"Doctor Who fans are sometimes referred to as Whovians, most often by the American press. The usage was more common among fans in the United States during the 1980s, when the Doctor Who Fan Club of America (pronounced by members as Dwifca \u2013 now defunct) published the Whovian Times as its newsletter. It was seldom, if ever, used by the main British or Australian fan groups.[citation needed]"@en . . . . "Doctor Who fandom"@en . . . "Doctor Who fans are sometimes referred to as Whovians, most often by the American press. The usage was more common among fans in the United States during the 1980s, when the Doctor Who Fan Club of America (pronounced by members as Dwifca \u2013 now defunct) published the Whovian Times as its newsletter. It was seldom, if ever, used by the main British or Australian fan groups.[citation needed] The earliest known use of 'Whovian', outside of the 'Whovian Times', is from Flaming Carrot Comics issue number 19 (circa 1988), when Flaming Carrot leads a combined group of Trekkies and Dr. Whovians into rebellion."@en . . . . .