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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1957, pp. 128-130

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Issues of the 1950s = 9 Years, 95 Issues, 1,296 Articles
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  Issues of 1951 = 3 Issues, 41 Articles
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  Issues of 1952 = 8 Issues, 110 Articles
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  Issues of 1953 = 12 Issues, 166 Articles
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  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 149 Articles
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  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 159 Articles
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  Issues of 1956 = 12 Issues, 163 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 170 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1957 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Wilderness by Zenna Henderson, pp. 3-36
    2. "Coming Next Month", pp. 37-38
    3. Ghosts for Christmas: The Dead Sexton by Sheridan Le Fanu, pp. 39-54
    4. Venture to the Moon by Arthur C. Clarke, pp. 55-62
    5. Ghosts for Christmas: New Murders for Old by John Dickson Carr, pp. 63-77
    6. Rescue Mission by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 78-93
    7. In Memoriam: Fletcher Pratt by James Blish, p. 94
    8. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 95-96 - 5 Reviews
      1. Tomorrow's World by Hunt Collins
      2. Three to Conquer by Eric Frank Russell
      3. The Human Angle by William Tenn
      4. The End of the World by Donald A. Wollheim
      5. Child in the Dark by Rosemary Timperley
    9. Operation Salamander by Poul Anderson, pp. 97-120
    10. The Wild Wood by Mildred Clingerman, pp. 121-130
    11. Cover Painting (On the planet of a double star) by Paul Blaisdell
  2. [+]
    February 1957 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Last Canticle by Walter M. Miller, Jr., pp. 3-50
    2. Expedition by Fredric Brown, pp. 51-52
    3. The Dark Boy by August Derleth, pp. 53-63
    4. "Coming Next Month", p. 64
    5. How Science Fiction Got Its Name by Sam Moskowitz, pp. 65-77
    6. Venture to the Moon by Arthur C. Clarke, pp. 78-85
    7. The Inferlab Project by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 86-96
    8. Ferdinand Feghoot by Grendel Briarton, p. 97
    9. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 98-102 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories by Ray Bradbury
      2. The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
      3. To Live Forever by Jack Vance
      4. The Secret People by Raymond F. Jones
      5. Gumption Island by Felix Morley
      6. Two Rubles to Times Square by Guy Richards
      7. Count Luna, and Baron Bagge by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
      8. Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein
      9. One Against the Moon by Donald A. Wollheim
      10. Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury by Paul French
      11. Second Satellite by Robert S. Richardson
    10. Old Devlins Was A-waiting by Manly Wade Wellman, pp. 103-118
    11. Journeys End by Poul Anderson, pp. 119-127
    12. The Antique Heroes by C. Day Lewis, pp. 128-130
    13. Cover Painting (Disintegration of a Field-Force) by Emsh
  3. [+]
    March 1957 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Survival Technique by Poul Anderson and Kenneth Gray, pp. 3-15
    2. Useful Knowledge by Leonard Wolf, p. 16
    3. The Proper Spirit by Robert Bloch, pp. 17-22
    4. "Coming Next Month", p. 23
    5. Up by Charles L. Fontenay, pp. 24-46
    6. "Pseudo-science" and The Readers' Guide by C.W. Hart, Jr., pp. 47-50
    7. Dawn Invader by Robert Sheckley, pp. 51-59
    8. The Canvas Pyramid by Jane Roberts, pp. 60-70
    9. [+]
      The Science Screen by Charles Beaumont, pp. 71-74 - 6 Reviews
      1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1956 Film) by Michael Anderson
      2. The Gamma People (1956 Film) by John Gilling
      3. The She-Creature (1956 Film) by Edward L. Cahn
      4. Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956 Film) by Curt Siodmak
      5. It Conquered the World (1956 Film) by Roger Corman
      6. The Mole People (1956 Film) by Virgil W. Vogel
    10. The Science Stage by William Morrison, pp. 75-77
    11. The Splendid Source by Richard Matheson, pp. 78-91
    12. Added Inducement by Robert F. Young, pp. 92-97
    13. Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 98-102
    14. Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal, pp. 103-127
    15. Last by Fritz Leiber, pp. 128-130
    16. Cover Painting (illustrating Visit to a Small Planet) by Kelly Freas
  4. [+]
    April 1957 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Anthropological Note by Murray Leinster, pp. 3-23
    2. The Little Witch of Elm Street by Mildred Clingerman, pp. 24-31
    3. We Move on Turning Stone by Leah Bodine Drake, p. 32
    4. QRM by Richard Wilson, pp. 33-41
    5. The By-Product of Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov, pp. 42-49
    6. The Girls on Channel N by Bob Ottum, pp. 50-56
    7. Little Jimmy by Lester del Rey, pp. 57-69
    8. Masters of the Metropolis by Randall Garrett and Lin Carter, pp. 70-75
    9. The Status Quo Peddlers by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 76-81
    10. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 82-84 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
