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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne [m] | 1961 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 1961 ? |
| Tom and Jerry [b] | 1975 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 1975 |
| 77 Sunset Strip Comic Album | 1963 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1964 |
| The Aeronauts Annual [b] | 1972 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
| Asterix Annual 1980 [b] | 1979 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1979 |
| Battle Beasts [b] | 1988 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1987 |
| Ben Casey Annual [b] | 1963 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1963 |
| Bonanza Comic Album [a] | 1964 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1964 |
| Boris Karloff Comic Album [a] | 1970 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 |
| Captain Britain Annual | 1977 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1977 |
| Cartoons and Gags [b] | 1973 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1973 |
| Davy Crockett Western Tales [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1950 ? |
| Dracula Lives Special Edition [b] | 1975 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 |
| Dracula's Spinechillers Annual [b] | 1982 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 1982 |
| Dungeons & Dragons Annual [b] | 1985 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1985 |
| Ernest Haycox's Western Marshal | 1953 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1953 |
| Flash Gordon annual [b] | 1968 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1968 |
| The Flintstones Family Cartoon Annual [b] | 1980 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1981 |
| The Flintstones on the Rocks Comic Album [b] | 1961 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1961 |
| Frankenstein Comic Album [a] | 1967 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1967 |
| Garrison's Gorillas Comic Album [b] | 1968 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1968 |
| Garrison's Gorillas Comic Album [a] | 1968 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1968 |
| Ghost Stories Television Picture Story Book [a] | 1970 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 |
| Giant Funnies Comic Album [b] | 1959 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 ? |
| Grange Hill [b] | 1988 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1987 |
| The Green Hornet Annual | 1967 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1967 |
| Gun Law Comic Album [a] | 1958 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1958 |
| Gunsmoke Comic Album [b] | 1961 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 |
| Hanna Barbera's Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks Annual [b] | 1973 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1973 |
| Hanna Barbera's Scooby-Doo Cartoon Annual [b] | 1980 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1980 |
| Hanna-Barbera's Fun Fair [b] | 1973 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1973 |
| He-Man Annual [b] | 1990 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1989 |
| Huckleberry Hound [m] | 1959 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 ? |
| Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear Cartoon Annual [b] | 1981 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1981 |
| King Kong [m] | 1976 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1976 |
| Kona Monarch of Monster Isle Comic Album | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 |
| Laramie Comic Album [b] | 1962 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1962 |
| Lassie Comic Album [a] | 1976 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1976 |
| The Lone Rider [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 |
| Luke Short's Six Gun Ranch [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Comic Album [a] | 1966 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1966 |
| Manhunt Comic Album | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Marvel a Full Colour Comic Album | 1969 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 |
| Marvel Comic Album | 1975 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1975 |
| Marvel Story Book Annual [b] | 1967 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | 1967 |
| Masters of the Universe Storybook [b] | 1985 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 1985 |
| Maverick Annual [b] | 1962 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1963 |
| Maverick Comic Album | 1961 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 |
| Popeye Annual [b] | 1969 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 ? |
| Popeye Comic Album [b] | 1967 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1967 |
| Quick Draw McGraw Annual [b] | 1962 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1962 |
| Redcap Annual [b] | 1965 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1965 |
| Rip Kirby Comic Album [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Roy of the Rovers Official Annual [b] | 2000 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 1999 |
| Sea Hunt Comic Album [b] | 1961 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 |
| Sgt. Bilko Annual [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1960 |
| Sherlock Holmes Illustrated [b] | 1981 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1981 |
| Space Family Robinson Comic Album | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1965 |
| Space Man | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 |
| Star Fleet Annual [b] | 1983 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 1983 |
| Star Trek Picture Book [b] | 1973 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1973 |
| Strange Suspense Stories | 1958 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1958 ? |
| Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album [b] | 1959 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 |
| Tales to Tremble By [a] | 1984 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1984 |
| Tom and Jerry Comic Album | 1973 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1975 |
| Top Cat Comic Album [a] | 1963 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1963 |
| The Twilight Zone Annual [a] | 1965 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 |
| The Twilight Zone Comic Album [b] | 1964 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1964 |
| Two Gun Kid [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1950] |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1965 |
| Wacky Races Annual [b] | 1970 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 ? |
| Wagon Train Annual [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Wagon Train Comic Album [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Walt Disney's Comics and Stories [m] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 ? |
| Walt Disney's Peter Pan Treasure Chest | 1953 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1953 |
| Western Television Bumper Book [b] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1960 |
| Alias Smith and Jones Annual [b] | 1976 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 - 1976 |
| Bewitched Annual [b] | 1966 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1966 - 1967 |
| Bugs Bunny Comic Album [a] | 1960 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1960 ? - ? |
| Centurions PowerXtreme Annual [b] | 1986 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [September] 1986 - [September] 1987 |
| Cheyenne Comic Album [a] | 1959 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 [copyright date] - ? |
| Combat War Stories | 1963 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 - ? |
| David Cassidy Annual [b] | 1973 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [September] 1973 - [September] 1974 |
| Deputy Dawg Annual [b] | 1973 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1973 - 1974 |
| Disney's Mickey Mouse Annual [b] | 2000 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1999 - 2000 |
| The Fantastic Four Comic Album [b] | 1969 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 - 1975 ? |
| The Fantastic Four Comic Annual | 1969 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 - 1970 |
| Gene Autry Comic Annual [a] | 1957 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1957 ? - ? |
| Ghost Stories Comic Album [a] | 1965 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | 1965 - 1966 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters Annual [b] | 1974 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1974 - 1974 |
| Have Gun Will Travel Comic Album [a] | 1959 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1959 - 1963 |
| Incredible Hulk Annual [b] | 1978 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1978 - 1979 ? |
| Jackpot Comic Annual | 1965 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1965 - 1966 |
| The Jetsons Annual [b] | 1963 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) | 1963 - 1964 |
| John Carter of Mars [m] | 1953 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1953 - 1953 |
| Just Dennis Annual [b] | 1964 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) | 1964 - 1965 |
| Laff-A-Lympics Annual [b] | 1980 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | 1980 - 1981 |
| Laurel and Hardy Annual [b] | 1968 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1968 - ? |
| Marvel Annual | 1974 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1974 - 1976 |
| The Outer Limits Annual [b] | 1965 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 - 1966 |
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