Doctor Who Weekly

17 Oct 1979 - 07 Aug 1980 (43 issues)
Marvel Comics

Based on the BBC television series.

01 (17 Oct 1979; cover price 12p) Free cover-mounted transfers. Doctor Who and the Iron Legion begins. Tales from the Tardis (War of the Worlds reprinted from Marvel Classic Comics #14 with new header) begins. The Monsters of Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks and The Story of Doctor Who text features. Photo-File #1: William Hartnell.

Note: Reprinted in Dec 2004.

02 (24 Oct 1979) Free cover-mounted transfers. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Cybermen text feature. Monster Mix wordsearch. Story One: An Unearthly Child text feature. Photo-File #2: Patrick Troughton.

03 (31 Oct 1979) Free cover-mounted transfers. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors text feature. Planet Puzzle (word puzzle). Story Two: The Dead Planet text feature, part one. Photo-File #3: Jon Pertwee.

04 (07 Nov 1979) Free cover-mounted transfers. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Yeti text feature. Story Two: The Dead Planet text feature, part two. Photo-File #4: Tom Baker. Tom Baker full-color pin-up.

05 (14 Nov 1979) Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman begins. Story Three: Beyond The Sun text feature. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Master text feature. Photo-File #5: Mary Tamm. The Three Doctors full-color pin-up.

06 (21 Nov 1979) Story Four: Marco Polo text feature. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Sontarans text feature. Photo-File #6: Lalla Ward. Destiny Of The Daleks pin-up.

07 (28 Nov 1979) Story Five: The Keys of Marinus text feature. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Ogrons text feature. Photo-File #7: Roger Delgado. Patrick Troughton pin-up. 'Who Cares!' Letter column begins.

08 (05 Dec 1979) The Final Quest complete strip. Story Six: The Aztecs text feature. The Doctor and the Daleks - On Film text feature. Photo-File #8: Nicholas Courtney.

09 (12 Dec 1979) City of the Damned and The Stolen Tardis strips begin. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Zygons text feature. Story Seven: The Sensorites text feature. Photo-File #9: Louise Jameson. Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. full-color pin-up.

10 (19 Dec 1979) The Monsters of Doctor Who: Davros text feature. Story Eight: The French Revolution text feature. Photo-File #10: Ian Marter. The Monster of Peladon pin-up

Note: The Wordsearch is often missing the cut-out entry form for the Doctor Who Annual competition.

11 (26 Dec 1979) The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Silurians text feature. Story Nine: Planet of Giants text feature. Photo-File #11: Elizabeth Sladen. Jon Pertwee pin-up. Tom Baker Christmas pin-up. The Three Doctors full-color pin-up.

12 (02 Jan 1980) K-9's Finest Hour complete strip. Tales from the Tardis begins reprinting The Invisible Man. The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Krynoids text feature. Story Ten: The Dalek Invasion of Earth text feature, part one. Photo-File #12: Carole Ann Ford. Lalla Ward pin-up.

13 (09 Jan 1980) Warlord of the Ogrons strip begins. The Story Of K-9 text feature. Story Ten: The Dalek Invasion of Earth text feature, part two. Photo-File #13: Maureen O'Brien. Ogron pin-up.

14 (16 Jan 1980) The Making Of K-9 text feature. Story Eleven: The Rescue text feature. Photo-File #14: William Russell. Louise Jameson pin-up. Patrick Troughton pin-up.

15 (23 Jan 1980) Deathworld strip begins. Inside the Tardis text feature, part one. Story Twelve: The Romans text feature. Photo-File #15: Jacqueline Hill. Patrick Troughton pin-up. Draconian Prince pin-up.

16 (30 Jan 1980) Inside the Tardis text feature, part two. Story Thirteen: The Web Planet text feature, part one. Photo-File #16: Wendy Padbury. Louise Jameson pin-up. Sontaran pin-up.

17 (06 Feb 1980) Tales from the Tardis begins reprinting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Abslom Daak: Dalek-Killer (1st app.) begins. K-9 Blueprints illustrated feature. Story Thirteen: The Web Planet text feature, part two. Photo-File #17: Peter Purves. Dalek pin-up. Elisabeth Sladen pin-up.

