Doctor Who gives Beano readers a blast from the past

Beano fans will get the chance to travel back in time this week thanks to Doctor Who.

Matt Smith was seen reading a copy of The Beano’s 1981 summer special in Doctor Who episode The Rings of Akhaten last month. This prompted legions of Beano fans to contact the comic asking how they could get hold of The Doctor’s favourite.

Luckily, they will not need a Tardis to travel back to 1981 as the entire special will be reprinted in this week’s issue.

And although the Doctor has vanquished Daleks and Cybermen aplenty, readers will also get the chance to see how he fares when he comes up against the universe’s biggest menace a boy called Dennis,

Beano editor-in-chief Mike Stirling said: “Everyone at The Beano was delighted to see one of our summer specials appear on Doctor Who.

“We’re big fans of the show, and so are our readers who haven’t stopped talking about it. “

“We decided to travel back in time and get a copy of the 1981 summer special, which we’ve reprinted inside the latest issue in time for the last episode of the season. We’re all really excited about this issue.”