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== Additional details == | == Additional details == | ||
* With a cover heading of “A Marvel Summer Special: The Very Best of Doctor Who”, this second Summer Special offered no new material. | * With a cover heading of “A Marvel Summer Special: The Very Best of Doctor Who”, this second Summer Special offered no new material. Its contents had already appeared in the pages of the [[Doctor Who Magazine|parent magazine]]. | ||
* | * Iit was unusual for the Holiday Special titles ''not'' to offer something new, and it was some holiday issues later that new material began to appear. Indeed one Special offered the concluding half of a comic strip story to capture new and regular readers. | ||
* While the [[DWMS Summer 1980|Summer 1980 special]] relied on the reprinting and compilation of comic strip stories, this issue was more prose oriented. | * While the [[DWMS Summer 1980|Summer 1980 special]] relied on the reprinting and compilation of comic strip stories, this issue was more prose oriented. | ||
* This standard sized magazine was printed in June 1981 and had a cover price of 45p (UK). The cover images are from ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'', | * This standard sized magazine was printed in June 1981 and had a cover price of 45p (UK). The cover images are from ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'', ''[[Full Circle]]'' and ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''. | ||
* The indicia title was ''Doctor Who Special''. | * The indicia title was ''Doctor Who Special''. | ||
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