HISTORY IN THE MAKING: DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE issues that I DON"T have

This post is a visual checklist of the issues of DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE (including Specials) that I'm missing in my collection. (Since I live in the United States, there is a delay of a month or two usually before new issues become available here, which will be reflected in the list.)

Each issue below will contain a link to its entry at the Doctor Who Wiki, TARDIS Wiki, which is where most of the cover images were taken from, in case you want to read more information about that particular issue (since they are indexed there). Comic-strip collections are not included below, unless they are considered part of an ongoing DWM series (like DWM Special Edition); you can find a list of DWM graphic novels here and here. Certain spin-off series of less interest to me are also not included, such as Doctor Who Poster Magazine and Doctor Who Insider.

Technically I don't have the first issue of DWM -- although I used to, as can be seen in this YouTube video that I made in 2015. I later sold the issue, since I have a replica edition that was included with DWM #350 in 2004; after doing a side-by-side, page-by-page comparison, I decided to part with the original and keep the replica, since I didn't need both. In retrospect, I probably should have just kept the original, so I wouldn't need to add this caveat every time I talk about the issues of DWM that I'm missing! You can view more of my videos about Doctor Who Magazine here.

In addition to the issues that I'm missing, I could use upgrades on a few of them due to some defects, which can be found over on my website, where I mainly keep track of my DWM collection, as well as other stuff that I collect. But I will try to update this post as well, as I obtain more issues. This post was last updated on June 25, 2024.

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE (1979 to present)

The magazine was originally published by Marvel UK and titled Doctor Who Weekly, with the comic strip being more prominent than it is now. The magazine became a monthly in 1980, and finally adopted its current series title (after minor variations of wording) in 1985. Below are shown the issues that I'm missing.

#337 (Dec. 2003) [wiki]

#359 (Aug. 2005) [wiki]

#369 (May 2006) [wiki]

#395 (May 2008) [wiki]

#416 (Jan. 2010) [wiki]

#529 (Oct. 2018) [wiki]

The cover shown here is the outside bag. The interior cover can be seen on the Wiki link.

#550 (May 2020) [wiki]

The cover shown here is the exterior bag in which the issue was contained. This issue and #551 were published during the height of the pandemic lockdowns in the U.S. and are therefore very difficult to obtain here.

#551 (June 2020) [wiki]

#578 (July 2022) [wiki]

#579 (Summer 2022) [wiki]

#580 (Aug. 2022) [wiki]

#581 (Sept. 2022) [wiki]

#584 (Dec. 2022) [wiki]

#593 (Aug. 2023) [wiki]

#594 (Sept. 2023) [wiki]

#598 (Jan. 2024) [wiki]

Released in the UK on December 7, 2023.

#604 (June 2024) [wiki]
Released in the UK on May 23, 2024.

#605 (July 2024) [wiki]
Released in the UK on June 20, 2024.

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL

These were seasonal specials that were released in addition to the regular monthly magazine. The series ran 28 issues, from 1980 to 1996. I'm missing 8 issues, which are shown below.

#5 (Winter 1982) [wiki]

#7 (Winter 1983/84) [wiki]

#10 (Summer 1985) [wiki]

This issue was mainly a color Doctor Who comic strip.

#15 (Nov. 1988): 25th Anniversary Special [wiki]

#19 (Summer 1992): Sarah Jane Smith [wiki]

#24 (Summer 1994): The Dalek Chronicles comic strip [wiki]

#27 (Spring 1996): The Sixties Dalek Movies [wiki]

#28 (May 1996): The Doctor Who Movie Special [wiki]

This was the last of the seasonal Marvel Specials, which were discontinued once DWM was acquired by Panini from Marvel UK.

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION

Panini revived the seasonal specials with a new series in 2002, and the series is still being published today. Shown below are the issues that I'm missing.

#2 (Sept. 2002): The Complete Third Doctor [wiki]