mmm * fim THE * No.48 ARCHITECTS JANUARY A MARVEL MONTHLY 30p ^ OF FEAR! x > VICTORIAN SIAIfc ENGLAND trembles v , BENEATH A PHOTO FEATURE SPECIAL FEATURES ARCHITECTS OF FEAR 16 IS DOCTOR WHO TOO FRIGHTENING FOR AN EARL Y EVENING TV AUDIENCE? DOCTOR WHO MONTHLY DOESN'T THINK SO. WE INVESTIAGE THE FEARSOME ASPECTS OF THE SERIES. MONSTER GALLERY 20 ASA COMPANION PIECE TO OUR ARCHITECTS OF FEAR FEATURE WE PRESENT A SPECIAL PICTORIAL FEATURE ON THE MONSTERS OF DOCTOR WHO. STATE OF DECAY 22 DOCTOR WHO MONTHLY LOOKS AT THE DOCTOR'S MOST RECENT ADVENTURE. [■i»if i»: i’.’i:>y *i:m-Ty ti1 •f T|.»> y\ OUR VERY OWN MYSTERY IN THE WAX MUSEUM. DOCTOR WHO MONTHLY WAS PRESENT THE DAY THREE TOM BAKERS CAME FA CE- TO-FA CE THE TALONS OF WENG CHIANG 32 Editor: Paul Neary A SPECIAL PHOTO FEATURE ON THE 1977 DOCTOR WHO STORY. Features Editor: Alan McKenzie SPECIAL CONVENTION PICTORIAL 36 Layout: Steve O'Leary MANY OF THE FOLK IN VOL VED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE Art Assistance: Rahid Khan DOCTOR WHO TV SERIES DROPPED INTO THE MARVEL Consultant: Jeremy Bentham CONVENTION LAST OCTOBER. WE PRESENT A PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT ON JUST SOME OF THE EVENTS. Gothscan 2006 COMIC STRIPS fVT’AV ■ ' s OF DEATH 7 THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EXCITING TALE PLUS THE SAD DEPAR¬ ftp « iBggBg isgBasaL.3 TURE OF SHARON. his month we have a bumper crop of special features for your delight and delectation. We have a double helping on the subject of fear which includes a study of the horror content - or should that be lack TOUCHDOWN thereof? Plus we will be taking a look at some of the fearsome monster foes that I ON DENAB-7 have met on my travels through time and space. We also have a double dose of photo¬ 38 reports on recent events that have involved Doctor Who. The new COMPLETE THIS ISSUE! TEMPORARILY exhibition at Madame Tussaud's features AFFECTED BY A wax work models of some of my MAGNETIC STORM, K-9 deadliest enemies and, of course, me. DISOBEYS THE DOCTOR And earlier this year, in October, several AND SETS OFF ON A Doctor Who staffers and contributors SOLO ADVENTURE. dropped in to the Marvel Comics Film and Fantasy Convention to talk about their work, to sign autographs or just for the sheer fun of it all! REGULAR FEATURES All this plus the usual regular features and comic strips. What a shame I don't have room to tell you about the very GALLIFREY WHO CARES 6 special 50th issue of Doctor Who Monthly, which will soon be upon us. GUARDIAN FANTASTIC FACTS 27 Perhaps next month, then ... STAR PROFILE 28 Or Who Monthly is published by Marvel Comics Ltd.. Jadwm House. 205-211 Kentish Town Road. London NW5. All Dr Who material is copyright „ 1330 BBC. All other material is copyright c 1980 by Marvel Comics Ltd., a subsiduary of Cadence Industries Corp. No similarity between any of the fictional names, characters, persons and/or institutions herein with those of any living or dead persons or institutions is intended and any similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Not to be sold in the USA or Canada. Display advertising contact Morrison Brown. Media Selling Services. 17 Burpham Lane . Guildford. Surrey GUI3JD. GALLIFREY B GUARDIAN VJ/Printed onX Gallifreyl and Mars A ^101Infantimber 100th Gallifounds CONTROVERSY OVER FATE OF K 9 The Save-K-9 Campaign, which began more or less with the first rumours of the metal dog’s departure from Doctor Who last summer, has so far brought an incredible reaction from viewers anxious about the fate of their favourite canine robot. When producer John Nathan-Turner confirmed in the Press last October that K-9’s fate with the series was sealed, the backlash of protest surprised even the BBC. The Daily Express canvassed opinions from children throughout the United Kingdom while the forum programme Points of View devoted almost half a show to viewers’ letters of anguish. More recently the Sparrow Books company has appointed itself focal point of the Save K-9 Campaign with the recent release of its new children’s series of K-9 publications. Few people are more Although it was too early concerned with the for either writer to give a mechanical hound’s future definite answer, Dave DOCTOR WHO CONQUERS than the original creators - Martin was prepared to say Bob Baker and Dave Martin. that both a children’s pro¬ THE UNITED STATES Interviewed at the Marvel gramme on BBC TV, pos¬ The long awaited first Inside is the first half of Fantasy & Film Convention sibly featuring the radio appearance of Doctor Who “The Iron Legion’ story in October Dave Martin said controlled machine and in the American Marvel originally presented in that both he and Bob were maybe, alternatively, an Comics, this premiere Doctor Who Weekly. This keen to find a new home for animated series akin to the edition rapidly sold out time though it is in full K-9 now that his stay in the Paddington Bear pro¬ when it was first released in colour, courtesy of colourist TARDIS was almost over. grammes were possibilites. the science-fiction book¬ Andy Yanchus. shop chain last October. 