DWM 285

The 285th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 18 November 1999 and had a cover date of 15 December 1999. It advertised Mark Gatiss playing "the Doctor" in a Doctor Who tongue-in-cheek one-off mini-episode, The Web of Caves.

It was the final issue of Doctor Who Magazine to be published by Marvel Comics.

Articles

 * A night to remember - Doctor Who theme night by Gary Gillatt and Andrew Pixley
 * Everything you ever needed to know about...PROSE: Illegal Alien
 * Thrilling adventures in Time and Space - Part Five Dog Days by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons

Comic content

 * The Company of Thieves - Part Two

Archives

 * TV: Meglos by Andrew Pixley

Profiles / Interviews

 * Farewell to all that Wendy Padbury's last ever interview exclusive to DWM with Simon J Gerard

Reviews - 'Shelf Life'

 * PROSE: Frontier Worlds
 * Harlequin Miniatures: Doctor Who Miniatures
 * REF: I, Who: The Unauthorised Guide to the Doctor Who Novels
 * REF: The Doctor's Affect
 * Slow Dazzle Worldwide: TARDIS and Dalek Desktop Calendars 2000

Regular features

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Timelines (Letters)
 * The Time Team - episodes 41 to 48 (The Reign of Terror episodes 5-6, Planet of Giants and The Dalek Invasion of Earth episodes 1-3)


 * It's the end but...

Extra Features

 * The DWM 285 Crossword (sponsored by BBC Books)

Credits

 * Editor: Gary Gillatt & Alan Barnes
 * Design: Peri Godbold
 * Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Manager: Liz Teal
 * Chief Sub: Jason Quinn
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Miles Stevens-Hoare

Additional details

 * This edition featured a competition in which readers could win the original DVD edition of the Five Doctors. The next issue would feature a review of this DVD.