The Dr Who Annual 1978
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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.
Overview
- Release Number: 12
- Publisher: World Distributors
- Released: September 1977
- Priced: £1.35
- Format: Hardback, 64 pages
- Featured Doctor: The Fourth Doctor, the Second Doctor (flashback cameo)
- Featured Companions: Sarah Jane Smith
- Featured Enemies: to be added
Contents
Short stories
- The Sleeping Beast
- Mythical Monsters
- The Sands of Tymus
- Mystery Message
- A New Life
- The Life Crystal
- Science Lends a Hand
- Arith-Mental Interrogation
- Peaceful Solution
- The Sea of Faces
Comic stories
Picture Stories
Other
Games
- A Race Against Time!
- Celestial Squares - Quiz on real-world scientific information about the solar system
- Mystery Message - Associated puzzle
- Space Names - Quiz on the real-world names of various celestial bodies
- The Life Crystal - Associated brain-teaser
- Arith-Mental Interrogation - Associated brain-teaser
- Problems, Problems! - Three associated brain-teasers
- Spaceword - Crosswords puzzle
- Spot The Difference - "Spot the difference" game between two images of the Fourth Doctor in the TARDIS. On one, the TARDIS scanner shows Roger Delgado's Master, while the other shows Peter Butterworth's Meddling Monk.
- Escape from the Green Volcano
Non-narrative features
Documentary features
- Apollo Manned Mission Emblems - Feature on the American space program
- If… - Feature on the relative sizes of celestial bodies in the real world
- Merry Dancers of the Skies - Feature on the aurora borealis phenomenon
- Observing the Stars - Feature on astronomical observation
- Orbiting Telescope - Feature on orbiting telescopes
- It's In The Stars - Feature on the light of the stars
Additional notes
- 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
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