Dragon Magazine #55 November 1981, Fantasy Role-Playing Game Materials for Dungeons and Dragons, AD&D 1st Edition, Top Secret/Wormy, Good Condition

Item Details

This listing is for a vintage copy of Dragon Magazine #55 published in November 1981 by TSR.

Dragon Magazine was the premier magazine for role-playing games. It ceased print publication in 2007 but lives on in a digital format. I always looked forward to getting Dragon Magazine in the mail or at my local hobby shop. It was always packed full of fun stuff to expand your Dungeons and Dragons game. Sometimes it even had information on other TSR games and occasional articles on other companies' games. It also had short stories, comics, and reviews.

In the early days, some of the luminaries of the game, like Gary Gygax, would contribute an article or two. A good time was always had by all!

I love looking at the old advertisements for all of the various games that have come and gone, while Dungeons and Dragons keeps changing and evolving. I'm also fascinated by reading the letters to the editor's section (Out on a Limb in the 80s) to see what was everyone's gripes and complaints were back in the day. Fun stuff!

Description

This 80-page issue includes the following content:


SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

• The Creature of Rhyl — Second place winner,
• Basic D&D® Division, IDDC II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
• The Coming of The Sword — Latest Niall of the Far Travels
• story from Gardner F. Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• OTHER FEATURES
• FIEND FOLIO Findings
• Bad taste didn’t go away — Ed Greenwood speaks out . . . 6
• A semi-satisfied customer — Alan Zumwalt has his say. . . 8
• Apologies and arguments — Turnbull tackles both . . . . . . 10
• DINOSAURS
• New theories for old monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
• A book even T. rex would like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
• Robin Hood — AD&D™ portraits of Sherwood’s men . . . . . . 20
• The many ways of getting away — Escape tactics . . . . . . . . . 50
• Filling in skills — Variant Traveller system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
• “Da Letter” — From Larry Elmore to you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
• REGULAR OFFERINGS
• Out on a Limb — Letters from readers. .................... 4
• From the Sorceror’s Scroll — EGG returns ............... 17
• The Electric Eye — Quiz answers ........................ 48
• Minarian Legends — The monuments of Minaria .......... 56
• Dragon’s Bestiary: Devil spider .......................... 59
• Surchur .............................................. 60
• Dyll .................................................. 61
• Poltergeist ............................................ 62
• Simulation Corner — Defining “state of the art” ........... 63
• Dragon’s Augury
• Universe — New SF role-playing game from SPI ........ 65
• Third Reich — Old classic revised from AH ............. 66
• Game accessories — Odds & ends from all over ........ 68
• Figuratively Speaking — More miniatures ................ 70
• Wormy ................................................. 78
• What’s New ............................................ 79
• Dragon Mirth ........................................... 80

Condition

This magazine is in Good condition. The cover shows heavy corner rounding, moderate scuffing, and wear along the fold and edges. The interior is in Good condition. It shows heavy corner rounding, edge wear, and many page corners are folded. The D&D adventure the Creature of Rhyl was removed but is included. 

Please note, that I have only graded the magazine for any major flaws. If you are concerned about the specific condition or want to make sure it has a specific article or module, please contact me and I will go over the magazine with a fine-tooth comb!

Please Note:

Please look at the pictures and contact me if you have any questions.

Most of my packing supplies are reused, so don't be too surprised if you have a combination of paper, airbags, and whatever else I have laying around.

I would be happy to wrap your gift purchase at no charge and write a personal note on the packing slip. Just add a note to the shopping cart at check-out. 

• Item Info/Title: Dragon Magazine #55
• Publisher/Manufacturer: TSR
• Game System: Various
  
• Author: Various
• No. of Pages: 80
• Format: Magazine
• Year Published: 1981
• Dimensions: 8.5x11x0.2"
  
• Weight: 6 oz
  

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