DWM 48

The 48th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in January 1981.

Articles

 * Architects of Fear (Elements of Fear in Doctor Who)
 * Doctor Who at Madame Tussauds' Exhibitions
 * Photo-feature: Monster Gallery
 * Photo-feature: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
 * Photo-feature: Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention '80

Comic Strip/s

 * Doctor Who: Dreamers of Death (Part Two)
 * Touchdown on Deneb-7

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * None

Interviews / Profiles

 * Star Profile: Terrance Dicks (Writer / Script Editor / Author)

Previews

 * TV:  State of Decay

Reviews

 * None

A4 pin-ups

 * B&W Leela - armed and dangerous

Also featuring

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Who Cares! (Letters Page)
 * Fantastic Facts

Credits

 * Editor: Paul Neary
 * Features Editor: Alan McKenzie
 * Layout: Steve O'Leary
 * Art Assistant: Rahid Khan
 * Consultant: Jeremy Bentham

Additional details

 * Additional Input: Matrix Data Bank (From DWM 51): The photo used on page 16 to introduce the Architects of Fear article is identified as being a muto from Part One of Genesis of the Daleks.
 * This issues cover photo is from DW: State of Decay
 * Matthew Waterhouse contributes to the letters page, congratulating the team on the anniversary issue.
 * The UNIT Hotline Club Page has been dropped and no longer appears.
 * The letters page includes the comment "Truth to tell we hadn't considered the Doctor Who material from TV Comic et al."
 * The year is not included on the front cover, which had a cover price of 30p (UK).