The Basics - Issue 192, 28 October 1992. The front cover has artwork by Colin Howard based on The Sea Devils, the subject of this issue's Archive. The artwork is also reproduced as a giant poster given away free inside.

Indicia - "I suppose you being around at the same time as the dinosaurs explains why you all look so wrinkly" said Jo brightly. "Care for a a live rat?"

News And Views - New satellite station UK Gold is planning to show Doctor Who, and hoping to air the show thematically (e.g. monster seasons) rather than chronologically. In America, the show is still planned to air chronologically on the delayed Sci-Fi Channel.

Reviews - Off The Shelf reviews Love And War ("probably the most mature and intelligent [NA] so far") and The Monsters hardback ("a nice addition to the Who range of big, glossy books").

New Fiction - The complete comic strip Cat Litter with the Seventh Doctor and Ace is set in the TARDIS. The Brief Encounter "Games" has the Celestial Toymaker playing chess with Fenric. This issue's Prelude is Love And War.

Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in October 92 were the continuing Ebeneezer Goode and Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer.

Skaro Says - Si Hart always loved Cat Litter, calling it a highly imaginative comic strip and an example of some of John Ridgway's finest work, including making the TARDIS interior a wildly varied and wonderful place. He remembers trying to find the hidden initials on the poster in this issue instead of doing his essays! The Sea Devils poster adorned Si Hunt's bedroom wall from this time until he left home some years later, but otherwise he has no recollection of this issue! Jason Thompson missed this issue, but made sure he never missed another one again!

Critique - I agree with Si that Cat Litter is very imaginative, albeit a very quick read, making it one of those strips that you spend more time on admiring the artwork rather than reading the story itself. The editorial policy to tie the comic strip in with the contemporary New Adventures is most evident here, with the story clearly stated as being set between Nightshade and Love and War, and with the way being prepared for Bernice to replace Ace. The arrival of Benny is prepared for elsewhere, with a two page Travelling Companions feature by her creator Paul Cornell, who also wrote the Prelude for Love and War inside. The non-contemporary era of the show is well served by not only interviews, but notably a feature examining the work of Malcolm Hulke - nice cover artwork too. I never tried to find the initials on the poster though, as mine is still firmly attached to the centre pages of this issue!