Body Snatcher

"Oh my god, Sarah! They've vanished!"

Writer: Glenn Rix

Format: Comic Strip

Released: September 1976

Printed in: Doctor Who Annual 1977

Featuring: Fourth Doctor, Sarah, Harry

Synopsis 

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

Verdict 

Body Snatcher was a very entertaining comic strip! The Annual comic strips are a decent length for my liking as they can be done relatively quickly and allow for a nice amount of entertainment and still a great story. This is where the Doctor Who Adventures comic strips could do with being a few pages longer, it does make such a big difference! I love the TARDIS trio of the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry and despite them not really appearing together in the story, it was great to have them reunited! The adventure is pretty much exactly what it says in the name. The Doctor had his body stolen! Rascla was a fantastic villain and I just loved the simplicity of why he brought the Doctor to Torm, to kill him! As simple as that which was terrific. I really liked the climax with the Doctor emerging from defeat and engaging in a battle of wills with Rascla who thought victory was achieved. I thought it was hilarious how the Doctor used Sarah's body to rise again! A very intriguing route of victory. The artwork of the comic strip was very intriguing and despite it being messy it somehow worked and fitted in with the story! I really liked it's effectiveness, whether it was intended or not. The absence of the companions for the majority of the story was a tad disappointing as I think they could still have offered something instead of just being hypnotised. Nonetheless, overall a really good comic strip! Short but sweet.

Rating: 8/10