Semi-professional magazine. The first issue, an all-fiction companion to the non-fiction fanzine Dark Messenger, was titled Dark Messenger Reader. The second issue was delayed when the contents were lost by the printer. It was eventually reconstructed and issued out of order, after #7. We have listed the issues in order of publication.
— Dark Messenger Reader
Publishers: The Strange Company; Madison, WI.
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| 1975 |  # 1 |
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— Eldritch Tales
Title changed from Dark Messenger Reader.
Publishers: Crispin Burnham; Lawrence, KS, #3 – #6; Yith Press; Lawrence, KS, #2, #7—.
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| 1978 |  v1 #3 # 3 Mar |
 v1 #4 # 4 Oct |
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| 1979 |  v1 #5 # 5 Apr |
 v1 #6 # 6 |
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| 1980 |  v2 #1 # 7 |
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| 1981 |  v1 #2 # 2 |
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| 1982 |  v2 #2 # 8 |
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| 1983 |  # 9 |
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| 1984 |  v3 #1 #10 |
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| 1985 |  v3 #2 #11 |
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| 1986 |  v3 #3 #12 |
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| 1987 |  v4 #1 #13 |
 v4 #2 #14 |
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| 1988 |  v5 #1 #15 |
 v5 #2 #16 |
 v5 #3 #17 |
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| 1989 |  v6 #1 #18 |
 v6 #2 #19 |
 v6 #3 #20 Summer |
 v6 #4 #21 Fall |
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| 1990 |  v7 #1 #22 Winter |
 v7 #2 #23 Summer |
 v7 #3 #24 Winter |
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| 1991 |  v8 #1 #25 Spring |
 v8 #2 #26 Winter |
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| 1992 |  v9 #1 #27 Summer |
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| 1993 |  v9 #2 #28 Winter |
 v9 #3 #29 Fall |
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| 1995 |  v9 #4 #30 Spring |
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| 2017 |  v 2 #1 |
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| 2018 |  v 2 #2 |
 v 2 #3 |
 v 2 #4 |
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| 2019 |  v 2 #5 |
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| 2006 |  v1 #1 Jan 31 |
 v1 #2 May 31 |
 v1 #3 Sep 30 |
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| 2007 |  v2 #1 Jan 31 |
 v2 #2 May 31 |
 v2 #3 Sep 30 |
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| 2008 |  v3 #1 Feb 28 |
 v3 #2 Jun 30 |
 v3 #3 Oct 31 |
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| 2009 |  v4 #1 Feb 28 |
 v4 #2 Jun 30 |
 v4 #3 Oct 31 |
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| 2010 |  v5 #1 Feb 28 |
 v5 #2 May 31 |
 v5 #3 Aug 31 |
 v5 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2011 |  v6 #1 Feb 28 |
 v6 #2 May 31 |
 v6 #3 Aug 31 |
 v6 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2012 |  v7 #1 Feb 29 |
 v7 #2 May 31 |
 v7 #3 Aug 31 |
 v7 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2013 |  v8 #1 Feb 28 |
 v8 #2 May 31 |
 v8 #3 Aug 31 |
 v8 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2014 |  v9 #1 Mar 15 |
 v9 #2 May 31 |
 v9 #3 Aug 31 |
 v9 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2015 |  v10 #1 Feb 28 |
 v10 #2 May 31 |
 v10 #3 Sep 10 |
 v10 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2016 |  v11 #1 Feb 29 |
 v11 #2 May 31 |
 v11 #3 Sep 10 |
 v11 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2017 |  v12 #1 Feb 28 |
 v12 #2 May 31 |
 v12 #3 Aug 31 |
 v12 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2018 |  v13 #1 Feb 28 |
 v13 #2 May 31 |
 v13 #3 Aug 31 |
 v13 #4 Nov 30 |
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| 2019 |  v14 #1 Feb 28 |
 v14 #2 May 31 |
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