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My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update #2

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update #2

Here is the last issue purchased for my collection which was received on 06-23-18.

Introduction

I made a post on the status of my Asimov’s Science Fiction Collection on February 22, 2018. At that time, I had collected 363 issues of the 420 issues released from Spring 1977 to March 2014. I have read 331 of the 363 issues. Unread issues are from February 2011 to March 2014. I decided to purchase the 57 issues that I missed and then read them all.

The first update post was made on March 24, 2014. From February 22 to March 24, I purchased a total of 35 issues for $108.43, averaging $3.10 per issue. In February, I bought 19 issues; 10 from Amazon.com for $25.00, 5 from mycomicshop.com for $21.25, and 4 from ebay.com for $15.74. In March, I bought 16 issues; 2 from Amazon.com for $11.88, and 14 from ebay.com for $34.56. There were 22 issues remaining to be purchased.

Update

This second update covers March 24 to July 4. I purchased 21 issues in April including 18 issues from mycomicshop.com for $43.05, one issue from ebay for $5.99, and two issues from Amazon for $14.49. The last issue to purchase was the June 1998 issue. I ordered the issue from ebay in April but it never arrived and I was refunded the purchase price. It was difficult to find the issue. I searched for the issue but only found it at backissues.com.  I purchased it from backissues.com for $15.99 and received it on June 23, 2018.

The total cost for 57 issues was $187.95, $3.30 average per issue.

In the rest of this post, I will make notes for each year from 1977 to 2014.

Notes 1970’s

1977: 4 issues printed with 3 issues at start labeled summer, fall, and winter. 1 issue purchased in April: Spring 1977 (issue #1).

1978: 6 issues printed with 0 issues at start. Purchased 5 issues in February and 1 issue in March. None remaining to be purchased.

1979: 12 issues printed with 0 issues at start. I purchased 4 issues in February. 8 issues purchased in April.

Notes 1980’s

1980: 12 printed and 12 issues at start.

1981: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1982: 13 printed and 7 issues at start.  I purchased 1 issue in February. 5 issues purchased in April.

1983: 13 printed and 0 issues at start. Purchased 13 issues in March. None remaining to be purchased.

1984: 13 printed and 0 issues at start. Purchased 10 issues in February. 3 issues purchased in April.

1985: 13 issues printed and 10 issues at start. Purchased 1 issue in March. 2 issues purchased in April.

1986: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1987: 13 printed and 12 issues at start. 1 issue purchased in April, currently reading.

1988: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1989: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

Notes 1990’s

1990: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1991: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1993: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1994: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1995: 13 printed and 13 issues at start.

1996: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

1997: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

1998: 11 printed and 10 issues at start. 1 issue purchased in June.

1999: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

Notes 2000’s

2000: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

2001: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

2002: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

2003: 11 printed and 11 issues at start.

2004: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2005: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2006: 10 printed and 9 issues at start. 1 issue purchased in April.

2007: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2008: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2009: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

Notes 2010’s

2010: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2011: 10 printed and 10 issues at start. The January issue is the last I have read so far.

2012: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2013: 10 printed and 10 issues at start.

2014: 3 issues, March 2014 was the last issue in my subscription.

Conclusion

That ends my collection. I enjoyed reading the stories for many years. And now I have copies of the first 420 issues of the magazine. I have read 331 issues and am currently reading the September 1987 issue. Later, I plan to write another post about my favorite stories that I have read in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

Links

This is the link to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

https://www.asimovs.com/

This is the link to my first post about my Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine collection.

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection

This is the link to my second post about my Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine collection.

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection Update.

Here is my updated collection on 03-24-18.

Introduction

I made a post on the status of my Asimov’s Science Fiction Collection on February 22, 2018. At that time, I had collected 363 issues of the 420 issues released from Spring 1977 to March 2014. I have read 331 of the 363 issues. Unread issues are from February 2011 to March 2014. I decided to purchase the 57 issues that I missed and then read them all.

