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{{real world}}{{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1987]]''' matched the pace of new novelisations in 1986. It was also the first year since [[Target Books (1973)|1973]] in which no novelisations of the current Doctor were published. Instead, the [[First Doctor]] was featured in the majority of the adaptations that year. Target also produced the first BBC-sanctioned [[Build the TARDIS|plans of how to build the TARDIS exterior]], along with an all-new collection of comic gags by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] - [[The Doctor Who Fun Book]] .
{{real world}}{{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in 1987''' matched the pace of new novelisations in 1986. It was also the first year since [[Target Books (1973)|1973]] in which no novelisations of the current Doctor were published. Instead, the [[First Doctor]] was featured in the majority of the adaptations that year. Target also produced the first BBC-sanctioned [[Build the TARDIS|plans of how to build the TARDIS exterior]], along with an all-new collection of comic gags by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] — ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''.


== Novelisation Covers ==
== Novelisation covers ==
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File:Black_Orchid _novel.jpg | [[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Black Orchid]]
File:Black_Orchid _novel.jpg | [[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Black Orchid]]
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File:Macra_Terror_novel.jpg | [[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Macra Terror]]
File:Macra_Terror_novel.jpg | [[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Macra Terror]]
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== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
== Reprints and other title covers ==
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File:JDWBrainMorbius2.jpg|[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]
File:JDWBrainMorbius2.jpg|[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]
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== Publishing History ==
== Publishing history ==
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== Publishing Notes ==
== Publishing notes ==
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[[Category:Target Books by year| Target Books (1987)]]
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Revision as of 18:00, 16 March 2014

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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1987 matched the pace of new novelisations in 1986. It was also the first year since 1973 in which no novelisations of the current Doctor were published. Instead, the First Doctor was featured in the majority of the adaptations that year. Target also produced the first BBC-sanctioned plans of how to build the TARDIS exterior, along with an all-new collection of comic gags by Tim Quinn and Dicky HowettThe Doctor Who Fun Book.

Novelisation covers

Reprints and other title covers

Publishing history

Month Title Writer Cover Artist Illustrator
February Black Orchid Terence Dudley Tony Masero
March The Ark Paul Erickson David McAllister
April The Mind Robber Peter Ling David McAllister
May The Faceless Ones Terrance Dicks David McAllister
June The Space Museum Glyn Jones David McAllister
June Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Terrance Dicks Harry Hants Peter Edwards
July The Sensorites Nigel Robinson Nick Spender
August The Reign of Terror Ian Marter Tony Masero
September The Romans Donald Cotton Tony Masero
October The Ambassadors of Death Terrance Dicks Tony Masero
October The Companions of Doctor Who: K9 and Company Terence Dudley Andrew Skilleter
November The Massacre John Lucarotti Tony Masero
December The Macra Terror Ian Stuart Black Tony Masero

Publishing notes

  • to be added