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image= | |image=DW YB 1996.jpg|Doctor Who Yearbook 1996 | ||
series=[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]s| | |series = [[Doctor Who Yearbook]]s | ||
release date= September [[1995]]| | |release date= [[September (releases)|September]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | ||
publisher= | |publisher = Marvel Comics UK | ||
isbn= ISBN 1-85400- | |isbn = ISBN 1-85400-377-1 | ||
format= hardback 96 pages | | |format = hardback 96 pages | ||
|prev = Doctor Who Yearbook 1995 | |||
}}The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the fifth and final of [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annuals. | |||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
* | * "A Brief History of Space and Time" (A Season by Season Guide) by [[Andrew Pixley]] and [[Stephen James Walker]] (Each series 1-26 has two pages of text and full production details. Also includes ''[[K9 and Company]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* "The Nineties" by [[Andrew Pixley]], [[Gary Gillatt]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* | * "Valley of the Lost" by [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] (a summary of an unmade story of the same name) | ||
* | |||
=== Comic strip stories === | === Comic strip stories === | ||
* [[Star Beast II]] | * ''[[Star Beast II (comic story)|Star Beast II]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Junk-Yard Demon II (comic story)|Junk-Yard Demon II]]'' | ||
=== Prose stories === | === Prose stories === | ||
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* This was the last of five Yearbooks published by [[Marvel Comics]], UK publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' which continued the Doctor Who Annual tradition first established by [[World Distributors]] and revived in 2005. | * This was the last of five Yearbooks published by [[Marvel Comics]], UK publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' which continued the Doctor Who Annual tradition first established by [[World Distributors]] and revived in 2005. | ||
* Aimed at the Christmas market. The year stated on the cover (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook) is the following year (e.g. the 1993 Annual was published in 1992). | * Aimed at the Christmas market. The year stated on the cover (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook) is the following year (e.g. the 1993 Annual was published in 1992). | ||
* The publication of the Yearbook also offered a | * The publication of the Yearbook also offered a "holiday special" to readers of the monthly magazine title, who were also rewarded by the comic strip stories in this yearbook. Both were sequels to early popular strips in the magazine. | ||
* This yearbook broke with the usual mix and included a two-page per season guide to the Doctor Who television series 1-26 along with spin-offs including [[K9 and Company]]. | * This yearbook broke with the usual mix and included a two-page per season guide to the Doctor Who television series 1-26 along with spin-offs including [[K9 and Company]]. | ||
* The price increase this year to £5.50 was matched by the page count increase to 96. | * The price increase this year to £5.50 was matched by the page count increase to 96. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 18 March 2023
The Doctor Who Yearbook 1996 was the fifth and final of Marvel UK's Doctor Who annuals.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Features[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "A Brief History of Space and Time" (A Season by Season Guide) by Andrew Pixley and Stephen James Walker (Each series 1-26 has two pages of text and full production details. Also includes K9 and Company, The Five Doctors)
- "The Nineties" by Andrew Pixley, Gary Gillatt and Gary Russell
- "Valley of the Lost" by Philip Hinchcliffe (a summary of an unmade story of the same name)
Comic strip stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Prose stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
(none this issue)
Additional features[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Crossword by Nigel Robinson
- Interview with Mary Ridge (Director)
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editor: Gary Russell
- Associate Editor: Gary Gillatt
- Designer: Paul Vyse
- Editorial Team: Marcus Hearn, Scott Gray, Philip MacDonald
- Production: Mark Irvine, Irfan Yunis
- Marketing & Promotions: Yvonne Taylor, Chris McCormack
- Art Director: Helen Nally
- Financial Controller: Caroline Aubrey
- Managing Director: Mike Hobson
- Chairman: Jim Galton
- Thanks to: Adrian Rigelsford and Steve Merritt
Additional notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was the last of five Yearbooks published by Marvel Comics, UK publishers of Doctor Who Magazine which continued the Doctor Who Annual tradition first established by World Distributors and revived in 2005.
- Aimed at the Christmas market. The year stated on the cover (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook) is the following year (e.g. the 1993 Annual was published in 1992).
- The publication of the Yearbook also offered a "holiday special" to readers of the monthly magazine title, who were also rewarded by the comic strip stories in this yearbook. Both were sequels to early popular strips in the magazine.
- This yearbook broke with the usual mix and included a two-page per season guide to the Doctor Who television series 1-26 along with spin-offs including K9 and Company.
- The price increase this year to £5.50 was matched by the page count increase to 96.
- Valley of the Lost was an unmade Doctor Who story written by former producer Philip Hinchcliffe, retold here by Austen Atkinson-Broadbelt.
