' s ▁com ic ▁stories ▁the ▁stories ▁switched ▁from ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁stri ps ▁to ▁full ▁colour . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁strip ' s ▁most ▁noted ▁fans ▁was ▁Russell ▁T ▁Dav ies , ▁the ▁future ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁head ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁rev ived ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁series . ▁Dav ies ▁had ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁Magazine ' s ▁strip ▁reg ener ate ▁McG ann ' s ▁Doctor ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁The ▁Flo od . ▁Wh ilst ▁a ▁draft ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁reg ener ation , ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁abandoned ▁as ▁the ▁Magazine ▁team ▁had ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁taking ▁such ▁an ▁important ▁element ▁from ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁should ▁McG ann ▁ever ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁flash back ▁purposes . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁simply ▁end ▁" The ▁Flo od " ▁on ▁a ▁note ▁similar ▁to ▁Sur v ival , ▁with ▁The ▁E ighth ▁Doctor ▁and ▁Dest rii ' s ▁later ▁advent ures ▁left ▁a ▁mystery ▁to ▁the ▁readers . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁Dav ies ▁lo os ely ▁adapted ▁elements ▁from ▁The ▁Flo od ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁D W ▁story lines ▁The ▁Part ing ▁of ▁the ▁W ays ▁and ▁Army ▁of ▁G hosts ▁( in ▁particular ▁the ▁Doctor ▁absor bing ▁the ▁time / space ▁vor tex ▁to ▁save ▁Rose ▁Ty ler ' s ▁life , ▁trigger ing ▁his ▁reg ener ation ▁and ▁the ▁g host - sh ifting ▁in fil tr ation ▁of ▁The ▁Cy ber men ▁on ▁an ▁uns us pect