1 Of greater interest to am assured further quanti¬ British readers perhaps are ties have been ordered ' the artwork pin-ups of the although it may be hard to / five Doctors (they haven’t SOURCES OF INCIDENTAL get hold of these editions in' forgotten Peter Cushing) some areas. plus several famous foes on DOCTOR WHO The comic itself sports the back pages, one of an artwork cover of Tom which depicts Roger MUSIC REVEALED Baker’s Doctor taken from a Delgado’s Master in full “City of Death” photograph Prydonian robes. There is A number of our readers Quatermass television serials used on the front of Doctor also a very intelligently have spotted the classical back in the fifties where it Who Weekly issue 34. written two page introduc¬ music sources for several was used as the title music tion to Doctor Who by incidental themes scored for for the first two produc¬ Mary Jo Duffy that even the recent “Leisure Hive” tions, The Quatermass Moore-Bo Derek film, 10. goes into such details as the story. Experiment and Quatermass Peter Howell and fellow Doctor’s physionomy; his The Argolin shuttle craft II. musicians of the Radio- twin hearts, low body theme has its roots in the The militaristic march of phonic Workshop are temperature and respiratory Planets Suite by Gustav the Pangol Tachyon Images hoping to interest BBC bypass system etc. Holst, more specifically in - or supposed Pangol Enterprises in the idea of a An interesting first “Mars, the Bringer of War”. Images - derives its tempo record album of Doctor edition clearly intended as a This powerful piece, in 5/4 from Ravel’s Bolero, Who Incidental Music, pilot for the American time, is probaby best brought recently to public compiled for the most part, market. Nevertheless we are remembered by older attention by its spectacular from this season. Further promised several subsequent readers who saw the original inclusion in the Dudley news as and when. editions. 4 DOCTOR WHO - THE Although it took a few PUZZLE OVER WILLIAM GAME OF TIME & SPACE evenings to master I found Produced by Games Work¬ this game to be very challen¬ HARTNELL JIGSAW shop Ltd, 1 Dalling Road, ging and enjoyable although Special thanks this does not know the name of London W6, Trade I would not recommend it month to Geraint Jones of the manufacturer his letter Enquiries 17/18 Hythe for younger fans. North Wales for sending me does point out that several Road, London NW10 Price this fascinating photograph of the pieces, including the £6.95p. THE of what is probably the only TARDIS, the Doctor and CHANGING Doctor Who jigsaw ever the Daleks, could all be Very much a product for produced for William mounted separately on the devotee of the FACE OF Hartnell’s Doctor. Produced provided wooden blocks “Dungeons and Dragons” DOCTOR WHO in 1965 for the Christmas and then stood up to form a style of games playing, this The new Doctor is 29 year market, the jigsaw was in 29 kind of 3-D Doctor Who dis¬ lavish board game is one of old Peter Davison, most pieces and although Geraint play! four recently launched by famous for his role as the Games Workshop Com¬ Tristan in the BBC tele¬ pany. It involves a hunt for vision programme, All the Key to Chronos which Creatures Great and Small. several incarnations of the He has done a variety of Doctor must undertake to stage and television work save the galaxy from des¬ but also lists songwriting truction. Barring the way amongst his talents and has are a whole host of Doctor a television theme-tune to Who enemies including his name! Davros, the Daleks, the The youngest Doctor to Cybermen and the Ice date has also a new compa¬ Warriors and to overcome nion — twenty-three year them with the equipment old Janet Fielding who will provided requires a conside¬ play the part of Tegan, an rable degree of skill from air hostess from Australia in the players, up to six of the last story of the season MORE DOCTOR WHO whom can participate. MERCHANDISING DUE FOR CHRISTMAS RELEASE From the Christmas Doctor Who stories them¬ 1965 market we move on to selves are good reads with this year with a seasonal “Alien Mind Games” clearly round up and review of the best of the five.