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comic name= The Ugrakks|
|image= A ugraak chase.jpg  
image= [[File:THE UGRAKKS.jpg|250px]] |
|series=[[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]]
series= ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - [[TV Action]]|
|number=
number=|
|doctor= Third Doctor
doctor= [[Third Doctor]]|
|companions=  
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|enemy= [[Demur]]
enemy= The [[Ugrakks]]|
|setting=
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|writer= Dennis Hooper
writer= [[Dennis Hooper]]|
|artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]
artist= [[Gerry Haylock]]|
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|publication= ''[[TV Action]]'' 79-88
publication title= ''[[TV Action]]'' 79-88|
|release date= 19 August - 21 October 1972
publication dates= 19 August - 21 October [[1972]]|
|publisher= Polystyle
publisher= |
|reprint = DWCC 13
format= Comic - 10 parts (? pages) |
|reprint2 = DWCC 14
previous story= [[The Enemy from Nowhere]]|
|format= Comic  
next story= [[Steelfist]]|
|epcount = 10
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|prev= The Enemy from Nowhere (comic story)
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[TV Action]]''.
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
''to be added''
The TARDIS is forced to land on an alien [[planet|world]] infested by [[plants]] and fungi. The [[Ugrakk]]s have learnt of the Doctor and his TARDIS from an Earth space traveller, Professor Lammers. Under constant attack from the giant Zama flies, the Ugrakks are desperate to escape their world to find a new planet. Unable to travel in space by conventional means, the Ugrakks are eager to make use of the Doctor and his TARDIS which will be able to transport them without ill effect. Unwilling to submit to the demands of the Ugrakks, the Doctor takes advantage of a Zama fly attack and escapes with Professor Lammers. When the Doctor discovers the Zama fly grubs beneath the organic city of the Ugrakks, he hatches a plan that will put an end to the evil plant creatures once and for all.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Ugrakks]]
* [[Professor]] [[Lammers]]
* [[Demur]]
* [[Fabus]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor thinks [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is affected by a [[time tornado]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The Ugrakks were created by [[Ian Fairnington]], the winner of a ''TV Action'' competition to design an original comic strip foe for the Doctor.
* The appearance of Professor [[Lammers]] appears to have been inspired by [[Frederick Percival Blunden]], the title character played by [[Laurence Naismith]] in the 1972 feature film ''[[The Amazing Mr. Blunden]]'', which was being screened in cinemas at the time.
* The ninth part of this story is mistakenly called "Part Ten".
 
=== Original print details ===
 
(Publication with page count and closing captions)
 
* TVA 79 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor sees the strange Ugraak plan!
* TVA 80 (3 pages) Next week, the Ugraak planet reveals its secrets!
* TVA 81 (3 pages) Deadful death for the Doctor? See next week!
* TVA 82 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor is witness to a foul battle!
* TVA 83 (3 pages) Next week, a desperate bid to escape the spores!
* TVA 84 (3 pages) Next week, an old enemy for the Ugraaks!
* TVA 85 (3 pages) Next week—a struggle to escape an underground tomb!
* TVA 86 (3 pages) Next week the Doctor fights the Ugraaks—hand to hand!
* TVA 87 (3 pages) Destruction for the Ugraaks — or the Doctor? See next week!
* TVA 88 (3 pages) Great New Dr. Who Story Next Week!


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor's TARDIS was hijacked right after the defeat of the [[Zeron (The Enemy from Nowhere)|Zeron]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Enemy from Nowhere (comic story)|The Enemy from Nowhere]]'')


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
* This story takes place after [[TVA]]: ''[[The Enemy from Nowhere]]''
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#11|The Ugrakks}}
* this story takes place before [[TVA]]: ''[[Steelfist]]''


== External links ==
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}}
* [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/third_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - Third Doctor]{{Third Doctor TVC/TVA comics}}
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The Ugrakks was a Third Doctor comic story published in TV Action.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS is forced to land on an alien world infested by plants and fungi. The Ugrakks have learnt of the Doctor and his TARDIS from an Earth space traveller, Professor Lammers. Under constant attack from the giant Zama flies, the Ugrakks are desperate to escape their world to find a new planet. Unable to travel in space by conventional means, the Ugrakks are eager to make use of the Doctor and his TARDIS which will be able to transport them without ill effect. Unwilling to submit to the demands of the Ugrakks, the Doctor takes advantage of a Zama fly attack and escapes with Professor Lammers. When the Doctor discovers the Zama fly grubs beneath the organic city of the Ugrakks, he hatches a plan that will put an end to the evil plant creatures once and for all.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Ugrakks were created by Ian Fairnington, the winner of a TV Action competition to design an original comic strip foe for the Doctor.
  • The appearance of Professor Lammers appears to have been inspired by Frederick Percival Blunden, the title character played by Laurence Naismith in the 1972 feature film The Amazing Mr. Blunden, which was being screened in cinemas at the time.
  • The ninth part of this story is mistakenly called "Part Ten".

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

(Publication with page count and closing captions)

  • TVA 79 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor sees the strange Ugraak plan!
  • TVA 80 (3 pages) Next week, the Ugraak planet reveals its secrets!
  • TVA 81 (3 pages) Deadful death for the Doctor? See next week!
  • TVA 82 (3 pages) Next week, the Doctor is witness to a foul battle!
  • TVA 83 (3 pages) Next week, a desperate bid to escape the spores!
  • TVA 84 (3 pages) Next week, an old enemy for the Ugraaks!
  • TVA 85 (3 pages) Next week—a struggle to escape an underground tomb!
  • TVA 86 (3 pages) Next week the Doctor fights the Ugraaks—hand to hand!
  • TVA 87 (3 pages) Destruction for the Ugraaks — or the Doctor? See next week!
  • TVA 88 (3 pages) Great New Dr. Who Story Next Week!

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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