The Basics - Issue 135, April 1988. The front cover has photos from Delta and the Bannermen, and the back cover pin up is of the Sixth Doctor. The logo on the front cover is redesigned, being less obtrusive.

News And Views - The first two stories of the new season are titled Remembrance of the Daleks and The Greatest Show In The Galaxy and are both four parters. JNT will be Creative Consultant for the movie, which is still in discussion stages. Super Channel are continuing to show early Tom Baker stories at 4pm on Saturdays. Latest hardback Target releases are Wheel In Space (March), The Ultimate Foe (April), Edge of Destruction (May), The Smugglers (June), Paradise Towers (July), Delta & the Bannermen (August), The War Machines (September), Dragonfire (October), Attack of the Cybermen (November) and The Nightmare Fair (December). American reader Jonathan Blum writes in to defend the current state of the show.

Reviews - After Image reviews Dragonfire - "it was the one story that seemed to hang together in virtually every department; a step in the right direction." Off The Shelf reviews The Underwater Menace ("a pacy, rather amusing little novel" 4/5), The Wheel In Space ("a tour de force" 4/5) and The Ultimate Foe ("terrific stuff" 4.5/5)

Other Regulars - A complete comic strip, The Crossroads of Time, features Marvel UK character Death's Head. The Doctor Who History Tour by Quinn and Howett finishes its run.

Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in April 88 were the continuing Aswad, Heart by the Pet Shop Boys and Theme From S-Express by S-Express.

Skaro Says - Logo Polish thinks he must have looked at this issue in a comic mart or something similar, as he recalls the reviews of Dragonfire and Wheel In Space, complete with its TARDIS rating out of five! Jonno preferred the redesigned logo on the front cover, as it no longer covered the whole width. He was excited at the news that the Daleks would be returning. This was Rob McCow's first issue, and he was also excited to see that the Daleks would be returning for the 25th season, as they always made it scary to watch. He also liked the Dalek font used on the front cover. He loved the comic strip, as he had been following Death's Head since he left the Transformers comic, and particularly liked the artwork on the letters page. As the first full story he saw, he thought that Dragonfire was wonderful, and agreed with the reviewer! All in all, a very exciting issue for him, although he missed a few issues after this one. Andrew Curnow also preferred the new design of the logo, and liked the photo of McCoy on the motorbike. He remembers being surprised at the positive review of Dragonfire, as it stank as far as he's concerned! He didn't like the comic strip, neither the story nor the artwork doing anything for him, and felt that the comic strip began a lean period here. Contrary to the review, he thought that Wheel In Space was a dull read, with a messy cover. Si Hart agrees that the logo was great, and so much better for being smaller. It's a nice issue that he is fond of, and always remembers the GG headlines - Daleks Roll In, Davison Rolls Out! Jon Masters agrees about the cover, and liked the Chris Clough interview, but found the comic strip to be poor again. He likes the picture of Colin Baker on the back cover.

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