The 88th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of May 1984. It continued the theme of past issues by using the caption "Colin Baker is the Doctor" for the announcement of the Sixth Doctor.
Contents[]
Articles[]
- Glimpses of the Future by Richard Marson (A look at Earths future history)
- Who'd have Believed it? by John Wakefield ( A look at Doctor Who related spoofs)
Comic content[]
- Doctor Who: The Shape Shifter - Part One
Archives[]
DWM Archives (Retelling by episode, with no credits)
Episode Guide Update (with episode endings, credits and dates)
- TV: Earthshock to TV: Snakedance
Interviews / Profiles[]
- Lalla Ward interviewed by Richard Marson
Previews[]
Reviews (including 'On Target')[]
- TV: Warriors of the Deep Reviewed by Gary Russell
- NOVELISATION: Doctor Who: The Aztecs by John Lucarotti (Target Books)
- NOVELISATION: Doctor Who: Inferno adapted by Terrance Dicks (Target Books)
A4 pin-up[]
- Romana II from TV: The Horns of Nimon
Colour centrefold[]
- Guest stars in the 21st Season
Also featuring[]
- Doctor Who Letters
- Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Matrix Data Bank
Credits[]
- Editor: Alan McKenzie
- Assistant Editor: Roger P. Birchall
- Designer: Jane Hindmarsh
- Feature Writers: Gary Russell, Richard Marson and Jeremy Bentham
- Production: Tim Hampson and Alison Gill
- Production Assistant: Jeanette M. Sweetland
- Financial Controller: Robert W. Sutherland
- Advertising: Sally Benson
- Publisher: Stan Lee
- Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
Additional details[]
- No year was shown on this cover of this issue, which was priced at 60p (UK).
- The cover shows a publicity shot of Colin Baker, soon to be the Sixth Doctor.
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