DWM 26

The 26th issue of Doctor Who Weekly had a cover date of 9 April 1980. It was the first issue to see a major design change to the magazine.

Articles

 * Exhibition Special

Comic content

 * Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Part Eight)
 * Writers: Mills + Wagner
 * Art: Dave Gibbons
 * Editor: Paul Neary


 * The Outsider (Part Two)
 * Tales from the TARDIS: The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells (Part Five)

Fiction

 * The Two-Timer

Also featuring

 * Fantastic Facts
 * Crazy Caption Competition (£5 to be won)
 * Competition: Dalek Odd One Out (For 1 of 100 Genesis of the Daleks records)
 * Competition: Monster Mix-up (For 1 of 10 Dr Who Exhibition tickets)
 * Who Cares! (Letters Page)
 * UNIT Club page
 * Know Your Enemy Number 1: Dalek

Additional details

 * First Great New Look Issue!
 * Notable changes include:
 * The 'Comic-strips! Features! Pin-up!' cover tag is replaced by 'Thrilling Adventures in Time and Space'.
 * Inside pages are numbered and a contents page is shared with 'A letter from the Doctor'.
 * More regular 'filling' features include a page of Fantastic Facts and a UNIT Club Page which readers are encouraged to sign-up for by becoming UNIT members.
 * The regular archive feature is replaced by new fiction.
 * Published every Thursday, this issue had a cover price of 12p (UK).