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|image= The Mutant Strain.jpg
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|series=[[TV Comic|''TVC'' comic stories]]
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|enemy= [[Professor]] [[Braun (The Mutant Strain)|Braun]]
|enemy= [[Professor]] [[Braun (The Mutant Strain)|Braun]]
|setting=
|setting=
|writer = [[John Canning]]
|writer = John Canning
|editor=
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|artist = [[John Canning]]
|artist = [[John Canning]]
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|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1292-1297
|publication= ''[[TV Comic]]'' 1292-1297
|release date= [[18 September (releases)|18 September]] - [[23 October (releases)|23 October]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|release date= 18 September - 23 October 1976
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|format= Comic
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* [[Sir]] [[Gregory Smythe-Watson]]
* [[Sir]] [[Gregory Smythe-Watson]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Tom works for the ''[[Mercury (newspaper)|Mercury]]'' [[newspaper]].
* Tom works for the ''[[Mercury (newspaper)|Mercury]]'' [[newspaper]].
* The Doctor compares Braun to [[Victor Frankenstein]].
* The Doctor compares Braun to [[Victor Frankenstein]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the first of five stories where the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip is reduced from two pages to one.  
* This is the first of five stories where the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip is reduced from two pages to one.
 
=== Original print details ===
 
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
 
* TVC 1292 (1 page) Don't miss next week's exciting episode!
* TVC 1293 (1 page) To be continued next week.
* TVC 1294 (1 page) TO BE CONTINUED...
* TVC 1295 (1 page) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
* TVC 1296 (1 page) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
* TVC 1297 (1 page) A new exciting adventure starts next week


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

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The Mutant Strain was a TV Comic story featuring the Fourth Doctor.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and a reporter must stop Professor Braun, a mad scientist who has mutated several animals into giants.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first of five stories where the Doctor Who comic strip is reduced from two pages to one.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVC 1292 (1 page) Don't miss next week's exciting episode!
  • TVC 1293 (1 page) To be continued next week.
  • TVC 1294 (1 page) TO BE CONTINUED...
  • TVC 1295 (1 page) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
  • TVC 1296 (1 page) CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
  • TVC 1297 (1 page) A new exciting adventure starts next week

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added