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'''Doctor Who: Battles in Time''' is a BBC trading card and magazine. Each issue includes an original Doctor Who [[comic strip]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and written by [[Stephen Cole]].
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'''''Doctor Who: Battles in Time''''' is a trading card game and magazine published by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]] under licence from the [[BBC]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]].


==Trading Cards==
== Magazine ==
Doctor Who: Battles in Time is a trading card game based on the characters from BBC Sc-Fi television show [[Doctor Who]], The cards can be bought in packs, or come free with the '''Doctor Who: Battles in Time''' magazine.
{{main|Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)}}
Following a successful regional trial of a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' magazine and trading cards in the UK, the title was launched nationally in September 2006 by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]].<ref>https://www.battlesintime.co.uk/main-magazine-series</ref>


=== Sets ===
Originally planned as a work in fifty-two parts issued fortnightly, the title was expanded with the launch of the ''Devastator'' series of two-hundred and fifty new cards. These featured graphics from the recently aired Series Four, and extended the life of the magazine title.
There are currently three sets of Battles in Time cards availible (as of October 2007):


*Exterminators
Each issue of the magazine included the following regular features;
*Annihilators
* Gameplay: (Game playing suggestions and card information)
*Invaders
* Card Clash: (Two cards pitched against each other in battle)
* FAQ: (Episode guide)
* Centre-spread Monster Foldout: (Featuring cover topic)
* Comic Strip: (all-new Tenth Doctor adventures)
* Brain Buster Puzzles
* Personality Test
* Behind the Scenes or [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Dalek Wars|Dalek Wars]] (Search and Find): (A two-page CGI construction of a Dalek battle with narrative and things to discover activity)


===Classifications===
=== Comic stories ===
The cards are set into classifications;
{{main|DWBIT comic stories}}
*common
* The magazine included a regular fortnightly, four page, individually titled, comic strip adventure, all of which from Issue 7 were drawn by [[Lee Sullivan]] (an artist with a long-standing relationship with Doctor Who), written by [[Stephen Cole]] (former BBC Books range editor and writer), and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]].
*rare
* Prior to issue 7 the comic strip was drawn by [[John Ross]] and saw a reprint of the magazines regional test edition.
*super rare
*Ultra rare


====Golden Ticket====
* Tying in with the launch of [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]'s follow-on title ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]'' in 2009, the supporting website [http://www.dwfiles.com] offered the online archived subscription service. (for a subscription fee of £3 per month, or £25 per year) Readers were given unlimited access to more than six hundred pages of the magazine as it was released and a further 150 pages that made up the comic strips.
The rarest card is the Golden ticket, which is practically unbeatable.


==Magazine==
=== Specials ===
===Doctor Who Battles in Time Comics===
In addition to the regular fortnightly parts, a number of special issues were published, mostly to promote the launch of the next expansion set of trading cards.<ref>https://www.battlesintime.co.uk/main-magazine-specials</ref>
#[[Growing Terror]]
* ''[[DWBIT Daleks vs Cybermen Special|Daleks vs Cybermen Special]]'', a [[series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 2]] tie-in
#[[Hyperstar Rising]]
* ''[[DWBIT Invader Special|Invader Special]]'', a [[series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] tie-in
#[[Death Race Five Billion]]
* ''[[DWBIT Ultimate Monsters Special|Ultimate Monsters Special]]'', a general tie-in themed around monsters from both the 1963 and 2005 versions of ''Doctor Who''
#[[The Macrobe Menace]]
* ''[[DWBIT Devastator Special|Devastator Special]]'', a [[series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]] tie-in
#[[The Hunt of Doom]]
#[[Reunion of Fear]]
#[[The Glutonoid Menace]]
#[[The Power of the Cybermen]]
#[[Drones of Doom]]
#[[Enemy Mine]]
#[[Time of the Cybermen]]
#[[Beneath the Skin]]
#[[The Sky Below]]
#[[Beyond the Sea]]
#[[Lonely Planet]]
#[[Plague Panic]]
#[[Exhausting Evil]]
#[[Wrath of the Warrior]]
#[[The Screaming Prison]]
#[[Force and Fury]]
#[[Warriors' Revenge]]
#[[Head Start]]
#[[Jewel of the Vile]]
#[[Lock, Stocks and Barrel]]
#[[End Game (Tenth Doctor)|End Game]]
#[[The Millennium Blag]]
#[[Second Wave]]


==External links==
== Trading cards ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/bitcomic10.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of ''Doctor Who: Battles in Time'' comic strips]
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Trading cards were issued with the [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|magazine]]. They could be purchased separately from newsagent retailers or some specialist shops.


