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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|magazine name= Doctor Who -  A Marvel Monthly
|image = DWM 055.jpg
|image=[[Image:DWM_055.jpg|250px|]]
|issue number = 55
|issue number= 55
|cover date= [[August (releases)|August]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]]
|cover date= July 1981
|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 Issue 54]]
|release date = [[9 July (releases)|9 July]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]]}}
|next issue= [[DWM Issue 56]]
The '''55th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' had a cover date of [[August (releases)|August]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. It was also the first cover to display [[Peter Davison]] as the incoming [[Fifth Doctor]].
}}


==Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
* Introducing... the Fifth Doctor
* Behind the Scenes Report: Costume Design


===Articles===
=== Comic content ===
* ‘Introducing … the Fifth Doctor’
* ''Doctor Who: [[End of the Line (comic story)|End of the Line]]'' (Part Two)
* ‘Behind the Scenes Report: Costume Design’
* ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]: [[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]''


===Comic Strip===
=== Fiction ===
* Doctor Who: [[End of the Line]] (Part Two)
* [[The Dalek Chronicles]]: The Archives of Phryne
 
===Fiction===
* None
* None


===Archives===
=== Archives ===
DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits)
* Archive Feature: [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' (synopsis only by [[Richard Marson]])
* [[DW]]: ''[[The Ark]] ''  
* Episode Guide: ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):
EPISODE GUIDE (Listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):
* [[The Savages]] to [[The Power of the Daleks]]


===Interviews / Profiles===
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* Star Profile: [[Kit Pedler]] (Writer)
* Star ProFile: [[Kit Pedler]] (Writer)
* Photo-file Number 6: [[Peter Davison]] (Actor)  
* Photo-file Number 6: [[Peter Davison]] (Actor)


===Previews===
=== Previews ===
* None
* None


===Reviews===
=== Reviews ===
* None
* None


===A4 Pin-ups===
=== A4 pin-ups ===
* None
* None


===Additional features===
=== Also featuring ===
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
* Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
* Matrix Data Bank (2 pages of Questions and Answers)
* Matrix Data Bank (2 pages of Questions and Answers)
* Season Survey Results
* Season Survey Results


== Credits: ==
== Credits ==
*Editor: [[Alan McKenzie]]
:Editor: [[Alan McKenzie]]
*Design: [[Jimmy Ross]]
:Design: [[Jimmy Ross]]
*Art Assistance: [[D. Hands]]
:Art Assistance: [[D. Hands]]
*Consultant: [[Jeremy Bentham]]
:Consultant: [[Jeremy Bentham]]
*Production: [[Tim Hampson]] and [[Nigel Bulloch]]
:Production: [[Tim Hampson]] and [[Nigel Balloch]]
*Publisher: [[Stan Lee]]
:Publisher: [[Stan Lee]]
 
== Additonal details ==
* The year date is not displayed on the front cover .
* The main cover image of the Fifth Doctor was a promotional shot for the new Doctor.
* The Photo-File is credited to Jeremy Bentham with thanks to Linda Williams for research help.
* The Daleks continue as a back up comic strip. This time  the first page is printed nearly unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are still in black and white.
* The two pages of the Season Survey are printed in the smallest possible type font - the same as the credits, fortunately the background was white!


==External links==
== Additional details ==
''to be added''
* The year is not displayed on the front cover.
* The main cover image of the [[Fifth Doctor]] was a promotional shot for the new Doctor.
* The Photo-File is credited to [[Jeremy Bentham]] with thanks to [[Linda Williams]] for research help.
* ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Tapes]]'' continue as a back-up comic strip. This time the first page is printed nearly unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are still in black and white.
* The two pages of the Season Survey are printed in the smallest possible type font - the same as the credits; fortunately, the background was white!
* The cover says that 'Death to the Daleks' is the Archive story. Inside however it is in fact 'The Ark'. DWM 56 actually has 'Death to the Daleks' as the archive story but says 'The Ark' is on the cover.
{{DWM issues}}
{{IssueSort}}


[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine Issues| 055]]
[[Category:DWM issues]]
[[Category:1981 DWM issues]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 3 November 2023

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The 55th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of August 1981. It was also the first cover to display Peter Davison as the incoming Fifth Doctor.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Introducing... the Fifth Doctor
  • Behind the Scenes Report: Costume Design

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

Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Previews[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

A4 pin-ups[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

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

  • Gallifrey Guardian
  • Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
  • Matrix Data Bank (2 pages of Questions and Answers)
  • Season Survey Results

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editor: Alan McKenzie
Design: Jimmy Ross
Art Assistance: D. Hands
Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Balloch
Publisher: Stan Lee

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

  • The year is not displayed on the front cover.
  • The main cover image of the Fifth Doctor was a promotional shot for the new Doctor.
  • The Photo-File is credited to Jeremy Bentham with thanks to Linda Williams for research help.
  • The Dalek Tapes continue as a back-up comic strip. This time the first page is printed nearly unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are still in black and white.
  • The two pages of the Season Survey are printed in the smallest possible type font - the same as the credits; fortunately, the background was white!
  • The cover says that 'Death to the Daleks' is the Archive story. Inside however it is in fact 'The Ark'. DWM 56 actually has 'Death to the Daleks' as the archive story but says 'The Ark' is on the cover.