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{{Infobox Annual|
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annual name=Doctor Who Annual 1978|
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image=[[File:Doctor_Who_1978.jpg|250px|]]|
|image          = Doctor Who 1978.jpg
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]|
|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 |
|publisher     = World Distributors  
previous annual=[[Doctor Who Annual 1977]]|
|isbn           = ISBN 07-235-0412-1
next annual=[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]|
|price          = £1.35
|release number = 12
|format         = Hardback; 64 pages
|series        = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|prev          = The Dr Who Annual 1977
|next           = The Dr Who Annual 1979
}}
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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 ==
== Contents ==
: Release Number 12
=== Short stories ===
: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
: Released in September [[1977]]
* ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]''
: Priced £1.35
* ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
: Format Hardback 64 pages
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]''
: Featured Doctor: The [[Fourth Doctor]], the [[Second Doctor]] (flashback cameo)
* ''[[A New Life (1978 short story)|A New Life]]''
: Featured Companions: [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]''
: Featured Enemies:
* ''[[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]]''


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


== Text Stories ==
==== Other ====
* [[The Sleeping Beast]]
* ''[[Loony Laffs (comic story)|Loony Laffs]]''
* [[The Sands of Tymus]]
* [[A New Life (1978)|A New Life]]
* [[The Sea of Faces]]


== Comic strip Story ==
=== Games ===
* [[The Rival Robots]]
* ''[[A Race Against Time! (game)|A Race Against Time!]]''
* [[The Traitor]]
* [[Celestial Squares (game)|Celestial Squares]] -  Quiz on real-world scientific information about the [[solar system]]
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]'' - Associated puzzle
* [[Space Names (game)|Space Names]] - Quiz on the real-world names of various celestial bodies
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* ''[[Problems, Problems! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]'' - Three associated brain-teasers
* [[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]]''


== Features ==
=== Non-narrative features ===
* Loony Laffs
* ''[[Dr Who Alphabet]]''
* Mythical Monsters!
* Apollo Manned Mission Emblems
* Space Names
* The Life Crystal
* Merry Dancers of the Skies
* Science Lends a Hand
* Dr Who Alphabet
* Observing the Stars
* Orbiting Telescope
* It’s in the Stars


=== Documentary features ===
* ''[[Apollo Manned Mission Emblems (documentary)|Apollo Manned Mission Emblems]]'' - Feature on the [[American]] space program
* ''[[If… (documentary)|If…]]'' - Feature on the relative sizes of celestial bodies in the real world
* ''[[Merry Dancers of the Skies (documentary)|Merry Dancers of the Skies]]'' - Feature on the [[aurora borealis]] phenomenon
* ''[[Observing the Stars (documentary)|Observing the Stars]]'' - Feature on astronomical observation
* ''[[Orbiting Telescope (documentary)|Orbiting Telescope]]'' - Feature on orbiting [[telescope]]s
* ''[[It's In The Stars (documentary)|It's In The Stars]]'' - Feature on the light of the stars


== Puzzles ==
== Additional notes ==
* A Race Against Time
* [[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.
* Celestial Squares
* Mystery Messages
* Arith-Mental Interrogation
* If
* Problems, Problems!
* Peaceful Solution
* Spaceword!
* True or False?
* Spot the Difference
* Escape From the Green Volcano


== Additional Notes ==
== External links ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== External links ==
''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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