DWM 55

The 55th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of August 1981. It was also the first cover to display Peter Davison as the incoming Fifth Doctor.

Articles

 * Introducing... the Fifth Doctor
 * Behind the Scenes Report: Costume Design

Comic content

 * Doctor Who: End of the Line (Part Two)
 * The Dalek Chronicles: The Archives of Phryne

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * Archive Feature: TV: The Ark (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
 * Episode Guide: The Savages to The Power of the Daleks (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):

Interviews / Profiles

 * Star ProFile: Kit Pedler (Writer)
 * Photo-file Number 6: Peter Davison (Actor)

Previews

 * None

Reviews

 * None

A4 pin-ups

 * None

Also featuring

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
 * Matrix Data Bank (2 pages of Questions and Answers)
 * Season Survey Results

Credits

 * Editor: Alan McKenzie
 * Design: Jimmy Ross
 * Art Assistance: D. Hands
 * Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
 * Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Bulloch
 * Publisher: Stan Lee

Additional details

 * The year is not displayed on the front cover.
 * The main cover image of the Fifth Doctor was a promotional shot for the new Doctor.
 * The Photo-File is credited to Jeremy Bentham with thanks to Linda Williams for research help.
 * The Dalek Tapes continue as a back-up comic strip. This time the first page is printed nearly unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are still in black and white.
 * The two pages of the Season Survey are printed in the smallest possible type font - the same as the credits; fortunately, the background was white!