DWM 26
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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
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
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 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).
