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|main character = [[Jason Quinn (in-universe)|Jason]], [[Richard Atkinson (in-universe)|Richard]], [[Mike Jones (in-universe)|Mike]]
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The trio rush to Mike's car, despite him briefly forgetting that he can drive, and Jason orders them to head to the only reasonable location: [[Cardiff]], the centre of the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|space-time nexus]]. Driving down the [[M4]] westbound and over the [[Severn Bridge]], Richard begins to even forget who his colleagues are. They try to hold on to their memories as they pull into [[Cardiff Bay]] and park up at [[Wolf Studios (in-universe)|Wolf Studios]], knowing that without DWM, the entire world would be unrecognisable.
The trio rush to Mike's car, despite him briefly forgetting that he can drive, and Jason orders them to head to the only reasonable location: [[Cardiff]], the centre of the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|space-time nexus]]. Driving down the [[M4]] westbound and over the [[Severn Bridge]], Richard begins to even forget who his colleagues are. They try to hold on to their memories as they pull into [[Cardiff Bay]] and park up at [[Wolf Studios (in-universe)|Wolf Studios]], knowing that without DWM, the entire world would be unrecognisable.


Walking around the studios, they spot [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] materialising in a corridor and Jason immediately knows that the answers to saving reality must be inside. They find it unlocked and are astonished to discover that it actually is [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]], with [[TARDIS control room (The Star Beast)|the Doctor's TARDIS control room]]. Even more amazingly, they find the floors, railings, and even the [[TARDIS console (The Star Beast)|control console]] itself carpeted with every single previous issue of DWM ever. Each taking an issue in their hands, Jason, Richard and Mike triumphantly proclaim that their memories are back and DWM is saved. They gather around the TARDIS [[jukebox]] to share stories of their favourite issues, but suddenly hear a [[Fifteenth Doctor|charismatic commanding voice]] coming from the doorway, shouting "Err... Hello? Can I help you?", stopping them in their tracks...
Walking around the studios, they spot [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] materialising in a corridor and Jason immediately knows that the answers to saving reality must be inside. They find it unlocked and are astonished to discover that it actually is [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]], with [[TARDIS control room (The Star Beast)|the Doctor's TARDIS control room]]. Even more amazingly, they find the floors, railings, and even the [[TARDIS console (The Star Beast)|control console]] itself carpeted with every single previous issue of DWM ever. Each taking an issue in their hands, Jason, Richard and Mike triumphantly proclaim that their memories are back and DWM is saved. They gather around the [[Fifteenth Doctor's jukebox|TARDIS jukebox]] to share stories of their favourite issues, but suddenly hear a [[Fifteenth Doctor|charismatic commanding voice]] coming from the doorway, shouting "Err... Hello? Can I help you?", stopping them in their tracks...


== Characters ==
== Characters ==

Latest revision as of 17:15, 9 June 2024

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Find the 600! was a comic strip published in the supplementary magazine of the same name, which came free with, and celebrated the landmark 600th issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

The story, starring the magazine's own members of staff, is told through staged photographs arranged into comic pages, and largely serves as a narrative lead-in to the main magazine's specially-created cover image.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

One day in Panini Towers, Jason Quinn is working in his job as editor of Doctor Who Magazine just like any other day. However, he eventually gets a call on his work phone from Dez Skinn, the creator of the magazine, who tells him in shock that his entire collection of magazines has vanished. Jason promises to send him some spares and hangs up, ignoring his protests. Turning to his deputy, Richard Atkinson, and art editor Mike Jones, Jason asks them to send Dez one copy of every DWM ever, but Richard quickly discovers that their entire archive has gone missing too.

Soon enough, across the country, DWM luminaries past and present react with shock and terror as all their hard work has vanished. Amongst all this, Richard receives a video call from "DWM oracle" Peter Ware, who informs Jason that someone is trying to erase DWM from history and that they need to stop the timeline changing altogether. Jason tells Richard and Mike that they have a mission to undertake. They begin to leave, but Mike already starts to forget about the magazine's existence.

The trio rush to Mike's car, despite him briefly forgetting that he can drive, and Jason orders them to head to the only reasonable location: Cardiff, the centre of the space-time nexus. Driving down the M4 westbound and over the Severn Bridge, Richard begins to even forget who his colleagues are. They try to hold on to their memories as they pull into Cardiff Bay and park up at Wolf Studios, knowing that without DWM, the entire world would be unrecognisable.

Walking around the studios, they spot the Doctor's TARDIS materialising in a corridor and Jason immediately knows that the answers to saving reality must be inside. They find it unlocked and are astonished to discover that it actually is bigger on the inside, with the Doctor's TARDIS control room. Even more amazingly, they find the floors, railings, and even the control console itself carpeted with every single previous issue of DWM ever. Each taking an issue in their hands, Jason, Richard and Mike triumphantly proclaim that their memories are back and DWM is saved. They gather around the TARDIS jukebox to share stories of their favourite issues, but suddenly hear a charismatic commanding voice coming from the doorway, shouting "Err... Hello? Can I help you?", stopping them in their tracks...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Doctor Who Magazine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • All of the stories seen on VHS tapes on Jason's desk are almost completely missing from the archives in real life.
  • The TARDIS tin that Richard is holds is from the magazine's semi-regular Out of the TARDIS interviews, one of which appeared in issue 600 itself.

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