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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|name= Doctor Who Monthly
|image = DWM 077.jpg
|image=DWM_077.jpg
|issue number = 77
|issue number= 77
|cover date= [[June (releases)|June]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]]
|cover date= [[June]] [[1983]]
|format = 44pp stapled
|format= 44pp stapled
|editor = [[Alan McKenzie]]
|editor= [[Alan McKenzie]]
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]]
|previous issue= [[DWM 76]]
|release date = [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]]}}
|next issue= [[DWM 78]]
The '''77th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' had a cover date of [[June (releases)|June]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]].
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The '''77th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was published in [[June]] [[1983]].


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
=== Articles ===
* ‘Death of the TARDIS’ (A look at [[Police box]] Design)
* 'Death of the TARDIS' (A look at [[Police box]] Design)
* ‘History of the [[Dalek]]s’
* '[[History of the Daleks (feature)|History of the Daleks]]'
* ‘Doctor Who in [[America]](International)
* 'Doctor Who in [[America]]' (International)
* ‘Fellow Travellers: [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] to [[Turlough]](3 of 3)  
* 'Fellow Travellers: '[[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] to [[Turlough]]' (3 of 3)
* ‘Index of TARDIS Travellers up to [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]] ''
* 'Index of TARDIS Travellers up to [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' '


=== Comic stories ===
=== Comic content ===
* Doctor Who: [[Lunar Lagoon]] (Part Two)
* ''Doctor Who: [[Lunar Lagoon (comic story)|Lunar Lagoon]]'' (Part Two)


=== Fiction ===
=== Fiction ===
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=== Archives ===
=== Archives ===
DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits)
DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits)
* [[TV]]: '' [[The Ambassadors of Death]]
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
TARDIS Log:
[[The TARDIS Log]]:
* From [[TV]]: '' [[The Dominators]] '' to [[TV]]: '' [[The Time Monster]] ''
* From [[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' to [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''


=== Interviews / Profiles ===
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
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=== Previews ===
=== Previews ===
* None  
* None


=== Reviews ===
=== Reviews ===
* '''TV:''' '' [[Mawdryn Undead]]''  
* TV: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''
* '''TV:''' '' [[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]] ''
* TV: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]''


=== A4 Pin-up ===
=== A4 Pin-up ===
* None
* None
 
=== Also featuring ===
=== Also featuring ===
* Gallifrey Guardian - featuring Beat the Panoptropic Net (Matrix Data Bank Challenge)
* Gallifrey Guardian - featuring Beat the Panoptropic Net (Matrix Data Bank Challenge)
* Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
* Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
* `[[Doctor Who?]]by [[Tim Quinn]] & [[Dicky Howett]]
* ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 77 comic story)|Doctor Who?]]'' by [[Tim Quinn]] & [[Dicky Howett]]
* Matrix Data Bank
* Matrix Data Bank


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== Additional details ==
== Additional details ==
* No year was shown on this cover of this issue, which was priced at 60p (UK).
* No year was shown on this cover of this issue, which was priced at 60p (UK).
* The cover shows [[Turlough]] and the [[Fifth Doctor]] from [[TV]]: '' [[Mawdryn Undead]]''.
* The cover shows [[Turlough]] and the [[Fifth Doctor]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''.
* With a cover tag stating `Regeneration: 1st New Look Issue`, it is somewhat surprising for this revamped look that the designer is not credited.
* This issue includes a letter from a young [[Nicholas Pegg]] forcefully objecting to the idea of a female Doctor.
* With a cover tag stating 'Regeneration: 1st New Look Issue', it is somewhat surprising for this revamped look that the designer is not credited.
* The changes are quite difficult to spot but include:
* The changes are quite difficult to spot but include:
:: - splitting the comic strip up into two sections of 4 pages (front and back)
:: - splitting the comic strip up into two sections of 4 pages (front and back)
:: - the use of red (not black ink) for some of the captions and photographs, some of which are ‘playfully’ edited!
:: - the use of red (not black ink) for some of the captions and photographs, some of which are "playfully" edited!
:: - removing the colour centrespread pages (even if they were often used for B&W or even advertising)
:: - removing the colour centrespread pages (even if they were often used for B&W or even advertising)
:: - increasing the page count to 44 and the price (again) to 60p!
:: - increasing the page count to 44 and the price (again) to 60p!
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[[Category:1983 DWM issues| 077]]
[[Category:1983 DWM issues]]

Latest revision as of 06:29, 27 April 2024

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The 77th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of June 1983.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic content[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]

DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits)

The TARDIS Log:

Interviews / Profiles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Previews[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

A4 Pin-up[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Also featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Gallifrey Guardian - featuring Beat the Panoptropic Net (Matrix Data Bank Challenge)
  • Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
  • Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
  • Matrix Data Bank

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editor: Alan McKenzie
Feature Writer: Richard Landon
Production: Tim Hampson and Alison Gill
Distribution: Comag
Financial Controller: Robert W. Sutherland
Advertising: Sally Benson
Publisher: Stan Lee
Advisor: John Nathan-Turner

Additional details[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • No year was shown on this cover of this issue, which was priced at 60p (UK).
  • The cover shows Turlough and the Fifth Doctor from TV: Mawdryn Undead.
  • This issue includes a letter from a young Nicholas Pegg forcefully objecting to the idea of a female Doctor.
  • With a cover tag stating 'Regeneration: 1st New Look Issue', it is somewhat surprising for this revamped look that the designer is not credited.
  • The changes are quite difficult to spot but include:
- splitting the comic strip up into two sections of 4 pages (front and back)
- the use of red (not black ink) for some of the captions and photographs, some of which are "playfully" edited!
- removing the colour centrespread pages (even if they were often used for B&W or even advertising)
- increasing the page count to 44 and the price (again) to 60p!