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==Overview==
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Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] (and, in turn, the likeness of actor [[Paul McGann]]) were published during the character's original tenure. The ''[[Radio Times]]'' published a weekly comic strip for a time, and there was also the standard ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' strip. The two series introduced a number of brand-new companions, although the Eighth Doctor's only on-screen companion, [[Grace Holloway]], also appeared on two occasions, and there were also cameo appearances by companions from past DWM series. [[The Master]] was also ressurected. During this time, the strips were restored to full colour
'''Eighth Doctor comic stories''' were published in ''[[Radio Times]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


One of the strip's most noted fans was [[Russell T Davies]], the future executive producer and head writer of the revived ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series. Davies had proposed that the Magazine's strip regenerate McGann's Doctor at the conclusion of the strip adventure ([[DW]]: [[The Flood]]), with a [[Year One]] approach proposed by the Magazine's editorial team themselves that would allow them to close off plot points such as Destri's continued involvement with the series. Whilst a draft was prepared to include the regeneration, the idea was eventually abandoned as the Magazine team had reservations regarding taking such an important element from the television series should McGann ever be used in the series for flashback purposes. After a secondary proposal by Davies, where The Doctor would regenerate, but would be reduced to a perpetually enflamed head and arms for as long as the "Year One" strip lasted, was turned down, the option was made to simply end "''The Flood''" on a note similar to ''[[Survival]]'', with The Eighth Doctor and Destrii's later adventures left a mystery to the readers.
Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] (and thus the likeness of actor [[Paul McGann]]) were published after the broadcast of Paul McGann's appearance the 1996 TV movie ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' and before the debut of the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] in the 2005 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. The ''[[Radio Times]]'' published a weekly comic strip for a time. There was also the standard ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' strip. The two series introduced brand-new companions, although the Eighth Doctor's only on-screen companion, [[Grace Holloway]], also appeared twice. There were also cameo appearances by companions from past ''DWM'' series. [[The Master]] was also resurrected.


It is speculated that Davies loosely adapted elements from ''The Flood'' in his later DW storylines ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' and ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' (in particular the Doctor absorbing the time/space vortex to save Rose Tyler's life, triggering his regeneration, and the ghost-shifting infiltration of The Cybermen on an unsuspecting public)
During the latter period of the ''DWM'' comic stories the stories switched from black and white strips to full colour.


==Companions==
One of the strip's most noted fans was [[Russell T Davies]], the first and fourth head writer of the revived ''Doctor Who'' series which began in 2005. Davies had proposed that the magazine's strip regenerate McGann's Doctor at the conclusion of ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]''. Whilst a draft was prepared to include the regeneration, the idea was abandoned as the magazine team had reservations about taking such an important element from the television series should McGann ever be used in the series for flashback purposes. Eventually the decision was taken to simply end ''The Flood'' on a note similar to ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', with the Eighth Doctor and [[Destrii]]'s later adventures left a mystery to the readers. In 2016, the ''DWM'' comic story story ''[[The Stockbridge Showdown (comic story)|The Stockbridge Showdown]]'' confirms that Destrii survived.
===Regular===
* [[Stacy Townsend]]
* [[Ssard]]
* [[Izzy Sinclair]]
* [[Fey Truscott-Sade]]
* [[Shayde]]
* [[Kroton (Cyberman)|Kroton]]
* [[Destrii]]


===One-off===
In 2015 and 2016, the Eighth Doctor appeared in the mini-series ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor]]'', published by [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan]].
* [[Billy Wilkins]]
* [[Penny]]
* [[Katsura Sato]]


===Guest===
== Comic strip companions of the Eighth Doctor ==
* [[Maxwell Edison]]
=== Regular ===
* [[Grace Holloway]]
* [[Stacy Townsend]] ([[RT comic stories|''Radio Times'' comic stories]])
* [[Frobisher]]
* [[Ssard]] ([[RT comic stories|''Radio Times'' comic stories]])
* [[John and Gillian]]
* [[Izzy Sinclair]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Shayde]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Destrii]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Josie Day]] (''[[Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor]]'')


