DWA 17

The 17th issue of the BBC's fortnightly Doctor Who Adventures.

Free gift

 * TARDIS Notebook and Dalek Stickers

Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * The Time War

Comic story

 * Heads You Lose (Part Two) (6 pages)

Tales from the TARDIS

 * From: (TV): The Christmas Invasion


 * Featuring Rose Tyler defending the Earth against the Sycorax while the Doctor wakes up.

Monster A-Z

 * I is for Ice Warriors

The Doctor’s Data (Collectable Fact File)

 * File 16: Reapers

Adventure Guide (Photofeature) and Behind the scenes Feature

 * (TV): Doomsday

Posters
montage featuring Dalek Sec and Cyberman montage featuring The Doctor and Arthur the horse montage featuring Mickey Smith and Rose Tyler
 * A3 “Cybermen PRIMARY TARGET!“ Dalek Sec in (TV): Doomsday
 * A4 “You’re NOT keeping the HORSE!“ Rose Tyler in (TV): The Girl in the Fireplace
 * A4 “I wanna see what’s OUT THERE!“Rose Tyler in School Reunion

Additional features

 * Welcome (including latest news/ preview teaser)
 * The Vortex (Who’s News)
 * Humour: ‘’What to do with a defeated enemy’’ Spider Robots can help to search out hidden Christmas presents (By Christopher Cooper)
 * Find in this issue hidden somewhere Mrs Pakoo to win a Doctor Who Shaker Maker!


 * TARDIS Inbox / Gallery
 * featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art


 * Make It
 * Cut out and make Monster Memory Game


 * Puzzle Pages
 * Competition Goodies: Doctor Who DVD’s, PS2 Games, King Arthur DVD’s, Roboreptiles

Credits
Also listing: favourite Doctor

Editor: Moray Laing, David Tennant

Art Editor: Paul Lang, Whatsisname. Him with the scarf!

Senior Writer: Annabel Gibson, Richard E Grant

Picture Editor: Shaila Bux, Tom Baker

Production Editor: Ed Lomas, Peter Davison

Editorial Assistant: Olivia McLearon, David Tennant

Head Girl Doll Corpulone, Jon Pertwee

Hidden Away / Facts
This magazine can be recycled: “Something kinda Ood next issue …”

Mini Motto: “Even monsters from under the bed have nightmares, don’t you monster?”

Frau Clovis: “The Duke of Manhattan reserves the right to eat any entries he thinks look tasty.”


 * An early design for the Ice Warriors was for it to look like a crocodile on two legs wearing a Viking helmet.
 * The ending for Doomsday drew inspiration from Phillip Pullman’s trilogy in which the hero and the heroine end up in separate worlds.
 * Four wind suffers accidentally wandered into shot when filming the closing scenes of Doomsday.

Additional details

 * Published every two weeks on a Thursday, this issue had a cover price of £1.99 (UK) and is cover marked 100% Official!
 * The subscription offer for this issue was a saving of over £6 (UK). No other incentive is offered.
 * The comic strip part two has a title different from part one: Gangster's Paradise.
 * This issue's free gift was selotaped to the cover.
 * Next issue's free gift is named as Doctor Who 2007 calendar.

External link

 * the official BBC magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue