Books

Three-issue lot from the magazine's founding year (1977), published by Davis Publications. Completes most of Vol. 1 from the first year of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine — ideal for collectors building an early run after the inaugural issue. Included in this lot: - Summer 1977 (Vol. 1, No. 2) — cover portrait of Isaac Asimov; contributors include Gordon R. Dickson, Kevin O'Donnell Jr., Michael Bishop, Isaac Asimov, Dean McLaughlin, and Joan D. Vinge. - Fall 1977 (Vol. 1, No. 3) — 192-page issue; cover portrait of Isaac Asimov; contributors include Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, William E. Cochrane, Grendel Briarton, A. Bertram Chandler, and Sherwood Springer. - Winter 1977 (Vol. 1, No. 4) — cover art by Paul Alexander; contributors include L. Sprague de Camp, Isaac Asimov, Randall Garrett, and F.M. Busby. Not included: Spring 1977, Vol. 1, No. 1 (the first issue) — sold separately. Condition: Good vintage pulp collectibles. Newsstand copies with barcode on covers; no mailing labels observed. Typical page-edge tanning for newsprint of this age; light edge and corner wear. Light spine scuffing on the Fall 1977 copy noted in listing photos. Interiors appear clean with no writing observed. Ships as one lot — three magazines total.