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The book began by attempting to explain the relationship between the Doctor — who appeared to be the then-current [[Second Doctor]] — and a group of [[Dalek]] fighters known as the "[[Sky Ray Space Raiders]]". Since these apparent [[human]]s used the [[Sky Ray Space Raider]], a sleek "deep space" craft to travel about space and fight [[Dalek]]s, the book then devoted several pages to diagramming and detailing the performance of that space craft. Naturally, the Sky Ray Space Raider bore a strong resemblance to the Sky Ray ice lolly itself. | The book began by attempting to explain the relationship between the Doctor — who appeared to be the then-current [[Second Doctor]] — and a group of [[Dalek]] fighters known as the "[[Sky Ray Space Raiders]]". Since these apparent [[human]]s used the [[Sky Ray Space Raider]], a sleek "deep space" craft to travel about space and fight [[Dalek]]s, the book then devoted several pages to diagramming and detailing the performance of that space craft. Naturally, the Sky Ray Space Raider bore a strong resemblance to the Sky Ray ice lolly itself. | ||
Next up were a few colouring pages, one giving a view of the interior of [[the TARDIS]], while others looked at the exterior and interior of Daleks. | |||
These activity pages were followed by a single page feature called "Dr. Who's Mind Mesmeriser". This was an optical trick that confused the eye depending on how the page was moved. | |||
Revision as of 02:43, 12 December 2011
Dr Who's Space Adventure Book was a 1967 book published as a part of the Doctor Who/Dalek licensing agreement enjoyed by Wall's Ice Cream. It was somewhat like a "mini-annual", in that it was comprised of some games, some diagrams and a story. The nine-page story, Daleks Invade Zaos, dominated the volume.
The book was specifically tied into the then-new Wall's Sky Ray ice lollies — torpedo-shaped, raspberry-and-orange-flavoured, frozen confections on a stick. Television and print advertising stressed the importance of collecting cards included with each Sky Ray. These cards could then be used to help illustrate Daleks Invade Zaos, or to play a primitive card game called Space Raiders Battle Game.
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The book began by attempting to explain the relationship between the Doctor — who appeared to be the then-current Second Doctor — and a group of Dalek fighters known as the "Sky Ray Space Raiders". Since these apparent humans used the Sky Ray Space Raider, a sleek "deep space" craft to travel about space and fight Daleks, the book then devoted several pages to diagramming and detailing the performance of that space craft. Naturally, the Sky Ray Space Raider bore a strong resemblance to the Sky Ray ice lolly itself.
Next up were a few colouring pages, one giving a view of the interior of the TARDIS, while others looked at the exterior and interior of Daleks.
These activity pages were followed by a single page feature called "Dr. Who's Mind Mesmeriser". This was an optical trick that confused the eye depending on how the page was moved.
, and was the focus of television and print advertising surrounding the Walls' license. With each purchase of a Sky Ray ice lollie, customers received a card. This card had an illustration on one side, which could then be affixed to a particular spot within the pages of Daleks Invade Zaos.
Customers who purchased Wall's Sky Ray Ice Lollies in that year received cards with each Sky Ray they purchased. The cards could then be affixed to the appropriate area within the book. However, the cards were purely decorative. Unlike, say, the modern day Battles in Time, the cards were not a part of a game, nor did they even have any
's merchandising licensed with BBC Enterprises and Terry Nation's estate. n incentive for purchasers of Wall's Sky Ray Ice Lollies.
1 shilling, or 1/20th of a pound. Thus, according to one simplistic calculation, it would've cost about 5p in decimalised money.
comprised of Doctor Who-related trading cards initially offered as freebies with Sky Ray ice lollies and a narrative centred around the cards called The Daleks Invade Zios in which a character resembling the Second Doctor battled the Daleks.
