DWA 287

Doctor Who Adventures # was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 20th September 2012

Free gift

 * Vortex spinner pad and pen

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * PREVIEW: New Series 4: The Power of Three (TV story)|]]
 * PULL-OUT STORY GUIDE: 4 A Town Called Mercy

Comic strips

 * Dawn of Time

Fast Facts (Collectable Fact Files)

 * None this issue

Posters

 * A3 A Town Called Mercy
 * A4 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
 * A4 ULTIMATE DALEK Renegade Supreme Dalek

Behind the scenes

 * Concept art for Cybus Industries (The Age of Steel)

Interview

 * Matt Smith talks about the Amy Pond and Rory Williams leaving.

Also featuring

 * Welcome and news (“Hello Time Travellers!”)
 * Geronimo: News, Monster Companions!, Freaky Formula, Mixed-up Episode titlesJoke, Hot or Not
 * Big Puzzle: Could you be a Marshall Test (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 (PS3 and Worms set, Lego Monster Fighters and Doctor Who Plush TARDIS )

Main team credits
With their favourite UNIT personel
 * Editor: Natalie Barnes Private Ross Jenkins
 * Deputy Editor: Annabel Gibson Malcolm
 * Production Editor: Liza Millett Captain Magambo
 * Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies The Brigadier of course
 * Writer: Craig Donaghty I like the Groske that work for UNIT
 * Designer: Phil White Corporal Bell

Hidden Away / Facts

 * WHO SAID: “Don’t tell me: it doesn’t do cubes."
 * Rory Williams in The Power of Three


 * Matt Smith states that he isn’t an idiot and wouldn’t leave in Doctor Who’s biggest year ever!
 * A Town Called Mercy was filmed on a set in Almeria in Spain
 * The Preachers logo was a backward Cybus Industries emblem crossed out.

Further information

 * The subscription offer for this issue was a copy of Doctor Who The Ultimate Monster Guide and a saving of 10% (thirteen issues for £30.42) (UK).
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.60 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as a massive TARDIS wipeboard and a pack of Deadly 60 trading cards.