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|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 169|169]]-[[DWM 172|172]]
 
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 169|169]]-[[DWM 172|172]]
|release date= [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[17 April (releases)|17 April]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
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|release date= [[27 December (releases)|27 December]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]] - [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
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|cover date= [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[17 April (releases)|17 April]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
|reprint = ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''
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|reprint = The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora
 
|publisher= Marvel Comics
 
|publisher= Marvel Comics
 
|format= Comic - 4 parts
 
|format= Comic - 4 parts
 
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|next= Party Animals (comic story)
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:''You may be looking for [[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|the graphic novel collection of the same name]].''
 
:''You may be looking for [[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|the graphic novel collection of the same name]].''
'''''The Mark of Mandragora''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
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'''''The Mark of Mandragora''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It served as a sequel to ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
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== Summary ==
 
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== References ==
 
== 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.
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* 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.
 
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] is absent for much of the story as he is at a [[Geneva]] summit.
 
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|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]].
 
* [[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.
 
* 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]].
 
* 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]].''
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* When the lightning falls and the Doctor takes out his umbrella, he sings the lyrics to ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]''.
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* Ace's earrings are the Starfleet insignia from ''[[Star Trek]].''
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* Ace's earrings are the Starfleet insignia from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
 
* [[Nicholas Courtney]] gave permission for the use of his likeness in this and the prelude story ''[[Darkness, Falling (comic story)|Darkness, Falling]]'', on the condition that the Brigadier only appeared for a few frames.
 
* [[Nicholas Courtney]] gave permission for the use of his likeness in this and the prelude story ''[[Darkness, Falling (comic story)|Darkness, Falling]]'', on the condition that the Brigadier only appeared for a few frames.
 
* The story was presented colourised in the graphic novel ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''.
 
* The story was presented colourised in the graphic novel ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''.
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* The Doctor and Ace return to the [[TARDIS control room|secondary console room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' et al.)
 
* The Doctor and Ace return to the [[TARDIS control room|secondary console room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' et al.)
 
* The TARDIS features a library of bookcases embedded in its walls. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]] ''et al.)
 
* The TARDIS features a library of bookcases embedded in its walls. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]] ''et al.)
* Ace briefly encounters [[Magog]], last of the [[Malevilus|Malvelius]], still trapped in the Doctor's TARDIS and pleading for release. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Iron Legion]]'')
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* Ace briefly encounters [[Magog]], last of the [[Malevilus|Malvelius]], still trapped in the Doctor's TARDIS and pleading for release. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]'')
* M, or [[Mandrake]], is a popular drug amongst teenagers and young adults that first appeared in [[1997]], and is the most important teenage problem in some [[Europe]]an countries, but carries a more malevolent, alien purpose with the Mandragora. The Seventh Doctor later encountered [[cocaine]], or [[SMILE]], in [[1987]], that had become infused with the [[N-Form (Damaged Goods)|N-Form]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'')
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* M, or [[Mandrake]], is a popular drug amongst teenagers and young adults that first appeared in [[1997]], and is the most important teenage problem in some [[Europe]]an countries, but carries a more malevolent, alien purpose with the Mandragora. The Seventh Doctor later encountered [[cocaine]], or [[SMILE]], in [[1987]], that had become infused with the [[N-Form (Damaged Goods)|N-Forms]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'')
 
* The Doctor states that the [[Mandragora Helix]] aligns with [[Earth]] every five centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'') Repercussions of the alignment would be felt in 2009. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'')
 
* The Doctor states that the [[Mandragora Helix]] aligns with [[Earth]] every five centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'') Repercussions of the alignment would be felt in 2009. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'')
 
* Frost states that following the [[Gantac|Gantic]] invasion ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac! (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac!]]'') and the [[Avallion|Availlon]] fiasco, ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') UNIT have been operating under a greater degree of public transparency, with aliens now a public fact. However, by 2005, public knowledge had diminished. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
 
* Frost states that following the [[Gantac|Gantic]] invasion ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac! (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac!]]'') and the [[Avallion|Availlon]] fiasco, ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') UNIT have been operating under a greater degree of public transparency, with aliens now a public fact. However, by 2005, public knowledge had diminished. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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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. It served as a sequel to The Masque of Mandragora.

Summary

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Plot

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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

Continuity

External links