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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Doctor Who Annual]]| | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Doctor Who Annual]]| | ||
release date= September [[1991]]| | release date= September [[1991]]| | ||
publisher= [[Marvel Comics | publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]| | ||
isbn= ISBN 1-85400-238-X| | isbn= ISBN 1-85400-238-X| | ||
format= hardback 64 pages | | format= hardback 64 pages | | ||
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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
: Release Number 1 | : Release Number 1 | ||
: Publisher [[Marvel]] | : Publisher [[Marvel Comics UK]] | ||
: Released in [[1991]] | : Released in [[1991]] | ||
: ISBN: 1-85400-838-X | : ISBN: 1-85400-838-X | ||
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* This was the first of five Yearbooks from the publishers of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] and did not a year date on the cover. | * This was the first of five Yearbooks from the publishers of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] and did not a year date on the cover. | ||
* Aimed at the Christmas market the year stated on the cover, (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook), announces the next year (i.e. this 1992 Annual was published in 1991). | * Aimed at the Christmas market the year stated on the cover, (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook), announces the next year (i.e. this 1992 Annual was published in 1991). | ||
* A good working relationship had been forged over the years between the Magazine (whose editor at the time was [[John Freeman]]), and the then producer of the television series [[John Nathan-Turner]]. After [[World Distributors]] had decided not to renew their license to publish a Doctor Who Annual the license was picked some years later by Marvel Comics | * A good working relationship had been forged over the years between the Magazine (whose editor at the time was [[John Freeman]]), and the then producer of the television series [[John Nathan-Turner]]. After [[World Distributors]] had decided not to renew their license to publish a Doctor Who Annual the license was picked some years later by Marvel Comics UK. | ||
* The `Annual` title was dropped in favour of `Yearbook` in an attempt to clearly distinguish this publication from earlier published titles. Like the previous Annuals, the Yearbooks offered a mix of articles, new fiction, and comic strip material, but of a significantly higher quality, and relevance to the parent television series. | * The `Annual` title was dropped in favour of `Yearbook` in an attempt to clearly distinguish this publication from earlier published titles. Like the previous Annuals, the Yearbooks offered a mix of articles, new fiction, and comic strip material, but of a significantly higher quality, and relevance to the parent television series. | ||
* The Yearbook also offered a holiday special to readers of the monthly magazine title. | * The Yearbook also offered a holiday special to readers of the monthly magazine title. | ||
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=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who Annuals]] | |||