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|magazine name= Doctor Who Summer Special
|magazine name= Doctor Who Summer Special
|image=[[Image:02_DWM_SS_1981.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[Image:02_DWM_SS_1981.jpg|250px]]
|issue number= 2
|issue number= ''no issue number''
|cover date= Summer, [[1981]]
|cover date= Summer, [[1981]]
|format= 52 pages stapled
|format= 52 pages stapled
|editor= [[Paul Neary]]
|editor= [[Paul Neary]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|previous issue=[[DWMS Summer 1980|Doctor Who Summer Special (1980)]]
|previous issue=[[DWMS Summer 1980]]
|next issue= [[DWMS Winter 1981|Doctor Who Winter Special (1981)]]
|next issue= [[DWMS Winter 1981]]
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==Further Information==
==Further Information==
* Holiday Specials were tradition bumper sized comics/magazines from the publishers of regular titles. Produced twice yearly they were generally released around Summer and Autumn time in time for the school summer holidays and the Christmas holiday period.
* With a cover heading of “A Marvel Summer Special: The Very Best of Doctor Who”, this second Summer Special offered no new material.  Its contents had already appeared in the pages of the [[Doctor Who Magazine|parent magazine]].
* With a cover heading of “A Marvel Summer Special: The Very Best of Doctor Who”, this second Summer Special, like last years offered no new material, than that already printed in the pages of [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* Popular at the time it was unusual for the Holiday Special titles ''not'' to offer something new, and it was some holiday issues later that new material began to appear. Indeed one Special offered the concluding half of a comic strip story in an attempt to capture both new and regular readers.   
* Popular at the time it was unusual for the Holiday Special titles ''not'' to offer something new, and it was some holiday issues later that new material began to appear. Indeed one Special offered the concluding half of a comic strip story in an attempt to capture both new and regular readers.   
* While last years Special featured heavily the reprinting and compilation of comic strip stories, this years collection very much focussed on collecting together a series of features that explored aspects of the series (e.g. the TARDIS, companions, UNIT, monsters).
* While the [[DWMS Summer 1980|Summer 1980 special]] relied on the reprinting and compilation of comic strip stories, this issue was more prose oriented.
* This standard sized magazine was printed in June 1981 and had a cover price of 45p (UK). The cover images are from ([[DW]]): [[Warriors Gate]], ([[DW]]): [[Full Circle]] and ([[DW]]): [[Nightmare of Eden]] (?)
* This standard sized magazine was printed in June 1981 and had a cover price of 45p (UK). The cover images are from ''[[Warriors Gate]]'', ''[[Full Circle]]'' and ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''.
 
*The indicia title was ''Doctor Who Special''.
==External Links==
==External Links==
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[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine Specials]]
[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine Specials]]

Revision as of 20:52, 6 May 2009

Contents

Articles

(Reprinted from DWM 15-16)
  • `The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Zygons'
(Reprinted from DWM Issue 9)
  • `Articles of Fear`
(Reprinted from DWM Issue 48)
  • `The Companions of Doctor Who`
(Reprinted from DWM Issue 49)
  • `The UNIT File`
(Reprinted from DWM Issues 22-23)

Comic Strips

(Reprinted from DWM Issues 17-18)
(Reprinted from DWM Issues 40-43)

Fiction

  • None

Archives

  • None

Interviews / Profiles

(Reprinted from DWM Issue 51)

Previews

  • None

Reviews

  • None

A4 Pin-ups

Also Featuring

  • None

Credited Credits

Editor: Alan McKenzie
Design: Diverse Hands
Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
Advertising: SH Space sales
Colour: Cheamworth Ltd.
Distribution: Comag

Further Information

  • With a cover heading of “A Marvel Summer Special: The Very Best of Doctor Who”, this second Summer Special offered no new material. Its contents had already appeared in the pages of the parent magazine.
  • Popular at the time it was unusual for the Holiday Special titles not to offer something new, and it was some holiday issues later that new material began to appear. Indeed one Special offered the concluding half of a comic strip story in an attempt to capture both new and regular readers.
  • While the Summer 1980 special relied on the reprinting and compilation of comic strip stories, this issue was more prose oriented.
  • This standard sized magazine was printed in June 1981 and had a cover price of 45p (UK). The cover images are from Warriors Gate, Full Circle and Nightmare of Eden.
  • The indicia title was Doctor Who Special.

External Links

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