The Secret History of Life Before Doctor Who Magazine! (comic story)

 was the twenty-fourth, special full-page edition of The Daft Dimension, published in DWM 500 in honour of the landmark issue.

Summary
The strip details the beginnings of the Doctor Who fandom and the events that lead to the creation of Doctor Who Magazine. As it explains: Doctor Who fandom officially began after the premiere of the first episode on the night of 23 November 1963, when a man called Arnold Grimsbottom argued with his brother over the significance of the unnamed policeman at the beginning of the story, whom Arnold believed to be central to the plot, with the clue being the use of the police box. Arnold decides to put his thoughts to paper, by creating the very first Doctor Who fanzine titled That Police Man in Episode One is the Main Character, I'm Sure of It!, using a gestetner stencil printing, unfortunately meaning it would take some time for the ink to dry.

A few weeks later, Mavis Tannerworth of Blackpool accidentally created the very first Dalek cosplay outfit whilst tidying up her kitchen and talking about her new boyfriend Nate.

Meanwhile, the first Doctor Who comic strip appeared in Televisual Comic. It strayed a little from the TV show in that it starred the First Doctor, his grandchildren, his best pal Sid, his neighbours Terry and June, and TARDIS conductor Jack.

more to come

Characters

 * Arnold Grimsbottom
 * Mavis Tannerworth