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|name= The Mark of Mandragora
|image= Mask2.jpg  
|image= Mask2.jpg  
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor= Seventh Doctor
|doctor= Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Ace]]
|companions= [[Ace]]
|enemy= [[Mandragora Helix]]
|featuring= Muriel Frost{{!}}Frost
|setting=[[London]], [[1999]]  
|featuring2= Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}the Brigadier
|writer= [[Dan Abnett]]
|enemy= The [[Mandragora Helix]]
|setting = [[London]], [[1999]]  
|writer= Dan Abnett
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]
|artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]
|editor= [[John Freeman]]
|editor= [[John Freeman]]
|colourist=
|colourist=
|letterer=
|letterer=
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 169|169]]-[[DWM 172|172]]
|publication= [[DWM 169]]-[[DWM 172|172]]
|release date= [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - [[17 April (releases)|17 April]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
|release date= 27 December 1990 - 21 March 1991
|reprint = ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''
|cover date= 23 January - 17 April 1991
|reprint = The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|The Mark of Mandragora  
|publisher= Marvel Comics  
|publisher= Marvel Comics  
|format= Comic - 4 parts
|format= Comic
|epcount = 4
|prev= Distractions (comic story)
|prev= Distractions (comic story)
|next= Party Animals (comic story)
|next= Party Animals (comic story)
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|series2        = [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|prev2          = Fellow Travellers (comic story)
|prev2          = Fellow Travellers (comic story)
|next2          = Under Pressure (comic story)
|next2          = Under Pressure (comic story)
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|reprint2 = The Good Soldier (graphic novel)
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'''''The Mark of Mandragora''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
{{you may|The Mark of Mandragora (graphic novel)|n1=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 television story ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'', and featured the return of the [[Mandragora Helix]].
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Muriel Frost|Captain Muriel Frost]]
* [[Captain]] [[Muriel Frost]]
* [[Beanie (The Mark of Mandragora)|Beanie]]
* [[Stranks (The Mark of Mandragora)|Stranks]]
* [[Stranks (The Mark of Mandragora)|Stranks]]
* [[Jasper Bean|Sergeant Jasper Bean]]
* [[Sergeant]] [[Jasper Bean]]
* [[Lynodd (The Mark of Mandragora)|Lynodd]]
* [[Lynodd (The Mark of Mandragora)|Lynodd]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Magog]]
* [[Locksley]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* 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.
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] 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 Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
* When the lightning falls and the Doctor takes out his umbrella, he sings the lyrics to ''[[Singin' in the Rain]].''
* 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]].''
* 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.
* From ''[[Distractions (comic story)|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.
* 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 in full colour 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]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* 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.)
* 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]]'')
* The TARDIS features a library of bookcases embedded in its walls. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]] ''et al.)
* The Brigadier recognises the Seventh Doctor from the "last time [he] saw him" during the [[Carbury Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
* Ace briefly encounters [[Magog]], last of the [[Malevilus|Malvelius]], still trapped in the Doctor's TARDIS and pleading for release. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Iron Legion]]'')
* The Doctor states that the [[Mandragora Helix]] aligns with [[Earth]] every five centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
* 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]]'')
* Frost states that UNIT have been operating under a greater degree of public transparency since aliens became a public fact after the [[Gantac|Gantic]] invasion ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac! (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac!]]'') and the [[Avallion|Availlon]] fiasco. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
* 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]]'')
* Due to UNIT's new public and global position, Frost sows the seeds for the later organisation [[Foreign Hazard Duty]], to operate in a secret position. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Echoes of the Mogor! (comic story)|Echoes of the Mogor!]]'')
* 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]]'')
* Due to UNIT's new public and global position, Frost sows the seeds for the later organisation [[Foreign Hazard Duty]], to operate in a secret position. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Echoes of the Mogor! (comic story)|Echoes of the Mogor!]]'') It is implied that their name originates from the fact Mandrake is classified as a foreign hazard.
* Frost says that the Brigadier suggested the Doctor could become part of FHD's core team, likely alluding to his previous role of [[scientific advisor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' et al.)


== 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 television story The Masque of Mandragora, and featured the return of the Mandragora Helix.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Brigadier 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[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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