DWM 40

The 40th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on the 17th July 1980.

Articles

 * None

Comic strip/s

 * Doctor Who: Dragon's Claw (Part Two)
 * The Dalek Tapes: 6 and 7
 * Business As Usual
 * Dr Who's Time Tales

Fiction

 * None

Archives

 * DW: The Celestial Toymaker (Synopsis only)

Interviews / Profiles

 * None

Previews

 * None

Reviews

 * None

A4 Pin-ups

 * B&W Silurian from DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians

Additional features

 * Fantastic Facts
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Who Cares! (Letters Page)
 * UNIT Club page
 * Know Your Enemy Number 14 : Autons
 * Alien Allies Number 2: The Thals

Credits

 * Editor: Paul Neary
 * Features Editor: Alan McKenzie

Additional details

 * The Dalek Tapes appear reprinted in this issue with heavily edited opening and closing captions.
 * The decrease in the number of pages given over to the Doctor’s comic strip and the limitation it put on scripting, were among the reasons for the departure of the writing team of Mills and Wagner. (Although they didn’t work together but alternated on strip stories).
 * Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).