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Over the years a number of books and other spin-offs have been published and marketed.
The books are all out of print but can found in car-boot sales, jumble sales, and on other websites -
too numerous to list here.
Herewith a complete list of books, and some other odds ‘n’ sods.
| The Perishers | Mirror Books. 1963 |
| The Perishers Strike Again! | Mirror Books. 1965 |
| Meet The Perishers | Mirror Books? |
| Playtime with the Perishers | Mirror Books? |
| The Perishers Pop up Again | Mirror Books? |
| The Perishers Do Their Thing | Mirror Books 1970 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1987 |
| The Perishers Back Britain | Mirror Books? |
| The Perishers book No. 8 | Mirror Books 1970 |
| The Perishers Spring Collection (Book 9) | Mirror Books 1971 |
| The Perishers (Book ten) | Mirror Books 1971 |
| The Perishers No11 | Mirror Books 1972 |
| The Perishers No12 | Mirror Books 1972 |
| The Perishers No13 | Mirror Books 1972 |
| The Perishers No14 | Mirror Books 1973 |
| The Perishers No15 | Mirror Books 1973 |
| The Perishers No16 | Mirror Books 1974 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1974 |
| The Perishers No17 | Mirror Books 1975 |
| The Perishers Omnibus No2 | Mirror Books 1975 |
| The Perishers No18 | Mirror Books 1976 |
| The Perishers Omnibus No3 | Mirror Books 1976 |
| The Perishers No19 | Mirror Books 1977 |
| The Perishers No20 | Mirror Books 1978 |
| The Perishers No21 (featuring strips from the Scottish Sunday Mirror) | Mirror Books 1978 |
| The Perishers No22 (featuring strips from the Scottish Sunday Mirror) | Mirror Books 1979 |
| The Perishers No23 | Mirror Books 1979 |
| The Perishers No24 | Mirror Books 1980 |
| The Perishers No25 | Mirror Books 1980 |
| The Perishers No26 | Mirror Books 1981 |
| The Perishers No27 | Mirror Books 1981 |
At this juncture Mirror Books decided to issue a number of other Omnibus editions but didn't number them hence -
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1982 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1983 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1984 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1985 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1986 |
| The Perishers Omnibus | Mirror Books 1988 |
Mirror Books then decided to rename the editions as Collections, again without
numbering them. Thus -
| The Perishers Collection | Mirror Books 1989 |
| The Perishers Collection | Mirror Books 1990 |
Perishers 'Specials'
| The Perishers Dotty Dictionary | Mirror Books 1977 |
| The Perishers Spectacular | Mirror Books 1979 |
| The Tale Of A Tale - Or The Life and Times of Boot the Dog |
Mirror Books 1981 |
Children’s Books
| The Perishers Rather Big Little Book About Boot | Hamlyn 1979 |
| The Perishers Rather Big Little Book About Wellington | Hamlyn 1979 |
| The Perishers Rather Big Little Book About Maisie | Hamlyn 1979 |
| The Perishers Rather Big Little Book About Marlon | Hamlyn 1979 |
| The Perishers Very Big For Its Size Storybook | Hamlyn 1979 |
| The Perishers Rainy Day Book | Hamlyn 1979 |
Odds'n Sods
There are some books produced by or authorized by Mirror Books without the collaboration, and sometimes knowledge, of Maurice Dodd or Dennis Collins, hence -
| Dog of the Year | Mirror Books? |
| The Perishers Book of Fun and Games | Mirror Books? |
| Old Boot’s Private Papers. Introduced by Rod KcKuen | Stanyan Books (USA) 1970 |
| The Perishers strike again | Mirror Books 1979 |
TV & Perishers Record.
There were 12 five minute TV cartoon films scripted and storyboarded by Maurice Dodd, in 1979. Displayed on BBC they
were a success inasmuch as they were repeated for a number of years (and can still be seen occasionally in cartoon collections). However, they were not
nearly as good as they could have been owing to circumstances over which Maurice was unable to control.
A record, for which Maurice Dodd wrote twelve lyrics, was issued. It was entitled "The Perishers Sing -
well sort of" and narrated by Bernard Cribbens music by Trevor Evan Jones.
Marketing
A number of 'Perishers' products were marketed at the same time as the TV series was launched. Once
again Maurice was not in a position to exert sufficient control over the quality of the products, which ranged from good to indifferent. Products, which
Maurice has never seen before still appear in odd places.
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