The Dr Who Annual 1968 was the third Doctor Who annual to be released, and the first to feature the Second Doctor.
It was unusually anachronistic upon publication. Despite being released after the arrival of Victoria Waterfield on television, it featured the TARDIS team that existed for only one serial about a year before — that of the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly. The personality of the Doctor is also more in line with the First Doctor.
This annual was released in September 1967.[1]
Contents[]
Stories[]
| # | Source | Type | Main character(s) | Featuring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sour Note | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | Read by Anneke Wills in The Second Doctor Who Audio Annual. | |
| 2 | The Dream Masters | Short story | Doradans | ||
| 3 | Aiming for the Moon | Feature | N/A | N/A | Written by Kevin McGarry. |
| 4 | The Phoenix in the Tardis | Feature | Second Doctor | The Phoenix | Read by Anneke Wills in The Doctor Who Audio Annual. |
| 5 | The Passengers | Feature | Polly, Ben | Second Doctor | |
| 6 | Space Dictionary | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 | Men who made History | Feature | |||
| 8 | Peephole at Space — Target One | Feature | |||
| 9 | The Tests of Trefus | Comic | Dr. Who, Ben, Polly | ||
| 10 | The Word of Asiries | Short story | |||
| 11 | Travels of the Tardis | Game | Second Doctor | Daleks | |
| 12 | Only a Matter of Time | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | Read by Anneke Wills in Time Wake & Other Stories. | |
| 13 | A Skyful of Saucers | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 14 | Planet of Bones | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | ||
| 15 | The Sky at Night | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 16 | When Starlight Grows Cold | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | ||
| 17 | Test from Tardis | Game | Second Doctor | ||
| 18 | World Without Night | Comic | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | ||
| 19 | The Solar System | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 20 | The Lost Continent of Atlantis | Short story | Mr. Duncan | ||
| 21 | Lost... Dr. Who | Game | Second Doctor | ||
| 22 | Time and Time again | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 23 | Back to the Tardis | Game | Second Doctor | ||
| 23 | Star Facts | Feature | N/A | N/A | |
| 24 | H.M.S. Tardis | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | ||
| 25 | All set for Take Off? | Game | N/A | N/A | |
| 26 | The King of Golden Death | Short story | Second Doctor, Ben, Polly | Read by Anneke Wills in The Doctor Who Audio Annual. |
Notes[]
- The Doctor is referred to throughout as "Dr. Who".
- The characterisation of the Doctor in most of the stories appears to be still based on William Hartnell’s portrayal, rather than that of Patrick Troughton. In the comic strip World Without Night, the Second Doctor even erroneously refers to Ben and Polly as “Children”.
Credits[]
Stories and drawings weren't individually credited, except that Kevin McGarry was credited for his factual article, "Aiming for the Moon". Instead, credits were given collectively on the contents page, thus:
- Stories and features by: K. McGarry, J. L. Morrissey, J. H. Pavey, M. Broadley, J. W. Elliot and Colin Newstead
- Illustrations by: Walter Howarth, David Brian, Susan Aspey, and Peter Limbert.
It is also possible that Ron Smethurst contributed some illustrations,[source needed] as well, though no formal credit was given him.
