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==Doctor Who Annuals / Yearbooks==
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A number of '''''Doctor Who annuals''''' have been published from [[1965 (releases)|1965]] onwards. They have printed fiction, comics and features based on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the form of a slim hardback volume.


:Published from the late 1960's through to the late 1980's (with the exception of 1972),by [[World Distributors]] Ltd, the Doctor Who Annual was a hardbound book priced at pocket money prices and released around Autumn, in time for the Christmas market. Usually a mix of prose and comic strip stories, they also contained puzzles, quizzes, games and a varying amount of filler material usually not who-related. When [[John Nathan-Turner]] became producer of `Doctor Who` he exerted a greater influence over all merchandising and tie-in product releases (including the Annuals),which under his watchful eye saw an increase in standards as well as featuring more television series related features.
== History ==
=== Under World Distributors ===
The annuals were hardbound books priced at pocket money prices and released near autumn, in time for the [[Christmas]] market. Usually a mix of prose and comic strip stories intended for children, they also contained puzzles, quizzes, games and a varying amount of filler material usually having little connection with ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


:It is perhaps worth noting that with an autumn of the year release time, the date on all annuals is for the following year. (For example '''The K-9 Annual''' dated 1983, has a print date of 1982). Some annuals/yearbooks failed to include a year date on the cover so where applicable that reference is bracketed and assumed.  
From the late 1960s through to the late 1980s (with the single exception of 1971), [[World Distributors, Ltd]] published ''Doctor Who Annual''. The often notoriously bizarre stories and comics sometimes went in very strange directions and [[companion]]s portrayed in the illustrations and descriptions of regular characters often bore little resemblance to their actors.


:World Distributors Ltd stopped producing the regular annuals in 1986, a bumper volume followed featuring the best of previous editions and was the last title to be released.
The ''Doctor Who'' annuals were published each September between 1965 and 1985.


:There was a lapse in publication for a few years of the annuals before [[Marvel Comics]] secured the license to produce a '''Doctor Who Yearbook''', which followed the same mix of prose, comic strip stories and features, this time all who-related. The Yearbooks ran from 1992-1996.
With an autumn of the year release time, the date on all annuals is for the following year. For example, the ''K9 Annual'', dated 1983, has a print date of 1982. Some annuals/yearbooks failed to include a year date on the cover so where applicable that reference is bracketed and assumed.


:In recent years, since Doctor Who was re-visioned, the Annual format has been redesigned with fiction being given its own title The Doctor Who Storybook and the Annual assuming a hardback activity book for younger viewers.  
When [[John Nathan-Turner]] became [[producer]] of ''Doctor Who'', he exerted a greater influence on merchandising and tie-in product releases (including the annuals) which, under his watchful eye, saw an increase in standards as well as featuring series related material.


===Cover Images===
World Distributors Ltd stopped producing the regular annuals in 1985.


<gallery>
=== Under Marvel ===
Image:Doctor_Who_1.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1966]]
There was a lapse for a few years in publication before [[Marvel Comics]] secured the license to produce a ''Doctor Who Yearbook.'' These followed the same mix of prose, comic strip stories and features, this time all ''Who''-related and directed at a more sophisticated audience. The Yearbooks ran from 1991-1995 as 1992-1996 annuals.
Image:Doctor_Who_1_b.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1967]]
 
Image:DrWho annual1968.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1968]]
=== Revival of the Annuals ===
Image:Annual69.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1969]]
With the return of ''Doctor Who'' in 2005, the publication of annuals began again. The first, ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'', was published by [[Panini Comics|Panini]], and all subsequent annuals were published by [[BBC Children's Books]]. From 2007 to 2010, Panini also published the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook]]'' aimed at an older audience.
Image:Doctor_Who_2.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1970]]
Image:Annual71.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1971]]
Image:Annual73.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1973]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1974.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1975.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1975]]
Image:Doctor_who_1976.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1976]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1977.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1977]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1978.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1978]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1979.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1980.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1980]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1981.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1981]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1982.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1982]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1983.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1983]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1984.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1984]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1985.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]
Image:Doctor_Who_1986.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]
</gallery>


===Doctor Who Yearbooks===
While [[IDW]] held the ''Doctor Who'' comic book licence, they also published four annuals from 2010 to 2013, with the annual years being the years as published. They changed annual to special at the last minute for 2012 and it carried over to the 2013 edition for the 50th anniversary.


