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name=Doctor Who Annual 1978|
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series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]s|
|doctor        = Fourth Doctor
release date= [[September]] [[1977]]|
|companions    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
publisher= [[World Distributors]] |
|featuring      = [[Second Doctor]] (flashback cameo)
isbn= ISBN 7-235-0412-1|
|release date   = September 1977
format= hardback 64 pages |
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|price          = £1.35
|release number = 12
|format         = Hardback; 64 pages
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'''''The Dr Who Annual 1978''''' was the twelfth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in [[September (releases)|September]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]].
== Overview ==
: Release Number 12
: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
: Released in September [[1977]]
: Priced £1.35
: Format Hardback 64 pages
: Featured Doctor: The [[Fourth Doctor]], the [[Second Doctor]] (flashback cameo)
: Featured Companions: [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
: Featured Enemies:


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Short stories ===
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]''
* ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]''
* ''[[A New Life (1978 short story)|A New Life]]''
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]''
* ''[[Science Lends a Hand (short story)|Science Lends a Hand]]''
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]''
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''


== Text Stories ==
=== Comic stories ===
* [[The Sleeping Beast]]
==== Picture Stories ====
* [[The Sands of Tymus]]
* ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* [[A New Life (1978)|A New Life]]
* ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
* [[The Sea of Faces]]


== Comic strip Story ==
==== Other ====
* [[The Rival Robots]]
* ''[[Loony Laffs (comic story)|Loony Laffs]]''
* [[The Traitor]]


== Features ==
=== Games ===
* Loony Laffs
* ''[[A Race Against Time! (game)|A Race Against Time!]]''
* Mythical Monsters!
* [[Celestial Squares (game)|Celestial Squares]] -  Quiz on real-world scientific information about the [[solar system]]
* Apollo Manned Mission Emblems
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]'' - Associated puzzle
* Space Names
* [[Space Names (game)|Space Names]] - Quiz on the real-world names of various celestial bodies
* The Life Crystal
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* Merry Dancers of the Skies
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* Science Lends a Hand
* ''[[Problems, Problems! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]'' - Three associated brain-teasers
* Dr Who Alphabet
* [[Spaceword (game)|Spaceword]] - Crosswords puzzle
* Observing the Stars
* [[Spot The Difference (game)|Spot The Difference]] - "Spot the difference" game between two images of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. On one, the [[TARDIS scanner]] shows [[Roger Delgado]]'s {{Delgado|n=Master}}, while the other shows [[Peter Butterworth]]'s [[First Monk|Meddling Monk]].
* Orbiting Telescope
* ''[[Escape from the Green Volcano (game)|Escape from the Green Volcano]]''
* It’s in the Stars


=== Non-narrative features ===
* ''[[Dr Who Alphabet]]''


== Puzzles ==
=== Documentary features ===
* A Race Against Time
* ''[[Apollo Manned Mission Emblems (documentary)|Apollo Manned Mission Emblems]]'' - Feature on the [[American]] space program
* Celestial Squares
* ''[[If… (documentary)|If…]]'' - Feature on the relative sizes of celestial bodies in the real world
* Mystery Messages
* ''[[Merry Dancers of the Skies (documentary)|Merry Dancers of the Skies]]'' - Feature on the [[aurora borealis]] phenomenon
* Arith-Mental Interrogation
* ''[[Observing the Stars (documentary)|Observing the Stars]]'' - Feature on astronomical observation
* If
* ''[[Orbiting Telescope (documentary)|Orbiting Telescope]]'' - Feature on orbiting [[telescope]]s
* Problems, Problems!
* ''[[It's In The Stars (documentary)|It's In The Stars]]'' - Feature on the light of the stars
* Peaceful Solution
* Spaceword!
* True or False?
* Spot the Difference
* Escape From the Green Volcano


== Additional Notes ==
== Additional notes ==
''to be added''
* [[The Doctor]], as is common with early "Classic Who" literature, is frequently referred to as "Doctor Who" in the prose narratives included within this annual, although "the Doctor" is also used.


== External links ==
== External links ==
''To be added''
''to be added''


[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]

Latest revision as of 20:56, 21 July 2024

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The Dr Who Annual 1978 was the twelfth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It was released in September 1977.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Picture Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

Non-narrative features[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary features[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • The Doctor, as is common with early "Classic Who" literature, is frequently referred to as "Doctor Who" in the prose narratives included within this annual, although "the Doctor" is also used.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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