Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979
British annuals are normally a collection of new and reprint material with color and black and white interiors. Published annually in hard cover, they are dated, if at all, one year ahead of the copyright. Most annuals contain illustrated text stories, comic strips and features such as puzzles, games, sometimes-even articles. Annuals based on TV shows often carry many photos from the show. The art, mainly unaccredited, is average to good. Terry Nation is best known for creating the villainous Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. Nation contacted the script editor of Doctor Who. and took up the offer, writing the second ever Doctor Who serial - "The Daleks" (aka "The Mutants"). The serial introduced the eponymous creatures that would become the show's most popular monsters, and was responsible for the BBC's first merchandising boom. The book, 63 pages, colorfully illustrated. It contains 3 stories, 2 strips and numerous features.