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" The Beano has reprinted a special edition of the comic that was recently used in Doctor Who. Matt Smith was seen reading the 1981 summer special of the long-running publication in a recent episode of the BBC sci-fi drama, &amp;#039;The Rings of Akhaten&amp;#039;.   After many requests from readers and fans for the same 32-page edition used by The Doctor, DC Thomson has included it in The Beano&amp;#039;s latest Doctor Who special issue. &amp;quot;Everyone at The Beano was delighted to see one of our summer specials appear on Doctor Who,&amp;quot; said editor-in-chief Mike Stirling. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re big fans of the show, and so are our readers - who haven&amp;#039;t stopped talking about it. We decided to travel back in time and get a copy of the 1981 summer special - which we&amp;#039;ve reprinted inside the latest issue - in time for the last episode of the season. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re all really excited about this issue and thrilled that Doctor Who is one of our fans.&amp;quot;  Matt Smith also appears as The Doctor on the front cover of the latest issue, looking on as Dennis the Menace catapults a Dalek over a fence. The issue went on sale today (Wednesday, May 15). Stirling added: &amp;quot;We hope Matt Smith and the whole Doctor Who team love this issue. We&amp;#039;re giving every child the opportunity to travel back in time - just like The Doctor.&amp;quot;  The Beano celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Harry Hill guest-edited a Comic Relief special of the comic earlier this year. Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s video review of Doctor Who&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Rings of Akhaten&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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