DWM 53

The 53rd issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of June 1981. This would be the last time Tom Baker appeared on the cover as the current Doctor before leaving the role.

Articles

 * Photo-feature: Monster Gallery 5: The Invaders
 * Doctor Who Exhibitions

Comic content

 * Doctor Who: The Deal
 * The Dalek Chronicles: Eve of War

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * Archive Feature: TV: Image of the Fendahl (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
 * Episode Guide: The Chase to The Myth Makers (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):

Interviews / Profiles

 * Star ProFile: Katy Manning (Actress)
 * Peter Grimwade (Director) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
 * Photo-file Number 4: Sarah Sutton (Actress)

Previews

 * TV: Logopolis

Reviews

 * Season Review and Season Survey

A4 pin-ups

 * B&W Sarah Jane Smith (TV: The Time Warrior)
 * Colour Louise Jameson as Leela with blue eyes!

Also featuring

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
 * Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)

Credits

 * Editor: Alan McKenzie
 * Layout: Steve O'Leary and Rahid Khan
 * Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
 * Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Bulloch
 * Publisher: Stan Lee

Additional details

 * The year is not shown on the front cover.
 * The cover images show the Fourth Doctor from TV: State of Decay and the smaller image is from TV: Image of the Fendahl.
 * Matrix Data Bank is a two page extended feature this issue.
 * The Dalek Tapes reappear as a back-up comic strip. This time the four pages are printed unedited, but still in black and white.
 * Steve Parkhouse takes over from Steve Moore as the regular comic strip writer for the Doctor’s adventures.