Feature on Orion constellation in a UK annual

[abjack]

Hi all,

I managed to track down a long-lost Fantastic Four book on this forum a couple of years back, and wondering if this other niggly thing will ring any bells with anyone --

I have a vivid memory of seeing a 2-page feature on the constellation of Orion in (I *think*) a UK annual sometime between 1971 and 1974, which featured Orion himself, his faithful dog (a wolfhound), and Diana the huntress of the Moon, with a bit about the legend, etc.

Thing is, I can't figure out which album it would have been in, in order to tack it down again on eBay. Having recently bought a copy of the 1971 Look 'n' Learn annual I don't think it was that sort of publication ... it was more like a feature spread in some sort of comics annual, but the Dandy didn't have such features, and the Topper 1972 book has some 2-page features but not this particular one.

Any clues? Thanks!

Andy

[felneymike]

Any chance it could be a girl's annual?

[abjack]

Yep, it's possible ... my sister's 2 years younger, so it might have been one of hers ...

[felneymike]

I thought it sounded astrologish XD. Or also Doctor Who annuals of that era have a lot of spacey stuff in them.

[abjack]

It wasn't an astrology feature .. more like a general knowledge piece on Greek myth.

[philcom55]

I agree with fenleymike - that's exactly the sort of thing that used to turn up in the girls' annuals.

- Phil R.

[grumpy old man]

Well remembered Abjack! I've tried to upload and image of this but the technologies not working this morning. You need to search for the Sparky 1973 annual.

It's part of a series called Tales Men Tell. Also included are The Loch Ness Monster, Gelert the faithful hound and Gog and Magog

[abjack]

Yes!!

That's it -- cos I remember all those other features as well.

I knew this forum would come up trumps -- thanks Grumpy, much appreciated, now to eBay.