Space Family Robinson Annual [1967]

[1966] Annual. Original price 10/6.
96 pages. Full colour contents.
World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd.

Lost in Space!

Painted cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

Contents:

 2 UNTITLED endpaper by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 4 Indicia

 5 Space Family Robinson Annual - Lost in Space! title page; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 6 Contents illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 7 Operation Rescue text story by by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

19 Prehistoric Planet text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

32 The Pit of Doom w: Gaylord Du Bois; Dan Spiegle.

r: Space Family Robinson (Gold Key) #13 (Jul 1965).

55 Space Station '75 text feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

r: Space Family Robinson (Gold Key) #13 (Jul 1965).

56 Star-Trapped text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

70 The Mist of Delusion text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

94 UNTITLED endpaper by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

Helpfully subtitled "Lost in Space!" in case prospective purchasers didn't realise the connection, its beautiful painted cover doesn't hold back in depicting threats to the titular family. I'm not entirely convinced that the rather brutal, and stark, lettering accurately captures the feel of the Gold Key comics though. The wider format used here is a real boon, allowing room for the art to breathe, and makes the title feel substantial.

The family, for those wondering, are scientists Craig and June, their son Tim, and daughter Tam, who - along with Clancy (a dog), and Yakker (a parrot) - live on Space Station One. This home-away-from-home is a remarkably versatile location, with two small ships available for transporting characters to and fro. Readers might have been familiar with the characters from the strip running in Lady Penelope, but no demands are made on readers to recall events previously seen.

Lively enough adventures, though the illustrations are slightly flat and unconvincing.

Space Family
Robinson Annual

[1968]