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United Kingdom
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Brands:
6
Indicia Publishers:
6
Series:
253
Printings:
2873 (2871 Issues)
Notes:
Started shortly after World War 2, brother Alfred, John, and Sydney Pemberton were in the business of selling second-hand books in Manchester. They then started as publishers, specializing in annuals, dominating the market for decades. They continued publishing as World International starting in 1980. In 1991 they moved to new offices in Handforth, Cheshire, still operating as World International and publishing annuals in much lesser volume. 1999 saw the company acquired by Egmont World. A change of offices to Wilmslow, Cheshire in 2001 saw yet another change of company name to Egmont Children's Books (Egmont Books Limited). Annuals continued to be published, but any mention of World was removed from company logos.
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| Series Name | Years in Print | Issues (Printings) |
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77 Sunset Strip Comic Album {Comic Books}
Note: More issues may remain to be documented.
|
1963 - ? | 1 |
| The A-Team Annual {Hardcovers} | 1985 - 1987 | 3 |
| Alias Smith and Jones Annual {Comic Books} | 1976 - 1977 | 2 |
| All Star Western {Comic Books} | 1950 - ? | 2 |
|
Annie Oakley and Tagg {Comic Books}
Note: Based upon the 1954-1957 American TV series "Annie Oakley", which was sometimes called "Annie Oakley and Tagg" to distinguish it from other Annie Oakley projects. "Tagg" refers to Tagg Oakley, Annie's (fictional) little brother.
|
1955 - 1956 | 10 |
| Asterix Annual {Comic Books} | 1980 - ? | 1 |
| Attack! {Comic Books} | 1966 | 14 |
| The Avengers Annual {Hardcovers} | 1976 - 1978 | 4 |
| Basil Brush Annual {Comic Books} | 1971 - 1980 | 10 |
| Batman World Adventure Library {Comic Books} | 1966 - ? | 11 |
| Battle Beasts {Comic Books} | 1988 | 1 |
|
Battleground {Comic Books}
Note: Last issue issued under World Distributors either 132, 136 or 140.
|
1966 - ? | 39 |
| Beep Beep the Road Runner {Comic Books} | 1974 - 1976 | 2 |
|
Ben Bowie and His Mountain Men {Comic Books}
Note: More issues may exist.
|
1955 - ? | 14 |
| Ben Casey Annual {Comic Books} | 1963 | 1 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies Annual {Hardcovers} | 1965 - 1968 | 4 |
| Bewitched Annual {Hardcovers} | 1966 - 1967 | 3 |
| Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine {Comic Books} | 1953 - 1959 | 76 |
| Billy the Kid Western Annual {Comic Books} | 1953 - 1960 | 7 |
| Black Beauty Annual {Comic Books} | 1974 - 1979 | 6 |
| Black Diamond Western {Comic Books} | 1949 - ? | 32 (33) |
| Black Fury {Comic Books} | 1955 - 1956 | 8 |
| Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders {Comic Books} | 1950 - 1951 | 12 |
| Bonanza {Comic Books} | 1963 - 1966 | 8 |
| Bonanza Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1964 - ? | 1 |
| Bonanza World Adventure Library {Comic Books} | 1967 | 3 |
| Boris Karloff Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1970 - ? | 1 |
|
Bravestarr Annual {Hardcovers}
Note: More issues may remain to be documented.
|
1986 - 1989 | 5 |
| Brick Bradford {Comic Books} | 1959 | 6 |
| Bronco Layne {Comic Books} | 1960 - 1964 | 4 |
| Buck Jones {Comic Books} | 1953 - 1954 | 11 |
| Bugs Bunny Annual {Comic Books} | 1951 - 1983 | 21 |
| Bugs Bunny Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1960 - ? | 2 |
| Captain Britain Annual {Comic Books} | 1977 | 1 |
|
Cartoons and Gags {Comic Books}
Note: Reprints material from Cartoons and Gags by Marvel Comics Group.
|
1973 | 1 |
| Centurions PowerXtreme Annual {Comic Books} | 1986 - 1987 | 2 |
| Champion the Wonder Horse Comic Annual {Comic Books} | 1952 - 1959 | 4 |
| Cheyenne {Comic Books} | 1961 - ? | 1 |
| Cheyenne Annual {Comic Books} | 1961 - 1965 | 5 |
| Cheyenne Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1959 - ? | 2 |
| Cisco Kid {Comic Books} | 1952 - 1955 | 51 |
| The Cisco Kid Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1950 - ? | 3 |
| Combat War Stories {Comic Books} | 1963 - ? | 2 |
|
Cowboy Comic Album {Comic Books}
Note: All of the covers are by Walt Howarth.
