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{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story SMW
|name        = ''The Dr Who Annual''
|name        = ''The Dr Who Annual''
|image        = Doctor Who 1.jpg
|image        = Doctor Who 1.jpg
|doctor      = First Doctor
|doctor      = First Doctor
|series      = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|series      = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|release date = September 1965
|number      = 1
|publisher    = World Distributors
|publisher    = World Distributors
|format      = hardback; 96 pages
|price        = 9s6d (47.5 new pence)
|next        = Doctor Who Annual 1967
|release number = 1
}}'''''The Dr Who Annual''''' was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in [[September (releases)|September]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]].
|format      = Hardback; 96 pages
 
|series      = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
== Overview ==
|next        = The Dr Who Annual 1967
: Release Number 1
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: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
'''''The Dr Who Annual''''' was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in [[September (releases)|September]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]].
: Released in September [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
: Priced 9s 6d
: Format Hardback 96 pages
: Featured Doctor: The [[First Doctor]] ("Dr. Who")


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!#
!Title
! Source
!Type
!Type
!Featuring
!Featuring
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!Read by
!Read by
|-
|-
|1
! 1
|''[[The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo]]''
|''[[The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo]]''
|Short story
|Short story
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|[[William Russell]]
|[[William Russell]]
|-
|-
| -
! 2
|''[[Who is Dr Who? (short story)|Who is Dr Who?]]''
|''[[Who is Dr Who? (feature)|Who is Dr Who?]]''
|Feature
|Feature
|
|
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|[[Peter Purves]]
|[[Peter Purves]]
|-
|-
|2
! 3
|''[[The Sons of the Crab (short story)|The Sons of the Crab]]''
|''[[The Sons of the Crab (short story)|The Sons of the Crab]]''
|rowspan=2|Short story
|rowspan=2|Short story
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|[[Dan Starkey]]
|[[Dan Starkey]]
|-
|-
|3
! 4
|''[[The Lost Ones (short story)|The Lost Ones]]''
|''[[The Lost Ones (short story)|The Lost Ones]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Zarbi]], [[Menoptera]]
|rowspan=2|[[Zarbi]], [[Menoptera]]
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|None
|None
|-
|-
| -
! 5
|''[[Journey Back to Earth]]''
|''[[Journey Back to Earth (game)|Journey Back to Earth]]''
|Game
|Game
|
|
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
| -
! 6
|''[[The Equations of Dr Who (short story)|The Equations of Dr Who]]''
|''[[The Equations of Dr Who (feature)|The Equations of Dr Who]]''
|Feature
|Feature
|
|
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|Peter Purves
|Peter Purves
|-
|-
|4
! 7
|''[[The Monsters from Earth (short story)|The Monsters from Earth]]''
|''[[The Monsters from Earth (short story)|The Monsters from Earth]]''
|rowspan=3|Short story
|rowspan=3|Short story
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|None
|None
|-
|-
|5
! 8
|''[[Peril in Mechanistria (short story)|Peril in Mechanistria]]''
|''[[Peril in Mechanistria (short story)|Peril in Mechanistria]]''
|
|
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|Peter Purves
|Peter Purves
|-
|-
|6
! 9
|''[[The Fishmen of Kandalinga (short story)|The Fishmen of Kandalinga]]''
|''[[The Fishmen of Kandalinga (short story)|The Fishmen of Kandalinga]]''
|[[Voord]]
|[[Voord]]
|
|
|None
|[[Maureen O'Brien]]
|}
|}


== Additional notes ==
== Additional notes ==
[[File:An Adventure in Space and Time Dr Who Annual 1966 art.jpg|thumb|Textles David Bradley version by [[Julian Nix]]]]
[[File:An Adventure in Space and Time Dr Who Annual 1966 art.jpg|thumb|Textless [[David Bradley]] version by [[Julian Nix]]]]
* [[The Doctor]] is referred to throughout as "Dr Who", and several times he is referred to as a [[human]] or an "Earthman".
* [[The Doctor]] is referred to throughout as "Dr Who", and several times he is referred to as a [[human]] or an "[[Earth]]man".
* The cover and internal illustrations were by [[Walter Howarth]].
* The cover and internal illustrations were by [[Walter Howarth]].
* [[Natarl]]s from the film {{wi|Battle in Outer Space}} (1959) appear on the contents page.
* [[Natarl]]s from the film {{wi|Battle in Outer Space}} (1959) appear on the contents page.
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* The cover for this first issue was imitated by [[Julian Nix]] in the documentary drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', with actor [[David Bradley]]'s likeness in place of [[William Hartnell]].
* The cover for this first issue was imitated by [[Julian Nix]] in the documentary drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', with actor [[David Bradley]]'s likeness in place of [[William Hartnell]].


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Latest revision as of 04:15, 3 July 2024

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The Dr Who Annual was the first Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It was released in September 1965.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Source Type Featuring Writer Read by
1 The Lair of Zarbi Supremo Short story Zarbi, Menoptera David Whitaker William Russell
2 Who is Dr Who? Feature Peter Purves
3 The Sons of the Crab Short story Dan Starkey
4 The Lost Ones Zarbi, Menoptera None
5 Journey Back to Earth Game N/A
6 The Equations of Dr Who Feature Peter Purves
7 The Monsters from Earth Short story Sensorites None
8 Peril in Mechanistria Peter Purves
9 The Fishmen of Kandalinga Voord Maureen O'Brien

Additional notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless David Bradley version by Julian Nix