      2. Star Ways by Poul Anderson
      3. The Man Who Japed / The Space Born by Philip K. Dick and E.C. Tubb
      4. Strangers in the Universe by Clifford D. Simak
      5. Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter by John Wyndham
      6. Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke
    11. License by Poul Anderson, pp. 85-108
    12. Second Prize by John Novotny, pp. 109-116
    13. "Coming Next Month", p. 117
    14. Didn't He Ramble by Chad Oliver, pp. 118-127
    15. Saturnian Celia by Horace Walpole, pp. 128-130
    16. Cover Painting by Nuetzell
  5. [+]
    May 1957 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Between the Thunder and the Sun by Chad Oliver, pp. 3-45
    2. Warm Man by Robert Silverberg, pp. 46-55
    3. Outcast of Mars by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 56-62
    4. You Know Willie by Theodore R. Cogswell, pp. 63-66
    5. Turn the Page by Zenna Henderson, pp. 67-73
    6. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 74-78 - 9 Reviews
      1. One Half of the World by James Barlow
      2. Slave Ship by Frederik Pohl
      3. The Earth in Peril / Who Speaks of Conquest? by Donald A. Wollheim and Lan Wright
      4. The First World of If by James L. Quinn and Eve Wulff
      5. 19 Tales of Terror~~Nineteen Tales of Terror by Whit Burnett and Hallie Burnett
      6. The Shores of Space by Richard Matheson
      7. The Hour After Westerly, and Other Stories by Robert M. Coates
      8. The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham by Anthony Armstrong
      9. Mathematics, Magic and Mystery by Martin Gardner
    7. Undiplomatic Immunity by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 79-101
    8. The Coming by Carol Emshwiller, pp. 102-106
    9. "Coming Next Month", p. 107
    10. The Science Stage by William Morrison, pp. 108-109
    11. Adjustment by Ward Moore, pp. 110-127
    12. Lyric for Atom Splitters by Doris P. Buck, pp. 128-130
    13. Cover Painting (illustrating Adjustment) by Kelly Freas
  6. [+]
    June 1957 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Night of Light by Philip Jose Farmer, pp. 3-52
    2. "Coming Next Month", p. 53
    3. The Little Place by Mark Van Doren, pp. 54-58
    4. Rescue by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 59-66
    5. Love, Inc. by Robert Sheckley, pp. 67-76
    6. [+]
      The Science Screen and Stage by Charles Beaumont, pp. 77-80 - 1 Review
      1. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957 Film) by Jack Arnold
    7. The Science Stage by William Morrison, pp. 81-82
    8. Moonshine by Ruth M. Goldsmith, pp. 83-90
    9. The Sandmen by J.T. McIntosh, pp. 91-104
    10. Dodger Fan by Will Stanton, pp. 105-108
    11. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 109-113 - 6 Reviews
      1. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
      2. Bach and the Heavenly Choir by Johannes Ruber
      3. The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke
      4. The Frozen Year by James Blish
      5. The Master by T.H. White
      6. Past Finding Out by G.K. Balleine
    12. Security Check by Arthur C. Clarke, pp. 114-117
    13. The Cage by Bertram Chandler, pp. 118-127
    14. Index to Volume XII, pp. 128-130
    15. Cover Painting (illustrating rockets over Deimos with Mars in background) by John Pederson
  7. [+]
    July 1957 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Wind Blows Free by Chad Oliver, pp. 3-25
    2. MS. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie by C.M. Kornbluth, pp. 26-36
    3. Your Ghost Will Walke by Robert F. Young, pp. 37-45
    4. A Trick or Two by John Novotny, pp. 46-51
    5. The Unfortunate Topologist by S.D. Gottesman, p. 52
    6. Life Cycle by Poul Anderson, pp. 53-68
    7. Summerland by Avram Davidson, pp. 69-72
    8. "Coming Next Month", p. 73
    9. The Literate Monster by William Chapman White, p. 74
    10. Eithne by Idris Seabright, pp. 75-85
    11. You'll Feel Better... by Carol Emshwiller, pp. 86-89
    12. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 90-94 - 9 Reviews
      1. 12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV~~Twelve Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV by Alfred Hitchcock
      2. The Hunger, and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
      3. The Seedling Stars by James Blish
      4. The Survivor and Others by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
      5. Eye in the Sky by Philip K. Dick
      6. The Winds of Time by Chad Oliver
      7. The Infinite Brain by Charles R. Long
      8. Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams
      9. The Braintree Mission by Nicholas E. Wyckoff
    13. S R by Charles van Doren, pp. 95-101
    14. When Jack Smith Fought Old Satan by Mary-Carter Roberts, pp. 102-124
    15. The Holiday Man by Richard Matheson, pp. 125-130
    16. Cover Painting by Mel Hunter
  8. [+]
    August 1957 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. "Coming Next Month", p. 4
    2. The Lineman by Walter M. Miller, Jr., pp. 5-54
    3. Dream Stuff by Stuart Palmer, pp. 55-63
    4. A Day for Waving by Mildred Clingerman, pp. 64-73
    5. Homestead by Rog Phillips, pp. 74-83
    6. The Science Stage by William Morrison, pp. 84-85
    7. Tripod by Les Cole, pp. 86-92
    8. The Day Everything Fell Down by Damon Knight and H. Ken Bulmer, pp. 93-98
    9. Spanish Spoken by Doris P. Buck, pp. 99-103
    10. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 104-108 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was by Martin Gardner, Russel B. Nye, and L. Frank Baum, ...