==Eighth Doctor Comic Strip Stories==
=== One-off ===
===[[Radio Times comic strips]]===
* [[Billy Wilkins]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Dreadnought (comic strip)|Dreadnought]]
* [[Ray Stobbs]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Descendance]]
* [[Ediphis]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* [[Ascendance]]
* [[Chantir]] (''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'')
* [[Perceptions]]
* [[Coda]]


===[[Doctor Who Magazine]]===
=== Guest ===
* '''[[End Game (comic story)|End Game]]''' (DWM 244-247 with Max and Izzy)
* [[Maxwell Edison]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* '''[[The Keep]]''' (DWM 248-249 with Izzy)
* [[Grace Holloway]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* '''[[A Life of Matter and Death]]''' ((DWM 250 with Izzy)
* [[Frobisher]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* '''[[Fire and Brimstone]]''' (DWM 251-255 with Izzy)
* [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'')
* '''[[By Hook or By Crook]]''' (DWM 256 with Izzy)
* '''[[Tooth and Claw (comic strip)|Tooth and Claw]]''' (DWM 257-260 with Izzy and Fey)
* '''[[The Final Chapter]]''' (DWM 262-265 Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[Wormwood (comic strip)|Wormwood]]''' (DWM 266-271 with Izzy, Fey and Shayde)
* '''[[Happy Deathday]]''' (DWM 272 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Fallen]]''' (DWM 273-276 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Road to Hell]]''' (DWM 278-282 with Izzy)
* '''[[TV Action!]]''' (DWM 283 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Company of Thieves]]''' (DWM 284-286 with Izzy and Kroton)
* '''[[The Glorious Dead]]''' (DWM 287-296 with Izzy and Kroton and featuring Grace)
* '''[[The Autonomy Bug]]''' (DWM 297-299 with Izzy)
* '''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''' (DWM 300-303 with Izzy)
* '''[[Beautiful Freak]]''' (DWM 304 with Izzy)
* '''[[The Way of All Flesh]]''' (DWM 306, 308-311 with Izzy)
* '''[[Children of the Revolution]]''' (DWM 312-317 with Izzy)
* '''[[Me and My Shadow]]''' ([[DWM 318]] with Feyde)
* '''[[Uroboros]]''' (DWM 319-322 with Izzy)
* '''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]''' (DWM 323-328 with Izzy)
* '''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]''' (DWM 329 featuring Frobisher)
* '''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]''' (DWM 330-332 with Billy)
* '''[[The Power of Thoueris!]]''' (DWM 333 travelling alone)
* '''[[The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack]]''' (DWM 334-336 with Penny)
* '''[[The Land of Happy Endings]]''' (DWM 337 with John and Gillian)
* '''[[Bad Blood]]''' (DWM 338-342 with Destrii)
* '''[[Sins of the Fathers]]''' (DWM 343-345 with Destrii)
* '''[[The Flood]]''' (DWM 346-353 with Destrii)


==External links==
== Eighth Doctor comic stories ==
=== ''Radio Times'' comic stories ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]''
|rowspan=5|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Stacy Townsend|Stacy]], [[Cybermen]]
|rowspan=5|''[[Radio Times]]''
|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] - [[3 August (releases)|3 August]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|''[[Descendance (comic story)|Descendance]]''
|Stacy, [[Ssard]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[10 August (releases)|10 August]] - [[12 October (releases)|12 October]] 1996
|-
|''[[Ascendance (comic story)|Ascendance]]''
|rowspan=3|Stacy, Ssard
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] - [[21 December (releases)|21 December]] 1996
|-
|''[[Perceptions (comic story)|Perceptions]]''
|[[4 January (releases)|4 January]] - [[8 March (releases)|8 March]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|''[[Coda (comic story)|Coda]]''
|[[15 March (releases)|15 March]] - [[22 March (releases)|22 March]] 1997
|}
 
