The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)

The Mark of Mandragora
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Ace
Main enemy:	Mandragora Helix
Key crew
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Editor:	John Freeman
Writer:	Dan Abnett
Artist:	Lee Sullivan and Mark Farmer
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Magazine 169-172
Release date:	23 January - 17 April 1991
Reprinted in:	[[reprint::The Mark of Mandragora|'The Mark o
Format:	Comic - 4 parts
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The Mark of Mandragora was a Seventh Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary

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Characters

• Seventh Doctor
• Ace
• Captain Muriel Frost
• Beanie
• Stranks
• Jasper Bean
• Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart

References

• Muriel Frost sows the seeds for the later organisation Foreign Hazard Duty.

Notes

• Ace's earrings are the Starfleet insignia from Star Trek.
• From this story onwards, the Doctor's question mark pullover disappears from the comic strip and is not seen again.
• 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.

Continuity

• Ace briefly encounters Magog, still trapped in the Doctor's TARDIS and pleading for release. (COMIC: The Iron Legion)

External links

• The Mark of Mandragora at the Doctor Who Reference Guide