World Distributors

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World Distributors Limited was a 20th century publisher based in Manchester, England that printed TOS comics for Great Britain.

World Distributors produced four original TOS stories. One was released in 1971 in an annual for the UK comic strips series. Others were released in a coloring book, press-out puzzle book, and sticker book in 1974.

The company was known for producing a wide range of hardcover comic book collections for licensed properties. It reprinted select stories from Gold Key Comics in high quality on thick paper for a long-running series of Star Trek Annuals between 1969 and 1986. Two "comic albums" in 1972 and 1974 reprinted five of the Gold Key stories in black and white. These books sometimes added a few original pages for younger readers containing short science articles, puzzles and games.

Outside of Star Trek, other notable reprint series featured Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Space: 1999, Space Family Robinson, Thunderbirds, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Original stories were also created for Batman, Flash Gordon, Superman, and many others.

Publications

Original stories

• "The Zodian Sacrifice" (in TV21 Annual 1972, April 1971)
• Star Trek Colouring Book (1974)
• Star Trek Press-Out Book (1974)
• Star Trek Sticker Fun Book (1974)
• "... Wild Goose Chase!" (game in Star Trek Annual 1978/Star Trek Annual 1986)
• "A Hint of Life" (game in Star Trek Annual 1979/Star Trek Annual 1986)

Reprints

• Star Trek Annual 1969
  • "Invasion of the City Builders"
  • "The Planet of No Return"
  • "The Devil's Isle of Space"
• Star Trek Annual 1970
  • "When Planets Collide"
  • "The Ghost Planet
  • "The Peril of Planet Quick Change"
• Star Trek Annual 1972
  • "The Voodoo Planet"
  • "The Youth Trap"
  • "The Legacy of Lazarus"
• Star Trek Comic Album (1972) (b/w reprints)
  • "Invasion of the City Builders"
  • "The Devil's Isle of Space"
• Star Trek Annual 1973
  • "The Brain Shockers"
  • "The Flight of the Buccaneer"
  • "Dark Traveler"
• Star Trek Annual 1974
  • "The Enterprise Mutiny"
  • "Museum at the End of Time"
  • "Day of the Inquisitors"
• Star Trek Comic Album (1974) (b/w reprints)
  • "The Voodoo Planet"
  • "The Youth Trap"
  • "The Legacy of Lazarus"
• Star Trek Annual 1975
  • "The Cosmic Cavemen"
  • "The Mummies of Heitius VII"
  • "The Trial of Captain Kirk"
• Star Trek Annual 1976
  • "Ice Journey"
  • "Death of a Star"
• Star Trek Annual 1977
  • "Sceptre of the Sun"
  • "The PsychoCrystals"
• Star Trek Annual 1978
  • "One of Our Captains Is Missing!"
  • "Prophet of Peace"
• Star Trek Annual 1979
  • "A Bomb in Time"
  • "Furlough to Fury"
• Star Trek Annual 1980
  • "Sport of Knaves"
  • "A World Against Itself"
  • "No Time Like the Past"
• Star Trek Annual 1986
  • "Ice Journey"
  • "Furlough to Fury"

Puzzle books

• Star Trek Puzzle Book (1974)
• Star Trek Sticker Fun Book (1974)

Appendices

External links

• World Distributors article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• World Distributors article at Fandom's Albion British Comics Database.
• World Distributors article at the Comic Vine blog.
• World Distributors list of publications at the Grand Comics Database.