Doctor Who Annuals (1970s)

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There were nine Doctor Who annuals for the 1970s, with one missing for 1972. They were published each September prior to the date on the cover. In addition, there were three "holiday specials" in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and a promotional book from Typhoo Tea.

***The Dr Who Annual*** for 1970 was the fifth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Second Doctor (again referred to throughout as "Dr Who"), Jamie McCrimmon, and Zoe Heriot.

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***The Dr Who Annual*** for 1971 was the sixth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Third Doctor (again referred to throughout as "Dr Who"), Liz Shaw, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1973*** was the seventh Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Third Doctor (again referred to throughout as "Dr Who"), Jo Grant, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Mike Yates, and the Master.

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The ***Doctor Who Holiday Special*** for 1973 was published in May or June 1973. It featured an introduction by Jon Pertwee, comic stories, articles, activities and pin-ups.

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The 1974 ***Doctor Who Holiday Special*** was a Polystyle publication that was not, strictly speaking, a special edition of either TV Comic or TV Action — the two Polystyle periodicals of interest to Doctor Who fans. Instead, it was, in 21st century American terms, a "one-shot" issue that focused on Doctor Who.

It was notable for the comic strip debut of Sarah Jane Smith. More significantly, it was the only publication to ever feature comic strip stories featuring Sarah Jane alongside the Third Doctor. Though its precise publication date is unknown (May or June 1974), it almost certainly was released either just after the debut of Jon Pertwee's swansong, or during it.

It featured an introduction by Jon Pertwee, interviews, comic stories, articles, activities and pin-ups.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1974*** was the eighth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Third Doctor (again referred to throughout as "Dr Who"), Jo Grant, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Mike Yates, and the Master.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1975*** was the ninth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. This annual shows more attention to the details of the TV series than previous editions. The Doctor is still referred to as Dr Who, but less frequently and not in all stories. He is also identified as a Time Lord from Gallifrey and uses his sonic screwdriver.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1976*** was the tenth Doctor Who annual. This was the first of seven annuals to feature the Fourth Doctor on the cover. All stories within the annual are reflective of the Doctor/companion line up of the Fourth Doctor (referred to throughout as "Dr Who" or "Doctor Who"), Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan that had present in the television stories throughout 1975, however shortly after this annual was published Terror of the Zygons was broadcast with Harry Sullivan remaining on Earth as the Doctor and Sarah depart in the TARDIS. Also featured were Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and John Benton.

Many of the illustrations in the book were clearly originally meant to be of Jon Pertwee but were later traced over to resemble Tom. Other illustrations do not resemble the characters portrayed at all - most notably those of Sarah. The illustrators, who often were given little in terms of reference material, consistently depict Harry as possessing a moustache.

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***The Amazing World of Doctor Who*** was a 1976 published by World Distributors but was promotional material for Typhoo Tea. Its stories were mostly reprints, but it did contain two original Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith short stories. It strongly resembled a Doctor Who annual — and in fact heavily reprinted the 1976 edition — but it was available only by mail order from Typhoo.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1977*** was the eleventh Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Harry Sullivan, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

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The 1977 ***Doctor Who Winter Special*** was a Polystyle publication released for the winter of 1977, in either September or October. It had no original content, outside of a single short story and a couple of non-fictional articles. The bulk of the publication featured comics that had previously been printed. They weren't strictly reprints, however, because all the stories had originally featured the Third Doctor. For this publication the image of the Fourth Doctor was inserted in his place, making it possible to call these stories either Third or Fourth Doctor adventures.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1978*** was the twelfth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fourth Doctor (referred to as "Doctor Who" throughout the prose narratives), the Second Doctor (in flashback) and Sarah Jane Smith.

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***The Dr Who Annual 1979*** was the thirteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fourth Doctor and Leela.

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