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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine — 1979–1980 Lot (4 Issues) SKU: CC-MAG-2026-0024 Four-issue lot spanning February and May 1979 plus January and March 1980 — published by Davis Publications. Collectors' notes: two issues carry early Barry B. Longyear Circus World / Momus material — May 1979 cover story "The Quest" and March 1980 novella "The Book of Baraboo." February 1979 includes Larry Niven and F. Paul Wilson; January 1980 opens Volume 4 with Somtow Sucharitkul's "Darktouch" and concludes Frederik Pohl's serial "Like Unto the Locust," and includes a 1977–1979 contents index. Included in this lot: - February 1979 (Vol. 3, No. 2) — F. Paul Wilson's "To Fill the Sea and Air"; novelettes by Barry B. Longyear and Jo Clayton; short fiction by Larry Niven and Isaac Asimov; Martin Gardner puzzle; essay by George O. Smith. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. - May 1979 (Vol. 3, No. 5) — Barry B. Longyear's "The Quest" (cover story); novelette by Nancy Kress; short fiction by George Alec Effinger, Kevin O'Donnell Jr., and Steve Perry; Martin Gardner puzzle. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. - January 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 1) — Somtow Sucharitkul's "Darktouch"; novelette "Project Fear" by Barry B. Longyear; conclusion of Frederik Pohl's "Like Unto the Locust"; short fiction by Sharon Webb and Jerry Craven; Martin Gardner puzzle; index to 1977–1979. Cover art by Stephen E. Fabian. - March 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 3) — Barry B. Longyear's "The Book of Baraboo"; novelette "Darkmorning" by Sydney J. Van Scyoc; short fiction by Joanne Mitchell, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, and John Kelly; Martin Gardner puzzle. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Condition: Good vintage digest lot. Newsstand copies with barcode on covers; no mailing address labels on front covers. Typical page-edge tanning throughout all four issues. February 1979: bottom-edge chipping and fraying on the front cover, minor surface marks near the masthead, light corner creasing. May 1979: white scuffing and small chips along the purple spine — the most noticeable wear in the lot. January 1980: creasing along the spine. March 1980: light edge and corner wear with minor creasing near the spine. Back covers intact with Science Fiction Book Club advertisements. All four bindings remain intact; interiors appear clean with no writing observed in listing photos. Ships as one lot — four magazines total. $26