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* '''1 December 1979''': The first American '''Doctor Who''' convention is held in LA, with guests Terrance Dicks, Tom Baker and Graham Williams.  
 
* '''1 December 1979''': The first American '''Doctor Who''' convention is held in LA, with guests Terrance Dicks, Tom Baker and Graham Williams.  
 
** '''PHOTOS''': [http://thomas-stewart-baker.com/americantours.html TOM BAKER In the USA]
 
** '''PHOTOS''': [http://thomas-stewart-baker.com/americantours.html TOM BAKER In the USA]
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* By the end of the year, the Tom Baker episodes had been sold to '''65''' stations.

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  • April 1979: Pinnacle Books Inc publishes the first of the American editions of the Target novelisations. They retail for $1.95. Ten titles are published, with the last in March 1980 (although the titles are still reprinted until at least 1982):
Pinnacle Books
  1. Day of the Daleks
  2. The Doomsday Weapon
  3. The Dinosaur Invasion
  4. Genesis of the Daleks
  5. Revenge of the Cybermen
  6. The Loch Ness Monster
  7. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
  8. The Masque of Mandragora
  9. The Android Invasion
  10. The Seeds of Doom



US genre magazines, 1978-1979, promoting Doctor Who
  • 1979 MAGAZINE PUBLICITY: During 1979, many genre magazines promote and support the series:
    • Starlog (issue #23, cover dated June) – article and Episode Guide
    • Famous Monsters of Filmland (issue #155, cover dated July) - cover and article
    • Fangoria (issue #2, cover dated September) – article and POSTER
    • Super Star Heroes (issue #10, cover dated October) – cover, article and Episode Guide
    • Fantastic Films (issue #11, cover dated October) - article


  • 1 December 1979: The first American Doctor Who convention is held in LA, with guests Terrance Dicks, Tom Baker and Graham Williams.
  • By the end of the year, the Tom Baker episodes had been sold to 65 stations.