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 future executive producer and 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
Regular
One-off
Guest
Eighth Doctor comic stories
Radio Times comic stories
Doctor Who Magazine
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Printed in |
Released
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| Endgame
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Alan Barnes
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Izzy, Maxwell, Celestial Toymaker
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244-247
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26 September - 19 December 1996
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| The Keep
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Izzy
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248-249
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16 January - 13 February 1997
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| A Life of Matter and Death
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Issue 250
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13 March 1997
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| 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
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257-260
|
25 September - 18 December 1997
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| The Final Chapter
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262-265
|
12 February - 7 May 1998
|
| Wormwood
|
Scott Gray
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Izzy, Fey, Shayde
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266-271
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4 June - 22 October 1998
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| Happy Deathday
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Izzy, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor
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DWM 272
|
19 November 1998
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| The Fallen
|
Izzy, Grace
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273-276
|
17 December 1998 - 11 March 1999
|
| The Road to Hell
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Izzy, Katsura
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278-282
|
6 May - 26 August 1999
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| TV Action!
|
Alan Barnes
|
Izzy, Beep
|
283
|
23 September 1999
|
| The Company of Thieves
|
Scott Gray
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Izzy, Kroton
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DWM 284-286
|
21 October - 16 December 1999
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| The Glorious Dead
|
Izzy, Kroton, Grace, Katsura
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287-296
|
13 January - 21 September 2000
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| The Autonomy Bug
|
Izzy
|
297-299
|
19 October - 14 December 2000
|
| Ophidius
|
Izzy, Destrii
|
DWM 300-303
|
11 January - 5 April 2001
|
| Beautiful Freak
|
Izzy
|
DWM 304
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3 May 2001
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| The Way of All Flesh
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DWM 306, 308-311
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28 June, 23 August - 18 October 2001
|
| Children of the Revolution
|
DWM 312-317
|
December 2001 - 2 May 2002
|
| Uroboros
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Feyde
|
DWM 319-322
|
27 June - 19 September 2002
|
| Oblivion
|
Izzy, Feyde, Destrii
|
DWM 323-328
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17 October 2002 - 6 March 2003
|
| Where Nobody Knows Your Name
|
Frobisher
|
DWM 329
|
3 April 2003
|
| Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game
|
Gareth Roberts
|
Billy, Stobbs
|
DWM 330-332
|
1 May - 26 June 2003
|
| The Power of Thoueris!
|
Scott Gray
|
Ediphis
|
DWM 333
|
24 July 2003
|
| The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack
|
|
DWM 334-336
|
20 August - 16 October 2003
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| The Land of Happy Endings
|
John and Gillian
|
DWM 337
|
13 November 2003
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| Bad Blood
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Destrii
|
DWM 338-342
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11 December 2003 - 1 April 2004
|
| Sins of the Fathers
|
DWM 343-345
|
28 April - 24 June 2004
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| The Flood
|
Destrii, Izzy, Max, Grace
|
DWM 346-353
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22 July 2004 - 3 February 2005
|
IDW Publishing
Miniseries
| 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
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20 August 2008 - 21 January 2009
|
Doctor Who (2012)
- Dead Man's Hand (DW12 15 featuring Matrix projections of the first eleven Doctors and the War Doctor)
Prisoners of Time
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Released
|
| The Body Politic
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Scott & David Tipton
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Grace
|
28 August 2013
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| Endgame
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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
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20 November 2013
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Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor
Miniseries
Back-up strips
The Many Lives of Doctor Who
Time Lord Victorious
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