      2. Star Born by Andre Norton
      3. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
      4. Big Planet by Jack Vance
      5. Cycle of Fire by Hal Clement
      6. The 13th Immortal by Robert Silverberg
      7. The Isotope Man by Charles Eric Maine
      8. Fire, Burn! by John Dickson Carr
    11. The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 109-129
    12. A Loint of Paw by Isaac Asimov, pp. 130-132
    13. Cover Painting (Rocket Spotter, 1992) by Barry Waldman
  9. [+]
    September 1957 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Goddess in Granite by Robert F. Young, pp. 5-26
    2. Mr. Stilwell's Stage by Avram Davidson, pp. 27-35
    3. [+]
      The Science Screen by Charles Beaumont, pp. 36-40 - 4 Reviews
      1. Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957 Film) by Roger Corman
      2. The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957 Film) by Laszlo Kardos
      3. Kronos (1957 Film) by Kurt Neumann
      4. She Devil (1957 Film) by Kurt Neumann
    4. A Parable of Love by Robert M. Coates, pp. 41-55
    5. "Coming Next Month", p. 56
    6. The Traveling Salesman by Robert Bloch, pp. 57-59
    7. Rewrite Man by Chad Oliver, pp. 60-76
    8. Yes, but... by Anthony Brode, p. 77
    9. A Great Deal of Weather by Mark Van Doren, pp. 78-82
    10. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 83-87 - 10 Reviews
      1. Mermaids and Mastodons by Richard Carrington
      2. The Last Secrets of the Earth by Bernard Busson and Gerard Leroy
      3. Coming Attractions by Martin Greenberg
      4. Son of the Sun: Secret of the Flying Saucers by Orfeo Angelucci and Ray Palmer
      5. The Expanding Case for the UFO by M.K. Jessup
      6. The Case Against Tomorrow by Frederik Pohl
      7. Conquest of Earth by Manly Banister
      8. Sometime, Never by William Golding, John Wyndham, and Mervyn Peake
      9. Take Me to Your President by Leonard Wibberley
      10. Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager
    11. Overture and Beginners by Rachel Maddux, pp. 88-93
    12. St. Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 94-124
    13. The Wines of Earth by Idris Seabright, pp. 125-132
    14. Cover Painting (Mercury near terminator) by Chesley Bonestell
  10. [+]
    October 1957 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Chestnut Beads by Jane Roberts, pp. 5-29
    2. Thirty Days Had September by Robert F. Young, pp. 30-43
    3. The Lamp of Alhazred by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth, pp. 44-53
    4. How to Talk Futurian by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 54-70
    5. Sandra by George P. Elliott, pp. 71-82
    6. Photography Extraordinary by Lewis Carroll, pp. 83-85
    7. Old Haunts by Richard Matheson, pp. 86-94
    8. About Time to Go South by Douglas Angus, pp. 95-100
    9. "Coming Next Month", p. 101
    10. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 102-104 - 2 Reviews
      1. No Blade of Grass by John Christopher
      2. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
    11. Full Pack (Hokas Wild) by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 105-125
    12. The Big Trek by Fritz Leiber, pp. 126-132
    13. Cover Painting (Illustrating The Big Trek) by Emsh
  11. [+]
    November 1957 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. A For Anything by Damon Knight, pp. 5-41
    2. Negra Sum by Avram Davidson, pp. 42-49
    3. The Facts About Life on Mars by Robert S. Richardson, pp. 50-61
    4. Ambassador's Return by Allen Kim Lang, pp. 62-72
    5. Conversion Factor by Colin Sturgis, pp. 73-81
    6. The Science Stage by William Morrison, pp. 82-84
    7. Fido by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 85-99
    8. Incommunicado by Ray Russell, pp. 100-102
    9. Report on the Sexual Behavior on Arcturus X by Robert F. Young, pp. 103-113
    10. Valise Macabre by Winona McClintic, p. 114
    11. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 115-119 - 4 Reviews
      1. High Vacuum by Charles Eric Maine
      2. The Secret Visitors / Master of Life and Death by James White and Robert Silverberg
      3. The Making of a Moon by Arthur C. Clarke
      4. Earth Satellites and the Race for Space Superiority by G. Harry Stine
    12. The Long Remembering by Poul Anderson, pp. 120-129
    13. Now and Then by Jonathan Rosenbaum, pp. 130-132
    14. Cover Painting (Approaching the Space Station) by Morris Scott Dollens
  12. [+]
    December 1957 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. I Feel it In My Bones by Isaac Asimov, pp. 5-18
    2. The Word of Willow by Leah Bodine Drake, p. 19
    3. Stepping Stone by William Morrison and Frederik Pohl, pp. 20-41
    4. The Missing Girl by Shirley Jackson, pp. 42-51
    5. "Coming Next Month", p. 52
    6. Holdout by Robert Sheckley, pp. 53-62
    7. [+]
      The Science Screen by Charles Beaumont, pp. 63-65 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Quartermass Experiment (1955 Film) by Val Guest
      2. X - The Unknown (1957 Film) by Leslie Norman
      3. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957 Film) by Terence Fisher
    8. The Cabbage Patch by Theodore R. Cogswell, pp. 66-69
    9. The Peacemongers by Poul Anderson, pp. 70-77
    10. With Butter and Mustard by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 78-89
    11. Insert Knob A in Hole B by Isaac Asimov, pp. 90-91
    12. [+]
      Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 92-96 - 7 Reviews
      1. Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel by Willy Ley
