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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|magazine name= Doctor Who Magazine
|image = DWM 131.jpg
|image=[[Image:DWM 131.jpg|250px|]]
|issue number = 131
|issue number= [[Doctor Who Magazine (regular issues)|131]]
|cover date = [[December (releases)|December]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|cover date= [[December]] [[1987]]
|format = 36pp stapled
|format= 43pp stapled
|editor = [[Sheila Cranna]]
|editor= [[Sheila Cranna]]
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]]
|previous issue= [[DWM Issue 130]]
|release date = [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]}}
|next issue= [[DWM Issue 132]]
The '''131st issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' had a cover date of [[December (releases)|December]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]. This issue was [[Sophie Aldred]]'s cover debut as the Doctor's newest companion at the time, [[Ace]], who would later become the main companion associated with the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s televised stories.
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==Contents==
== Contents ==
===Articles===
=== Articles ===
''to be added''
* '[[Winning Designs]]' - Illustrations of an "imaginary" Doctor, companion and Master played by [[Brian Blessed]], {{w|Meryl Streep}} and [[John Hurt]], the winning entires of a costume design competition.
* 'Snow Biz!' by [[Richard Marson]] (A Set Report from the filming of ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' at Television Centre on August 13th 1987.
* 'Coming up Trumps' - Introducing new companion [[Ace]]. Street-wise and trendy, new companion Ace is all set to bring a breath of fresh air into the TARDIS.


===Comic strips===
=== Comic content ===
*[[A Cold Day in Hell]] - Part 2
* ''[[A Cold Day in Hell! (comic story)|A Cold Day Day in Hell!]]'' - Part 2
* ''[[The History Tour (comic series)|The History Tour]]'': [[The Doctor Who History Tour Number Nine (comic story)|Part Nine]] by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]


===Archives - Nostalgia===
=== Archives ===
* [[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 4 Flashback]] by [[Richard Marson]] If Season 3 had come close to ruining the popularity and credibility of the series, Season 4 was to re-establish both those vital factors, laying the foundations for a further successful three years.


* None
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] (Producer) interviewed by [[Gary Russell]] talks about work on Season 24 and innovations introduced this year.
* [[Bonnie Langford]] (Actress) interviewed by [[Richard Marson]] the controversial choice for a companion and former child star talks about her past career, her role in the series as a computer programmer, and about the world of ''Doctor Who'' in general ...


===Interviews / Profiles===
=== Previews ===
''to be added''
* TV: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]''


===Previews===
=== Reviews - Off the Shelf ===
''to be added''
* REFERENCE BOOK: ''[[Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: A-D]]'' by [[David Saunders]] ([[Piccadilly Press]])
* BOOK: ''[[The Vortex Crystal]]'' and ''[[The Rebel's Gamble]]'' ([[FASA]] game books)


===Reviews - Off the Shelf===
=== A4 Pin-up ===
''to be added''
* {{O'Mara|c}} from [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''


===Additional features===
=== Also featuring ===
''to be added''
* You on Who (letters)
* ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 131 comic story)|Doctor Who?]]'' by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Matrix Data Bank
* This issue also features the winning costume design for a competition held way back in [[DWM 113]].


== Credited Credits: ==
== Credits ==
''to be added''
:Editor: [[Sheila Cranna]]
:Assistant Editor: [[Louise Cassell]]
:Designer: [[John Freeman]]
:Production: [[Alison Gill]]
:Advertising: [[Donna Wickers]]
:Advisor: [[John Nathan-Turner]]
:Publisher: [[Stan Lee]]


==Additonal details==
== Additional details ==
''to be added''
* [[Colin Howard]]'s artwork is featured on the letters page, showing the ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' featuring the [[Sixth Doctor]].
* Off the Shelf becomes a bi-monthly feature.
* This issue, priced £1, (UK) features a cover by photographer [[Steve Cook]].


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[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine Issues| 131]]
 
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[[Category:1987 DWM issues]]

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The 131st issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of December 1987. This issue was Sophie Aldred's cover debut as the Doctor's newest companion at the time, Ace, who would later become the main companion associated with the Seventh Doctor's televised stories.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 'Winning Designs' - Illustrations of an "imaginary" Doctor, companion and Master played by Brian Blessed, Meryl Streep and John Hurt, the winning entires of a costume design competition.
  • 'Snow Biz!' by Richard Marson (A Set Report from the filming of Dragonfire at Television Centre on August 13th 1987.
  • 'Coming up Trumps' - Introducing new companion Ace. Street-wise and trendy, new companion Ace is all set to bring a breath of fresh air into the TARDIS.

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

Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Season 4 Flashback by Richard Marson If Season 3 had come close to ruining the popularity and credibility of the series, Season 4 was to re-establish both those vital factors, laying the foundations for a further successful three years.

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

  • John Nathan-Turner (Producer) interviewed by Gary Russell talks about work on Season 24 and innovations introduced this year.
  • Bonnie Langford (Actress) interviewed by Richard Marson the controversial choice for a companion and former child star talks about her past career, her role in the series as a computer programmer, and about the world of Doctor Who in general ...

Previews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reviews - Off the Shelf[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editor: Sheila Cranna
Assistant Editor: Louise Cassell
Designer: John Freeman
Production: Alison Gill
Advertising: Donna Wickers
Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
Publisher: Stan Lee

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