DWM 26

DWM 26
Cover date:	9 April, 1980
Release date:	3 April, 1980
Format:	28 pages stapled
Editor:	Paul Neary
Publisher:	Marvel Comics UK
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The 26th issue of Doctor Who Weekly had a cover date of 9 April 1980.

It was the first issue to see a major design change to the magazine.

Contents

Articles

• Exhibition Special

Comic content

• Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Part Eight)

Writers: Mills + Wagner

Art: Dave Gibbons

Editor: Paul Neary

• The Outsider (Part Two)
• Tales from the TARDIS: The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells (Part Five)

Fiction

• The Two-Timer

Also featuring

• Fantastic Facts
• Crazy Caption Competition (£5 to be won)
• Competition: Dalek Odd One Out (For 1 of 100 Genesis of the Daleks records)
• Competition: Monster Mix-up (For 1 of 10 Dr Who Exhibition tickets)
• Who Cares! (Letters Page)
• UNIT Club page
• Know Your Enemy Number 1: Dalek

Additional details

• First Great New Look Issue!
• Notable changes include:
  • The 'Comic-strips! Features! Pin-up!' cover tag is replaced by 'Thrilling Adventures in Time and Space'.
  • Inside pages are numbered and a contents page is shared with a new release of the returning comic story 'A Letter from the Doctor'.
  • More regular 'filling' features include a page of Fantastic Facts and a UNIT Club Page which readers are encouraged to sign-up for by becoming UNIT members.
  • The regular archive feature is replaced by new fiction.
• Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).

External links

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