The Inferno Magazine

Zine
Title:	The Inferno Magazine
Publisher:
Editor(s):	Colin-John Rodgers
Date(s):	1981
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Medium:	print
Size:	A5
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Fandom:	Doctor Who
Language:	English
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The Inferno Magazine is a Doctor Who anthology of fiction and non-fiction. It was published in 1981. It was succeeded by Inferno Fiction.

From the editor:

The first issue and my first real attempt at a fanzine. Somewhat crudely put together . Thanks to advertising through the pages of The Doctor Who Appreciation Society's newsletter, Celestial Toyroom, I received many contributions that filled the fanzine's pages.

This issue featured RESPECTABLE REPTILES - THE SILURIANS by John Connors. A retrospective look at the first appearance of The Silurians in the story of the same name and how different these "monsters" were from the aliens that the Doctor had faced over the years: "It was a story with amply demonstrated the narrow minded opinion of large sections of mankind and allowed us the rare chance to see a sympathetic monster for a change."

At the time of the publication, information of the nineteenth season was beginning to come out of the production office from CASTROVALVA to THE VISITATION and so were included here in this publication, listing the story titles, writers, directors and guest stars.

DOCTOR WHO - THE XETON PROCESS a six part story by Christopher G. Cornwell featured the third Doctor and the Brigadier who were pitted against, not only The Master but the Autons too. ( The story may feature in a future issue of INFERNO FICTION ).

THE CONDON PLAN was a superb picture- strip by Ian Palmer and Mark Smith and featured the Draconians and the Ogrons. Unfortunately, by the second issue the artists were, sadly unable to complete it. However, I have managed to utilise some of the artwork for ORDERS ARE ORDERS by Nathan Mullins.

ENSLAVE AND BE ENSLAVED in which Robert Franks looks at WARRIORS' GATE's time sensitive creatures the Tharils. PANOPTICON IV REPORT, my first convention and so was ( at the time ) the best convention I'd ever been to! The issue also included a newspaper cutting from the DAILY EXPRESS in 1977 in which Tom Baker stated "I've had enough," he said, " I think I've done my bit." in reference to him quitting the role and of course history tells us otherwise ( thankfully ).

Paul D. Solman looked at the "squat, powerful creatures with but one purpose, to conquer- the Sontarans! " The issue concluded with a word search ( I was heavily into puzzles at the time! ) with artwork by James Watt and myself.