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Issues of the 1960s = 10 Years, 59 Issues, 800 Articles-
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Issues of 1960 = 1 Issue, 12 Articles
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Issues of 1962 = 5 Issues, 58 Articles
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Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 164 Articles
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Issues of 1980 = 15 Issues, 191 Articles
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Issues of 1981 = 13 Issues, 162 Articles
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Issues of 1982 = 14 Issues, 225 Articles
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Issues of 1983 = 13 Issues, 251 Articles-
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January 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- The Ghost of Tall Trees by Jessica Callow, pp. 6-21
- Dreams Don't Rust by Brent Haywood, pp. 22-37
- A Case of Mistaken Identity by Gregory S. Hargrave, pp. 38-44
- Phebus by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 45-58
- Missing Melinda by Dick Stodghill, pp. 74-110
- Inspector Ueki and the Potter's Gift by Ron Butler, pp. 117-133
- The Angel by Ben Satterfield, pp. 134-141
- An Old Charge by Don Marquis, pp. 142-153
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- Cases on File by Robert L. Plumb, pp. 59-66
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 67
- The Story That Won, p. 68
- Booked & Printed: Cyril Hare by Mary Cannon, pp. 69-70
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 71-73 - 7 Reviews- Giant Killer by Tom Hyman
- The Skull Beneath the Skin by P.D. James
- The Detling Secret by Julian Symons
- Hollow Vengeance by Anne Morice
- The Earhart Mission by Peter Tanous
- The Confucius Enigma by Margaret Jones
- The Red Redmaynes by Eden Phillpotts
- Unsolved by Jerome Meyer, p. 111
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 112-114 - 1 Review- I, the Jury (1982 Film) by Richard T. Heffron
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 115-116
- Solution to the December "Unsolved", pp. 154-162
- Cover by Ray VarnBuhler
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February 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- A Matter of Thin Air by Lawrence Treat, pp. 6-19
- The Long Slow Dive by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 20-41
- Don't Hang a Dead Aunt by Ingram Meyer, pp. 42-49
- A Web of Books by Loren D. Estleman, pp. 50-57
- Cases on File, pp. 58-65
- Booked & Printed by Mary Cannon, pp. 66-68
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Mystery Reviews Light Thickens, by Ngaio Marsh, pp. 69-70 - 3 Reviews- Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh
- Death Warmed Up by Marian Babson
- Archangel by Gerald Seymour
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 71
- The Hawk and the Working Stiffs by S.S. Rafferty, pp. 72-108
- Unsolved by Nolen Harsh, p. 109
- Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 110-112
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 113-114
- The Case of the Disappearing Gun by Andre Nelson, pp. 115-120
- Under Plain Cover by Jeffry Scott, pp. 121-137
- Solution to the January "Unsolved", p. 138
- The Bag of Sand by Baroness Orczy, pp. 139-159
- The Story That Won, pp. 160-162
- Cover by Ray Varn Buhler
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March 1983 Issue = 20 Articles- The Beckoning Eye by Ron Butler, pp. 8-27
- Professor Kreller's Secret by Ingram Meyer, pp. 28-40
- Pass the Word by Mary Monica Pulver, pp. 41-48
- Million Dollar Bet by Hal Shaffer, pp. 49-59
- To Catch a Wizard by Walter Satterthwait, pp. 72-96
- The Speckled Birds by David Braly, pp. 103-117
- Old People Listen Harder by Alec Ross, pp. 118-125
- Games on the North Fork by Frank Denton and Gary Alexander, pp. 126-134
- In a Telephone Cabinet by G.D.H. Cole and M. Cole, pp. 135-154
- Editor's Notes, pp. 6-7
- Cases on File by Kathy Wames, pp. 60-65
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Booked & Printed: Hilda Lawrence by Mary Cannon, pp. 66-68 - 3 Reviews- Blood Upon the Snow by Hilda Lawrence
- A Time to Die by Hilda Lawrence
- Death of a Doll by Hilda Lawrence
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 69-70 - 5 Reviews- Skeleton in Search of a Closet by E.X. Ferrars
- An Urge for Justice by John William Wainwright
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
- Guilt with Honor by Jeffrey Ashford
- Bergerac by Michael Hardwick
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 71
- Unsolved by C.R. Wylie, Jr., p. 97
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 98-100 - 2 Reviews- The Verdict (1982 Film) by Sidney Lumet
- Brimstone and Treacle (1982 Film) by Richard Loncraine
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 101-102
- Solution to the February "Unsolved", pp. 155-156
- That Story That Won, pp. 157-164
- Cover by Ray VarnBuhler
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April 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- The Spring That Ellie Died by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 5-18
- The Plywood Cross by Brent Haywood, pp. 19-32
- The Night Watchman by David Braly, pp. 33-39
- The Captain and Mr. Tuttle by Joel Helgerson, pp. 40-46
- The Sky Pirates by Donald Jordan, pp. 60-89
