Sabrina the Teenage Witch Annual 2004

[2003] Annual. Cover price £7.50.
112 pages. Full colour contents.
Pedigree Books Ltd.

ISBN-10: 1904329284

Based on the US television series starring Melissa Joan Hart.

Photo cover (Melissa Joan Hart).
Photo back cover (Caroline Rhea & Beth Broderick).

Contents:

  4 Contents Page
  5 Title Page
  6 Meet The Gang!
  8 Melissa Joan Hart full-color pin-up.
  9 The Gift of the Gab text story by Bruce Ferber & Marley Sims.
 17 To Many Salems! wordsearch.
 18 Make Your Own CD Holder cut-out feature.
 20 Just Joking
 21 Murder on the Halloween Express text story by Dan Berendsen.
 29 It's Murder! word puzzle.
 30 Spelling Lessons! magic trick feature.
 32 Are You a Great Detective? wordsearch.
 34 Caroline Rhea & Beth Broderick full-color pin-up.
 35 Sabrina and the Candidate text story by Jon Vandergriff.
 43 Don't Be Catty! word puzzle.
 44 Vote for Me! quiz feature.
 46 You're a Winner! cut-out feature.
 47 Deliver Us from Email text story by Dan Kael.
 55 Sabrina the Teenage Witch full-color pin-up.
 56 Spell Check! spot-the-difference.
 58 Having a Blast! maze.
 59 Time After Time text story by Dan Berendsen.
 67 Time Out! word puzzle.
 68 Make Your Own Witch Biscuits! recipe.
 70 Time After Time number puzzle.
 71 The Whole Ball of Wax text story by Laurie Gelman.
 79 Melissa Joan Hart full-color pin-up.
 80 Morgan's Fashion Show color-in feature.
 82 A Superstitious Lot! fact feature (uncredited).
 84 Sabrina's Book Bag cut-out and make feature.
 85 Dressing Up! maze.
 86 Sabrina the Teenage Witch full-color pin-up.
 87 "I, Busybody!" text story by Adam England.
 95 Witch Supplies! word puzzle.
 96 Are You a Busybody? quiz.
 98 Perfume Power! perfume recipe.
100 Sabrina's Secret Soulmate! word puzzle.
101 I Fall to Pieces text story by Jon Vandergriff.

Despite the prominent placing of the Archie website address on the cover, there isn't a single strip reprinted from the US series which originated the character of Sabrina. It probably wasn't the intention, but this feels like a glossy (and very expensive, all things considered) advert for the DVD release of the television series, or - possibly - for the talents of whichever photograph agency supplied Pedigree with so many images.

Lacking features on witchcraft, the history of witch trials, sigils, cats, brooms, or even spellbooks, there's no attempt to stretch the limits of what an annual can possibly contain. A DIY CD holder hardly fits with the series' sensibilities, and the feature on magic tricks is hardly at the level of quality one would expect. And recipes? It feels as if Pedigree simply don't care.

It isn't as if I'm asking for a feature on Aleister Crowley.

2003

Sabrina the Teenage
Witch Annual

2005