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'''''Doctor Who Discovers''''' was a short-lived series of large format stapled paperback titles from [[Target Books]] published in 1977-78. | '''''Doctor Who Discovers''''' was a short-lived series of large format stapled paperback titles from [[Target Books]] published in 1977-78. | ||
==Content== | |||
Although not strictly speaking part of the series the title ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]],'' published in 1976, established the format. | Although not strictly speaking part of the series the title ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]],'' published in 1976, established the format. | ||
Each of the books included a pull-out poster stapled to the centre, depicting the cover artwork by [[Jeff Cummins]]. | |||
Each title in the series was priced 75p(UK). The books each had a print run of 40,000 copies, apart from the final installment ''[[Doctor Who Discovers: Strange and Mysterious Creatures]]'' which had a reduced print run of 10,140 copies. | Each title in the series was priced 75p(UK). The books each had a print run of 40,000 copies, apart from the final installment ''[[Doctor Who Discovers: Strange and Mysterious Creatures]]'' which had a reduced print run of 10,140 copies. | ||
==Cancellation== | |||
The series was intended to run to 24 titles, but only five titles were released in the series, with ''The Miners'', ''Inventors'' and ''Pirates'' due next for publication before the range was cancelled due to poor sales. | |||
An in-universe reference to | ==In-universe== | ||
An in-universe reference to these books appears in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Kingmaker]]''. In the story, ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' was a series of books actually written by the Doctor during his time working with [[UNIT]]. | |||
== | ==Covers== | ||
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Image:DWDEarlyMan.jpg|[[Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man]] | Image:DWDEarlyMan.jpg|[[Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man]] | ||