DWM 124

The 124th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of May 1987. This issue was Sylvester McCoy's cover debut as the incoming Seventh Doctor. Despite the lack of a costume yet, McCoy is seen wearing his panama hat. It would become his own contribution to his Doctor's future look. This was the first issue of DWM to introduce a new Doctor since DWM 88 and the last until DWM 236 to do so. (It also eschewed the typical 'X IS the Doctor!' caption for the first time.)
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
* The Cybermen - Part 2; during the Pertwee years, the Cybermen virtually disappeared from the series, but returned by popular demand with Tom Baker's Doctor. Stephen James Walker charts their development up until the present.
=== Comic content ===
* The Gift - Part 2
=== Archives ===
* Archive Feature: TV: The Mind Robber (retelling by episode, no credits but a 'Fact File' by Richard Marson)
* Season Thirteen Flashback: many followers of the series call the second Tom Baker season the greatest in the show's history, combining excellent writing, acting, direction and a consistently high standard. Richard Marson recalls Doctor Whos Thirteenth Season with contributions from those who were involved and fans.
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* Travelling Companions - Barbara Wright; an integral part of the first Doctor Who team, schoolteacher Barbara Wright combined vulnerability with a maturity and ability to cope with the Doctor.
* Gerry Davis Interviewed - Gerry Davis, Doctor Who script editor for nearly two years in the mid sixties, liked strong science fiction tales with morals and monsters, and was co-founder of the infamous Cybermen. Richard Marson caught up with him at his London home.
=== A4 pin-ups ===
* Variation of the cover featuring the new team of Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford. Photograph by Steve Cook
=== Previews ===
* None
=== Reviews - Off the Shelf ===
* NOVELISATION: The Massacre by John Lucarotti (Target Books)
=== Also featuring ===
* Pick of the Penguin (Letters)
* Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Matrix Databank
* Forum: Could there be a lady Doctor? by Althea Fleming
== Credits ==
: Editor: Sheila Cranna
: Assistant Editor: Penny Holme
: Art Editor / Designer: Steve Cook
: Production: Alison Gill
: Publisher: Stan Lee
: Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
== Additional details ==
* Pick of the Penguin is the alternative winner for renaming the letters Page.
* Forum is the first of an irregular series of controversial topics.
* Welcome aboard the Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy!
* This issue was priced 85p (UK) and the cover photograph was taken by Steve Cook from a publicity call for the Seventh Doctor.
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