DWM 3

The 3rd issue of Doctor Who Weekly had a cover date of 31 October 1979. It came with free transfers. It was the first issue to use a screenshot on its cover rather than a promotional image.

Articles

 * 'The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors' by G. Blows

Comic content

 * Doctor Who and the Iron Legion - Part three
 * Writers: Mills + Wagner
 * Art: Dave Gibbons
 * Editor: Dez Skinn


 * Return of the Daleks - Part three
 * Tales from the TARDIS: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - Part three

Archives

 * Story Two – The Dead Planet (Part One of Two, adapted and annotated by Jeremy Bentham)

Interviews / Profiles

 * Jon Pertwee (Photo-file Number 3)

Additional features

 * A Letter from the Doctor
 * Crazy Caption Competition (£5 to be won)
 * Puzzle Page: Word search 'Planet Puzzle'
 * Dr Who and the Turgids

Additional details

 * This Thrilling Third Issue had free transfers sellotaped to the cover that could be used on Dave Gibbons' full-colour page panoramas on the inside cover of Issue 1.
 * The cover photograph comes from TV: Revenge of the Cybermen.
 * Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p.