<gallery>
== Releases ==
Image:DW_YB_1992.jpg|[[Doctor Who Yearbook (1992)]]
=== Doctor Who Annuals (1965-1985) ===
Image:DW_YB_1993.jpg|[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Image:DW_YB_1994.jpg|[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1994]]
Doctor Who 1.jpg|''[[The Dr Who Annual 1966]]''
Image:DW_YB_1995.jpg|[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1995]]
Doctor Who 1 b.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1967]]''
Image:DW_YB_1996.jpg|[[Doctor Who Yearbook (1996)]]
DrWho annual1968.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1968]]''
Annual69.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1969]]''
Doctor Who 2.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1970]]''
Annual71.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1971]]''
Annual73.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1973]]''
Doctor Who 1974.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]''
Doctor Who 1975.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1975]]''
Doctor who 1976.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1976]]''
Doctor Who 1977.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1977]]''
Doctor Who 1978.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1978]]''
Doctor Who 1979.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]''
Doctor Who 1980.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1980]]''
Doctor Who 1981.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1981]]''
Doctor Who 1982.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1982]]''
Doctor Who 1983.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1983]]''
Doctor Who 1984.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1984]]''
Doctor Who 1985.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]''
Doctor Who 1986.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Doctor Who Annuals (continued)===
=== Doctor Who Yearbooks (1991-1995) ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
DW YB 1992.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992]]''
DW YB 1993.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''
DW YB 1994.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1994]]''
DW YB 1995.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1995]]''
DW YB 1996.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1996]]''
</gallery>


<gallery>
=== Doctor Who Annuals (2005-present) ===
Image:Doctor_Who_Annual_2006.jpg|[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Image:DWANNUAL2007.jpg|[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007]]
Doctor Who Annual 2006.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]''
Image:DW_Annual_2008.jpg|[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2008]]
DWANNUAL2007.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007]]''
Image:DW_Annual_2009.jpg|[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009]]</gallery>
DW Annual 2008.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2008]]''
DW Annual 2009.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009]]''
Doctor Who Annual 2010.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2010]]''
Book-2011annual.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]''
Dr-who-annual-2012.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2012]]''
DW Annual 2013.jpg|''[[The Official Doctor Who Annual 2013]]''
Doctor Who The Official 50th Anniversary Annual 2014.jpg|''[[The Official 50th Anniversary Annual]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2015.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2015]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2016.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2016]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2017.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2017]]''
Doctor-Who-The-Official-Annual-2018.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2018]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2019.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2019]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2020.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2020]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2021.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2021]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2022.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2022]]''
Doctor Who The Official 60th Anniversary Annual 2023.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official 60th Anniversary Annual 2023]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]''
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2025.jpg|''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2025]]''
</gallery>


===Doctor Who Storybooks ===
== Comics and magazines ==
=== Polystyle Annuals (1965-1977) ===
When [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.]] held the rights to publish original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic strips, they mostly exercised that right in the pages of ''[[TV Comic]]'', though, for a few years, they published them in ''[[TV Action|Countdown/TV Action]]''. Both publications also had their own hardbound annuals, where the occasional ''Doctor Who'' strip might be found.


