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comic name= Distractions|
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Seventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|image = Distractions.jpg  
doctor= [[Seventh Doctor]]|
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
companions= [[Ace]]|
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
enemy= [[Mandragora Helix]]|
|companions = [[Ace]]
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|enemy = The [[Mandragora Helix]]
writer= [[Dan Abnett]]|
|setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]|
|writer = Dan Abnett
editor= [[John Freeman]]|
|artist = [[Lee Sullivan]] and [[Mark Farmer]]
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|editor = [[John Freeman]]
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publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] [[DWM 168|168]]|
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publication dates= [[26th December]] [[1990]]|
|publication = [[DWM 168]]
publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|
|release date= 29 November 1990
format= Comic - 1 part|
|cover date= 26 December 1990
previous story= [[Darkness Falling]]|
|publisher = Marvel Comics
next story= [[The Mark of Mandragora]]|
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|prev = Darkness, Falling (comic story)
|next = The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)
|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==
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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.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Seventh Doctor]]
*[[Ace]]
 
==References==
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==Notes==
== Characters ==
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* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]


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


==[[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Notes ==
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Darkness Falling]]''
* 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]]''.
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]''
* 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.


==External links==
== Continuity ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/comic7.htm#mandragora Doctor Who Reference Guide: Synopsis of Darkness Falling/'''Distractions'''/The Mark of Mandragora]
* 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]]'')
* 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]]'')


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== External links ==
* [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]]