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*'''1-2 March 1980''': Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter attend the Who 1 convention in [[Los Angeles]]. | *'''1-2 March 1980''': Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter attend the Who 1 convention in [[Los Angeles]]. | ||
* '''1980''': By the middle of the year, '''97''' stations have purchased the series. (One of the 97 stations named in a ''Variety'' magazine article (see at right) is "KVVU-TV" in Las Vegas, but we have been unable to find any listings for the series on that channel.) | * '''1980''': By the middle of the year, '''97''' stations have purchased the series. (One of the 97 stations named in a ''Variety'' magazine article (see at right) is "KVVU-TV" in Las Vegas, but we have been unable to find any listings for the series on that channel.) | ||
| − | *'''August 1980''': Around this time, NBC contacts the BBC with a view to purchasing the US rights to the series, but no deal eventuates. | + | *'''August 1980''': Around this time, NBC contacts the BBC with a view to purchasing the US rights to the series and make their own version, but no deal eventuates. |
* '''November 1980''': US Marvel commences publication of what turns out to be a four-issue comic series – '''Marvel Premiere Featuring DOCTOR WHO''' (#57-60), with material previously published in '''Doctor Who Magazine''', now in full colour. (Issues 59-60 featured ''"City of the Damned"'' retitled as ''"City of the Cursed"'', a change required since the word "Damned" was deemed "undesirable" by the Comics Code Authority.) The last issue is published in June 1981. | * '''November 1980''': US Marvel commences publication of what turns out to be a four-issue comic series – '''Marvel Premiere Featuring DOCTOR WHO''' (#57-60), with material previously published in '''Doctor Who Magazine''', now in full colour. (Issues 59-60 featured ''"City of the Damned"'' retitled as ''"City of the Cursed"'', a change required since the word "Damned" was deemed "undesirable" by the Comics Code Authority.) The last issue is published in June 1981. | ||
[[File:US Marvel.JPG|left|400px|thumb|US Marvel Doctor Who comics]] | [[File:US Marvel.JPG|left|400px|thumb|US Marvel Doctor Who comics]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 29 December 2025
| United States Chronology | |
| 1963-1969 | 1971-1972 | 1973-1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991-2020s | |
| Related articles | List of conventions | List of fan clubs | References to the USA in Doctor Who | Doctor Who USA Tour | USA Tour stops | Documentaries and specials | TV Guide | Saturday, March 12, 1988 | First airings by episode |United States by the numbers | Chicago chronology | Time-Life Television |
- 1-2 March 1980: Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter attend the Who 1 convention in Los Angeles.
- 1980: By the middle of the year, 97 stations have purchased the series. (One of the 97 stations named in a Variety magazine article (see at right) is "KVVU-TV" in Las Vegas, but we have been unable to find any listings for the series on that channel.)
- August 1980: Around this time, NBC contacts the BBC with a view to purchasing the US rights to the series and make their own version, but no deal eventuates.
- November 1980: US Marvel commences publication of what turns out to be a four-issue comic series – Marvel Premiere Featuring DOCTOR WHO (#57-60), with material previously published in Doctor Who Magazine, now in full colour. (Issues 59-60 featured "City of the Damned" retitled as "City of the Cursed", a change required since the word "Damned" was deemed "undesirable" by the Comics Code Authority.) The last issue is published in June 1981.
| United States Chronology | |
| 1963-1969 | 1971-1972 | 1973-1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991-2020s | |
| Related articles | List of conventions | List of fan clubs | References to the USA in Doctor Who | Doctor Who USA Tour | USA Tour stops | Documentaries and specials | TV Guide | Saturday, March 12, 1988 | First airings by episode |United States by the numbers | Chicago chronology | Time-Life Television |
