United States--1980
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- March 1980: Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter attend a convention in Los Angeles.
- 1980: NBC expresses an interest in purchasing the series, but nothing eventuates.
- 1980: By the middle of the year, 97 stations have purchased the series.
- August 1980: NBC contacts the BBC with a view to purchasing the series, but no deal eventuates.
- November 1980: US Marvel commences publication of a four-issue comic – Marvel Premiere Featuring DOCTOR WHO (#57-60), with material previously published in Doctor Who Magazine, now in full colour. The last issue is published in June 1981.
