Tomorrow's History

The 1974 Dr. Who Annual was one of my most treasured posessions when I was a kid, a book that I read until it literally fell apart. I got another one a few years ago, and as I flicked through, realised that I still knew every word and picture. I might have a copy cremated with me. In your face, collectors of the future.

Anyway, here's a nice PDF for you to download and have a look at.

My favourite non-Doctor bit? 'Malevolent Monsters'. I must have copied this rather scrappy drawing of a werewolf hundreds of times.

Watch Out, Contessa!

Some artwork from the 1973 'Protectors' Annual.

Read Along With Who

Here's a book that used to obsess me, the 1971 Dr. Who Annual. The first of the Pertwee era, it was actually bought for my Dad who loved the show as much as I would come to. I can't put a figure on how many times I looked at (and later read) this as a child, but it's a big, big number. Maybe 4,283.

Interestingly, there are lots of pictures but no comic strips. This is also the book that kickstarted my fascination with Mythology which, alongside Dr. Who, toy soldiers and horror comics was one of my abiding childhood interests. It's the first PDF I've uploaded, please let me know if you have any problems getting it.