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'''''The Monsters of Doctor Who''''' was one of the original features of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' from its inception in [[1979 (releases)|1979]]. It was a series of non-fiction articles written by [[Gordon Blows]] and [[B. Aldrich]].<ref>Most instalments of the series were unattributed. The feature was credited to [[B. Aldrich]] and [[G. Blows]] in [[DWM 1]] and to [[Gordon Blows]] alone in [[DWM 2]] and [[DWM 5]].</ref> | |||
Each instalment of the series focused on a particular monster or villain from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and presented the in-universe history of its subject as well as occasionally providing behind-the-scenes details about their creation or appearances in the programme. The feature ranged from two to three pages in length and the text was always accompanied by multiple black-and-white photographs. | |||
Every one of the first twelve issues of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' featured an instalment of ''The Monsters of Doctor Who'', with the exception of [[DWM 8]] in which it was replaced by an article by [[Richard Holliss]] on the [[Peter Cushing]] films. Beginning with [[DWM 13]], the publication's articles began to approach a broader range of topics, with [[DWM 18]] containing the final one which could be considered part of the original series. | |||
== Instalments == | |||
Several articles in the series were not explicitly labelled as being part of ''The Monsters of Doctor Who'' and these are noted below. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! # || Title || Issue | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|Day of the [[Dalek]]s<ref name="Untitled">Featured no explicit ''The Monsters of Doctor Who'' branding.</ref> | |||
|[[DWM 1]] | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]<ref name="Untitled"/> | |||
|[[DWM 2]] | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|The [[Ice Warrior]]s | |||
|[[DWM 3]] | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|The [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]<ref name="Untitled"/> | |||
|[[DWM 4]] | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|[[The Master]] | |||
|[[DWM 5]] | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|The [[Sontaran]]s | |||
|[[DWM 6]] | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|The [[Ogron]]s | |||
|[[DWM 7]] | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|The [[Zygon]]s | |||
|[[DWM 9]] | |||
|- | |||
|9 | |||
|[[Davros]] | |||
|[[DWM 10]] | |||
|- | |||
|10 | |||
|The [[Silurian]]s | |||
|[[DWM 11]] | |||
|- | |||
|11 | |||
|The [[Krynoid]]s<ref name="Untitled"/> | |||
|[[DWM 12]] | |||
|- | |||
|12 | |||
|The [[Mandrel]]s<ref name="Untitled"/> | |||
|[[DWM 18]] | |||
|} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Doctor Who Magazine}} | |||
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[[Category:DWM features]] | [[Category:DWM features]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:12, 26 October 2024
The Monsters of Doctor Who was one of the original features of Doctor Who Magazine from its inception in 1979. It was a series of non-fiction articles written by Gordon Blows and B. Aldrich.[1]
Each instalment of the series focused on a particular monster or villain from Doctor Who and presented the in-universe history of its subject as well as occasionally providing behind-the-scenes details about their creation or appearances in the programme. The feature ranged from two to three pages in length and the text was always accompanied by multiple black-and-white photographs.
Every one of the first twelve issues of Doctor Who Magazine featured an instalment of The Monsters of Doctor Who, with the exception of DWM 8 in which it was replaced by an article by Richard Holliss on the Peter Cushing films. Beginning with DWM 13, the publication's articles began to approach a broader range of topics, with DWM 18 containing the final one which could be considered part of the original series.
Instalments[[edit] | [edit source]]
Several articles in the series were not explicitly labelled as being part of The Monsters of Doctor Who and these are noted below.
| # | Title | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Day of the Daleks[2] | DWM 1 |
| 2 | The Cybermen[2] | DWM 2 |
| 3 | The Ice Warriors | DWM 3 |
| 4 | The Yeti[2] | DWM 4 |
| 5 | The Master | DWM 5 |
| 6 | The Sontarans | DWM 6 |
| 7 | The Ogrons | DWM 7 |
| 8 | The Zygons | DWM 9 |
| 9 | Davros | DWM 10 |
| 10 | The Silurians | DWM 11 |
| 11 | The Krynoids[2] | DWM 12 |
| 12 | The Mandrels[2] | DWM 18 |
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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