DWM 43

The 43rd issue of Doctor Who Weekly had a cover date of 7 August 1980. It was the final issue of the weekly run of magazines. With the following issue shifting to a monthly publication schedule and a new name, changing from Doctor Who Weekly to Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly.

The front cover proclaims "THE DALEK TAPES - FEATURING THIS WEEK: THE DALEKS' CONQUEST OF THE HIDDEN PLANET!", but this comic strip does not appear inside the magazine.

Articles

 * None

Comic content

 * Doctor Who: Dragon's Claw (Part Five)
 * Business as Usual (Part Four)
 * Dr Who's Time Tales

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * Archive Feature: TV: The Mind Robber (synopsis only by Richard Marson)
 * UNIT Special Report: TV: The Green Death.

Interviews / Profiles

 * None

Previews

 * None

Reviews

 * None

A4 pin-ups

 * B&W The Third Doctor and Jo escape the guards from TV: Frontier in Space.

Also featuring

 * Fantastic Facts
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Who Cares! (Letters Page)
 * UNIT Club page
 * Know Your Enemy Number 16:
 * Alien Allies Number 3: The Dragonians

Credits

 * Editor: Paul Neary
 * Features Editor: Alan McKenzie
 * Art Assistant: Simon Ellinas
 * Production: Nigel Balloch

Additional details

 * The cover photograph of the Fourth Doctor is from TV: Genesis of the Daleks.
 * Although the front cover proclaims "THE DALEK TAPES - FEATURING THIS WEEK: THE DALEKS' CONQUEST OF THE HIDDEN PLANET!", this comic strip did not appear inside.
 * The Alien Allies on the UNIT club page should read 'Draconians'.
 * This is the last issue of Doctor Who Weekly published every Thursday with a cover price of 12p (UK).
 * Beginning with the next issue, the magazine will be monthly and cost 30p (UK). 'A Message From the Editor' on the Who Cares! page explains that with a price rise to 30p the increase works out to only 7½p a week.