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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|magazine name= Doctor Who Weekly
|image          = DWM 004.jpg
|image=[[file:DWM_004.jpg|250px]]
|issue number  = DWM 4
|issue number= [[Doctor Who Magazine (regular issues)|4]]
|cover date.    = [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
|cover date= [[7th November|November 7th]], [[1979]]
|release date   = [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
|format= 28 pages stapled
|format         = 28 pages stapled
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]]
|editor         = [[Dez Skinn]]
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|publisher     = [[Marvel Comics UK]]
|previous issue= [[DWM Issue 3]]
|series        = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]] issues
|next issue= [[DWM Issue 5]]
}}{{you may|Doctor Who Weekly Issue 4|n1=the magazine as it exists within the DWU}}
}}
The '''4th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' had a cover date of [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]. It came with free transfers.


==Contents ==
== Contents ==
===Articles===
=== Articles ===
*`The Monsters of Doctor Who: The [[Yeti]]by G. Blows  
* '[[The Monsters of Doctor Who|The Monsters of ''Doctor Who'']]: The [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]' - by [[G. Blows]]


===Comic Strips===
=== Comic content ===
* [[The Iron Legion]] (Part Four)
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]'' - Part four
* [[Return of the Daleks (Doctor Who Weekly)|Return of the Daleks]] (Part Four)
: '''Writers:''' [[Pat Mills|Mills]] + [[John Wagner|Wagner]]
* [[Tales from the TARDIS]]: War of The Worlds by H.G. Wells (Part Four)
: '''Art:''' [[Dave Gibbons]]
: '''Editor:''' [[Dez Skinn]]
* ''[[The Return of the Daleks (comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'' - Part four
* ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (comic series)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'': ''[[The War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]]'' by [[H.G. Wells]] - Part four


===Fiction===
=== Archives ===
* None
* Story Two – ''[[The Dead Planet (short story)|The Dead Planet]]'' (Part Two of Two, adapted and annotated by [[Jeremy Bentham]])


===Archives===
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* Story Two – ''[[The Dead Planet]]'' (Part Two of Two)
:(Synopsis, comment and credits by [[Jeremy Bentham]])
 
===Interviews / Profiles===
* [[Tom Baker]] (Photo-file Number 4)
* [[Tom Baker]] (Photo-file Number 4)


===Previews===
=== A4 pin-ups ===
* None
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Gallifreyan]] robes as shown on the cover photo [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''
 
===Reviews===
* None
 
===A4 Pin-ups===
* The Fourth Doctor in Gallifreyan robes as shown on the cover photo [[DW]]: '' [[The Deadly Assassin]] ''  


===Additional features===
=== Additional features ===
* A Letter From the Doctor
* ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 4 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]''
* Crazy Caption Competition (£5 to be won)
* Crazy Caption Competition (£5 to be won)


== Additional details ==
== Additional details ==
*The cover picture shows the Fourth Doctor and Cyberman from [[DW]]: '' [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] ''
* The cover picture shows the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Time Lord]] robes from [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''.
*This fourth issue has the final free transfers folded along the crease inside making their use difficult.
* This fourth issue has the final [[Free gifts (Doctor Who Magazine)|free transfers]] not sellotaped to the cover as per the previous three issues, but folded along the crease inside, making their use difficult.
*In some issues the final two pages of the '''Return of the Daleks''' comic strip story were printed out of order, rather spoiling it with a premature ending.
* In some copies the final two pages of the ''[[The Return of the Daleks (comic story)|The Return of the Daleks]]'' comic strip story were printed out of order, rather spoiling it with a premature ending. The error was addressed as such:
*Additional Input (from DWW 11): In the letters page the reversal of the last two pages of the back-up strip in DWW 4 is addressed; “ Oh, and congratulations on having one of the rare copies of issue 4. Though some villain must have sneaked into the printer’s and switched a couple of pages of the issue around, our reliable pals down there spotted the switch quickly and changed them back!
{{quote|Oh, and congratulations on having one of the rare copies of issue 4. Though some villain must have sneaked into the printers and switched a couple of pages of the issue around, our reliable pals down there spotted the switch quickly and changed them back!|Additional Input, addressing the error|DWM 11}}
* Published every Thursday this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).
* Published every [[Thursday]], this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).


==External links==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{DWM x|1-99}}
{{DWM issues}}
{{IssueSort}}


[[Category:Doctor Who Magazine Issues| 004]]
[[Category:DWM issues]]
[[Category:1979 DWM issues]]

Latest revision as of 19:09, 3 November 2024

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The 4th issue of Doctor Who Weekly had a cover date of 7 November 1979. It came with free transfers.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic content[[edit] | [edit source]]

Writers: Mills + Wagner
Art: Dave Gibbons
Editor: Dez Skinn

Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interviews / Profiles[[edit] | [edit source]]

A4 pin-ups[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional features[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional details[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The cover picture shows the Fourth Doctor in Time Lord robes from TV: The Deadly Assassin.
  • This fourth issue has the final free transfers not sellotaped to the cover as per the previous three issues, but folded along the crease inside, making their use difficult.
  • In some copies the final two pages of the The Return of the Daleks comic strip story were printed out of order, rather spoiling it with a premature ending. The error was addressed as such:

Oh, and congratulations on having one of the rare copies of issue 4. Though some villain must have sneaked into the printers and switched a couple of pages of the issue around, our reliable pals down there spotted the switch quickly and changed them back!Additional Input, addressing the error [DWM 11 [src]]

  • Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official Doctor Who Magazine 1-99 page at doctorwhomagazine.com