Fifth Doctor comic stories were published in Doctor Who Monthly (later The Official Doctor Who Magazine) during Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.
Doctor Who Monthly launched the Fifth Doctor's comic strip adventures with the Doctor travelling on his own. Later a number of new and familiar characters were included. (These decisions were largely determined by the issue of image rights.)
The Fifth Doctor's original DWM run of six stories published from DWM 61 to DWM 87 contained no direct connections to the televised adventures of the Fifth Doctor beyond the Doctor appearing as he did on TV. Stories in the first half of the original run featured the village of Stockbridge, while stories in the second half featured Angus Goodman. The sixth story, The Moderator began a storyline which continued into The Shape Shifter, the first Sixth Doctor comic story.
One Fifth Doctor comic was published outside of DWM during the time that the Fifth Doctor was the "current" Doctor: On the Planet Isopterus in Doctor Who Annual 1983.
While Doctor Who Magazine, as the magazine was later known, mostly used the current Doctor in the regular comic strip adventures, Fifth Doctor comic strip stories have appeared from time to time in the regular magazine, specials and in other publications since his television retirement.
Comic strip companions of the Fifth Doctor[]
Regular[]
- Angus Goodman (Doctor Who Monthly/The Official Doctor Who Magazine)
- Adric (Doctor Who annual, Doctor Who Magazine, and Prisoners of Time)
- Nyssa (Doctor Who annual and Prisoners of Time)
- Tegan Jovanka (Doctor Who annual, Doctor Who Magazine and Prisoners of Time)
- Peri Brown (Doctor Who Magazine)
One-off[]
- Sir Justin of Wells (Doctor Who Monthly)
- Shayde (Doctor Who Monthly)
- Maxwell Edison (Doctor Who Monthly)
- Vislor Turlough (Doctor Who Magazine)
Fifth Doctor comic stories[]
Doctor Who Monthly/The Official Doctor Who Magazine/Doctor Who Magazine[]
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tides of Time | Steve Parkhouse | Shayde, Sir Justin of Wells, Rassilon | 61-67 | 14 January - 8 July 1982 |
| Stars Fell on Stockbridge | Maxwell Edison | 68-69 | 12 August - 9 September 1982 | |
| The Stockbridge Horror | Shayde | 70-75 | 14 October 1982 - 10 March 1983 | |
| Lunar Lagoon | Angus Goodman | 76-77 | 14 April - 12 May 1983 | |
| 4-Dimensional Vistas | Angus Goodman, First Monk, Ice Warriors | 78-83 | 9 June - 10 November 1983 | |
| The Moderator | Angus Goodman, Josiah W. Dogbolter, Hob | 84, 86-87 | 8 December 1983, 9 February - 8 March 1984 | |
| Time & Time Again | Paul Cornell | Seventh Doctor, Ace, Benny, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Susan, Jamie, Zoe, Adric, Frobisher, White Guardian, Black Guardian | 207 | 25 November 1993 |
| The Lunar Strangers | Gareth Roberts | Tegan, Turlough | 215-217 | 7 July - 1 September 1994 |
| The Curse of the Scarab | Alan Barnes | Peri | 228-230 | 6 July - 31 August 1995 |
Doctor Who Annuals[]
- On the Planet Isopterus (Doctor Who Annual 1983 featuring Adric, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka)
- Blood Invocation (Doctor Who Yearbook 1995 featuring Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka)
IDW Publishing[]
Miniseries[]
- The Forgotten (TF 3 featuring Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough, the first ten Doctors (save the War Doctor), and numerous other companions)
Doctor Who (2012)[]
| Title | Writer | Featuring | Printed in | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's Hand | Tony Lee | DW12 13 - 16 | 18 September - 4 December 2013 |
Prisoners of Time[]
- In Their Nature (POT 5 featuring Adric, and Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka)
- Endgame (POT 12 featuring Adric, and Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka, the first eleven Doctors (save the War Doctor), and numerous other companions)
Titan Comics[]
Miniseries[]
- The Lost Dimension (TLD 1 and 8)
Back-up strips[]
- Prologue: The Fifth Doctor (10DY2 13 featuring Peri Brown)
External links[]
- Altered Vistas - In the Comics - The Fifth Doctor
- Doctor Who Magazine - Fifth Doctor Strips at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Annuals - Fifth Doctor Strips and Stories at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
