Doctor Who (1984)

Doctor Who was a monthly comic book published from October 1984 to August 1986 by Marvel Comics. It re-printed Doctor Who Magazine comic stories featuring the Fourth and Fifth Doctors. Until the advent of IDW's 2008 Doctor Who title, it was the only Doctor Who comic published in the United States. For this reason, many fans consider it "the American Doctor Who comic book", even though it is no longer the only such publication. All the stories featured in this series have since been reprinted by IDW in its Doctor Who Classics line.
Following the positive feedback to the Doctor's comic strip stories as featured in issues 57 through 60 of Marvel Premiere, a separate, "glossy format" title, rather than Marvel Premieres traditional comic book format, was premiered. The magazine reprinted the Doctor's comics adventures from Doctor Who Weekly and Monthly stories with new colouring (the original comics had appeared in black and white), new covers by original Doctor Who Weekly artist Dave Gibbons, new articles and features and a letter column. It ran for twenty-three issues. Its first issue featured the first instalment of Doctor Who and the Star Beast, featuring the Fourth Doctor. The series concluded with Lunar Lagoon featuring the Fifth Doctor and introducing Gus.
For the first fourteen issues, the publication used a unique version of the Doctor Who logo which combined the "diamond" motif of the Fourth Doctor era with the lettering used from 1963-66. Beginning with issue 15, the comic switched to using the then-current "neon tube" logo of the Fifth Doctor.
== Stories ==
=== Main ===
# 	Title 	Writer 	Doctor	Featuring 	Printed in 	Released
1 	Doctor Who and the Star Beast 	Pat Mills, John Wagner	4th 	Sharon, K9 Mark II, Beep 	DW84 1 - 2 	
2 	Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom 	Pat Mills, John Wagner	4th 	Sharon, K9, Daleks 	DW84 3 - 4 	
3 	Doctor Who and the Time Witch 	Steve Moore 	4th 	Sharon, K9 	DW84 5 	
4 	Dragon's Claw 	Steve Moore 	4th 	Sharon, K9, Sontarans 	DW84 6 - 7 	
5 	The Collector 	Steve Moore 	4th 	Sharon, K9 	DW84 8 	
6 	Dreamers of Death 	Steve Moore 	4th 	Sharon, K9 	DW84 8 	
7 	The Life Bringer! 	Steve Moore 	4th 	K9 	DW84 9 	
8 	War of the Words 	Steve Moore 	4th 	K9 	DW84 10 	
9 	Spider-God 	Steve Moore 	4th 	 	DW84 10 	
10	The Deal 	Steve Parkhouse 	4th 	 	DW84 11 	
11	End of the Line 	Steve Parkhouse 	4th 	 	DW84 11 - 12	
12	Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors	Steve Parkhouse 	4th 	Ivan 	DW84 12 	
13	Junk-Yard Demon 	Steve Parkhouse 	4th 	Cybermen 	DW84 13 	
14	The Neutron Knights 	Steve Parkhouse 	4th 	Catavolcus, Merlin the Wise 	DW84 14 	
15	The Tides of Time 	Steve Parkhouse 	5th 	Justin, Shayde 	DW84 15 - 18	
16	Timeslip 	Dez Skinn, Paul Neary 	4th 	First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor	DW84 18 	
17	Stars Fell on Stockbridge 	Steve Parkhouse 	5th 	Max 	DW84 19 	
18	The Stockbridge Horror 	Steve Parkhouse 	5th 	Shayde 	DW84 20 - 22	
19	Lunar Lagoon 	Steve Parkhouse 	5th 	Gus 	DW84 23 	
=== Back-up ===
# 	Title 	Writer 	Featuring 	Printed in	Released
1 	The Return of the Daleks 	Steve Moore 	Daleks 	DW84 1 	
2 	Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman 	Steve Moore 	Cybermen 	DW84 2-3 	
3 	The Final Quest 	Steve Moore 	Sontarans 	DW84 3 	
4 	The Stolen TARDIS 	Steve Moore 	 	DW84 4 	
5 	Warlord of the Ogrons 	Steve Moore 	Ogrons 	DW84 5 	
6 	Deathworld 	Steve Moore 	Ice Warriors, Cybermen 	DW84 6 	
7 	Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer 	Steve Moore 	Abslom Daak, Daleks 	DW84 6-8 	
8 	Star Tigers 	Steve Moore 	Abslom Daak, Daleks 	DW84 9-12 	
9 	Yonder... The Yeti 	Steve Moore 	Great Intelligence, Robot Yeti	DW84 13 	
10	A Ship Called Sudden Death 	Steve Parkhouse 	Freefall Warriors 	DW84 14 	
11	The Fabulous Idiot 	Steve Parkhouse 	Ivan 	DW84 14 	
12	Black Legacy 	Alan Moore 	Cybermen, Sontarans 	DW84 14 	
13	Business as Usual 	Alan Moore 	Nestene Consciousness, Autons 	DW84 15 	
14	Ship of Fools 	Steve Moore 	Kroton 	DW84 16 	
15	Devil of the Deep 	John Peel 	Sea Devils 	DW84 17 	
16	Crisis on Kaldor 	Steve Moore 	Sandminer robots 	DW84 17 	
17	Twilight of the Silurians 	Steve Moore 	Silurians 	DW84 18 	
18	The Touchdown on Deneb-7 	Paul Neary 	Fourth Doctor, K9 Mark II 	DW84 19 	
19	The Outsider 	Steve Moore 	Sontarans 	DW84 19-20	
20	The Greatest Gamble 	John Peel 	Celestial Toymaker 	DW84 20 	
21	Skywatch-7 	Maxwell Stockbridge	UNIT, Zygons 	DW84 21-22	
22	The Gods Walk Among Us 	John Peel 	Sontarans 	DW84 21 	
23	The Fires Down Below 	John Peel 	UNIT, Quarks, Dominators 	DW84 22 	
24	Voyage to the Edge of the Universe	Paul Neary 	Dæmons 	DW84 23 	
== Notes ==
* Comics printed in Doctor Who Weekly included a recap segment that covered up part of the original artwork. The recap was not included in the Marvel Premiere and Doctor Who (1984) reprints, restoring the original artwork.Dez Skinn | Doctor Who Weekly: How It All Began…
** Reprints in Doctor Who Classic Comics, graphic novels, and Doctor Who Classics kept the recaps.
== Cover gallery ==
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== Issues ==
== External links ==
 
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