DWM 53

The 53rd issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of June 1981. This would be the last time Tom Baker appeared on the cover as the current Doctor before leaving the role.
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
* Photo-feature: Monster Gallery 5: The Invaders
* Doctor Who Exhibitions
=== Comic content ===
* Doctor Who: The Deal
* The Dalek Chronicles: Eve of War
=== Fiction ===
* None
=== Archives ===
* Archive Feature: TV: Image of the Fendahl (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
* Episode Guide: The Chase to The Myth Makers (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* Star ProFile: Katy Manning (Actress)
* Peter Grimwade (Director) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
* Photo-file Number 4: Sarah Sutton (Actress)
=== Previews ===
* TV: Logopolis
=== Reviews ===
* Season Review and Season Survey
=== A4 pin-ups ===
* B&W Sarah Jane Smith (TV: The Time Warrior)
* Colour Louise Jameson as Leela with blue eyes!
=== Also featuring ===
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
* Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
== Credits ==
:Editor: Alan McKenzie
:Layout: Steve O'Leary and Rahid Khan
:Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
:Production: Tim Hampson and Nigel Balloch
:Publisher: Stan Lee
== Additional details ==
* The year is not shown on the front cover.
* The cover images show the Fourth Doctor from TV: State of Decay and the smaller image is from TV: Image of the Fendahl.
* Matrix Data Bank is a two page extended feature this issue.
* The Dalek Tapes reappear as a back-up comic strip. This time the four pages are printed unedited, but still in black and white.
* Steve Parkhouse takes over from Steve Moore as the regular comic strip writer for the Doctor's adventures.
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