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'''''Doctor Who Weekly''''' began in 1979 under the editorship of [[Dez Skinn]]. Skinn was editorial director of [[Marvel Comics]]' UK division and had been hired to expand the company. He had been trying to launch a ''Doctor Who'' title alongside his ''House of Hammer'' and ''Starburst'' for over three years but could not get the BBC license because of an existing single page ''Doctor Who'' comic strip in ''TV Comic''. | |||
Skinn made the initial announcement of the pending launch at the August 1979 ''Doctor Who'' convention - [http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=694168012&aid=160700#!/photo.php?fbid=204991828012&set=a.204988233012.160700.694168012&theater launch photo here] before a September promotional tour which included the 1979 Worldcon SF convention at Brighton alongside [[Tom Baker]] (the [[Fourth Doctor]] at the time, photos [http://dezskinn.com/Marvel-UK-4/#travels here]) as well as various retail and wholesale meetings to promote the first issue to the trade.<ref>[http://www.martynalner.f9.co.uk/Who/DWM/Intros/79intro.htm Matt's Place - ''Doctor Who Magazine'' Introduction] <small>accessed 18th February, 2011</small></ref> | Skinn made the initial announcement of the pending launch at the August 1979 ''Doctor Who'' convention - [http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=694168012&aid=160700#!/photo.php?fbid=204991828012&set=a.204988233012.160700.694168012&theater launch photo here] before a September promotional tour which included the 1979 Worldcon SF convention at Brighton alongside [[Tom Baker]] (the [[Fourth Doctor]] at the time, photos [http://dezskinn.com/Marvel-UK-4/#travels here]) as well as various retail and wholesale meetings to promote the first issue to the trade.<ref>[http://www.martynalner.f9.co.uk/Who/DWM/Intros/79intro.htm Matt's Place - ''Doctor Who Magazine'' Introduction] <small>accessed 18th February, 2011</small></ref> | ||
''Doctor Who Weekly'' was first released on | ''Doctor Who Weekly'' was first released on 17 October 1979 published by Marvel Comics Ltd on a Thursday, with a cover price of 12 pence in the United Kingdom. It continued to be published in the standard weekly format until September 1980 when it changed to a monthly format, and was retitled ''[[Doctor Who Magazine/Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly|Doctor Who Monthly]]''. | ||
== Covers and issues == | == Covers and issues == | ||
=== 1979 === | === 1979 === | ||
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File:DWM_001.jpg|[[DWM 1]] | File:DWM_001.jpg|[[DWM 1]] | ||
File:DWM_002.jpg|[[DWM 2]] | File:DWM_002.jpg|[[DWM 2]] | ||
File:DWM_003.jpg|[[DWM 3]] | File:DWM_003.jpg|[[DWM 3]] | ||
File:DWM_004.jpg|[[DWM 4]] | File:DWM_004.jpg|[[DWM 4]] | ||
File:DWM_005.jpg|[[DWM 5]] | File:DWM_005.jpg|[[DWM 5]] | ||
File:DWM_006.jpg|[[DWM 6]] | File:DWM_006.jpg|[[DWM 6]] | ||
File:DWM_007.jpg|[[DWM 7]] | File:DWM_007.jpg|[[DWM 7]] | ||
File:DWM_008.jpg|[[DWM 8]] | File:DWM_008.jpg|[[DWM 8]] | ||
File:DWM_009.jpg|[[DWM 9]] | File:DWM_009.jpg|[[DWM 9]] | ||
File:DWM_010.jpg|[[DWM 10]] | File:DWM_010.jpg|[[DWM 10]] | ||
File:DWM_011.jpg|[[DWM 11]] | File:DWM_011.jpg|[[DWM 11]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== 1980 === | === 1980 === | ||
<gallery | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:DWM_012.jpg|[[DWM 12]] | File:DWM_012.jpg|[[DWM 12]] | ||
File:DWM_013.jpg|[[DWM 13]] | File:DWM_013.jpg|[[DWM 13]] | ||
File:DWM_014.jpg|[[DWM 14]] | File:DWM_014.jpg|[[DWM 14]] | ||
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File:DWM_042.jpg|[[DWM 42]] | File:DWM_042.jpg|[[DWM 42]] | ||
File:DWM_043.jpg|[[DWM 43]] | File:DWM_043.jpg|[[DWM 43]] | ||
File:DWM_044b.jpg|[[DWM 44]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{DWM issues}} | |||
[[es:Doctor Who Weekly]] | [[es:Doctor Who Weekly]] | ||
[[he:מגזין דוקטור הו/דוקטור הו שבועי]] | [[he:מגזין דוקטור הו/דוקטור הו שבועי]] | ||
[[Category:DWM by year]] | [[Category:DWM by year]] | ||
[[Category:DWM cover galleries]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 3 November 2024
Doctor Who Weekly began in 1979 under the editorship of Dez Skinn. Skinn was editorial director of Marvel Comics' UK division and had been hired to expand the company. He had been trying to launch a Doctor Who title alongside his House of Hammer and Starburst for over three years but could not get the BBC license because of an existing single page Doctor Who comic strip in TV Comic.
Skinn made the initial announcement of the pending launch at the August 1979 Doctor Who convention - launch photo here before a September promotional tour which included the 1979 Worldcon SF convention at Brighton alongside Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor at the time, photos here) as well as various retail and wholesale meetings to promote the first issue to the trade.[1]
Doctor Who Weekly was first released on 17 October 1979 published by Marvel Comics Ltd on a Thursday, with a cover price of 12 pence in the United Kingdom. It continued to be published in the standard weekly format until September 1980 when it changed to a monthly format, and was retitled Doctor Who Monthly.
Covers and issues[[edit] | [edit source]]
1979[[edit] | [edit source]]
1980[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Matt's Place - Doctor Who Magazine Introduction accessed 18th February, 2011
