Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)
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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 summary
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 televised story
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Writing and publishing notes
- To be added
Additional cover images
- 3WebFear.jpg
1983 edition; Cover by Andrew Skilleter
- 4WebFear.jpg
1993 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson
British publication history
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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)
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
- On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal
