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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= November 7, [[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 3]]
|series        = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]] issues
|next issue= [[DWM 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.
The '''4th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was released on [[7 November]] [[1979]] and came with free transfers.


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


=== Comic stories ===
=== 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 (DWM comic story)|Return of the Daleks]] (Part Four)
: '''Writers:''' [[Pat Mills|Mills]] + [[John Wagner|Wagner]]
* [[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)
: '''Art:''' [[Dave Gibbons]]
 
: '''Editor:''' [[Dez Skinn]]
=== Fiction ===
* ''[[The Return of the Daleks (comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'' - Part four
* None
* ''[[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


=== Archives ===
=== Archives ===
* Story Two – ''[[The Dead Planet]]'' (Part Two of Two) (Synopsis, comment and credits by [[Jeremy Bentham]])
* Story Two – ''[[The Dead Planet (short story)|The Dead Planet]]'' (Part Two of Two, adapted and annotated by [[Jeremy Bentham]])


=== Interviews / Profiles ===
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* [[Tom Baker]] (Photo-file Number 4)
* [[Tom Baker]] (Photo-file Number 4)
=== Previews ===
* None
=== Reviews ===
* None


=== A4 pin-ups ===
=== A4 pin-ups ===
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Gallifreyan]] robes as shown on the cover photo [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Gallifreyan]] robes as shown on the cover photo [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|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 in [[Time Lord]] robes from [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''.
* 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 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.
* 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 copies 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 [[DWM 11|DWW 11]]): In the letters page, the reversal of the last two pages of the back-up strip in this issue is addressed: "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!"
{{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 ==
{{DWM x|1-99}}
{{DWM issues}}
{{IssueSort}}


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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