The Mutant Turnip (comic story)

 was a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2011.

Summary
Alain and Simone fret over their non-existent crop of wheat despite having a fine crop the previous year which had even poorer weather. The Doctor is investigating underground and bursts to the surface. The Doctor has been using his sonic screwdriver to try and trick what is below the soil into rising to the surface but all that happens is large roots break through and, too strong for the Doctor (or Alain) drags the Doctor underground. Amy Pond and Rory Williams race to the commotion explaining that the Doctor has been trying to shrink down an alien bulb that has been draining the nutrients from the soil. Simone races back to the house to fetch Michel’s wine which is horrible to drink but seems to kill most weeds or any plant it touches. The wine works instantly and the roots retreat and the bulb shrinks to a more portable size – not dead but poorly, the Doctor takes the bulb away to somewhere out of the way.

Named characters

 * The Doctor
 * Amy Pond
 * Rory Williams
 * Alain and Simone

Original print details

 * Publication with page count and closing captions
 * 1) DWA 236 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor spots [this] ugly mug as the hunt for Agent 99 continues!
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity

 * The sonic screwdriver is used to cause vibrations in the soil in an attempt to bring the bulb to the surface.

Timeline
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