- The Jinx Place by Jessica Callow, pp. 96-116
- The Enjoyment of an Artist by Isak Romun, pp. 117-128
- The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, pp. 129-153
- Editor's Notes, p. 4
- Cases on File by John B. Marshall and Temple H. Cornelius, pp. 47-54
- Booked & Printed: Ruth Rendell by Mary Cannon, pp. 55-56
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 57-58 - 4 Reviews- Death Turns a Trick by Julie Smith
- Wish Her Safe at Home by Stephen Benatar
- The Avenging Angel by Rex Burns
- The Family at Tammerton by Margaret Erskine
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 59
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 90-92 - 2 Reviews- 48 Hrs~~Forty-Eight Hours (1982 Film) by Walter Hill
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982 Film) by Blake Edwards
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 93-94
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 95
- Solution to the March "Unsolved", p. 154
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Ray VarnBuhler
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May 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- Kickback by Dick Stodghill, pp. 6-23
- Ghost on the Window Sill by Ingram Meyer, pp. 24-36
- Death, Kabuki-Style by Ron Butler, pp. 37-64
- The Case of the Amateur Detective and the Chicken by James A. Noble, pp. 65-76
- The Right to Sing the Blues by John Lutz, pp. 90-116
- Poison Clean by Barbara Ninde Byfield, pp. 123-134
- Fast Burn by Loren D. Estleman, pp. 135-149
- The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce, pp. 150-153
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- Cases on File by David Braly, pp. 77-83
- Booked & Printed: Dorothy Dunnett by Mary Cannon, pp. 84-86
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 87-88 - 5 Reviews- Gently Between Tides by Alan Hunter
- Death by Gaslight by Michael Kurland
- A Coffin from the Past by Gwendoline Butler
- Whoever I Am by Eileen Dewhurst
- Dwell in Danger by Roy Lewis
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 89
- Unsolved by Roger Hufford, p. 117
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 118-120 - 1 Review- The Sting II (1983 Film) by Jeremy Kagan
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 121-122
- Solution to the April "Unsolved", p. 154
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Ray VarnBuhler
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June 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- Mystery of the Silent Lake by Ingram Meyer, pp. 6-27
- Evelyn's Album by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 28-39
- Just Another Kidnap by Robert Barnard, pp. 40-50
- Rites of Autumn by Paul Depuydt, pp. 51-62
- Libby's Luck by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 78-94
- The Wall by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 102-110
- The Last Payoff by Cleo C. Bresett, Jr., pp. 111-124
- Ashenden: The Traitor by W. Somerset Maugham, pp. 125-153
- Editor's Notes, pp. 3-5
- Cases on File by Laurence Dwight Smith, pp. 63-71
- Booked & Printed: John le Carre by Mary Cannon, pp. 72-73
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 74-76 - 7 Reviews- The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carre
- Murder Goes Mumming by Alisa Craig
- The Villa Golitsyn by Piers Paul Read
- Portrait of Lilith by June Thomson
- Grave Matters by Margaret Yorke
- The Game by Gerald Hammond
- Eliza's Galiardo by James Gollin
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 77
- Unsolved by C.R. Wylie, Jr., p. 95
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 96-98 - 2 Reviews- Blue Thunder (1983 Film) by John Badham
- Kamikaze '89 (1982 Film) by Wolf Gremm
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 99-101
- Solution to the May "Unsolved", pp. 154-159
- The Story That Won, pp. 160-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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July 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- The Roughneck and the Dead Guy by Brent Haywood, pp. 5-21
- Nose Job by Ron Goulart, pp. 22-35
- Earl Crawford---My Ambition---English I by Pauline C. Smith, pp. 36-47
- Dark Places by James McKimmey, pp. 48-58
- A Lesson from the Master by Louis Weinstein, pp. 68-104
- The Faithful Gardener by Ron Butler, pp. 111-130
- Siesta in Rosario by Hal Ellson, pp. 132-137
- Sanctuary by Agatha Christie, pp. 138-154
- Editor's Notes, p. 4
- Cases on File by Alexander Woollcott, pp. 59-62
- Booked & Printed: Lucille Kallen by Mary Cannon, pp. 63-64
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 65-66 - 4 Reviews- Death Set to Music by Mark Hebden
- Christmas Rising by David Serafin
- Alter Ego by Mel Arrighi
- Perfect End by William Leonard Marshall
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 67
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 105
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 106-108 - 1 Review- Trenchcoat (1983 Film) by Michael Tuchner
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 109-110
- Solution to the June "Unsolved", p. 131
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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August 1983 Issue = 17 Articles- Seven Nights, Six Days by Janet O'Daniel, pp. 4-22
- At My Father's Funeral by Joel Helgerson, pp. 23-37
- Greektown by Loren D. Estleman, pp. 38-52
