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==Novelisation==
==Novelisation==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: '' [[The Web of Fear]] '' which was shown from 3rd February 1968 and written by [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Web of Fear]] '' which was shown from 3rd February 1968 and written by [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
* The first edition cover marked the last time an image of the Second Doctor would appear on a Target Books novelisation cover until ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' was novelised in 1993.
* The first edition cover marked the last time an image of the Second Doctor would appear on a Target Books novelisation cover until ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' was novelised in 1993.

Revision as of 01:25, 30 January 2009


Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Web of Fear which was shown from 3rd February 1968 and written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
  • The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Chris Achilleos. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
  • The first edition cover marked the last time an image of the Second Doctor would appear on a Target Books novelisation cover until The Power of the Daleks was novelised in 1993.

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1976 edition

Forty Years the Yeti had been quiet - Collector’s item in a museum. Then without warning it awoke - and savagely murdered.
At about the same time patches of mist began to appear in Central London. People who lingered anytime in the mist were found dead, their faces smothered in cobwebs. The cobweb seeped down, penetrating the Underground System. Slowly it spread….
Then the Yeti reappeared, not just one but hordes, roaming the misty streets and cobwebbed tunnels, killing everyone in their path. Central London was gripped tight in a Web of Fear…

Illustrations

  • Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from the Televised Story

To be added

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

  • To be added

Associated Images

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

  • Hardback
W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Re-issues:

60p
1983 W.H. Allen with a new cover by Andrew Skilleter priced £1.25 (UK)
1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK)


International Editions

To be added

External Sources


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