Steve Parkhouse is a British comics creator whose versatile career as writer, artist, letterer, and colorist has spanned more than five decades. His birth date and place are not documented in available sources. He broke into the industry around 1969 and built his reputation primarily through work on two of Britain's most prominent comics institutions: 2000 AD and Doctor Who Magazine.
Parkhouse demonstrated an unusual range by contributing across multiple production roles rather than settling into a single specialty, giving him a distinctive presence on any title he touched. His most frequently credited work includes Return of the Jedi Weekly, Doctor Who Monthly, The Official Doctor Who Magazine, and Hulk Comic, reflecting a career shaped substantially by licensed properties that demanded both narrative discipline and adaptability to established visual styles.
His long association with Doctor Who in its various Marvel UK incarnations made him one of the more consistent creative voices in that corner of British comics during the 1980s. Working across so many titles and in so many capacities, Parkhouse accumulated credits on 185 issues documented through 2024, a body of work that speaks to sustained professionalism across changing editorial landscapes. Specific awards and named collaborators are not confirmed in available sources, but his decades-long presence across flagship British titles stands as testament to his durability and craft within the industry.
Return of the Jedi Weekly (1983) · 24
Doctor Who Monthly (1982) · 17
The Official Doctor Who Magazine (1984) · 13
Doctor Who: A Marvel Monthly (1980) · 7
Resident Alien (2012) · 7
Doctor Who Classics Series 2 (2008) · 4
Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde (2013) · 4
Resident Alien: The Sam Hain Mystery (2015) · 4
Resident Alien: The Man with No Name (2016) · 4
Resident Alien: An Alien in New York (2018) · 4
Resident Alien: The Book of Life (2024) · 4
Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic (1986) · 3
Der Spiralpfad (1987) · 3
Doctor Who: Classic Comics (1992) · 3
Muktuk Wolfsbreath: Hard-Boiled Shaman (1998) · 3
The House of Hammer (1976) · 2
Hammer's Halls of Horror (1978) · 2
Incredible Hulk Weekly (1979) · 2
The Incredible Hulk (1980) · 2
The Spiral Path (1986) · 2
The Invisibles (1994) · 2
The Milkman Murders (2004) · 2
Dark Horse Presents (2011) · 2
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968) · 1
Hammer's House of Horror (1978) · 1
Marvel Super Action (1977) · 1
Doctor Who Summer Special (1980) · 1
Star Wars Summer Special (1983) · 1
Doctor Who Magazine (1985) · 1
Brian Bolland's Black Book (1985) · 1
Spider-Man and Zoids (1986) · 1
Flesh and Bones (1986) · 1
The Transformers (1984) · 1
Slaine the King (1989) · 1
Doktor Who's Reisen durch Raum und Zeit (1990) · 1
The Hiding Place (1990) · 1
Profondo Rosso presenta Gli speciali di Profondo Rosso (1991) · 1
The Complete Bojeffries Saga (1992) · 1
The Complete BoJeffries Saga (1992) · 1
The Incomplete Death's Head (1993) · 1
Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996) · 1
Judge Dredd Megazine (1996) · 1
A1: Big Issue 0 (2004) · 1
A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome (2005) · 1
Doctor Who Graphic Novel (2004) · 1
Star Wars - La Saga en BD (2006) · 1
Doctor Who Classics (2008) · 1
Doctor Who Classics Omnibus (2010) · 1
Tiger Sun, Dragon Moon (2012) · 1
The Bojeffries Saga (2014) · 1
Summer Magic: The Complete Journal of Luke Kirby (2017) · 1
Bojeffries: A Saga (2020) · 1
Resident Alien Omnibus (2020) · 1
Free Comic Book Day 2022: General [Stranger Things / Resident Alien] (2022) · 1
The Empire Strikes Back Monthly (1980) · 1
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