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[[File:Daft Dimension 500.jpg|thumb|[[Arnold Grimsbottom]] is enraged to discover ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (in-universe)|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' on sale. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret History of Life Before Doctor Who Magazine! (comic story)|The Secret History of Life Before Doctor Who Magazine!]]'')]]

By [[1979]], the ''Televisual Comic'' strip was no longer being published. [[Marvel Comics Group (in-universe)|Marvel UK]] editor, [[Dez Skinn (The Origin of Doctor Who Magazine)|Dez Skinn]], noticed this, and concluded that this meant the license was up for grabs. After sleeping on the idea of Marvel creating a ''Doctor Who'' publication, Skinn awoke the next morning and created a dummy issue that he took straight to the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]]. After the pitch was approved, Skinn announced the creation of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (in-universe)|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' at [[Comic Con '79]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Origin of Doctor Who Magazine (comic story)|The Origin of Doctor Who Magazine]]'') The [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 1 (in-universe)|first issue]] was published shortly before the ink on [[Arnold Grimsbottom]]'s fanzine, which he first printed in 1963, had finally dried. He prepared to announce it as the first ongoing ''Doctor Who''-dedicated publication, only to realise the Marvel's new publication had just pipped him to the post. Arnold angrily insisted the magazine would "never last". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret History of Life Before Doctor Who Magazine! (comic story)|The Secret History of Life Before Doctor Who Magazine!]]'')