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==Background==
==Background==


Following the positive feedback to the Doctor's comic strip stories as featured in [[Doctor Who Marvel Premiere (Issues 57-60)]], a separate title called simply '''Doctor Who''' was launched in the USA and ran for 23 issues. Its first issue featured the first installment of ''[[The Iron Legion]]'' featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]] The series concluded with ''[[Lunar Lagoon]]'' featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]] and introducing [[Gustous R Thripsted|Gus]].
Following the positive feedback to the Doctor's comic strip stories as featured in ''Marvel Premiere'' (Issues 57-60)]], a separate title called simply '''Doctor Who''' was launched in the USA and ran for 23 issues. Its first issue featured the first installment of ''[[The Iron Legion]]'' featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]] The series concluded with ''[[Lunar Lagoon]]'' featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]] and introducing [[Gustous R Thripsted|Gus]].


The American '''Doctor Who ''' title featured new artwork on its covers. The publication also included some new illustrations and background feature articles, along with a letters page.
The American '''Doctor Who ''' title featured new artwork on its covers. The publication also included some new illustrations and background feature articles, along with a letters page.
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[[Category:Comics magazines]]
[[Category:Comics magazines]]
[[Category:Doctor Who magazines]]

Revision as of 21:55, 1 July 2008

See also Doctor Who (disambiguation).

Doctor Who was a monthly reprint publication published by Marvel Comics, re-printing Doctor Who Magazine comics stories featuring the Fourth and Fifth Doctors. It was published from October 1984 to August 1986 and priced $1.50.

Background

Following the positive feedback to the Doctor's comic strip stories as featured in Marvel Premiere (Issues 57-60)]], a separate title called simply Doctor Who was launched in the USA and ran for 23 issues. Its first issue featured the first installment of The Iron Legion featuring the Fourth Doctor The series concluded with Lunar Lagoon featuring the Fifth Doctor and introducing Gus.

The American Doctor Who title featured new artwork on its covers. The publication also included some new illustrations and background feature articles, along with a letters page.

The Covers