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More details about trading cards can be found in:
[[Category:Doctor Who magazines]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Exterminator)]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Annihilator)]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Invader)]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Ultimate Monsters)]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Devastator)]]
* [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures)]]
 
In April 2008 a spin-off series of trading cards based on ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' was launched:
* [[Torchwood Trading Card Collection]]
 
== International distribution ==
Due to licensing restrictions, ''Battles in Time'' is one of a number of ''Doctor Who''-related publications that has not been distributed beyond the British Isles. The availability of the ''BiT'' archive online in conjunction with ''Doctor Who DVD Files'' marks the first official international distribution of this content.
 
== External links ==
* [https://www.battlesintime.co.uk Battles in Time - A definitive resource]
{{dwrefguide|bitcomic10.htm|Doctor Who: Battles in Time comic strips}}
* [http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/comics/drwhobattlesintime.htm Battles in Time Comic Gallery]
* [https://millenniumeffect.co.uk/index.php/battles-in-time/ Battles in Time @ Millennium Effect]
 
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Doctor Who: Battles in Time is a trading card game and magazine published by GE Fabbri Ltd under licence from the BBC in the UK.

Magazine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)

Following a successful regional trial of a Doctor Who magazine and trading cards in the UK, the title was launched nationally in September 2006 by GE Fabbri Ltd.[1]

Originally planned as a work in fifty-two parts issued fortnightly, the title was expanded with the launch of the Devastator series of two-hundred and fifty new cards. These featured graphics from the recently aired Series Four, and extended the life of the magazine title.

Each issue of the magazine included the following regular features;

  • Gameplay: (Game playing suggestions and card information)
  • Card Clash: (Two cards pitched against each other in battle)
  • FAQ: (Episode guide)
  • Centre-spread Monster Foldout: (Featuring cover topic)
  • Comic Strip: (all-new Tenth Doctor adventures)
  • Brain Buster Puzzles
  • Personality Test
  • Behind the Scenes or Dalek Wars (Search and Find): (A two-page CGI construction of a Dalek battle with narrative and things to discover activity)

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: DWBIT comic stories
  • The magazine included a regular fortnightly, four page, individually titled, comic strip adventure, all of which from Issue 7 were drawn by Lee Sullivan (an artist with a long-standing relationship with Doctor Who), written by Stephen Cole (former BBC Books range editor and writer), and featured the Tenth Doctor.
  • Prior to issue 7 the comic strip was drawn by John Ross and saw a reprint of the magazines regional test edition.
  • Tying in with the launch of GE Fabbri Ltd's follow-on title Doctor Who DVD Files in 2009, the supporting website [1] offered the online archived subscription service. (for a subscription fee of £3 per month, or £25 per year) Readers were given unlimited access to more than six hundred pages of the magazine as it was released and a further 150 pages that made up the comic strips.

Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

In addition to the regular fortnightly parts, a number of special issues were published, mostly to promote the launch of the next expansion set of trading cards.[2]

Trading cards[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Doctor Who: Battles in Time (trading cards)

Trading cards were issued with the magazine. They could be purchased separately from newsagent retailers or some specialist shops.

More details about trading cards can be found in:

In April 2008 a spin-off series of trading cards based on Torchwood was launched:

International distribution[[edit] | [edit source]]

Due to licensing restrictions, Battles in Time is one of a number of Doctor Who-related publications that has not been distributed beyond the British Isles. The availability of the BiT archive online in conjunction with Doctor Who DVD Files marks the first official international distribution of this content.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  1. ↑ https://www.battlesintime.co.uk/main-magazine-series
  2. ↑ https://www.battlesintime.co.uk/main-magazine-specials
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