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You may be looking for the graphic novel collection of the same name.

The Mark of Mandragora was a Seventh Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary

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Characters

References

  • Throughout the story, a number of epigraphs are contrasted against the events within the panels. These are from: Francis Bacon, Essay on Death; William Shakespeare, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra; John Donne, Song and Alfonso, King of Castile.
  • The Brigadier is absent for much of the story as he is at a Geneva summit.
  • UNIT are trying to negotiate greater powers with the UN.
  • By the late 1990s, London had become known as 'swinging London' again, having not held the name for thirty years.
  • The Doctor says that he has been redecorating the TARDIS.
  • When the lightning falls and the Doctor takes out his umbrella, he sings the lyrics to Singin' in the Rain.

Notes

  • Ace's earrings are the Starfleet insignia from Star Trek.
  • From Distractions and this story onwards, the Doctor's question mark pullover disappears from the comic strip and is not seen again. This is in line with an increasing synergy with the New Adventures, in which the Doctor was often portrayed without the pullover.
  • Nicholas Courtney gave permission for the use of his likeness in this and the prelude story Darkness, Falling, on the condition that the Brigadier only appeared for a few frames.
  • The story was presented in full colour in the graphic novel The Mark of Mandragora.

Continuity

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