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.
Contents 
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Articles Edit
- 'The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors' by G. Blows
Comic content Edit
- 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 Edit
- Story Two – The Dead Planet (Part One of Two) (Synopsis, comment and credits by Jeremy Bentham)
Interviews / Profiles Edit
- Jon Pertwee (Photo-file Number 3)
Additional features Edit
- 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 Edit
- 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.
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