Vertical Hold
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| Title: | Vertical Hold |
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| Date(s): | 1990 - |
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| Fandom: | Doctor Who |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | website |
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Vertical Hold was a Doctor Who fanzine.
Issue 0
1990
Editorial
Doctor Who Bibliography A complete "Doctor Who" bibliography.
Companions of the Doctor An update of the guide which was featured in The Gallifrey Gazette, from Susan to Ace. So what is this cult TV thingie?
The Cult Shows
Issue 1
Spring 1990
Fan Interview: WIDYA SANTOSO We talk to one of Australia's top Japanimation fans.
Special Nostalgia Section - THE GALLIFREY GAZETTE We present most of the unseen material from the unpublished TGG #10, including the final part of THE HISTORY OF DOCTOR WHO COMICS.
Backtrack: THE WORKS OF OSAMU TEZUKA A profile of the late, great creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion.
Winter Birthdays Find out who's having a birthday this winter.
Autocue Adoring mail from our readers.
Master Questions We answer all your questions regarding cult TV shows.
Quiz: Test you knowledge of DOCTOR WHO (again)! And you'd thought you'd already completed the ultimate DW quiz.
Editorial The editor's usual self-congratulatory message.
Issue 2
Spring 1990
Editorial Television without Pictures...
Feature: Allo Allo A guide to one of Britain's most successful TV comedy series.
Special Section: The final issue of Comicana Comicana: The Magazine of Comic Book Heroes was this editor's chief vice before Vertical Hold came along. Like his previous effort, The Gallifrey Gazette, Comicana was cancelled suddenly, with a few bits and pieces still unfinished. This liftout tries to put that right...
Backtrack: TIME LAPSE Mark Juddery tracks down one of ABC's forgotten science fiction series of the past.
Autocue What people thought of issue #1.
Quiz: The Goodies To prepare you for next issue's feature on The Goodies, we present 20 questions of the show which might well have been through more reruns than anything else on Australian TV.
Cult Birthdays
Issue 3
Autumn-Winter 1990
Editorial An explanation as to the delay in publication.
Man's Laughter or Manslaughter? The Big Gig, Fast Forward, and numerous other comedy series had their roots in the same building in Melbourne. The editor visits that historic building.
Special Feature: The Prisoner One of the most thoughtful, intellegent cult TV shows in history.
Repeating The Goodies They have been rerun (on the kids' timeslot) time and time again. It's high time someone addressed a tribute to them.
Dated Extract A special liftout Doctor Who Newsletter, with no resemblance to anything else whatsoever.
Taking You Back: The Goodies resume A season by season guide to the Goodies on TV.
Master Questions So who was Armando Catalano?
Cult Birthdays - Autumn
Backtrack: Spiderman Mark Juddery tracks down the TV cartoon appearances of the famous superhero - makes some comparisons between comic books and TV series.
Cult Birthdays - Winter
Quiz: Spider-man As we are covering the TV show in this issue, we thought it would be nie to test your knowledge of the comics themselves.
Issue 4
Never completed.