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The first issue of Torchwood Magazine had a cover date of 24 January 2008.
== Contents ==
=== Articles and features ===
* On Set: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
* Grand Designs: The Hub Annotated photo-feature with Torchwood Production Designer Edward Thomas
* Meet the Team: Profiles of Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper,Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones
* Creature Feature: Blow by Blowfish from Script to Screen.
* Production Notes from Chris Chibnall Head Writer and Co-producer.
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* John Barrowman Actor Captain Jack Harkness
* James Marsters Actor John Hart including TV and film credits
* Nikki Amuka-Bird Actress Beth Halloran in TV: Sleeper
* Dyfed Potter Actor Mike Lyndon in TV: Sleeper
* Where's Your Head At? (Q&A): Naoko Mori who played Toshiko Sato
=== Comic strips ===
* "The Legacy of Torchwood One!" – A complete story over ten coloured pages.
=== Story Previews ===
* S2.3 To the Last Man
* S2.4 Meat
* S2.5 Adam
* S2.6 Reset
=== Additional features ===
* The Hub (News)
: Including the new-look BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood)
* Competitions, prizes included
: John Barrowman's Anything Goes biography
: Torchwood Series 1 DVD Boxset
== Credits ==
* Editor: Simon Hugo
* Comics Editors: Steve White and Ned Hartley
* Designers: Oz Brown and Philip White
* Admin Assistant: Hannah Tibbetts
* Managing Editor: Brian J Robb
== Facts Included ==
* Captain John Hart was originally going to appear riding the rift on a "pandimensional surfboard", like that seen in TV: Boom Town.
* Torchwood Season 1 was the highest rated show to be shown on the BBC America channel.
* A working title for S2.3 To the Last Man was Soldier's Heart, a term used to describe shell shock during the American Civil War.
* Paul Kasey regular Doctor Who alien played the Blowfish.
== Additional details ==
* Titan Magazines was well known for its range of predominantly American TV tie-in titles that included Lost, Supernatural, Heroes, CSI: Miami, 24 and Prison Break.
* Torchwood: The Official Magazine launched with a glossy cover, as a four-weekly title in January 2008 priced £3.75 (UK).
* A subscription offer included a saving of 30% on 13 issues including one special issue.
* This first issue included a £6 discount voucher against Getretro new range of limited edition Torchwood stamps exclusive to scificollector.
* The launch date for the title means that it arrived on the shelves after Season 2 had begun transmission (indeed the previews commence with episode 3).
* Of the 68 pages, 8 were given over to advertising other titles from the publisher and a further 4 pages of Torchwood related advertising.
* The next issue page for that published on 21st February 2008 includes the comment "contents subject to change"
* Aimed at mature fans of the series, the magazines did not shy away from discussions involving sex and violence, topics integral to the success of this "adult" spin-off series from the BBC's more family friendly Doctor Who.
* The proposed readers' email page was to be headed "Talk Wood!"
* The "Meet the Team" and "Grand Designs" features from this issue were reprinted in the Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008) along with the John Barrowman and James Marsters interviews.
* An alternative first issue cover was used for promotional purposes.
== External links ==
Official online site for Titan Magazines, publishers of Torchwood Magazine.
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