<gallery>
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Image:DWSB2007.jpg|[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]
TVC Annual 1966.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1966]]
Image:DWSB2008.jpg|[[Doctor Who Storybook 2008]]
TVC Annual 1967.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1967]]
Image:DWSB2009.jpg|[[Doctor Who Storybook 2009]]
TVCA 1968.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1968]]
TVC Annual 1969.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1969]]
TV Comic Annual 1970.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1970]]
TV Comic Annual 1971.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1971]]
Countdown Annual 1972.jpg|[[Countdown Annual 1972]]
Countdown for TV Action Annual 1973.jpg|[[Countdown for TV Action Annual 1973]]
TV Action Annual 1974.jpg|[[TV Action Annual 1974]]
TV Comic Annual 1975.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1975]]
TV Comic 1976.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1976]]
TV Comic 1977.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1977]]
Mighty TV Comic Annual 1978.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1978]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Dalek Annuals==
=== IDW Annuals (2010-2013) ===
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
: The Dalek Annuals (also published by World Distributors) were released as separate volumes to the Doctor Who Annuals because the copyright to use the Daleks belongs to [[Terry Nation]] (writer) who was at the time looking to launch the Daleks in their own series of adventures in the US. Some earlier Dalek Annual-type books were published in the 1960s (from 1964 to 1966, the last one featuring Doctor Who TV series character Sara Kingdom as well as an unrelated SF comic strip reprint.) These three 1960s Dalek "Annuals" were published by Souvenir Press Ltd, and are shown in the cover images section below.
DoctorWhoAnnual2010.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 2010]]''
DoctorWhoAnnual2011.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 2011]]''
Annual 2012.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Annual 2012]]''
</gallery>


===Cover Images===
=== DWM Special Edition Yearbooks (2015-present) ===
<gallery>
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Image:Dalek_Annual_1976.jpg|[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]]
DWMSE 39 2015 Yearbook.jpg|[[DWMSE 39|39: ''The 2015 Yearbook'']]
Image:Dalek_Annual_1977.jpg|[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977]]
DWMSE 42 2016 Yearbook.jpg|[[DWMSE 42|42: ''The 2016 Yearbook'']]
Image:Dalek_Annual_1978.jpg|[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978]]
DWMSE 45 2017 Yearbook.jpg|[[DWMSE 45|45: ''The 2017 Yearbook'']]
Image:Dalek_Annual_1979.jpg|[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979]]
DWMSE 48.jpg|[[DWMSE 48|48: ''The 2018 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 51.jpg|[[DWMSE 51|51: ''The 2019 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 54.jpg|[[DWMSE 54|54: ''The 2020 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 56.jpg|[[DWMSE 56|56: ''The 2021 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 59.jpg|[[DWMSE 59|59: ''The 2022 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 62.jpg|[[DWMSE 62|62: ''The 2023 Yearbook'']]
DWMSE 65.jpg|[[DWMSE 65|65: ''The 2024 Yearbook'']]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==K-9 Annuals==
== Related publications ==
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
: The K-9 Annual 1983 was a one-off Annual launched in anticipation of a new series of television adventures for the Doctors mechanical companion following the spin-off K-9 and Company. The series was never realised.
Invasion from Space.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space]]''
 
Amazing World of Doctor Who.jpg|''[[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]''
===Cover Image===
Adventures in Time and Space.jpg|''[[Adventures in Time and Space (anthology)|Adventures in Time and Space]]''
<gallery>
Doctor Who Journey Through Time Special.jpg|''[[Journey Through Time (anthology)|Journey Through Time]]''
Image:K9_Annual_1983.jpg|[[K-9 Annual 1983]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==TV Comic Annuals==
== External links ==
 
* [http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv42/annuals.html "The Annuals - A Collectors' Guide" by Paul Scoones]
: Worthy of note because previous to Doctor Who Magazine running a regular comic strip story, TV Comic (and various related titles) ran a regular strip. It was customary for popular comics at the time to produce, as well as a regular bumper-issue Holiday special(released in the summer months), an annual hardback (in time for Christmas).As Doctor Who was a major long-running feature of the comic it followed that it should be represented in the Annual. 
 
