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Doctor Who Magazine comic stories were published in black and white from DWM 1 (1979) to DWM 299 (2001). Since then, multiple publications have reprinted colourised versions of these stories but only reaching the early Seventh Doctor run.

Overview
The earliest endeavour to colourise DWM comic stories was in the Marvel Premiere, a US publication by Marvel Comics. With the first two stories covered, Doctor Who (1984) was launched to continue publishing these stories in the United States. Canceled in 1986, the series ended two stories short of completing the Fifth Doctor run.

That same year, Marvel would partner with Golden Wonder to produce Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic as a free gift in crisp multi-packs. These Sixth Doctor stories were colourised but edited down in page count. Some panels were altered to remove Peri Brown from certain stories. A more complete attempt by Marvel to colourise Sixth Doctor stories came with Voyager, a 1989 graphic novel coving his early stories.

In 1992, Marvel UK set out to reprint Doctor Who comics from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s for a British audience. This publication included select stories by Polystyle Publications, Ltd. and DWM up to 1994.

In 1993, Virgin Books became the first publisher other than Marvel to print colourised DWM comics with The Mark of Mandragora, their only graphic novel release.

Interest in classic DWM stories would not return until the show returned in 2005 with the BBC Wales. IDW Publishing licensed reprints of DWM stories for Doctor Who Classics