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|doctor= Fourth Doctor
|doctor= Fourth Doctor
|companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]
|companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]
|enemy= [[Rascla]], [[Tormian Toad-man|Tormian Toad-men]]
|enemy= [[Rascla]]
|setting = [[Axa]], [[Torm]]  
|setting = [[Axa]]<br>[[Torm]]
|writer=  
|writer=  
|artist= [[Paul Crompton]]
|artist= [[Paul Crompton]]
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{{you may|The Bodysnatchers (novel)|n1=the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel, The Bodysnatchers|Body Snatched (comic story)|n2=the IDW comic, Body Snatched}}
{{you may|The Bodysnatchers (novel)|n1=the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel, The Bodysnatchers|Body Snatched (comic story)|n2=the IDW comic, Body Snatched}}
'''''The Body Snatcher''''' was a comic strip in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1977]]''. It saw the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s body possessed by [[Rascla]].
'''''The Body Snatcher''''' was a comic strip in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1977]]''.  


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] takes a detour, a dangerous one that results in the Doctor losing his body...
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] takes a detour, a dangerous one that results in the Doctor losing his body...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
After a malfunction on the way to [[Mitra B]] for a peace conference, the TARDIS lands on [[Axa]]. However, an external force takes the three travellers to the planet [[Torm]] where they meet [[Rascla]], a being who wants to take over Mitra B. He decided to use the Doctor to achieve this aim and possesses his body.
After a malfunction on the way to [[Mitra B]] for a peace conference, the TARDIS lands on [[Axa]]. However, an external force takes the three travellers to the planet [[Torm]], where they meet [[Rascla]], a being who wants to take over Mitra B. He decided to use the Doctor to achieve this aim and possesses his body.


The Doctor's mind is forced out and into Sarah's but he manages to return and, after an intense mental battle, defeats Rascla. He then apologises to both the [[Mitran]]s and Sarah.
The Doctor's mind is forced out and into Sarah's, but he manages to return and, after an intense mental battle, defeats Rascla. He then apologises to both the [[Mitran]]s and Sarah.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==

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The Body Snatcher was a comic strip in the Doctor Who Annual 1977.

Summary

The Doctor's TARDIS takes a detour, a dangerous one that results in the Doctor losing his body...

Plot

After a malfunction on the way to Mitra B for a peace conference, the TARDIS lands on Axa. However, an external force takes the three travellers to the planet Torm, where they meet Rascla, a being who wants to take over Mitra B. He decided to use the Doctor to achieve this aim and possesses his body.

The Doctor's mind is forced out and into Sarah's, but he manages to return and, after an intense mental battle, defeats Rascla. He then apologises to both the Mitrans and Sarah.

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