World Distributors
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 6
- Brand Groups:
- 2
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 11
- Total Number of Series:
- 249
- Total Number of Issues:
- 2651
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- 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.
- Keywords
- annuals
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorro [m] | 1955 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 1) | 1955 - ? |
| Zane Grey's Western Annual [b] | 1965 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 - 1965 |
| Zane Grey's Stories of the West [m] | 1953 | 31 issues (1 indexed) | Have 24 (Need 7) | 1953 - 1954 |
| Z Cars Annual [b] | 1963 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 3) | 1963 - 1966 |
| Young Lovers [m] | 1966 | 31 issues (19 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 27) | January 1966 - [October 1966] |
| Yogi Bear Comic Album [a] | 1960 | 3 issues (3 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 - 1960 |
| Yogi Bear Annual [b] | 1961 | 17 issues (5 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 8) | 1961 - 1980 |
| Woody Woodpecker Annual [b] | 1975 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 - 1976 |
| Wild West Comic Annual [b] | 1951 | 10 issues (2 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 3) | 1951 - 1960 |
| Wild Bill Elliott Comics [m] | 1954 | 18 issues (3 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 10) | 1954 - 1954 |
| Whopper Space Stories | 1955 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1955 - ? |
| The Westerner [m] | 1950 | 15 issues (1 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 6) | [1950] - ? |
| Western Television Bumper Book [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Western Tales | 1955 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | 1955 - 1955 |
| Western Super Thriller Comics [m] | 1950 | 49 issues (1 indexed) | Have 26 (Need 23) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Western Roundup Comic | 1955 | 42 issues (1 indexed) | Have 35 (Need 9) | [circa 1955] - 1958 |
| Western Roundup Annual [b] | 1957 | 3 issues (3 indexed) | Gallery | 1957 (copyright date) - 1958 |
| Western Comic Album [b] | 1955 | 5 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | 1955 - 1957 ? |
| Western Classic [m] | 1950 | 39 issues (0 indexed) | Have 37 (Need 4) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Wedding Ring Library | 1965 | 25 issues (5 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 19) | [1960s] - ? |
| WDL Giant Comic | 1958 | 7 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 6) | 1958 - 1958 |
| War Hero | 1970 | 34 issues (31 indexed) | Have 30 (Need 13) | 1970 - ? |
| Walt Disney's Peter Pan Treasure Chest | 1953 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1953 |
| Walt Disney's Comics and Stories [m] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 ? |
| Walt Disney's Chip and Dale [m] | 1958 | 29 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 29) | 1958 ? - 1958 |
| Walt Disney Series | 1956 | 52 issues (0 indexed) | Have 42 (Need 11) | 1956 - ? |
| Wagon Train Comic Album [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Wagon Train Annual [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Wacky Races Annual [b] | 1970 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 ? |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1965 |
| Undercover [m] | 1967 | 38 issues (2 indexed) | Have 24 (Need 28) | 1967 ? - 1970 ? |
| Two Gun Kid [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1950] |
| The Twilight Zone Comic Album [b] | 1964 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1964 |
| The Twilight Zone Annual [a] | 1965 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 |
| TV Tornado Annual [b] | 1967 | 4 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 1967 - 1971 |
| TV Favourites Annual [a] | 1976 | 3 issues (3 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1976 - 1978 |
| Totem [m] | 1966 | 26 issues (0 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 20) | 1966 ? - 1967 ? |
| Top Three Adventure Picture Library | 1966 | 24 issues (2 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 14) | 1966 - ? |
| Top Cat Comic Album [a] | 1963 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1963 |
| Top Cat Annual [b] | 1964 | 4 issues (3 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 3) | 1964 - 1967 |
| Tonto [m] | 1953 | 32 issues (1 indexed) | Have 26 (Need 9) | 1953 - 1955 |
| Tom Corbett Space Cadet [m] | 1953 | 11 issues (1 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 1) | 1953 - 1953 |
| Tom and Jerry Comic Album | 1973 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1975 |
| Tom and Jerry Annual [b] | 1967 | 17 issues (7 indexed) | Have 14 (Need 3) | 1967 - 1985 |
| Tom and Jerry [b] | 1975 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 1975 |
| The Titans Annual [b] | 1976 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1976 - 1977 |
| Tim Holt [m] | 1953 | 24 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 22) | 1953 - 1954 |
| Thrilling Romances [m] | 1950 | 7 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 5) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Thriller [m] | 1972 | 36 issues (28 indexed) | Have 21 (Need 20) | 1972 - 1974 ? |
| Terry Nation's Dalek Annual [b] | 1976 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 3) | 1976 - 1979 |