18 (13 Feb 1980) The Monsters of Doctor Who: The Mandrells text feature. Story Fourteen: The Lion Heart text feature. Photo-File #18: Jackie Lane. Pin-ups from The Chase and the Space Pirates.

19 (20 Feb 1980) The Mightiest Menace illustrated text feature, part one. Story Fifteen: The Space Museum text feature. Photo-File #19: Katy Manning. William Hartnell pin-up. Nicholas Courtney pin-up.

20 (27 Feb 1980) The Mightiest Menace illustrated text feature, part two. Story Sixteen: The Chase text feature, part one. Photo-File #20: Frazer Hines. Romana & K-9 inside-cover poster.

21 (05 Mar 1980) Twilight of the Silurians strip begins. The Time Lords of Gallifrey text feature. Story Sixteen: The Chase text feature, part two. Photo-File #21: John Levine. William Hartnell pin-up. Pyramids of Mars pin-up.

22 (12 Mar 1980) Tales from the Tardis begins reprinting The First Men in the Moon. The UNIT File text feature, part one. Story Seventeen: The Time Meddler text feature, part one. Photo-File #22: Caroline John. Tom Baker pin-up. The Stones of Blood pin-up.

23 (19 Mar 1980) Ship of Fools strip begins. The UNIT File text feature, part two. Story Seventeen: The Time Meddler text feature, part two. Photo-File #23: Deborah Waterfield. Jon Pertwee pin-up. The Wheel in Space pin-up.

24 (26 May 1980) Robots of Terror text feature, part one. Story Eighteen: Galaxy Four text feature, part one. Photo-File #24: Michael Craze.

Note: Colouring Competition page is often missing.

25 (02 Apr 1980) The Outsider strip begins. Robots of Terror text feature, part two. Story Eighteen: Galaxy Four text feature, part two. Photo-File #25: Jean Marsh. Sea Devil pin-up. Jon Pertwee pin-up.

26 (09 Apr 1980) The Two-Timer text story. Exhibition Special text feature. Fantastic Facts page and UNIT Club Page begins.

Note: Membership coupons printed in the UNIT feature often cut out.

27 (16 Apr 1980) Star Tigers strip begins. Stowaway text story. Scaroth of Jagaroth text feature. Photo-File #25: Anneke Wills. The Mind Robbers pin-up.

28 (23 Apr 1980) Evil Egg text story. The Movellans text feature. 'Gallifrey Guardian' news page begins.

29 (30 Apr 1980) Sands of Time text story, part one. Sounds Peculiar feature on Radiophonic Workshop. Sarah Kingdom pin-up.

30 (07 May 1980) Sands of Time text story, part two. Dr Who's Time Tales begins (US reprints). Special Effects text feature.

31 (14 May 1980) Yonder... The Yeti strip begins. Mind-Jump text story. The Man Behind Doctor Who text feature about John Nathan Turner. The Female Foes of Dr. Who photo-feature.

32 (21 May 1980) The Hole Truth text story. Horns of Nimon text feature.

33 (28 May 1980) Breakdown text story. The Dalek Tapes reprints from TV Century 21 begin.

34 (05 Jun 1980) The Creature from the Pit text feature.

35 (12 Jun 1980) Doctor Who and the Time Witch strip begins. Black Legacy strip begins. Nicholas Courtney pin-up.

36 (19 Jun 1980) Lalla Ward pin-up.

37 (28 Jun 1980) Alien Encounters text feature. Styggron pin-up.

38 (03 Jul 1980) Galactic Foes text feature.

39 (10 Jul 1980) Dragon Claw strip begins. Spacecraft Through the Ages text feature.

40 (17 Jul 1980) Business as Usual strip begins. The Celestial Toymaker text feature. Silurian pin-up.

41 (23 Jul 1980) Historical Encounters text feature. Axon pin-up.

42 (31 Jul 1980) The Key to Time text feature. Davros pin-up.

43 (07 Aug 1980) The Green Death text feature. The Mind Robber text feature. Frontier in Space pin-up.

See also:

Doctor Who (official website)

Doctor Who Collectors Wiki.
Doctor Who Online.
Tardis Index File (Wiki).