Evening's Empire had begun as a black and white comic strip intended for Doctor Who Magazine, but only the first part had been published, in Doctor Who Magazine #180, before deadline problems arose. By the time these were resolved, the comic strip slot for Doctor Who Magazine was filled by other stories, so the decision was made to publish it as a colour one-off special, under the Doctor Who Classic Comics banner which was normally used for reprinting older Doctor Who strips from early issues of Doctor Who Magazine, TV Comic, Countdown, TV Action and the Doctor Who Annuals.
