The 59th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in December 1981.
Contents
Articles
- 'Doctor Who and the Merchandisers'
Comic stories
- Doctor Who: Junkyard Demon (Part Two)
- The Gods Walk Among Us
- The Dalek Chronicles: The Rogue Planet
Fiction
- None
Archives
DWM Archives
- Archive Feature: DW: Pyramids of Mars (Retelling by episode, with no credits)
- Episode Guide: The Invasion to The War Games(Listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates)
Interviews / Profiles
- Photo-file: Bernard Archard (Actor)
- Mat Irvine (Special Effects Designer)
Previews
- None
Reviews
- None
A4 pin-ups
- None
Additional features
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
- Matrix Data Bank (2 pages of Questions and Answers)
Credits
- Editor: Alan McKenzie,
- Design: Steve O'Leary and Rahid Khan,
- Art Assistance: Chas Farnsbarn,
- Consultant: Jeremy Bentham,
- Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Bulloch,
- Publisher: Stan Lee
Additional details
- The year is not displayed on the front cover.
- The cover images are from DW: Pyramids of Mars
- The Episode Guide is extended to three pages to include the War Games.
- There is the announcement that “ Big Changes are coming to Doctor Who Monthly”. From DWM Issue 61, the 1/4 page ad features a silhouetted cricketer!