|
1952 - 1954 | 5 |
| Crime-Buster Johnny Hazard {Comic Books} | 1959 | 6 |
| Dale Evans Queen of the West {Comic Books} | 1955 | 12 |
| Dan'l Boone {Comic Books} | 1955 | 7 |
| David Cassidy Annual {Comic Books} | 1973 - 1974 | 2 |
| Davy Crockett Western Tales {Comic Books} | 1950 - ? | 1 |
| Disney's Mickey Mouse Annual {Comic Books} | 2000 - 2001 | 2 |
|
The Dr Who Annual {Comic Books}
Note: Final World annual published 1985 (#1986).
|
1965 - 1985 | 20 |
| Dr. Kildare Annual {Comic Books} | 1964 - 1966 | 1 |
| Dracula Lives Special Edition {Comic Books} | 1975 - ? | 1 |
| Dracula's Spinechillers Annual {Comic Books} | 1982 | 1 |
| Dungeons & Dragons Annual {Comic Books} | 1985 | 1 |
| Ernest Haycox's Western Marshall {Comic Books} | 1953 | 1 |
|
Exciting Romances {Comic Books}
Note: More issues may remain to be identified.
|
1952 | 5 |
| The Fantastic Four Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1969 - 1975 | 2 |
| The Fantastic Four Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1975 | 0 |
| The Fantastic Four Comic Annual {Comic Books} | 1969 | 1 |
| Favourite Funnies Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1950 - ? | 4 |
| Flash Gordon {Comic Books} | 1953 - 1953 | 3 |
| Flash Gordon {Comic Books} | 1959 | 6 |
| Flash Gordon World Adventure Library {Comic Books} | 1967 | 8 |
| The Flintstones Annual {Comic Books} | 1963 - 1974 | 9 |
| The Flintstones Family Cartoon Annual {Comic Books} | 1980 - ? | 1 |
| Flying A's Range Rider {Comic Books} | 1954 - 1955 | 17 |
| Frankenstein Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1967 | 1 |
| Garrison's Gorillas Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1968 - ? | 1 |
| Garrison's Gorillas Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1968 | 1 |
| Gene Autry and Champion {Comic Books} | 1956 - 1958 | 34 |
| Gene Autry Comic Annual {Comic Books} | 1957 - ? | 2 |
| Gene Autry Comics {Comic Books} | 1951 - ? | 6 |
|
Ghost Stories Comic Album {Comic Books}
Note: Four colour album, printed in the Netherlands, priced inside at 2/6 (two-Shillings & 6pence; UK Imperial/pre-decimal money).
First issue information:
Contents copyright Dell Publishing Co., Inc, 1963, 1964 & 1965.
Item held together by external yellow linen strip, glued to cover & interiors; visible on all copies. Contents are listed, with paginated pages.
|
1965 - 1966 | 2 |
| Ghost Stories Television Picture Story Book {Comic Books} | 1970 - ? | 1 |
| Giant Comic {Comic Books} | 1956 - 1957 | 20 |
| Giant Funnies Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1959 - ? | 1 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Annual {Comic Books} | 1968 - 1970 | 3 |
| Grange Hill {Comic Books} | 1988 | 1 |
| The Green Hornet Annual {Hardcovers} | 1967 | 1 |
| Gun Law Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1958 | 1 |
| Gunsmoke Annual {Hardcovers} | 1964 - 1974 | 3 |
| Gunsmoke Comic Album {Hardcovers} | 1961 - 1962 | 1 |
| Hanna Barbera's Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks Annual {Comic Books} | 1973 - ? | 1 |
| Hanna Barbera's Scooby-Doo Cartoon Annual {Comic Books} | 1980 - 1981 | 1 |
| Hanna-Barbera's Fun Fair {Comic Books} | 1973 - ? | 1 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters Annual {Comic Books} | 1974 | 2 |
| Have Gun Will Travel Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1959 - 1963 | 2 |
| He-Man Annual {Comic Books} | 1990 | 1 |
| Hi-Yo Silver {Comic Books} | 1953 | 13 |
|
Honeymoon Library {Comic Books}
Note: Thought to be early 1960's reissues of earlier Australian publications by Magazine Management.
|
1960 - 1962 | 8 |
| Huckleberry Hound {Comic Books} | 1959 - ? | 1 |
| Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear Cartoon Annual {Hardcovers} | 1981 | 1 |
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Huckleberry Hound Annual {Hardcovers}
Note: No #1961 ?
|
1960 - 1969 | 9 |
| Huckleberry Hound Comic Album {Comic Books} | 1960 | 4 |
| I Love Lucy {Comic Books} | 1954 - ? | 16 |
|
Illustrated Romance Library {Comic Books}
Note: More issues may exist. 1960s title.
|
1960 - 1969 | 23 |
| Incredible Hulk Annual {Hardcovers} | 1978 - 1979 | 2 |
| Indian Chief {Comic Books} | 1953 - 1954 | 31 |
| Intimate Love {Comic Books} | 1953 | 6 |
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