- The Chinese Person by Ann F. Woodward, pp. 53-61
- The Pearson Affair by Robert Edward Eckels, pp. 74-105
- To Sleep, Perchance To Dream by Mel Washburn, pp. 113-121
- Through the Looking Glass by Kenneth Gavrell, pp. 122-137
- The Blue Cross by G.K. Chesterton, pp. 138-154
- Editor's Notes, p. 3
- Off the Record by Barbara Ninde Byfield, pp. 62-73
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 106-108 - 1 Review- Exposed (1983 Film) by James Toback
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 109-110
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 111
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 112
- Solution to the July "Unsolved", pp. 155-159
- The Story That Won, pp. 160-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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September 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- Deceptions by Edward D. Hoch, pp. 6-23
- A Reasonable Piece of Wrongdoing by Stringfellow Forbes, pp. 24-29
- Game Plane by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 30-42
- The Secret of Winthrop Wade by David Braly, pp. 43-63
- The Man from the Misted Lake by Ron Butler, pp. 80-115
- The Hobby Fair Mystery by Ingram Meyer, pp. 123-138
- The Angry Courier by Jeffry Scott, pp. 139-145
- The Four Seasons by Michael Innes, pp. 146-152
- Editor's Notes, p. 5
- Off the Record by Loren D. Estleman, pp. 64-73
- Booked & Printed: Michael Innes by Mary Cannon, pp. 74-75
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 76-78 - 6 Reviews- The Bitter Path of Death by Pierre Audemars
- Playground of Death by John Buxton Hill
- Red Omega by John Kruse
- Murder on Madison Avenue by Frank Orenstein
- The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes by K.C. Constantine
- The Anodyne Necklace by Martha Grimes
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 79
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 116-118 - 1 Review- WarGames (1983 Film) by John Badham
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 119-121
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 122
- Solution to the August "Unsolved", p. 153
- The Story That Won, pp. 154-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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September 15, 1983 Issue = 19 Articles- First Class All the Way by James Holding, pp. 6-23
- The Irreverent Reverend Abbott by Ron Butler, pp. 24-48
- A Net of Circumstances by Malcolm McClintick, pp. 49-60
- Last Trip to Badger Valley by Mike Cohen, pp. 61-68
- The Bay Side of Neptune Street by Leslie Alan Horvitz, pp. 85-119
- The Odds Against Mack Meadows by James A. Noble, pp. 126-130
- The Smoke People by Walter Satterthwait, pp. 131-149
- The Macbeth Murder Mystery by James Thurber, pp. 150-153
- Guest Editorial by Elana Lore, pp. 3-5
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 69
- Booked & Printed: Leo Bruce by Mary Cannon, pp. 70-71
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 72-73 - 3 Reviews- Through the Valley of Death by E.M.A. Allison
- Split Images by Elmore Leonard
- The Cable Car Murder by Elizabeth Atwood Taylor
- Cases on File by Russel Crouse, pp. 74-84
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 120-122 - 1 Review- Psycho II (1983 Film) by Richard Franklin
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 123-124
- Unsolved by C.R. Wylie, Jr., p. 125
- Solution to the September "Unsolved", p. 154
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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October 1983 Issue = 20 Articles- The Isle of Truth by Hugh B. Cave, pp. 5-12
- Crime and the Cloister by Janet O'Daniel, pp. 13-33
- Edward by Grace Ballem, pp. 34-49
- A Bad Day for All Concerned by James A. Noble, pp. 50-55
- Only One Way To Land by John Lutz, pp. 66-92
- Apostrophe by Thomasina Weber, pp. 100-107
- Weeper by David Braly, pp. 108-125
- The Curly-Haired Wife by Ann F. Woodward, pp. 127-139
- The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, pp. 140-159
- Editor's Notes, p. 4
- Off the Record by C. Bruce Hunter, pp. 56-60
- Booked & Printed: Peter Lovesey by Mary Cannon, pp. 61-62
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 63-65 - 6 Reviews- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- Landscape with Dead Dons by Robert Henry Robinson
- Murder at the Academy Awards by Joe Hyams
- A Six-Letter Word for Death by Patricia Moyes
- The Baked Bean Supper Murders by Virginia Rich
- A Gathering of Ghosts by J. Roy Lewis
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 93
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 94-96 - 1 Review- Hammett (1982 Film) by Wim Wenders
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 97-98
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 99
- Solution to the Mid-September "Unsolved", p. 126
- The Story That Won, pp. 160-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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November 1983 Issue = 21 Articles- Dan Fortune and the Hollywood Caper by Michael Collins, pp. 7-19
- The Radar Screen by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 20-37
- The Case of the Untidy Golf Cult by James A. Noble, pp. 38-55
- The Matchmaker by Bruce Dettman and Michael Bedford, pp. 56-64
- The Blush-Pink Room by Ron Butler, pp. 78-103
- The Barracudas by Judith O'Neill, pp. 104-109
- Kelso's Private Place by Malcolm McClintick, pp. 117-128
