Main Magazine Specials

At various points during the original Battles in Time magazine run, GE Fabbri released Special Edition magazines outside the standard fortnightly publication schedule.

Most of these Special Edition releases were associated with the introduction of a new trading card expansion and served as launch issues for the corresponding collection. With one exception, each Special Edition introduced a new card checklist.

The exception was the Daleks vs. Cybermen Special. Rather than launching a new main expansion, this issue was supplied with cards from the existing Exterminator collection. The Special included the complete range of standard Exterminator cards available at the time, excluding the variant holographic cards.

The Special Edition magazines therefore served several different purposes within the Battles in Time publication, with the majority functioning as launch points for new card collections and the Daleks vs. Cybermen Special providing an alternative format centred on an existing set.

15th May 2007
One off DVC Cards. With Reversible Magazine

19th September 2007
Introduction of the Invader Cards. Came with 2 Packs of Invader Cards as well as a brand new album.

5th March 2008
Came with 4 Packs of Ultimate Monsters Cards

3rd September 2008
Came with 4 Packs of Devastator Cards

Daleks vs Cybermen

The first Special Edition of Doctor Who: Battles in Time was published on 16 May 2007 and was edited by Claire Lister.

The Special focused on the Daleks and Cybermen and used a reversible magazine format, with a Dalek cover on one side and a Cyberman cover on the other.

Unlike most subsequent Special Editions, the Daleks vs Cybermen Special did not introduce a new main card expansion. Instead, it contained two exclusive booster packs, one themed around the Daleks and the other around the Cybermen.

Each booster pack contained eight Common foil cards and one Rare card. The Rare cards used foil treatments based on designs associated with the regular Super Rare cards and featured either the Cyber Leader or Dalek Sec. Four variants of these Rare cards were produced across the two packs.

The Special also included a TARDIS tin, card stands and dice.

Contents:

Dalek cover side:

Your Dalek Cards
FAQ: Daleks!
Dalek Wars (Search & Find): Terror in the Streets!
Dalek Timeline
The Emperor Dalek's Brain Busters
Top 10 Best Dalek Moments!

Cybermen cover side:

Your Cyberman Cards
FAQ: Cybermen!
Cyber Wars (Search & Find): Small Victories
Cyberman Timeline
The Cyber Controller's Brain Busters
Top 10 Best Cyberman Moments!

Centre pages:

Monster Foldout: Daleks vs Cybermen board game (Shown in the Special Sets Tab)

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DvC Reserve Leaflet

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Invader Special

The second Special Edition of Doctor Who: Battles in Time was published on 5 September 2007 and was edited by Claire Lister.

The card-mounted Special was priced at £5.99 and was supplied with the following:

Two Invader trading card booster packs.

An exclusive “Dalek Blaster” card.

An A4 card album with capacity for 432 cards.

The first 11 pages of the Special were also made available as a digital preview on the official Battles in Time website.

Contents:

Introducing the... Invader Series!
Series 3 Episode 1 Smith and Jones
Series 3 Episode 2 The Shakespeare Code
Series 3 Episode 3 Gridlock
Save New Earth!
Series 3 Episode 4 Daleks in Manhattan
Series 3 Episode 5 Evolution of the Daleks
Series 3 Episode 6 The Lazarus Experiment
Series 3 Episode 7 42
Invader Collector's Tickchart
Series 3 Episode 8 Human Nature
Series 3 Episode 9 The Family of Blood
Blood Hunt!
Series 3 Episode 10 Blink
Series 3 Episode 11 Utopia
Reign of Terror!
Series 3 Episode 12 The Sound of Drums
Series 3 Episode 13 Last of the Time Lords
Puzzle Answers

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Invader Reserve Leaflet

Ultimate Monsters Special

The third special of Doctor Who: Battles in Time was published on 5 March 2008. It was edited by Claire Lister (GE Fabbri, 2008a).

The card-mounted special was priced at £4.99 and came with the following:

Four packs of Ultimate Monsters trading cards

With this special and the corresponding series of cards, Doctor Who: Battles in Time formally integrated the "Classic Series" with the "New Series".

As before with the Invader special, the first 18 pages of the special were available to view on the official Battles in Time website (GE Fabbri, 2006h).

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