===Cover Images===
<gallery>
Image:TV_Comic_1966.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1966]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1967.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1967]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1968.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1968]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1969.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1969]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1970.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1970]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_Annual_1971.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1971]] [[(TC)]]
Image:Countdown_TV_Comic_1972.jpg|[[Countdown Annual 1972]] [[(TC)]]
Image:Countdown_TV_Comic_1973.jpg|[[Countdown Annual 1973]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1974.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1974]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1975.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1975]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1976.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1976]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1977.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1977]] [[(TC)]]
Image:Mighty_TV_Comic_Annual_1978.jpg|[[Mighty TV Comic Annual 1978]] [[(TC)]]
Image:TV_Comic_1979.jpg|[[TV Comic Annual 1979]] [[(TC)]]
</gallery>


==Related and Other Annuals==
{{Doctor Who Magazine}}
''This bit still to be tidied up''
{{DWAN comic stories}}
===Cover Images===
<gallery>
Image:The Dalek Book.jpg|[[The Dalek Book]]
Image:The Dalek World.jpg|[[The Dalek World]]
Image:The Dalek Outer Space Book.jpg|[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]
Image:Invasion_from_Space.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space]]
Image:Amazing_World_of_Doctor_Who.jpg|[[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]
Image:Adventures_in_Time_and_Space.jpg|[[Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space]]
Image:Doctor_Who_Journey_Through_Time_Special.jpg|[[Doctor Who Special Journey Through Time]]
</gallery>


[[Category:Doctor Who Annuals|*]]
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]
[[Category:Overview pages]]

Latest revision as of 14:00, 5 September 2024

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A number of Doctor Who annuals have been published from 1965 onwards. They have printed fiction, comics and features based on Doctor Who in the form of a slim hardback volume.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Under World Distributors[[edit] | [edit source]]

The annuals were hardbound books priced at pocket money prices and released near autumn, in time for the Christmas market. Usually a mix of prose and comic strip stories intended for children, they also contained puzzles, quizzes, games and a varying amount of filler material usually having little connection with Doctor Who.

From the late 1960s through to the late 1980s (with the single exception of 1971), World Distributors, Ltd published Doctor Who Annual. The often notoriously bizarre stories and comics sometimes went in very strange directions and companions portrayed in the illustrations and descriptions of regular characters often bore little resemblance to their actors.

The Doctor Who annuals were published each September between 1965 and 1985.

With an autumn of the year release time, the date on all annuals is for the following year. For example, the K9 Annual, dated 1983, has a print date of 1982. Some annuals/yearbooks failed to include a year date on the cover so where applicable that reference is bracketed and assumed.

When John Nathan-Turner became producer of Doctor Who, he exerted a greater influence on merchandising and tie-in product releases (including the annuals) which, under his watchful eye, saw an increase in standards as well as featuring series related material.

World Distributors Ltd stopped producing the regular annuals in 1985.

Under Marvel[[edit] | [edit source]]

There was a lapse for a few years in publication before Marvel Comics secured the license to produce a Doctor Who Yearbook. These followed the same mix of prose, comic strip stories and features, this time all Who-related and directed at a more sophisticated audience. The Yearbooks ran from 1991-1995 as 1992-1996 annuals.

Revival of the Annuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

With the return of Doctor Who in 2005, the publication of annuals began again. The first, Doctor Who Annual 2006, was published by Panini, and all subsequent annuals were published by BBC Children's Books. From 2007 to 2010, Panini also published the Doctor Who Storybook aimed at an older audience.

While IDW held the Doctor Who comic book licence, they also published four annuals from 2010 to 2013, with the annual years being the years as published. They changed annual to special at the last minute for 2012 and it carried over to the 2013 edition for the 50th anniversary.

Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Annuals (1965-1985)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Yearbooks (1991-1995)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Annuals (2005-present)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics and magazines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polystyle Annuals (1965-1977)[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Polystyle Publications, Ltd. held the rights to publish original Doctor Who comic strips, they mostly exercised that right in the pages of TV Comic, though, for a few years, they published them in Countdown/TV Action. Both publications also had their own hardbound annuals, where the occasional Doctor Who strip might be found.

IDW Annuals (2010-2013)[[edit] | [edit source]]

DWM Special Edition Yearbooks (2015-present)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Related publications[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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