      2. Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner
      3. The Square Pegs by Wallace Irving
      4. The Lunatic Fringe by Gerald W. Johnson
      5. Monkey Business by Irving Adler
      6. Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
      7. S-F '57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy by Judith Merril
    13. Renaissance by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 97-110
    14. Spud and Cochise by Oliver La Farge, pp. 111-129
    15. Index to Volume XIII, pp. 130-132
    16. Cover Painting (Illustrating effect of the Viceroy's flare in "Stepping Stone") by Kelly Freas
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  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 164 Articles
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  Issues of 1959 = 12 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 1961 = 11 Issues, 158 Articles
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  Issues of 1962 = 12 Issues, 194 Articles
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  Issues of 1963 = 12 Issues, 182 Articles
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  Issues of 1964 = 12 Issues, 189 Articles
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  Issues of 1965 = 12 Issues, 169 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 12 Issues, 167 Articles
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  Issues of 1967 = 12 Issues, 156 Articles
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  Issues of 1968 = 12 Issues, 166 Articles
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  Issues of 1969 = 12 Issues, 145 Articles
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Issues of the 1970s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 1,581 Articles
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  Issues of 1970 = 12 Issues, 146 Articles
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  Issues of 1971 = 12 Issues, 148 Articles
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  Issues of 1972 = 12 Issues, 157 Articles
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  Issues of 1973 = 12 Issues, 163 Articles
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  Issues of 1974 = 12 Issues, 158 Articles
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  Issues of 1975 = 12 Issues, 159 Articles
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  Issues of 1976 = 12 Issues, 156 Articles
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  Issues of 1977 = 12 Issues, 161 Articles
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  Issues of 1978 = 12 Issues, 153 Articles
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  Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 180 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 1,786 Articles
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  Issues of 1980 = 12 Issues, 160 Articles
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  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 187 Articles
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  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 193 Articles
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  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 188 Articles
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  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 176 Articles
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  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 166 Articles
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  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 182 Articles
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  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 182 Articles
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  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 178 Articles
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  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 174 Articles
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 109 Issues, 1,839 Articles
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  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 175 Articles
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  Issues of 1991 = 11 Issues, 185 Articles
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  Issues of 1992 = 10 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 1993 = 11 Issues, 175 Articles
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  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 176 Articles
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  Issues of 1995 = 11 Issues, 191 Articles
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  Issues of 1996 = 11 Issues, 193 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 11 Issues, 193 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 11 Issues, 188 Articles
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  Issues of 1999 = 10 Issues, 189 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 9 Years, 91 Issues, 1,568 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 10 Issues, 181 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 11 Issues, 199 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 200 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 171 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 11 Issues, 190 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 7 Issues, 119 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 11 Issues, 169 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 161 Articles