THE DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL 1986 Vintage UK Colin Baker 6th Doctor TARDIS World Distrib VG
ITEM SPECIFICS:
- Publisher: World International Publishing Ltd. / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Subject: Doctor Who, British Television Tie-In Comic Annuals
- Title/Series: The Doctor Who Annual
- Year Printed: 1985 (For the 1986 holiday market run)
- ISBN-10:
0723567476 - ISBN-13:
9780723567479 - Special Attributes: Hardcover, Illustrated Vintage Annual format, First Edition Print, Authorized BBC TV Edition
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Language: English
DESCRIPTION:
For your consideration from the vintage sci-fi and British television memorabilia collection...
🌌 The DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL 1986 – Original British Hardcover Featuring Colin Baker
Up for auction is a beautifully preserved, complete copy of The Doctor Who Annual 1986, published in Great Britain by World International Publishing by arrangement with the BBC. This mid-80s volume heavily showcases Colin Baker in his signature second annual appearance as the charismatic Sixth Doctor.
The front cover features a geometric collage layout highlighting three distinct dynamic outdoor production stills of the Doctor, including an iconic shot holding his multicolored umbrella [image_OV-klp.png]. The rear cover showcases a striking full-bleed image of the Doctor stepping out from the TARDIS police box. A fantastic addition to complete any serious vintage Whovian print archive.
🎠Featured Content & Artwork
This volume is packed with beautifully stylized 1980s illustrations, full-color comic strips, prose stories, and vintage sci-fi features, including:
- Classic Stories & Strips: Features "The Dynamic Factor," "The Time Machine," "The Golden Door," and "The Whoniverse."
- Stunning Endpapers: Features gorgeous double-page stylized illustrations showing the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown operating a highly detailed futuristic computer console, while the blue TARDIS floats through deep star-filled cosmic space on the opposite panel.
- Overall Grade: Very Good (VG) – A clean, structurally sound, and highly presentable vintage collector's copy showing only light, honest handling wear while retaining beautiful eye appeal.
- Covers & Spine: The front and rear glossy pictorial boards retain an exceptionally deep, vibrant color profile with a strong surface gloss reflection. The spine is completely intact, smooth, and holds straight.
- Edges & Corners: Shows typical minor corner bumping at the tips and light, standard shelf-rubbing wear along the extreme bottom base edges from decades of storage.
- Interior Pages: Pristine internal presentation. The large internal title spread, original price mark (£3.25), and contents leaf are beautifully preserved. The internal text hinges are secure and completely un-cracked. The internal pages are free of childhood ink doodles, completed puzzles, or clipped coupons.