=== ''Doctor Who Magazine'' ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|''[[Endgame (DWM comic story)|Endgame]]''
|rowspan=4|[[Alan Barnes]]
|[[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]], [[Maxwell Edison|Maxwell]], [[Celestial Toymaker]]
|[[DWM 244|244]]-[[DWM 247|247]]
|[[26 September (releases)|26 September]] - [[19 December (releases)|19 December]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|''[[The Keep (comic story)|The Keep]]''
|rowspan=2|Izzy
|[[DWM 248|248]]-[[DWM 249|249]]
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] - [[13 February (releases)|13 February]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|''[[A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)|A Life of Matter and Death]]''
|[[DWM 250|250]]
|[[13 March (releases)|13 March]] 1997
|-
|''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]''
|Izzy, [[Dalek]]s
|[[DWM 251|251]]-[[DWM 255|255]]
|[[10 April (releases)|10 April]] - [[31 July (releases)|31 July]] 1997
|-
|''[[By Hook or By Crook (comic story)|By Hook or By Crook]]''
|[[Scott Gray]]
|Izzy
|[[DWM 256|256]]
|[[28 August (releases)|28 August]] 1997
|-
|''[[Tooth and Claw (comic story)|Tooth and Claw]]''
|rowspan=2|Alan Barnes
|rowspan=2|Izzy, [[Fey Truscott-Sade|Fey]]
|[[DWM 257|257]]-[[DWM 260|260]]
|[[25 September (releases)|25 September]] - [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] 1997
|-
|''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]''
|[[DWM 262|262]]-[[DWM 265|265]]
|[[12 February (releases)|12 February]] - [[7 May (releases)|7 May]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|''[[Wormwood (comic story)|Wormwood]]''
|rowspan=4|Scott Gray
|Izzy, Fey, [[Shayde]]
|[[DWM 266|266]]-[[DWM 271|271]]
|[[4 June (releases)|4 June]] - [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 1998
|-
|''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''
|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], Izzy
|[[DWM 272|272]]
|[[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 1998
|-
|''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]''
|Izzy, [[Grace Holloway|Grace]]
|[[DWM 273|273]]-[[DWM 276|276]]
|[[17 December (releases)|17 December]] 1998 - [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]''
|Izzy, [[Sato Katsura|Katsura]]
|[[DWM 278|278]]-[[DWM 282|282]]
|[[6 May (releases)|6 May]] - [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] 1999
|-
|''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]''
|Alan Barnes
|Izzy, [[Beep]]
|[[DWM 283|283]]
|[[23 September (releases)|23 September]] 1999
|-
|''[[The Company of Thieves (comic story)|The Company of Thieves]]''
|rowspan=10|Scott Gray
|Izzy, [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]]
|[[DWM 284|284]]-[[DWM 286|286]]
|[[21 October (releases)|21 October]] - [[16 December (releases)|16 December]] 1999
|-
|''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]''
|Izzy, Kroton, Grace, Katsura
|[[DWM 287|287]]-[[DWM 296|296]]
|[[13 January (releases)|13 January]] - [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]
|-
|''[[The Autonomy Bug (comic story)|The Autonomy Bug]]''
|Izzy
|[[DWM 297|297]]-[[DWM 299|299]]
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] - [[14 December (releases)|14 December]] 2000
|-
|''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''
