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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine — Spring 1977, Vol. 1 No. 1 (First Issue) The inaugural issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, published Spring 1977 by Davis Publications. This is Vol. 1, No. 1 — the true first issue — with Isaac Asimov as editorial director and a color portrait of Asimov on the cover. Cover price $1.00; 192 pages. Featured contributors in this issue include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, John Varley, Gordon R. Dickson, Edward D. Hoch, George O. Smith, Sherwood Springer, Martin Gardner, and Charles N. Brown. Table of contents confirms first-issue masthead and Spring 1977 dating. Condition: Good vintage pulp collectible. Light cover scuffs and a small surface mark on the portrait area; typical page-edge tanning for newsprint of this age; readable spine with minor wear at top and bottom. No mailing label on this copy. Interior pages appear clean with no writing observed. A landmark issue for science fiction collectors and readers interested in the magazine's founding era under Asimov's editorial direction.