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'''''The Greatest Gamble''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was written by [[John Peel]]. |
'''''The Greatest Gamble''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was written by [[John Peel]]. |
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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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[[Gaylord Lefevre]], a professional gambler, is playing cards at a [[table]] whilst sailing down the [[Mississippi River]], when he accepts an invitation to play against the [[Celestial Toymaker]]. Going off to what the Toymaker says is his cabin, Gaylord finds himself instead amongst the Toymaker's "toys" in a different domain. Gaylord tries to cheat the Toymaker but loses, forfeiting the game and doomed to be another of the Toymaker's "toys". Eventually, bored, the Toymaker makes the same offer to another gambler, a [[Roman]] soldier, who enters what he thinks are his barracks. As the two go to begin their game, they pass the "toy" that was once Gaylord. The Roman soldier had better play fairly, or this will be his fate... |
[[Gaylord Lefevre]], a professional gambler, is playing cards at a [[table]] whilst sailing down the [[Mississippi River]], when he accepts an invitation to play against the [[Celestial Toymaker]]. Going off to what the Toymaker says is his cabin, Gaylord finds himself instead amongst the Toymaker's "toys" in a different domain. Gaylord tries to cheat the Toymaker but loses, forfeiting the game and doomed to be another of the Toymaker's "toys". Eventually, bored, the Toymaker makes the same offer to another gambler, a [[Roman]] soldier, who enters what he thinks are his barracks. As the two go to begin their game, they pass the "toy" that was once Gaylord. The Roman soldier had better play fairly, or this will be his fate... |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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* [[Gaylord Lefevre]] |
* [[Gaylord Lefevre]] |
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* [[Roman]] soldier |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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=== Original print details === |
=== Original print details === |
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:Publication with page count and closing captions |
:Publication with page count and closing captions |
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=== Reprints === |
=== Reprints === |
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:* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[DW84 20]]. |
:* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[DW84 20]]. |
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== Continuity == |
== Continuity == |
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* Gaylord Lefevre appears again in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]''. |
* Gaylord Lefevre appears again in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]''. |
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Revision as of 23:02, 9 July 2017
The Greatest Gamble was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was written by John Peel.
Summary
Gaylord Lefevre, a professional gambler, is playing cards at a table whilst sailing down the Mississippi River, when he accepts an invitation to play against the Celestial Toymaker. Going off to what the Toymaker says is his cabin, Gaylord finds himself instead amongst the Toymaker's "toys" in a different domain. Gaylord tries to cheat the Toymaker but loses, forfeiting the game and doomed to be another of the Toymaker's "toys". Eventually, bored, the Toymaker makes the same offer to another gambler, a Roman soldier, who enters what he thinks are his barracks. As the two go to begin their game, they pass the "toy" that was once Gaylord. The Roman soldier had better play fairly, or this will be his fate...
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Celestial Toymaker
- Gaylord Lefevre
- Roman soldier
References
to be added
Notes
to be added
Original print details
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 56 (4) End
Reprints
- Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in DW84 20.
Continuity
- Gaylord Lefevre appears again in PROSE: Divided Loyalties.
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