Heading to New Year always meant a stack of annuals appearing in the book store. Each one boasting a bumper number of pages, thrills and spills.
Remembering back, how many of us wrote to Santa asking him to bring us an annual of our favorite show or book? So to revive that spirit we've created this section.
Looking through there are a number of British books, a lot are spinoffs from the story papers.
Woolworths make an appearance with their annual giveaways, complete with a bunch of seasonal toy advertisements. Which just illustrates, as the children's parents no doubt soon found out, "There's no such thing as a free lunch".
We have 15 titles and 93 issues in our 'Annual Category' for you to enjoy.
Annual Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Collins Boys' Annual |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Sports | Mixed Bag | Annual |
| Description: | Collins Boys' Annual is published annually by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. based in Glasgow and London.
Stories are mainly of Adventure, School, Sport & War.
Very little is known of the history of this publication.
The single issue we have, features stories ... |
| Girls' Crystal Annual |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | School | Children / Teenagers | Annual |
| Description: | The Girls' Crystal Annual is an offshoot of The Girls' Crystal paper, was first published in 1939 and ran until the late seventies. It was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London.
It had the usual mix of girl's ... |
