Vintage The Hotspur Book For Boys Annual 1975. Released by D C Thomson in Late 1974, this fantastic Hotspur Annual features full comic strip stories and facts, and information from all of your favourite Hotspur characters. Shop Stock Room Find. It is in fantastic condition, other than some very minor shelf wear to the edge tips of the spline and a small indentation on the back cover. Shows the original purchase price of 55p on the inside page from 1974. Shop Stock Room Find. This annual was found in a store room of a closing down book shop, I don't think it had ever been sold, it had been tucked away on a shelf for 43 years. A truly fantastic find. All orders received before 4.00pm Monday to Fridays are shipped the same day.