|Izzy, [[Destrii]]
|[[DWM 300|300]]-[[DWM 303|303]]
|[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] - [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]
|-
|''[[Beautiful Freak (comic story)|Beautiful Freak]]''
|rowspan=3|Izzy
|[[DWM 304|304]]
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 2001
|-
|''[[The Way of All Flesh (comic story)|The Way of All Flesh]]''
|[[DWM 306|306]], [[DWM 308|308]]-[[DWM 311|311]]
|[[28 June (releases)|28 June]], [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] - [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 2001
|-
|''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]''
|[[DWM 312|312]]-[[DWM 317|317]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] 2001 - [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|-
|''[[Uroboros (comic story)|Uroboros]]''
|Feyde
|[[DWM 319|319]]-[[DWM 322|322]]
|[[27 June (releases)|27 June]] - [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 2002
|-
|''[[Oblivion (comic story)|Oblivion]]''
|Izzy, Feyde, Destrii
|[[DWM 323|323]]-[[DWM 328|328]]
|[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 2002 - [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|-
|''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name (comic story)|Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]''
|[[Frobisher]]
|[[DWM 329|329]]
|[[3 April (releases)|3 April]] 2003
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[Billy Wilkins|Billy]], [[Ray Stobbs|Stobbs]]
|[[DWM 330|330]]-[[DWM 332|332]]
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] - [[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 2003
|-
|''[[The Power of Thoueris! (comic story)|The Power of Thoueris!]]''
|rowspan=6|Scott Gray
|[[Ediphis]]
|[[DWM 333|333]]
|[[24 July (releases)|24 July]] 2003
|-
|''[[The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack (comic story)|The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack]]''
|
|[[DWM 334|334]]-[[DWM 336|336]]
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] - [[16 October (releases)|16 October]] 2003
|-
|''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]''
|[[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]
|[[DWM 337|337]]
|[[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2003
|-
|''[[Bad Blood (comic story)|Bad Blood]]''
|rowspan=2|Destrii
|[[DWM 338|338]]-[[DWM 342|342]]
| [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] 2003 - [[1 April (releases)|1 April]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|-
|''[[Sins of the Fathers (comic story)|Sins of the Fathers]]''
|[[DWM 343|343]]-[[DWM 345|345]]
|[[28 April (releases)|28 April]] - [[24 June (releases)|24 June]] 2004
|-
|''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]''
|Destrii, Izzy, Max, Grace
|[[DWM 346|346]]-[[DWM 353|353]]
|[[22 July (releases)|22 July]] 2004 - [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|-
|''[[Death to the Doctor! (comic story)|Death to the Doctor!]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|First Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[Romana I]], [[K9 Mark II]], [[Frobisher]], Izzy, [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
|[[DWM 390|390]]
|[[13 December (releases)|13 December]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|}
 
