DWM comic stories

Overview
Since Doctor Who Magazine was first launched (as Doctor Who Weekly back in 1979),it continued an already long tradition, established in the pages of World Distributer`s Doctor Who Annuals and various TV themed comics, of providing further adventures for the Doctor through the provision of comic strip adventures. Indeed the early issues of the magazine were very much comic strip led, taking the comic strips in an altogether different direction to those that had gone before.

Early issues of the magazine featured a number of comic strip strands;
 * Ongoing comic strip adventures featuring the Doctor. (Usually these feature the current Doctor of the time but past Doctors adventures have often been included.)
 * A regular back up comic strip featuring characters and elements from the Whoniverse.
 * Reprinted comic strip adaptations of classic science fiction stories in the earlier issues (namely; War of the Worlds; The Invisible Man; First Men in the Moon; and Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde), under the heading `Tales from the TARDIS`.
 * Reprinted US comic strip material of short time-related stories under the heading of `Dr Who's Time Tales`.
 * Reprinted material from older publications (for example The Dalek Tapes)


 * Following the success of the reprinted Dalek Tapes (from the pages of TV Century 21), Doctor Who Magazine later acquired the rights to all the older comic strips from other titles. Using these comic strips on occasions in its regular issues, they were mainly used to launch a sister publications Doctor Who Classic Comics, where the cleaned up and re-coloured material was presented to a new audience.

Many of the comic strips have been reprinted a number of times in, or as, various publications, including as a series of mini-comics given away free in multipacks of Wotsits (a cheesy crisp snack),or used in a series of Marvel Premiere Issues aimed at an American audience. A short-lived seperate Doctor Who comic title was launched in American by Marvel Comics.

More recently the comic strip adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine have led to the release of a series of graphic novels, complete with new artwork and commentaries from those involved, collecting together a full run of the Doctor`s adventures along with selected reprints of the back up comic strips.

Doctor Who Magazine's comic strips have also been a key feature of hardback publications like the series of Doctor Who Yearbooks, Annuals and Storybooks.

Making the best use of talented artists, writers, inkers (and later colourists), the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip has gone from strength to strength.

Doctor-led Comic Strip Stories by Issue

 * 1-8: "The Iron Legion"
 * 9-16: "City of the Damned"
 * 17-18: "Timeslip"
 * 19-26: "The Star Beast"
 * 27-34: "The Dogs of Doom"
 * 35-38: "The Time Witch"
 * 39-45: "Dragon's Claw"
 * 46: "The Collector"
 * 47-48: "Dreamers of Death"
 * 49-50: "The Life Bringer"
 * 51: "War of the Words"
 * 52: "Spider-God"
 * 53: "The Deal"
 * 54-55: "End of the Line"
 * 56-57: "The Freefall Warriors"
 * 58-59: "Junkyard Demon"
 * 60: "The Neutron Knights"
 * 61-67: "The Tides of Time"
 * 68-69: "Stars Fell on Stockbridge"
 * 70-75: "The Stockbridge Horror"
 * 76-77: "Lunar Lagoon"
 * 78-83: "4-Dimensional Vistas"
 * 84, 86-87: "The Moderator"
 * 88-89: "The Shape Shifter"
 * 90-94: "Voyager"
 * 95-97: "Polly the Glot"
 * 98-99: "Once Upon a Time Lord"
 * 100-101: "War-Game"
 * 102-103: "Funhouse"
 * 104: "Kane's Story"
 * 105: "Abel's Story"
 * 106: "The Warrior's Story"
 * 107: "Frobisher's Story"
 * 108: "Exodus"
 * 109: "Revelation"
 * 110: "Genesis"
 * 111-113: "Nature of the Beast"
 * 114-116: "Time Bomb"
 * 117: "Salad Daze"
 * 118-119: "Changes"
 * 120-122: "Profits of Doom"
 * 123-126: "The Gift"
 * 127-129: "The World Shapers"
 * 130-133: "A Cold Day in Hell"
 * 134: "Redemption"
 * 135: "The Crossroads of Time"
 * 136-138: "Claws of the Klathi"
 * 139: "Culture Shock"
 * 140: "Keepsake"
 * 141-142: "Planet of the Dead"
 * 143-144: "Echoes of the Mogor"
 * 145-146: "Tide and Time"
 * 147: "Follow That TARDIS!"
 * 148-150: "Invaders from Gantac"
 * 151: "The Infinity Season"
 * 152-155: "Nemesis of the Daleks"
 * 156: "Stairway to Heaven"
 * 159-161: "Train Flight"
 * 162: "Doctor Conkeror"
 * 164-166: "Fellow Travellers"
 * 167: "Darkness Falling"
 * 168: "Distractions"
 * 169-172: "The Mark of Mandragora"
 * 173: "Party Animals"
 * 174: "The Chameleon Factor"
 * 175-178: "The Good Soldier"
 * 179: "A Glitch in Time"
 * 185-187: "The Grief"
 * 188-190: "Ravens"
 * 191: "Memorial"
 * 192: "Cat Litter"
 * 193-196: "Pureblood"
 * 197-202: "Emperor of the Daleks"
 * 203-206: "Final Genesis"
 * 207: "Time & Time Again"
 * 208-210: "Cuckoo"
 * 211: "Uninvited Guest"
 * 212-214: "Victims"
 * 215-217: "The Lunar Strangers"
 * 218-220: "Food for Thought"
 * 221-223: "Change of Mind"
 * 224-226: "Land of the Blind"
 * 227: "Up Above the Gods"
 * 228-230: "The Curse of the Scarab"
 * 231-233: "Operation Proteus"
 * 234: "Target Practice"
 * 235-237: "Black Destiny"
 * 238-242: "Ground Zero"
 * 244-247: "End Game"
 * 248-249: "The Keep"
 * 250: "A Matter of Life and Death"
 * 251-255: "Fire and Brimstone"
 * 256: "By Hook or By Crook"
 * 257-260: "Tooth and Claw"
 * 262-265: "The Final Chapter"
 * 266-271: "Wormwood"
 * 272: "Happy Deathday"
 * 273-276: "The Fallen"
 * 278-282: "The Road to Hell"
 * 283: "TV Action!"
 * 284-286: "The Company of Thieves"
 * 287-296: "The Glorious Dead"
 * 297-299: "The Autonomy Bug"
 * 300-303: "Ophideus"
 * 304: "Beautiful Freak"
 * 305: "The Last Word"
 * 306, 308-311: "The Way of all Flesh"
 * 312-317: "Children of the Revolution"
 * 319-322: "Uroburus"
 * 323-328: "Oblivion"
 * 329: "Where Nobody Knows Your Name"
 * 330-332: "Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game"
 * 333: "The Power of Thoueris!"
 * 334-336: "The Curious Case of Spring-Heeled Jack"
 * 337: "The Land of Happy Endings"
 * 338-342: "Bad Blood"
 * 343-345: "Sins of the Fathers"
 * 346-353: "The Flood"
 * 355-357: "The Love Invasion"
 * 358: "Art Attack!"
 * 359-362: "The Cruel Sea"
 * 363-364: "A Groatsworth of Wit"
 * 365-367: "The Bethrothal of Sontar"
 * 368: "The Lodger"
 * 369-371: "F.A.Q."
 * 372-374: "The Futurists"
 * 375-376: "Interstellar Overdrive"
 * 377: "The Green-Eyed Monster"
 * 378-380: "The Warkeeper's Crown"
 * 381-: "The Woman Who Sold the World"