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{{Infobox Magazine | {{Infobox Magazine | ||
|image = DWM 137.jpg | |||
|image= | |issue number = 137 | ||
|issue number= | |cover date = [[June (releases)|June]] [[1988 (releases)|1988]] | ||
|cover date= [[June]] [[1988]] | |format = 36pp stapled | ||
|format= | |editor = [[Sheila Cranna]] | ||
|editor= [[Sheila Cranna]] | |publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]] | ||
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]] | |series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]] | ||
| | |release date = [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] [[1988 (releases)|1988]]}} | ||
| | The '''137th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' had a cover date of [[June (releases)|June]] [[1988 (releases)|1988]]. It notably featured the results of the show's contested [[Season 24 (Doctor Who 1963)|twenty-fourth season]]. | ||
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==Contents== | == Contents == | ||
===Articles=== | === Articles === | ||
'' | * Season Survey Results | ||
* Roots of Who - [[Andrew Pixley]] examines some of the origins of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in other telefantasy programmes ... | |||
===Comic | === Comic content === | ||
*[[Claws of the Klathi]] - Part 2 | * ''[[Claws of the Klathi! (comic story)|Claws of the Klathi!]]'' - Part 2 | ||
===Archives | === Archives === | ||
'' | * Archive Feature: [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' (retelling by episode, no credits but a Fact File by [[Richard Marson]]) | ||
===Interviews / Profiles=== | === Interviews / Profiles === | ||
* [[Companion|Travelling Companions]] - [[Nyssa]] Most companions have endured a certain amount of suffering in the course of their travels with the Doctor, but Nyssa of Traken ranks among the more tragic | |||
* [[Pip and Jane Baker]] talk to [[Richard Marson]] about introducing [[the Rani]], the [[Vervoid]]s, [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Tetrap]]s and the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
=== | === Reviews ('Off the Shelf' by Gary Russell) === | ||
'' | * NOVELISATION: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' by [[David Whitaker]] Novelised by [[Nigel Robinson]] ([[Target Books]]) | ||
* NOVELISATION: ''[[Paradise Towers (novelisation)|Paradise Towers]]'' by [[Stephen Wyatt]] ([[Target Books]]) | |||
* REFERENCE BOOK: ''[[Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: A-D]]'' by [[David Saunders]] ([[Piccadilly Press]]) | |||
=== | === Also featuring === | ||
'' | * Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers) | ||
* Gallifrey Guardian (News) | |||
* You on Who (Letters) | |||
: ''[[Untitled (DWM 137 comic story)|Untitled Nix View story]]'' by [[Nick Miller]] | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 137 comic story)|Doctor Who?]]'' by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] | |||
* Rel Time (events listings) | |||
=== | === Pin-Up === | ||
'' | * [[Fourth Doctor]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' | ||
== | === Random quote === | ||
"If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky — would that satisfy you?" | |||
::::The Doctor | |||
== | == Credits == | ||
* Editor/Designer: [[John Freeman]] | |||
* Assistant Editor: [[Louise Cassell]] | |||
* Consultant: [[David Howe]] | |||
* Production: [[Jez Metyard]] | |||
* Advertising: [[Donna Wickers]] | |||
* Advisor: [[John Nathan-Turner]] | |||
* Magazine Group Editor: [[Sheila Cranna]] | |||
* Publisher: [[Stan Lee]] | |||
{{ | == Additional details == | ||
[[Category: | * This issue, priced £1.00 (UK), was the last issue with [[Richard Marson]] as the magazine's chief contributor. | ||
* A 50p discount coupon was included, offering a discount on admission to The Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London. At the time it held an exhibition entitled 'Come Touch Tomorrow', hosted by [[Light Fantastic Ltd.]] | |||
* A new regular feature started this issue entitled ''RelTime''. It featured and listed Who-related (and SF and Fantasy) events and contacts. | |||
* This issue sees the start of a random quote being included on the opening page. This is continued right through to current issues, with the quote being less random in later years, usually taken from the issue itself. Similar to a random quote will be the hidden away text added onto the end of the publication details that in the main go unnoticed by readers for a long time! | |||
* The news section announced the [[retirement]] of [[John Nathan-Turner]]. The producer was extensively quoted about his imminent departure from the series. Of course, it didn't actually happen. | |||
{{DWM issues}} | |||
[[Category:DWM issues]] | |||
[[Category:1988 DWM issues]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 22 April 2024
The 137th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of June 1988. It notably featured the results of the show's contested twenty-fourth season.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Season Survey Results
- Roots of Who - Andrew Pixley examines some of the origins of Doctor Who in other telefantasy programmes ...
Comic content[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Claws of the Klathi! - Part 2
Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Archive Feature: TV: Terminus (retelling by episode, no credits but a Fact File by Richard Marson)
Interviews / Profiles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Travelling Companions - Nyssa Most companions have endured a certain amount of suffering in the course of their travels with the Doctor, but Nyssa of Traken ranks among the more tragic
- Pip and Jane Baker talk to Richard Marson about introducing the Rani, the Vervoids, Mel, Tetraps and the Seventh Doctor.
Reviews ('Off the Shelf' by Gary Russell)[[edit] | [edit source]]
- NOVELISATION: The Edge of Destruction by David Whitaker Novelised by Nigel Robinson (Target Books)
- NOVELISATION: Paradise Towers by Stephen Wyatt (Target Books)
- REFERENCE BOOK: Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: A-D by David Saunders (Piccadilly Press)
Also featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
- Gallifrey Guardian (News)
- You on Who (Letters)
- Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett
- Rel Time (events listings)
Pin-Up[[edit] | [edit source]]
Random quote[[edit] | [edit source]]
"If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky — would that satisfy you?"
- The Doctor
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editor/Designer: John Freeman
- Assistant Editor: Louise Cassell
- Consultant: David Howe
- Production: Jez Metyard
- Advertising: Donna Wickers
- Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
- Magazine Group Editor: Sheila Cranna
- Publisher: Stan Lee
Additional details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This issue, priced £1.00 (UK), was the last issue with Richard Marson as the magazine's chief contributor.
- A 50p discount coupon was included, offering a discount on admission to The Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London. At the time it held an exhibition entitled 'Come Touch Tomorrow', hosted by Light Fantastic Ltd.
- A new regular feature started this issue entitled RelTime. It featured and listed Who-related (and SF and Fantasy) events and contacts.
- This issue sees the start of a random quote being included on the opening page. This is continued right through to current issues, with the quote being less random in later years, usually taken from the issue itself. Similar to a random quote will be the hidden away text added onto the end of the publication details that in the main go unnoticed by readers for a long time!
- The news section announced the retirement of John Nathan-Turner. The producer was extensively quoted about his imminent departure from the series. Of course, it didn't actually happen.
