The 54th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of July 1981.
Contents
Articles
- Photo-feature: Monster Gallery 6: Troughton's Aliens.
- The Troughton Years 1966-69.
Comic story
- Doctor Who: End of the Line (Part One)
- The Dalek Chronicles: Eve of War / The Archives of Phryne
Fiction
- None
Archives
- Archive Feature: (TV): Tomb of the Cybermen (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
- Episode Guide:The Daleks' Master Plan to The Gunfighters (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates)
Interviews / Profiles
- Star Profile: Patrick Troughton (Actor)
- Morris Barry (Director) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
- Photo-file Number 5: Janet Fielding (Actress)
Previews
- None
Reviews
- None
A4 pin-ups
- B&W The Second Doctor at the TARDIS console from TV: The Enemy of the World
- Colour The Cybermen awake from TV: Tomb of the Cybermen
Also featuring
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
- Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
Credits
- Editor: Alan McKenzie
- Layout: Steve O'Leary and Rahid Khan
- Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
- Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Bulloch
- Publisher: Stan Lee
Additional details
- Special Patrick Troughton-themed issue.
- The year is not displayed on the front cover.
- The main cover image of the Second Doctor is a publicity shot.
- The Dalek Tapes continue as a back up comic strip. This time only the first page is printed unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are. Still in black and white.