DWA 280
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Doctor Who Adventures #280 was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 2 August 2012
Contents
Free gift
- Pencils, pen, yo-yo bouncy ball and Ultra rare Doctor Who Monster Invasion Ultimate trading card AND one of two pencil Tin sets.
- This issue also had a bonus 14 page pull-out ‘Monster Mind-bender’ puzzle section
Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)
- FACTFILE: Death by Dalek
- FEATURE: Rory Williams and Amy Pond’s dreams
Comic strips
Fast Facts (Collectable Fact Files)
- FACTFILE: DOCTOR’S COMPANIONS: Mickey Smith
Posters
- A3 Silence
- A4 Eleventh Doctor
- A4 ULTIMATE MONSTER Headless monk
Behind the scenes
- [[Olympic games|Olympic Torch designs for Fear Her
Interview
- None this issue
Also featuring
- Welcome and news (“Hello Time Travellers!”)
- Geronimo: News, Monster Companions!, Freaky Formula, Hot or Not
- Big Puzzle: Quiz (2 pages)
- Jokes, Puzzle page and Quiz
- Mega Moments
- Monster Texts: What’s on the Doctor’s phone messages.
- Readers contributions: Who and You Upload
featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art. - Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
- Competition Goodies (ipad and Wimpy kid goodies and Doctor Who Plush TARDIS )
Main team credits
…and how they would avoid death by Dalek
- Editor: Natalie Barnes Squish some mashed potato over their eye and then spin them around!
- Deputy Editor: Annabel Gibson Travel with the Doctor!
- Production Editor: Liza Millett I would pretend to go mad, like Caan, and become an abomination!
- Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies I’d hide in a cupboard under the stairs!
- Writer: Craig Donaghty I’d eam up with Cybermen and then escape as they were being blasted!
- Designer: Phil White confuse them with electronic music on my phone!
Hidden Away / Facts
- WHO SAID: “If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s an unpunctual alien attack.”
LW Eleventh Doctor in The Beast Below
- Both the Tenth Doctor and the Eleventh Doctor has been injured by Dalek weapons and the Fourth Doctor by an uncased Dalek.
Further information
- The subscription offer for this issue was four issues for £1 then a saving of 10% (thirteen issues for £30.42) (UK).
- This issue had a cover price of £2.99 (UK) and the free gift was cover bagged.
- The 14 page puzzle pull-out was printed on a less glossy, lower grade paper.
- Next issue's free gift is promoted as a ‘Heroes’ OR ‘Villains’ stationery set of folder, pencils, notebook AND two packs of Doctor Who Monster Invasion trading cards.