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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|magazine name= The Doctor Who Magazine
|image = DWM 106.jpg
|image=[[File:DWM_issue106.jpg|250px|]]
|issue number = 106
|issue number= [[Doctor Who Magazine (regular issues)|106]]
|cover date= [[November (releases)|November]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|cover date= [[November]] [[1985]]
|format = 40pp stapled
|format= 40pp stapled
|editor = [[Cefn Ridout]]
|editor= [[Cefn Ridout]]
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]]
|previous issue= [[DWM 105]]
|release date = [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]}}
|next issue= [[DWM 107]]
The '''106th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' had a cover date of [[November (releases)|November]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]. It was the last issue to have the title ''[[Doctor Who Magazine#The Doctor Who Magazine|The Doctor Who Magazine]]''. The [[DWM 107|following issue]] was branded simply ''Doctor Who Magazine'', a title that remains to this day.
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The '''106th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was published in [[November]] [[1985]].
This issue is notable for featuring the results of a contest asking readers to write lyrics for a ''Doctor Who'' theme song. One of the winners, whose lyrics were published in this issue, was fan [[Chris Chibnall]] who would go on to write for both ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and, in January 2016, be appointed [[Steven Moffat]]'s successor as showrunner of ''Doctor Who''.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
=== Articles ===
* Alien Worlds: Part One - in part one of our exploration of [[alien]] worlds in ''Doctor Who'', [[Richard Marson]] considers the many exciting and thought-provoking stories that have emerged from the background of new and unexplored worlds.
* Alien Worlds: Part One - in part one of our exploration of [[alien]] worlds in ''Doctor Who'', [[Richard Marson]] considers the many exciting and thought-provoking stories that have emerged from the background of new and unexplored worlds.
* The Villains Of The Seventies; as a sequel to [[DWM 104|issue 104's]] exposé of Doctor Who villains of the [[1960s|Sixties]], [[Patrick Mulkern]] samples villainy of [[1970s|Seventies]] vintage, in the guise of the many colourful characters [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]] had to contend with.
* The Villains Of The Seventies; as a sequel to [[DWM 104|issue 104]]'s exposé of Doctor Who villains of the Sixties, [[Patrick Mulkern]] samples villainy of Seventies vintage, in the guise of the many colourful characters [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]] had to contend with.


=== Comic stories ===
=== Comic content ===
* [[The Warrior's Story]]
* ''[[The Warrior's Story (comic story)|The Warrior's Story]]''


=== Fiction ===
=== Fiction ===
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=== Archives ===
=== Archives ===
* Archive Feature: ([[DW]]): ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' (retelling by episode, no credits but a ‘Fact File’ by [[Richard Marson]])
* Archive Feature: [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' (retelling by episode, no credits but a Fact File by [[Richard Marson]])


=== Interviews / Profiles ===
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* [[Angela Smith]] (production assistant) interviewed by [[Jay Dyer]]
* [[Angela Smith]] (production assistant) interviewed by [[Jay Dyer]]
* [[Peter Davison]] interviewed by [[Richard Marson]]
* [[Peter Davison]] interviewed by Richard Marson


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


=== Reviews (including 'On Target') ===
=== Reviews (including On Target) ===
* '''NOVELISATION''': [[Timelash (novelisation)|Timelash]] by [[Glen McCoy]] ([[Target Books]])
* NOVELISATION: ''[[Timelash (novelisation)|Timelash]]'' by [[Glen McCoy]] ([[Target Books]])


=== A4 pin-up ===
=== A4 pin-up ===
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=== Additional features ===
=== Additional features ===
* Doctor Who Letters (2 pages)
* Doctor Who Letters (2 pages)
* `[[Doctor Who?]]by [[Tim Quinn]] & [[Dicky Howett]]
* ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 106 comic story)|Doctor Who?]]'' by [[Tim Quinn]] & [[Dicky Howett]]
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Matrix Databank
* Matrix Databank
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== Additional details ==
== Additional details ==
* Song Writing Competition results
* Song Writing Competition results
* Priced 75p. (UK) This issue's cover photograph is from [[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]''.
* Priced 75p. (UK) This issue's cover photograph is from [[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''.
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[[Category:DWM issues]]
[[Category:1985 DWM issues| 106]]
[[Category:1985 DWM issues]]

Latest revision as of 10:31, 18 March 2023

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The 106th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of November 1985. It was the last issue to have the title The Doctor Who Magazine. The following issue was branded simply Doctor Who Magazine, a title that remains to this day.

This issue is notable for featuring the results of a contest asking readers to write lyrics for a Doctor Who theme song. One of the winners, whose lyrics were published in this issue, was fan Chris Chibnall who would go on to write for both Doctor Who and Torchwood and, in January 2016, be appointed Steven Moffat's successor as showrunner of Doctor Who.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Alien Worlds: Part One - in part one of our exploration of alien worlds in Doctor Who, Richard Marson considers the many exciting and thought-provoking stories that have emerged from the background of new and unexplored worlds.
  • The Villains Of The Seventies; as a sequel to issue 104's exposé of Doctor Who villains of the Sixties, Patrick Mulkern samples villainy of Seventies vintage, in the guise of the many colourful characters Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker had to contend with.

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 (including On Target)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • None

Additional features[[edit] | [edit source]]

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editor: Cefn Ridout
Assistant Editor: Penny Home
Designer: Jane Hindmarsh
Publisher: Stan Lee
Advisor: John Nathan-Turner

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

  • Song Writing Competition results
  • Priced 75p. (UK) This issue's cover photograph is from TV: The Mutants.