===  IDW Publishing ===
==== Miniseries ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]''
|[[Tony Lee]]
|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Romana II]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Ace]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]], [[Auton]]s, [[Judoon]], [[Clockwork Droid]]s, [[Kaldor android]]s, [[Es'Cartrss]]
|[[TF 1]] - [[TF 6|6]]
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] - [[21 January (releases)|21 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|}
 
==== ''Doctor Who'' (2012) ====
* ''[[Dead Man's Hand (comic story)|Dead Man's Hand]]'' (DW12 15 featuring Matrix projections of the first eleven Doctors and the War Doctor)
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|''[[Dead Man's Hand (comic story)|Dead Man's Hand]]''
|[[Tony Lee]]
|[[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|[[DW12 13]] - [[DW12 16|16]]
|[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] - [[4 December (releases)|4 December]] 2013
|}
 
==== ''Prisoners of Time'' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Released
|-
|''[[The Body Politic (comic story)|The Body Politic]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Scott & David Tipton]]
|[[Grace Holloway|Grace]]
|[[28 August (releases)|28 August]] 2013
|-
|''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]''
|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Eleventh Doctor]], all captured companions, [[Adam Mitchell|Adam]], {{Ainley|c}}
|[[20 November (releases)|20 November]] 2013
|}
 
=== ''Titan Comics'' ===
==== ''Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor'' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # || Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|1
|''[[The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)|The Pictures of Josephine Day]]''
|rowspan=5|[[George Mann]]
|rowspan=3|[[Josie Day|Josie]]
|[[8D 1]]
|[[4 November (releases)|4 November]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|-
|2
|''[[Music of the Spherions (comic story)|Music of the Spherions]]''
|[[8D 2]]
|[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] 2015
|-
|3
|''[[The Silvering (comic story)|The Silvering]]''
|[[8D 3]]
|[[13 January (releases)|13 January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|-
|4
|''[[Briarwood (comic story)|Briarwood]]''
|rowspan=2|Josie, [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|[[8D 4]]
|[[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 2016
|-
|5
|''[[A Matter of Life and Death (comic story)|A Matter of Life and Death]]''
|[[8D 5]]
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 2016
|}
 
====  Miniseries ====
* ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'' ([[TLD 8]])
 
==== Back-up strips ====
* ''[[Prologue: The Eighth Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Eighth Doctor]]'' ([[4D 4]])
 
==== The Many Lives of Doctor Who ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title || Writer || Featuring || Released
|-
|-
|''[[The Time Ball (comic story)|The Time Ball]]''
|[[Richard Dinnick]]
|[[Josie Day|Josie]]
|[[26 September (releases)|26 September]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|}
 
==== ''Time Lord Victorious'' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Writer || Featuring || Printed in || Released
|-
|''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]''
|[[Jody Houser]]
|[[Dalek]]s, [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Thirteenth Doctor]]
|[[TLV 1]] - [[TLV 2|2]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] - [[7 October (releases)|7 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|}
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/eighth_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The Eighth Doctor]
* [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/eighth_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The Eighth Doctor]
* {{dwrefguide|comic8.htm|Doctor Who Magazine - Eighth Doctor Strips}}
{{dwrefguide|comic8.htm|Doctor Who Magazine - Eighth Doctor Strips}}
* {{dwrefguide|rtimes.htm|Radio Times Strip by Gary Russell}}
{{dwrefguide|rtimes.htm|Radio Times Strip by Gary Russell}}
 
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Eighth Doctor comic stories were published in Radio Times and Doctor Who Magazine.

Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the Eighth Doctor (and thus the likeness of actor Paul McGann) were published after the broadcast of Paul McGann's appearance the 1996 TV movie Doctor Who and before the debut of the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler in the 2005 Doctor Who episode Rose. The Radio Times published a weekly comic strip for a time. There was also the standard Doctor Who Magazine strip. The two series introduced brand-new companions, although the Eighth Doctor's only on-screen companion, Grace Holloway, also appeared twice. There were also cameo appearances by companions from past DWM series. The Master was also resurrected.

During the latter period of the DWM comic stories the stories switched from black and white strips to full colour.

One of the strip's most noted fans was Russell T Davies, the first and fourth head writer of the revived Doctor Who series which began in 2005. Davies had proposed that the magazine's strip regenerate McGann's Doctor at the conclusion of The Flood. Whilst a draft was prepared to include the regeneration, the idea was abandoned as the magazine team had reservations about taking such an important element from the television series should McGann ever be used in the series for flashback purposes. Eventually the decision was taken to simply end The Flood on a note similar to Survival, with the Eighth Doctor and Destrii's later adventures left a mystery to the readers. In 2016, the DWM comic story story The Stockbridge Showdown confirms that Destrii survived.

In 2015 and 2016, the Eighth Doctor appeared in the mini-series Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor, published by Titan.

Comic strip companions of the Eighth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Regular[[edit] | [edit source]]

One-off[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Eighth Doctor comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
Dreadnought Gary Russell Stacy, Cybermen Radio Times 1 June - 3 August 1996
Descendance Stacy, Ssard, Ice Warriors 10 August - 12 October 1996
Ascendance Stacy, Ssard 19 October - 21 December 1996
Perceptions 4 January - 8 March 1997
Coda 15 March - 22 March 1997

