DWA 289

Doctor Who Adventures # was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 4 October 2012.

Free gift

 * A build your own Cyberman.

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * FACT FILE: Statues and Weeping Angels
 * PULL-OUT STORY GUIDE: 5: The Angels Take Manhatten

Comic content

 * Pondnium!

Fast Facts

 * None this issue

Posters

 * A3 The Angels Take Manhattan
 * A4 ULTIMATE DALEK Dalek Skeleton

Behind the scenes

 * Concept art behind Volcano Day (The Fires of Pompeii)

Interview

 * Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith look back at the highs and "ows" of series 7

Also featuring

 * Welcome and news (Hello Time Travellers!)
 * Geronimo: News, Freaky Formula, Mixed-up Episode Titles, This Week in Who History, Joke, Hot or Not
 * Big Puzzle: Angel Maze (2 pages)
 * Jokes, Puzzle page and Quiz
 * Mega Moments
 * Activity: Episode scorecard
 * What's on the Doctor's phone messages.
 * Readers contributions: Who and You Upload - featuring reader's letters, photos, and art.
 * Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
 * Competition Goodies (V-Taiker Scooter, Spy Net Gadgets and Doctor Who Plush TARDIS )

Credits
Favourite Series 7 character
 * Editor: Natalie Barnes Susan the horse, because I respect his life choices
 * Deputy Editor: Annabel Gibson Oswin – a soufflé-making Dalek
 * Production Editor: Liza Millett Rory – he's brilliant!
 * Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies Tricey – we're from the same era.
 * Writer: Craig Donaghy Brian – he carries a trowel!
 * Designer: Phil White Kate – for keeping the Brigadier's memory alive

Hidden Away / Facts

 * WHO SAID: "It means, Mr Grayle – just you wait 'til my husband gets home!" River Song in The Angels Take Manhattan.
 * Volcano Day, the day Pompeii was destroyed, was 23 August 79 AD.
 * Originally the Pyrovile were to be called the Pyrovillaxitrians.

Further information

 * The subscription offer for this issue was four issues for £1 then a saving of 10% (thirteen issues for £30.42) (UK).
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.70 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as a sonic pen and colouring pencils as well as a collectible comic cover!