Death Flower was the comic debut of the Fourth Doctor.
Summary
The Fourth Doctor and Sarah investigate Vegpro, a firm manufacturing a sinister new breed of plant life; the Sarricoids.
Plot
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Characters
References
- Sarah Jane compares the name "Vegpro" to a name for vitamin pills.
- The Vicar refers to Vegpro as "Satan's work".
Notes
- This was the very first Doctor Who comic strip to feature the Fourth Doctor. It opened with a brief recap of Planet of the Spiders and the following narrative; "One crisp, January morning of the new year finds Sarah-Jane Smith and the Doctor spinning through the Dorset countryside..."
- The very first words were spoken not by the Doctor himself; but by Sarah Jane; "I still haven't got used to your new face, Doctor."
- The very first words spoken by the Fourth Doctor were; "You're not the only one, Sarah-Jane. I have a similar problem when I shave each day!"
Continuity
- The Third Doctor's final stand against the Eight Legs on Metebelis III and regeneration in his UNIT HQ laboratory with Cho-Je's help are recapped. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
- Sarah says that she is still not used to the Doctor's new face. (TV: Robot)
- Sarah indirectly recalls her dressing up for atrip to Paris with the Third Doctor. (COMIC: Perils of Paris)