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{{Infobox Magazine
|image = DWM 040.jpg
|issue number = 40
|cover date= [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]]
|release date= [[10 July (releases)|10 July]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]]
|format = 28pp stapled
|editor = [[Paul Neary]]
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]]
}}
The '''40th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' had a cover date of [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]].

== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
* None

=== Comic content ===
* ''Doctor Who: [[Dragon's Claw (comic story)|Dragon's Claw]]'' (Part Two)
* ''[[The Dalek Tapes (comic story)|The Dalek Tapes]]'' (Part Eight)
* ''[[Business as Usual (comic story)|Business as Usual]]'' (Part One)
* ''[[Dr. Who's Time Tales (DWM 40 comic story)|Dr. Who's Time Tales]]''

=== Fiction ===
* None

=== Archives ===
* Archive Feature: [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' (synopsis only by [[Richard Marson]])

=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* None

=== Previews ===
* None

=== Reviews ===
* None

=== A4 pin-ups ===
* B&W [[Silurian]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''

=== Additional features ===
* Fantastic Facts
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Who Cares! (Letters Page)
* UNIT Club page
: Know Your Enemy Number 14: [[Auton]]s
: Alien Allies Number 2: The [[Thal]]s

== Credits ==
: Editor: [[Paul Neary]]
: Features Editor: [[Alan McKenzie]]

== Additional details ==
* ''[[The Dalek Chronicles|The Dalek Tapes]]'' appear reprinted in this issue with heavily edited opening and closing captions.
* The decrease in the number of pages given over to the Doctor's comic strip and the limitation it put on scripting were among the reasons for the departure of the writing team of [[Pat Mills]] and [[John Wagner]] (they didn't work together but alternated on strip stories).
* This is the first time two Doctors have featured on the front cover.
* Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).
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