Doctor Who Magazine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
Endgame Alan Barnes Izzy, Maxwell, Celestial Toymaker 244-247 26 September - 19 December 1996
The Keep Izzy 248-249 16 January - 13 February 1997
A Life of Matter and Death 250 13 March 1997
Fire and Brimstone Izzy, Daleks 251-255 10 April - 31 July 1997
By Hook or By Crook Scott Gray Izzy 256 28 August 1997
Tooth and Claw Alan Barnes Izzy, Fey 257-260 25 September - 18 December 1997
The Final Chapter 262-265 12 February - 7 May 1998
Wormwood Scott Gray Izzy, Fey, Shayde 266-271 4 June - 22 October 1998
Happy Deathday First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Izzy 272 19 November 1998
The Fallen Izzy, Grace 273-276 17 December 1998 - 11 March 1999
The Road to Hell Izzy, Katsura 278-282 6 May - 26 August 1999
TV Action! Alan Barnes Izzy, Beep 283 23 September 1999
The Company of Thieves Scott Gray Izzy, Kroton 284-286 21 October - 16 December 1999
The Glorious Dead Izzy, Kroton, Grace, Katsura 287-296 13 January - 21 September 2000
The Autonomy Bug Izzy 297-299 19 October - 14 December 2000
Ophidius Izzy, Destrii 300-303 11 January - 5 April 2001
Beautiful Freak Izzy 304 3 May 2001
The Way of All Flesh 306, 308-311 28 June, 23 August - 18 October 2001
Children of the Revolution 312-317 December 2001 - 2 May 2002
Uroboros Feyde 319-322 27 June - 19 September 2002
Oblivion Izzy, Feyde, Destrii 323-328 17 October 2002 - 6 March 2003
Where Nobody Knows Your Name Frobisher 329 3 April 2003
Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game Gareth Roberts Billy, Stobbs 330-332 1 May - 26 June 2003
The Power of Thoueris! Scott Gray Ediphis 333 24 July 2003
The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack 334-336 20 August - 16 October 2003
The Land of Happy Endings John and Gillian 337 13 November 2003
Bad Blood Destrii 338-342 11 December 2003 - 1 April 2004
Sins of the Fathers 343-345 28 April - 24 June 2004
The Flood Destrii, Izzy, Max, Grace 346-353 22 July 2004 - 3 February 2005
Death to the Doctor! Jonathan Morris First Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Steven, Dodo, Jo, The Brig, Romana I, K9 Mark II, Frobisher, Izzy, Rose, Martha 390 13 December 2007

 IDW Publishing[[edit] | [edit source]]

Miniseries[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
The Forgotten Tony Lee First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan, Jamie, Zoe, Jo, The Brig, Benton, Yates, Romana II, Tegan, Turlough, Peri, Ace, Rose, Martha, Autons, Judoon, Clockwork Droids, Kaldor androids, Es'Cartrss TF 1 - 6 20 August 2008 - 21 January 2009

Doctor Who (2012)[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dead Man's Hand (DW12 15 featuring Matrix projections of the first eleven Doctors and the War Doctor)
Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
Dead Man's Hand Tony Lee Eleventh Doctor, Clara DW12 13 - 16 18 September - 4 December 2013

Prisoners of Time[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Released
The Body Politic Scott & David Tipton Grace 28 August 2013
Endgame First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, all captured companions, Adam, The Tremas Master 20 November 2013

Titan Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
1 The Pictures of Josephine Day George Mann Josie 8D 1 4 November 2015
2 Music of the Spherions 8D 2 9 December 2015
3 The Silvering 8D 3 13 January 2016
4 Briarwood Josie, Twelfth Doctor, Clara 8D 4 17 February 2016
5 A Matter of Life and Death 8D 5 16 March 2016

 Miniseries[[edit] | [edit source]]

Back-up strips[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Many Lives of Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Released
The Time Ball Richard Dinnick Josie 26 September 2018

Time Lord Victorious[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
Defender of the Daleks Jody Houser Daleks, Tenth Doctor, Thirteenth Doctor TLV 1 - 2 2 September - 7 October 2020

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

 
Eighth Doctor comic stories
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