| Terrahawks Annual [b] | 1983 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 1983 - [September] 1984 |
| Tenderfoot Annual [b] | 1960 | 3 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 - 1963 |
| Television Favourites Comic Album [a] | 1958 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1958 - ? |
| Television Favourites Comic | 1958 | 18 issues (0 indexed) | Have 16 (Need 4) | 1958 - 1959 |
| Television Favourites Annual [a] | 1956 | 6 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1956 - 1961 |
| Television Cartoon Annual [b] | 1977 | 3 issues (1 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 3) | 1977 ? - 1979 |
| Tarzan World Adventure Library | 1967 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | May 1, 1967 - August 4, 1967 |
| Tarzan Comic Album [b] | 1964 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1964 - 1964 |
| Tarzan Annual [b] | 1960 | 10 issues (3 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 2) | 1959 - [September] 1971 |
| Tales to Tremble By [a] | 1984 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1984 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album [b] | 1959 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo Annual [b] | 1960 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 (copyright date) - 1963 |
| Sweethearts Library [m] | 1957 | 19 issues (3 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 14) | 1957 ? - ? |
| Sweethearts [m] | 1955 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | [1960s] - [undated] |
| Sweetheart Diary [m] | 1950 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 3) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Superman World Adventure Library | 1967 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | 1967 - ? |
| Super Thriller Comic [m] | 1947 | 22 issues (3 indexed) | Have 19 (Need 3) | 1947 - 1952 ? |
| Super Thriller Annual [a] | 1957 | 3 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1957 - ? |
| Sundance Western | 1970 | 72 issues (50 indexed) | Have 42 (Need 39) | 1972 - 1979 ? |
| Strange Suspense Stories | 1958 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1958 ? |
| Star Trek Picture Book [b] | 1973 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1973 |
| Star Trek Comic Album [b] | 1972 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1974 - 1972 |
| Star Trek Annual [b] | 1969 | 13 issues (8 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 1) | 1969 - 1985 |
| Star Fleet Annual [b] | 1983 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 1983 |
| Spider-Man Annual [b] | 1975 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 - 1979 |
| Space: 1999 Annual [b] | 1975 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 - 1979 |
| Space Man | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 |
| Space Family Robinson Comic Album | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1965 |
| Space Family Robinson Annual [b] | 1967 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1967 - 1968 |
| Sherlock Holmes Illustrated [b] | 1981 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1981 |
| She-Ra Princess of Power Annual [b] | 1986 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1986 - [September] 1987 |
| Sgt. Bilko Annual [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1960 |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon [m] | 1953 | 19 issues (1 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 11) | 1953 - 1954 |
| Sea Hunt Comic Album [b] | 1961 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 |
| Scotland Yard [m] | 1966 | 20 issues (0 indexed) | Have 18 (Need 9) | 1966 ? - 1967 ? |
| Scooby-Doo Annual [b] | 1982 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | 1982 - 1985 |
| Roy Rogers' Trigger [m] | 1950 | 10 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? - ? |
| Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual | 1951 | 13 issues (6 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 2) | 1950 - 1963 |
| Roy Rogers Comics [m] | 1951 | 100 issues (8 indexed) | Gallery | 1951 - 1959 |
| Roy Rogers Comic Album | 1953 | 8 issues (4 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 2) | 1953 - 1960 |
| Roy of the Rovers Official Annual [b] | 2000 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 1999 |
| Romantic Story [m] | 1950 | 8 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 5) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Robin Hood [m] | 1955 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) | 1955 - 1955 |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual [b] | 1974 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1974 ? - ? |
| Rip Kirby Comic Album [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Rin Tin Tin [m] | 1955 | 13 issues (0 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 1) | 1955 - 1956 |
| Rex Allen | 1953 | 20 issues (0 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 10) | 1953 - 1954 |
| Redcap Annual [b] | 1965 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1965 |
| Red Ryder Comics [m] | 1954 | 62 issues (0 indexed) | Have 43 (Need 21) | 1954 - 1959 |
| Rawhide Annual [b] | 1962 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1962 - 1965 |
Download the shown data as .csv or .json.
Download the raw database fields for the shown objects as .csv or .json. Technical note, this download does include only the IDs of foreign keys and contains no many-to-many relationships.
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.