DWM 53

The 53rd issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in June 1981.

Articles

 * ‘Photo-feature: Monster Gallery 5: The Invaders’
 * ‘Doctor Who Exhibitions’

Comic Strip

 * Doctor Who: The Deal
 * The Dalek Chronicles: The Eve of War

Fiction

 * None

Archives
DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits) EPISODE GUIDE (Listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):
 * (DW): Image of the Fendahl 
 * The Chase to The Myth Makers

Interviews / Profiles

 * Star Profile: Katy Manning (Actress)
 * Peter Grimwade (Director) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
 * Photo-file Number 4: Sarah Sutton (Actress)

Previews

 * TV: (DW): Logopolis 

Reviews

 * Season Review and Season Survey

A4 Pin-ups

 * B&W Sarah Jane Smith (DW: The Time Warrior )
 * Colour Louise Jameson as Leela with blue eyes!

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

 * The year is not shown on the front cover.
 * The cover images show the Fourth Doctor from DW: State of Decay and the smaller image is from DW: Image of the Fendahl
 * Matrix Data Bank is a two page extended feature this issue.
 * The Daleks reappear as a back up comic strip. This time the four pages are printed unedited, but still in black and white.
 * Steve Parkhouse takes over from Steve Moore as the regular comic strip writer for the Doctor’s adventures.