From February 22 to March 24, I purchased a total of 35 issues for $108.43, averaging $3.10 per issue. There are 22 issues remaining to be purchased.

In February, I bought 19 issues; 10 from Amazon.com for $25.00, 5 from mycomicshop.com for $21.25, and 4 from ebay.com for $15.74. In March, I bought 16 issues; 2 from Amazon.com for $11.88, and 14 from ebay.com for $34.56.

In the rest of this post, I will make notes for each year from 1977 to 2014.

Issues in the 1970s

1977: 4 issues printed with 3 issues at start labeled summer, fall, and winter. 1 issue remaining to purchase: Spring 1977 (issue #1).

1978: 6 issues printed with 0 issues at the start. Purchased 5 issues in February and 1 issue in March. None remaining to be purchased.

1979: 12 issues printed with 0 issues at the start. I purchased 4 issues in February. 8 issues remaining to purchase.

Issues in the 1980s

1980: 12 printed and 12 issues at the start.

1981: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1982: 13 printed and 7 issues at the start.  I purchased 1 issue in February. 5 issues remaining to purchase.

1983: 13 printed and 0 issues at the start. Purchased 13 issues in March. None remaining to be purchased.

1984: 13 printed and 0 issues at the start. Purchased 10 issues in February. 3 issues remaining to be purchased.

1985: 13 issues printed and 10 issues at the start. Purchased 1 issue in March. 2 issues remaining to be purchased.

1986: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1987: 13 printed and 12 issues at the start. 1 issue remaining to be purchased.

1988: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1989: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

Issues in the 1990s

1990: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1991: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1993: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1994: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1995: 13 printed and 13 issues at the start.

1996: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

1997: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

1998: 11 printed and 10 issues at the start. 1 issue remaining to be purchased.

1999: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

Issues in the 2000s

2000: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

2001: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

2002: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

2003: 11 printed and 11 issues at the start.

2004: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2005: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2006: 10 printed and 9 issues at the start. 1 issue remaining to be purchased.

2007: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2008: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2009: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

Issues in the 2000s

2010: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2011: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2012: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2013: 10 printed and 10 issues at the start.

2014: 3 issues, March 2014 was the last issue in my subscription.

Conclusion

That ends my collection. I enjoyed reading the stories for many years. I will update my progress in purchasing the rest of the 420 issues in April. Later, I plan to write another post about my favorite stories that I have read in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

Links

This is the link to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

https://www.asimovs.com/

This is the link to my first post about my Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine collection.

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection.

Here is my collection.

Introduction

I made a post on my first science fiction book on 07-28-17. That book was The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I believe that I received the book in 1977. I either joined the Science Fiction Book Club first and then bought the January 1980 issue of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine or bought the magazine first and then joined the club from the offer that was printed on the back of each issue of the magazine. This post is about my 35-year history with the magazine covering from 1980 to 2014.

The summary of my experience is as follows. I purchased the January 1980 issue and started a new subscription in April 1980 that lasted until July of 1982. I did not like the direction that the new editor was taking the magazine, so I did not renew my subscription at that time. At some point, I purchased five back issues at a used bookstore. The store had back issues for 1978 and 1979 but I did not purchase them because I did not have the money at that time. I intended to go back at a later date, but when I returned the issues were gone. I wish that I had gone back earlier and had added them to my collection.

Asimov’s subscription renewal

In April 1985 I started a subscription that I continued to renew until it expired in March 2014. There were three issues that I had not received in the mail and did not obtain a copy. In 2014, I had not read the magazine for three years and didn’t intend to do so in the future so I did not renew my subscription. It was also too expensive to buy if I was not reading the issues. It took me five or six hours to read each issue and I felt like I did not have the time to read them anymore.

Now that I have made the time to read at least an hour a day, I will have the time to read the issues I have not read yet. Getting involved with goodreads.com changed my perspective on reading, but that is another post that I wrote on 06-30-17. My collection totals 363 issues of which I have read 331 issues. There were 420 issues released from Spring 1977 to March 2014, so I do not have 57 issues in that time frame. Having researched this post, I think that I will attempt to read the 32 remaining issues that I own but have not read.

