IDW (US) Comics Publication Dates
IDW started publishing Doctor Who comics in December 2007. This page is a timeline of all issues, going backwards in time (of course!). Where an 'unpublicised' cover is indicated, it means it was not represented on the inside cover of that issue as a known cover.

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Comment
December 2013 saw the last Doctor Who comics from IDW Publishing when the association between IDW and BBC Worldwide came to an end. The licence to publish new Doctor Who comics was won by Titan, and I had hoped that the practice of 'retailer incentive' and 'retailer exclusive' covers would not be continued by them. Unfortunately it appears the practice is to continue.

In its time, IDW published only 144 Doctor Who comics (not including the compilation graphic novels) but there were 342 different covers - for the dedicated fan and collector, this was just too much to spend. The last three issues of 'Prisoners of Time' alone comprised of 21 covers between them!

I managed to get all of the IDW comics in the end (the last acquired as late as September 2014), and it was tough trying to source them all (or afford them for that matter) due to deliberate targeting of collectors in making some so rare that not every collector is ever going to have a full collection. It didn't help matters that three* of the 'exclusive' covers were not publicised on the inside front cover like all the other covers. To my knowledge, the timeline below is now complete, having discovered yet another 'exclusive' published in November 2013 for the blu-ray seven seasons boxed set!

* Unpublicised exclusive covers were... Ongoing Volume 3 No 5 (The Who Shop), Prisoners of Time No 1 (Dynamic Forces) and Prisoners of Time No 4 (Ottawa Comic Con 2013).

December 2013
Doctor Who Special 2013 (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 16 (three covers)
November 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 15 (three covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 12 (seven covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 11 (seven covers)
Doctor Who Blu-Ray Special [untitled story] (one cover)
October 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 14 (four covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 10 (seven covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 5 No 5 (one cover)
September 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 13 (four covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 9 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 5 No 4 (one cover)
August 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 12 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 8 (three covers)
July 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 11 (three covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 7 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 5 No 3 (one cover)
June 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 10 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 6 (three covers)
May 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 9 (three covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 5 (four covers)
April 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 8 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 4 (four covers, one unpublicised)
Doctor Who Classics Series 5 No 2 (one cover)
March 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 7 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 3 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 5 No 1 (one cover)
February 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 6 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 2 (three covers)
January 2013
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 5 (three covers, one unpublicised)
Doctor Who : Prisoners of Time No 1 (four covers, one unpublicised, gallery)
December 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 4 (two covers)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 8 (three covers)
November 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 3 (two covers)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 7 (two covers)
October 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 2 (two covers)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 6 (two covers)
September 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 3 No 1 (six covers)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 5 (two covers)
August 2012
Doctor Who Special 2012 (one cover)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 4 (three covers)
July 2012
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 6 (one cover)
Doctor Who 100-Page Spectacular (one cover)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 3 (three covers)
June 2012
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 5 (one cover)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 2 (four covers)
May 2012
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 4 (one cover)
Star Trek the Next Generation / Doctor Who :
Assimilation ² No 1 (six covers, gallery)
April 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 16 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 3 (one cover)
March 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 15 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 2 (one cover)
February 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 14 (three covers)
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 No 1 (one cover)
January 2012
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 13 (three covers)
December 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 12 (three covers)
November 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 11 (three covers)
October 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 10 (three covers)
September 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 9 (three covers)
August 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 1 (hundred penny press reprint, new cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 8 (three covers)
Doctor Who Annual 2011 (two covers)
July 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 7 (three covers)
Doctor Who : A Fairytale Life No 4 (three covers)
Doctor Who at Comic Con (one cover)
June 2011
Doctor Who Classics : The Seventh Doctor No 5 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 6 (three covers)
Doctor Who : A Fairytale Life No 3 (three covers)
May 2011
Doctor Who Classics : The Seventh Doctor No 4 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 5 (three covers)
Doctor Who : A Fairytale Life No 2 (three covers)
April 2011
Doctor Who Classics : The Seventh Doctor No 3 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 4 (three covers)
Doctor Who : A Fairytale Life No 1 (three covers, gallery)
March 2011
Doctor Who Classics : The Seventh Doctor No 2 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 3 (three covers)
February 2011
Doctor Who Classics : The Seventh Doctor No 1 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 2 (three covers)
January 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 2 No 1 (five covers, start of 11th Doctor comics gallery)
December 2010
No comics
November 2010
No comics
October 2010
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 16 (two covers)
September 2010
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 15 (two covers)
August 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 6 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 14 (two covers)
July 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 5 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 13 (three covers)
Doctor Who Annual 2010 (one cover)
June 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 4 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 12 (two covers)
May 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 3 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 11 (two covers)
April 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 2 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 10 (two covers)
March 2010
Doctor Who Classics Series 3 No 1 (one cover)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 9 (three covers)
February 2010
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 8 (three covers)
January 2010
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 7 (three covers)
December 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 13 (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 6 (three covers)
November 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 12 (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 5 (three covers)
October 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 11 (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 4 (three covers)
September 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 10 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Black Death White Life (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 3 (three covers)
August 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 9 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Cold-Blooded War (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 2 (three covers)
July 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 8 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Room With a
Déjà View (two covers)
Doctor Who Ongoing Volume 1 No 1 (three covers)
June 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 7 (two covers)
Doctor Who : Autopia (two covers)
May 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 6 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Time Machination (two covers)
April 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 5 (two covers)
March 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 4 (two covers)
February 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 3 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Whispering Gallery (three covers)
January 2009
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 2 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 6 (two covers)
December 2008
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 No 1 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 5 (two covers)
November 2008
Grant Morrison's Doctor Who No 2 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 4 (two covers)
October 2008
Grant Morrison's Doctor Who No 1 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 3 (two covers)
September 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 10 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 2 (two covers)
August 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 9 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Forgotten No 1 (two covers)
July 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 8 (two covers)
June 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 7 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 6 (two covers)
May 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 6 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 5 (one cover)
April 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 5 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 4 (one cover)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 1 (second printing, new cover)
March 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 4 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 3 (one cover)
February 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 3 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 2 (one cover)
January 2008
Doctor Who Classics No 2 (two covers)
Doctor Who : The Tenth Doctor No 1 (three covers, start of 10th Doctor comics gallery)
December 2007
Doctor Who Classics No 1 (two covers. Dr Who Classics comics gallery)