- Vacation Trip by Doris Miles Disney, pp. 129-136
- Never Wake a Sleeping Man by James Holding, pp. 138-147
- Treasure Trove by F. Tennyson Jesse, pp. 148-154
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-6
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Booked & Printed: Stephen Greenleaf by Mary Cannon, pp. 65-66 - 4 Reviews- Fatal Obsession by Stephen Greenleaf
- Grave Error by Stephen Greenleaf
- Death Bed by Stephen Greenleaf
- State's Evidence by Stephen Greenleaf
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 67-69 - 9 Reviews- Hurricane Season by Mickey Friedman
- Dancer with One Leg by Stephen Dobyns
- The Murder Book of J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace
- The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner
- The Streetbird by Janwillem van de Wetering
- Murder On Location by George Kennedy
- Mad Blood by David Nemec
- Invisible Green by John T. Sladek
- The Craft of Crime by John C. Carr
- Cases on File by Robert L. Plumb, pp. 70-76
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 77
- Unsolved by C.R. Wylie, Jr., pp. 110-111
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 112-114 - 2 Reviews- The Star Chamber (1983 Film) by Peter Hyams
- I Married a Shadow (1983 Film) by Robin Davis
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 115-116
- Solution to the October "Unsolved", p. 137
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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December 1983 Issue = 21 Articles- The Lazy Valley Murder by James McKimmey, pp. 4-27
- The Snooper Got Caught by Ingram Meyer, pp. 28-42
- Customs of Another World by David Braly, pp. 43-54
- Nothing Might Happen by Isaac Asimov, pp. 55-63
- Loose Limbs by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 78-96
- The Terrible Three by Thomasina Weber, pp. 103-108
- Afternoon Drive by Doris Miles Disney, pp. 109-115
- Wilbur Pettyman and the Plum Tree Cove Haunting by G.S. Hargrave, pp. 116-128
- One Man's Money, Another Man's Trash by James A. Noble, pp. 129-132
- Talboys by Dorothy L. Sayers, pp. 134-154
- Editor's Notes, p. 3
- Booked & Printed: Dorothy L. Sayers by Mary Cannon, pp. 64-66
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 67-68 - 4 Reviews- Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger
- Death in Willow Pattern by W.J. Burley
- Death of a Minor Character by E.X. Ferrars
- Mad Hatter Summer by Donald Thomas
- Off the Record by Loren D. Estleman, pp. 69-76
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 77
- Unsolved by Jerome Meyer, p. 97
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 98-100 - 1 Review- The Moon in the Gutter (1983 Film) by Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 101-102
- Solution to the November "Unsolved", p. 133
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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Issues of 1984 = 13 Issues, 248 Articles
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Issues of 1985 = 13 Issues, 240 Articles
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Issues of 1986 = 13 Issues, 238 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 13 Issues, 232 Articles
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Issues of 1988 = 13 Issues, 233 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 13 Issues, 234 Articles
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 122 Issues, 2,082 Articles-
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Issues of 1990 = 13 Issues, 236 Articles
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Issues of 1991 = 12 Issues, 207 Articles
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Issues of 1992 = 13 Issues, 230 Articles
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Issues of 1993 = 13 Issues, 225 Articles
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Issues of 1994 = 13 Issues, 228 Articles
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Issues of 1995 = 13 Issues, 227 Articles
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Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 201 Articles
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Issues of 1997 = 11 Issues, 181 Articles
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Issues of 1998 = 11 Issues, 172 Articles
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Issues of 1999 = 11 Issues, 175 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 82 Issues, 1,404 Articles-
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Issues of 2000 = 5 Issues, 84 Articles
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Issues of 2001 = 11 Issues, 173 Articles
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Issues of 2002 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 180 Articles
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Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 176 Articles
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Issues of 2005 = 2 Issues, 38 Articles
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Issues of 2006 = 10 Issues, 186 Articles
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Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 155 Articles
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Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
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Issues of 2009 = 3 Issues, 56 Articles