DWM 54

The 54th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of July 1981.

Articles

 * Photo-feature: Monster Gallery 6: Troughton's Aliens.
 * The Troughton Years 1966-69.

Comic content

 * Doctor Who: End of the Line (Part One)
 * The Dalek Chronicles: Eve of War / The Archives of Phryne

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * Archive Feature: TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
 * Episode Guide: The Daleks' Master Plan to The Gunfighters (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates)

Interviews / Profiles

 * Star ProFile: Patrick Troughton (Actor)
 * Morris Barry (Director) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
 * Photo-file Number 5: Janet Fielding (Actress)

Previews

 * None

Reviews

 * None

A4 pin-ups

 * B&W The Second Doctor at the TARDIS console from TV: The Enemy of the World
 * Colour The Cybermen awake from TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen

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

 * Special Patrick Troughton-themed issue.
 * The year is not displayed on the front cover.
 * The main cover image of the Second Doctor is a publicity shot. It's also the first time that Troughton appears on the cover on his own.
 * The Dalek Tapes continue as a back up comic strip. This time only the first page is printed unedited, while the opening and closing blocks of the other three pages are. Still in black and white.