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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1973 (releases)|1973]]''' consisted of novelisations involving the [[First Doctor]]. All of the 1973 books were reprints of editions by other publishers.
'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1973 (releases)|1973]]''' consisted of novelisations involving the [[First Doctor]]. All of the 1973 books were reprints of editions by other publishers.


== Novelisation covers ==
== Stories ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:DaleksTargetEarlyEd.jpg|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
File:Zarbi _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]
File:Crusaders_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]
</gallery>
 
== Publishing history ==
 
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|-
!Month!!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist
|016
|-
|''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]''
||[[May]]||[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]||[[David Whitaker]]||[[Chris Achilleos]]
|[[David Whitaker]]
|rowspan=3|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Dalek]]s
|''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
|rowspan=3|[[2 May (releases)|2 May]] [[1973 (releases)|1973]]
|-
|-
||May||[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]||[[Bill Strutton]]||Chris Achilleos
|073
|''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
|[[Bill Strutton]]
|Barbara, Ian, [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Zarbi]]
|''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
|-
|-
||May||[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]||David Whitaker||Chris Achilleos
|012
|''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]''
|[[David Whitaker]]
|Barbara, Ian, Vicki
|''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''
|}
|}


== Publishing notes ==
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
DaleksTargetEarlyEd.jpg|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
Zarbi _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]
Crusaders_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* In 1969 the Tandem imprint set up in 1964 by Anthony Gibbs, Ralph Stokes and Brian Miles to simultaneously release titles in hardback and paperback was bought by Universal Publishing. A UK subsidiary named Universal-Tandem was formed.
* In 1969 the Tandem imprint set up in 1964 by Anthony Gibbs, Ralph Stokes and Brian Miles to simultaneously release titles in hardback and paperback was bought by Universal Publishing. A UK subsidiary named Universal-Tandem was formed.
* By 1972 Universal-Tandem was looking to set up a children's imprint aimed at 14-15 year olds. That imprint became Target Books.
* By 1972 Universal-Tandem was looking to set up a children's imprint aimed at 14-15 year olds. That imprint became Target Books.
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* In the May of 1973 the first three Target books hit the shelves featuring the cover artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]] and featuring a black ''Doctor Who'' logo, a format that would be followed for the next few years.
* In the May of 1973 the first three Target books hit the shelves featuring the cover artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]] and featuring a black ''Doctor Who'' logo, a format that would be followed for the next few years.


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