Stories I have Liked

I wrote down the stories that I liked and in the order that I liked them from the first issue to the February 2003 issue. After that, I put sticky notes on each issue with my ratings from the March 2003 issue to the January 2011 issue. The unread issues are from February 2011 to March 2014.

The size of the issues changed over the years. From the first issue to the May 1998 issue the magazine was the small digest size of 5 by 7 3/8. From the June 1998 issue to the October/November 2008 issue the size was increased to 5 3/8 by 8 1/2. In the December 2008 issue, the size increased again to 5 7/8 by 8 5/8.

In the rest of this post, I will make notes for each year from 1977 to 2014.

Issues in the 1970’s

1977: 3 issues labeled summer, fall, and winter. I bought these issues for 39 cents each at a used bookstore in Parma, Ohio (I do not recall the name). The store did not have a copy of Issue #1 which would have been labeled spring. 4 issues were printed this year.

1978: 0 issues, I wish I have bought the issues I found at that used bookstore. 6 issues were printed this year

1979: 0 issues, I wish I have bought the issues I found at that used bookstore. 12 issues were printed this year.

Issues in the 1980’s

1980: 12 issues, I bought the January issue at a newsstand and started a subscription which began with the April issue. I bought the February and March issues from the Parma bookstore for 39 cents each. 12 issues were printed this year.

1981: 13 issues, the issues were dated with the day so there were two issues in August.

1982: 7 issues, the July issue was where the subscription lapsed.

1983: 0 issues

1984: 0 issues

1985: 10 issues, subscription renewed with April issue to November 1985, then renewed in December to August 1986. All the issues were labeled as having 192 pages.

1986: 13 issues, in March, renewed to August 1988.

1987: 12 issues, because I did not receive the September issue with the story by Orson Scott Card called “Carthage City”.

1988: 13 issues, May renewed to June 1990, June renewed to May 1991, and November renewed to May 1993

1989: 13 issues.

Issues in the 1990’s

1990: 13 issues, February adjustment to January 1993, August adjustment to February 1991, and November adjustment to Winter 1992. November was the first double issue with 320 pages.

1991: 13 issues, April and November were both double issues. The March issue was the last issue that was labeled 192 pages.

1992: 13 issues, August adjustment to August 1994

1993: 13 issues, I received the cover of the mid-December issue without the inside so they shipped me a copy of the issue.

1994: 13 issues, June renewal to March 1996

1995: 13 issues, December renewal to November 1997

1996: 11 issues, the mid-December issue was discontinued and the October/November issue was a double issue, so only 11 total issues were released starting in 1996.

1997: 11 issues

1998: 10 issues, the June issue was missing, which was the first issue that the size of the magazine was increased. March renewal to March 2000

1999: 11 issues

Issues in the 2000’s

2000: 11 issues, January renewal to March 2002

2001: 11 issues

2002: 11 issues, January renewal to March 2005

2003: 11 issues

2004: 10 issues, now the April/May and October/November issues are doubles which means there are only 10 total issues per year.

2005: 10 issues, February renewal to March 2008

2006: 9 issues, the September issue was missing.

2007: 10 issues

2008: 10 issues, January renewal to March 2011, The December 2008 issue was increased in size again.

2009: 10 issues

Issues in the 2010’s

2010: 10 issues, December renewal to March 2014

2011: 10 issues

2012: 10 issues

2013: 10 issues

2014: 3 issues, March 2014 was my last issue.

Conclusion

That ends my collection. I enjoyed reading the stories for many years. I plan to write another post about my favorite stories that I have read in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

Links

My Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Collection

This is the link to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

https://www.asimovs.com/

This is the link to my post about The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the first science fiction book that I owned. I believe that I received the book in 1977. I either joined the Science Fiction Book Club first and then bought the January 1980 issue of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine or bought the magazine first and then joined the club from the offer that was printed on the back of each issue of the magazine.

My First SF Book