give chase.

The figures bear a strong resemblance to the Doctor and Heather. They fall through a hole in the ground. It leads to an underground chamber. The low gravity of the planet breaks their fall. They explore the chamber with its pools of luminous green slime and find a long dead giant spider.

Looking around more they find cocooned bodies hanging from the roof, the remains of other visitors: dinner or sacrificial victims! The Doctor investigates the slime. It has some unusual properties. The silk creatures attack them again.

With Heather trapped, the Doctor tests a theory. Covering himself with slime, he drives the creatures back. The Doctor explains that the slime may have killed the spider and in doing so, gave the silk a life of its own. Without any form of its own, the silk copies whatever creatures land and make their own offerings in worship to the slime. Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor hopes no one else lands here by mistake!

Characters

References

Notes

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.

Original print details

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 142 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK! The TARDIS is stolen!

Continuity

to be added