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|image=Doctor Who 1978.jpg
|image         = Doctor Who 1978.jpg
|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|doctor        = Fourth Doctor
|release date= [[September (releases)|September]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|companions    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|publisher= World Distributors  
|featuring      = [[Second Doctor]] (flashback cameo)
|isbn= ISBN 07-235-0412-1
|release date  = September 1977
|format= hardback 64 pages  
|publisher     = World Distributors  
|prev=Doctor Who Annual 1977
|isbn           = ISBN 07-235-0412-1
|next=Doctor Who Annual 1979
|price          = £1.35
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the twelfth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in September 1977.
|release number = 12
 
|format         = Hardback; 64 pages
== Overview ==
|series        = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
: Release Number 12
|prev           = The Dr Who Annual 1977
: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
|next           = The Dr Who Annual 1979
: Released in September 1977
}}
: Priced £1.35
'''''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]].
: Format Hardback 64 pages
: Featured Doctor: The [[Fourth Doctor]], the [[Second Doctor]] (flashback cameo)
: Featured Companions: [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
: Featured Enemies:


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Text stories ===
=== Short stories ===
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]''
* ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''
* ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''


=== Comic strip story ===
=== Comic stories ===
==== Picture Stories ====
* ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
* ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''


=== Features ===
==== Other ====
* Loony Laffs
* ''[[Loony Laffs (comic story)|Loony Laffs]]''
* Mythical Monsters!
 
* Apollo Manned Mission Emblems
=== Games ===
* Space Names
* ''[[A Race Against Time! (game)|A Race Against Time!]]''
* The Life Crystal
* [[Celestial Squares (game)|Celestial Squares]] -  Quiz on real-world scientific information about the [[solar system]]
* Merry Dancers of the Skies
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]'' - Associated puzzle
* Science Lends a Hand
* [[Space Names (game)|Space Names]] - Quiz on the real-world names of various celestial bodies
* Dr Who Alphabet
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* Observing the Stars
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* Orbiting Telescope
* ''[[Problems, Problems! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]'' - Three associated brain-teasers
* It's in the Stars
* [[Spaceword (game)|Spaceword]] - Crosswords puzzle
* [[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]].
* ''[[Escape from the Green Volcano (game)|Escape from the Green Volcano]]''
 
=== 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 Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]''
* ''[[Merry Dancers of the Skies (documentary)|Merry Dancers of the Skies]]'' - Feature on the [[aurora borealis]] phenomenon
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|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! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]''
* ''[[It's In The Stars (documentary)|It's In The Stars]]'' - Feature on the light of the stars
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* Spaceword!
* True or False?
* Spot the Difference
* Escape From the Green Volcano


== Additional notes ==
== Additional notes ==
* The Doctor, as is common with early Classic Who literature, is referred to as "Doctor Who" throughout the prose narratives included within this annual.
* [[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 ==

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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]]

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