Confusion in the FSM 1982 year...

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I am about to complete my Whole FSM collection and I would like to ask if somebody know exactly how many and which magazines were produced in 1982. As far as I know is as follows:

Spring 82
Summer 82
Fall 82
Winter 82

I would appreciate if you can enlight me in this matter.

Thanks[:)]

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Issue #1 - Spring 82

Vol. 1:
-Fall 82
-Winter 82
-Spring 83
-Summer 83

3

I’m fascinated at the thought of a near-complete set of FSM finding its way all the way down to Guatamala. We’re talking about 20+ year old magazines that have lasted way longer than any of the books I worked on at my previous employer!

Anyway, here’s the break down of the early issues, straight from the bright red bound 1982-84 volume in my office:

Spring 1982 - “test” issue released in January to see if there was a market for such a magazine. There was, so…
Fall 1982 was the “charter issue,” Vol. 1, No. 1, of the new quarterly magazine, followed by…
Winter 1982
Spring 1983
Summer 1983
Fall 1983
January/February 1984, at which point FSM became bi-monthly.

4

This means I am only 1 magazine away from having the entire collection !!![:0][:D]

Spring 1982

Thank you people !!!

5

I once found the Spring, 1982 issue at a hobby shop for two bucks! Needless to say, I’m holding on to that puppy!

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FSM is one of only three rags that I’ve managed to collect from the very first ish to the last/current. It’s also the only full collection that I’ve managed to acquire chronologically, issue by issue, as it was published. And, of the three collections, it’s the only one I still have today.

Now if I could only remember where they all are… [:p]

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