DWM 117

The 117th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in October 1986.

Articles

 * Travelling Companions - Where would the Doctor be without his companions? Richard Marson examines the changing characteristics and roles of these supporting characters as an introduction to a new series...of character profiles and development.

Comic Strips

 * The Famous Doctor Who History Tour: Part 5: "Discoveries" Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
 * Salad Daze

Fiction

 * Doctor Who Magazine Short Story Competition
 * Runner-Up, Under 15 Category: The Heat-Seekers by Andrew Lowes

Archives

 * DW: The Leisure Hive

Interviews / Profiles

 * Mervyn Haisman Interviewed - The Yeti and United Nations Intelligence Taskforce are among the popular and important innovations that emerged during the Patrick Troughton era and were the creations of writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln. Richard Marson talks with half of the team, Mervyn Haisman, in the BBC's Sheppard's Bush offices...
 * The Davros Tapes - In issues 109 and 111 we took a look at the two most recent 'incarnations' of Davros. Gary Russell turns the clock back over ten years and talks to Michael Wisher, the man who portrayed Davros Mark One.

A4 Pin-ups

 * Sixth Doctor and Peri (from DW: The Mysterious Planet)

Previews

 * New Season preview - Story 2 Mindwarp

Reviews - Off the Shelf

 * BOOK: Black Orchid
 * BOOK: The Ark''

Also Featuring

 * To the TARDIS (Letters)
 * featuring: 'Doctor Who?' by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett


 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Matrix Databank

Credits

 * Editor: Sheila Cranna
 * Assistant Editor: Penny Home
 * Art Director/Design: Steve Cook
 * Production: Alison Gill
 * Advertising: Sally Benson
 * Publisher: Stan Lee
 * Advisor: John Nathan-Turner

Additional details

 * The 'Travelling Companions' feature by Richard Marson is an introduction to a new series looking at individual companions.