Stephen Payne, publisher of Visual Imagination, has died aged 66.

Doctor Who historian David J Howe reported the news on social media. Payne was one of the co-founders of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, and later founded VI in 1985. He purchased the rights to Starburst, which became the jewel in the crown of a publishing empire that included TV Zone and Shivers, and saw the professional debut of many writers.

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