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Doctor Who and the Three Doctors
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	64 (given to later editions)
Doctor:	First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor
Companions:	Jo Grant, the Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Captain Mike Yates, UNIT
Enemy:	Omega, Gell guards
Setting:	Earth, circa 1970s
Author:	Terrance Dicks
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	November 1975
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-11578-3
Previous Story:	Doctor Who and The Time Monster
Following Story:	Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Three Doctors which was shown from 30th December 1972 and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin.
• The 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).
• This was the first novelisation to be published without using the title form "Doctor Who and ..."

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1975 edition

Jo glanced up at the Doctor. 'Things must be pretty serious then.' 'They are, Jo. Very serious indeed. The whole of the Universe is in danger!'

The most amazing DOCTOR WHO adventure, in which Doctors One, Two and Three cross time and space and come together to fight a ruthlessly dangerous enemy – OMEGA. Once a Time Lord himself, now exiled to a black hole in space, Omega is seeking a bitter and deadly revenge against the whole Universe...

DOCTOR WHO scripts - awarded the 1974 Writers' Guild Award for the best British children's original drama script.

Illustrations

• None

Chapter Titles

1 Lightning from Space
2 Attack from the Unknown
3 The Menace of the Black Hole
4 Beyond the Unknown
5 A Shock for the Brigadier
6 In the Hands of the Enemy
7 Door to Freedom
8 Escape from Omega
9 'All things shall be destroyed'
10 Return through the Flame
11 Three Doctors Minus Two

Deviations from the Televised Story

To be added

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• Title page includes: “THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO: The cover illustration portrays the first, second and third Doctors”

To be added

Associated Images

1976 edition; Cover by Jeff Cummins

1991 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

60p (UK)

1976 reissue with new cover by Jeff Cummins

1991 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alister Pearson priced £2.50 (UK)

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
• On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal