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|name= Distractions
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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor= Seventh Doctor
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Ace]]
|companions = [[Ace]]
|enemy= [[Mandragora Helix]]
|enemy = The [[Mandragora Helix]]
|setting= [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
|setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
|writer= [[Dan Abnett]]
|writer = Dan Abnett
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]
|artist = [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]
|editor= [[John Freeman]]
|editor = [[John Freeman]]
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|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 168|168]]
|publication = [[DWM 168]]
|release date= [[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
|release date= 29 November 1990
|publisher= Marvel Comics
|cover date= 26 December 1990
|format= Comic - 1 part (3 pages)
|publisher = Marvel Comics
|prev= Darkness Falling (comic story)
|format = Comic
|next= The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)
|prev = Darkness, Falling (comic story)
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|next = The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)
'''''Distractions''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It served as the second prequel to ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'' and was later reprinted in the [[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|graphic novel]].
|reprint = The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)
|reprint2 = The Good Soldier (graphic novel)
|epcount = 1
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'''''Distractions''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It served as the second prequel to ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor is brooding when Ace asks him about his old study, which they head for. He wonders why he hasn't been able to take the TARDIS away from [[Earth]] recently, and why they've encountered creatures that should never have been there. When they arrive at the study, its actually the secondary control room, and he remembers when he [[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|previously used it]]. After all this time, a part of the [[Mandragora Helix]] is still aboard the TARDIS, and the Doctor fears it is now powerful enough to direct the path of the TARDIS as well as draw other forces to Earth. He and Ace leave the control room. And [[Helix energy|mandragora energy]] appears.
The [[Seventh Doctor]] is brooding when [[Ace]] asks him about his "old study", which they head for. He wonders why he hasn't been able to take [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] away from [[Earth]] recently, and why they've encountered creatures that should never have been there. When they arrive at the "study", it's actually the secondary control room, and he remembers when he previously used it. After all this time, a part of the [[Mandragora Helix]] is still aboard the TARDIS, and the Doctor fears it is now powerful enough to direct the path of the TARDIS as well as draw other forces to Earth. As, he and Ace leave the control room, [[helix energy]] crackles into life.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ace thinks that [[the TARDIS]]'s wood-panelled secondary [[control room]] is the Doctor's old study.
* Ace thinks that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s wood-panelled secondary [[control room]] is the Doctor's old study.
* She is wearing ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' earrings.  
* Ace is wearing ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' earrings.
* The Doctor mentions that [[wasp]]s are often drawn towards [[Jam|jam jars]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* While it was originally printed as a separate story, ''Distractions'' was merged with ''[[Darkness Falling (comic story)|Darkness Falling]]'' and ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'' into a single story when it was reprinted in ''The Mark of Mandragora'' graphic novel.
* While it was originally printed as a separate story, ''Distractions'' was merged with ''[[Darkness, Falling (comic story)|Darkness, Falling]]'' and ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'' into a single story when it was reprinted in the graphic novel ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''.
* The Doctor mentions that "recently" he's been unable to take the TARDIS away from Earth; ''[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]'' places this story after ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' (published in [[1991]]), which is set on [[Kirith]].
* From this story onwards, the Doctor's [[question mark]] pullover disappears from the comic strip, and is not seen again until ''[[Evening's Empire (comic story)|Evening's Empire]]'', and then only twice more afterwards. This notable change to the Doctor's regular outfit may have been inspired by existing studio rehearsal photographs from ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', showing [[Sylvester McCoy]] in his Doctor's costume but without the pullover.
* The Doctor mentions that "recently" he's been unable to take the TARDIS away from Earth, in reference to recent comic strips and [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 26]]; ''[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]'', however, places this story after ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' (published in [[1991]]), which is set on [[Kirith]], despite the fact that ''Distractions'' features the TARDIS console and console room design replaced from ''[[The Chameleon Factor (comic story)|The Chameleon Factor]]'' (also 1991) onwards.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor mentions his "recent" encounters with the [[Kalik (race)|Kalik]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight]]'') [[Morgaine]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') and the [[Hitcher]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers]]'')
* The Doctor mentions his recent encounters with the [[Kalik (race)|Kalik]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]'') [[Morgaine]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and the [[Hitcher]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]'')
* He previously encountered the Mandragora Helix in [[15th century]] [[Italy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
* The Doctor previously encountered the Mandragora Helix during his [[fourth incarnation]] in [[15th century]] [[Italy]], shortly after he started using the secondary control room. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
* Ace previously wore a [[Batman]] earring, another piece of popular culture. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/comic7.htm#mandragora Doctor Who Reference Guide: Synopsis of Darkness Falling/'''Distractions'''/The Mark of Mandragora]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/comic7.htm#mandragora Doctor Who Reference Guide: Synopsis of Darkness, Falling/'''Distractions'''/The Mark of Mandragora]
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Distractions was a Seventh Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. It served as the second prequel to The Mark of Mandragora.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Seventh Doctor is brooding when Ace asks him about his "old study", which they head for. He wonders why he hasn't been able to take his TARDIS away from Earth recently, and why they've encountered creatures that should never have been there. When they arrive at the "study", it's actually the secondary control room, and he remembers when he previously used it. After all this time, a part of the Mandragora Helix is still aboard the TARDIS, and the Doctor fears it is now powerful enough to direct the path of the TARDIS as well as draw other forces to Earth. As, he and Ace leave the control room, helix energy crackles into life.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]