Old White Dwarf Questions

Hello!

I have a several questions regarding White Dwarf Magazine and have been unable to discover the answers to them, I was hoping someone might have a moment to help me out.

I have now noted that were different editions of WD most often referred to; an American and a UK version. I am in Canada and it ends up we have our own edition but it seems in every way identical to the US? The question here is what issue did they begin this US/UK split?

Secondly, and most importantly, what was the issue range that encompassed the Third Edition of WFB?

Many thanks for your help
Jim

Well if memory serves 4th edition of WFB came out towards the end of 1992, so we were probably around issue 150/155 ish at that point. I think WFB 3rd was out in '87 so that would be around 85. Alas issues 95+ are off with my brother so I can't go and double check - but I can go and have a flick back around issue 80 and see if it's obvious when they did the 2/3rd switch. As to the UK/US split alas not something I know any details about.

Well according to the back cover of issue 94 - issue 95 had a WFB 3rd edition preview and competion in it, so I was out somewhat on my guess there issue 95+ it is. I guess 3rd was out for Christmas of '87, I expect someone who got it that Christmas can confirm!

This is wonderful Eric, thank you.

I know they were publishing errata for Armies and Slaves to Darkness by/in 107, November of '88 (both US and UK price listed on the cover from the pics), and there is a single column review in Maginalia for 3rd Edition in issue 96 (December '87, same) - this last is the only one I have from this time period right now, from a much later 'lot purchase' (I was collecting WD articles for WHQ). Very curious what the first and last issues were of White Dwarf with 3rd Edition content (aside from ads) and what that content was!

Thanks again Eric.

Scinnseoc":2trw106u said:

Very curious what the first and last issues were of White Dwarf with 3rd Edition content (aside from ads) and what that content was!

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The preview for WFB3 was in WD95, and the preview for WFB4 was in WD154. From a White Dwarf index I found on the internet years ago, this is all the WFB3 content in that time period:

#95) Dwarf Flame Cannon: advert/stats
#96) Wardancers! for WFB
#95) Prince Ulther's Imperial Dwarfs - Dragon Company: advert/stats
#96) Slann o' War: for WFB
#97) The Valley of Death: WFB Scenario
#98) Chaos Thugs: WFB
#98) Chaos Centaurs: WFB
#100) Thwoppa Thwoppa Thwoppa: Dwarf Gyrocopters for WFB
#101) Strategems, Ruses and Ploys: Tactics in WFB
#101) Left A Bit, Right A Bit... FIRE!: Bolt Thrower (WFB)
#101) Roks and Wheelz: chariot & stone thrower for WFB
#102) Fimir: WFRP Scenario & WFB suggestion
#102) Realm of Chaos: Daemon names (WFRP WFB)
#103) Realm Of Chaos: Chaos Swords (WFRP WFB)
#103) Crush Crumble and Chop: Chaos Centaur weapons for WFB
#103) Get Da Boyz!: Orc & Gobbo army
#105) Rocks Away!: Gobbo stone thrower for WFB
#106) Boar Boys! for WFB
#106) Realm of Chaos: Chaos Beastmen for WFB
#107) Norse: extra army list for WFB
#107) 24 Hours At Carik Mound: WFB battle report
#108) Chaos Dwarf Ballistics: new weapons for WFB
#108) Witch Elves of Naggaroth: background for WFB WFRP
#108) Survival of the Fittest: running a chaos army (WFB 40k)
#108) Warhammer Armies Errata
#109) The Servants of Chaos: Nurgle and Tzeentch daemons for WFB WFRP
#110) Dwarf Firethrowers: new weapons for WFB
#111) Turning The Tide: guide to fighting chaos
#113) Colleges of Magic: new magic system for WFB
#113) Narrative Campaigns: Realm of Chaos for WFB, WH40K
#114) Chaos Chariots from RoC, for WFB
#114) Storm Riders: skeletal chariot for WFB
#114) Palanquins of Nurgle: RoC item for WFB
#114) Colleges of Magic: more on the new system for WFB
#116) Dwarf Mountaineers: ski troops for WFB
#117) The Best Laid Plans...: WFB battle report
#119) Nurgle: WFRP WFB preview
#120) Tzeentch: RoC preview for WFRP and WFB
#120) A Gathering of Eagles: a WFB battle report
#121) Karasashalla's Reavers: army list for WFB
#121) Gifts & Magic of Nurgle: for WFB
#122) Magic of Tzeentch: background for WFRP WFB
#123) The Clash of Evil: WFB battle report
#124) Chaos Warbands: saga making for WFB WFRP 40K
#124) Beastmen: extract from RoC for WFRP WFB
#125) Minotaurs: more from RoC, for WFB
#127) Warhammer Fantasy Battle: Q&A for WFB
#130) Chivalry: new rules for battling knights in WFB
#131) Warhammer Fantasy Battle: more Q&A for WFB
#135) Wayne Englund's Dwarf Longbeards
#136) Bretonnian Knights: for WFB
#136) Warhammer: Q&A for WFB
#137) Brettonian Retainers
#137) Brettonian Army List
#137) Skaven Army: sample army for WFB
#138) Brettonian Knights
#141) Wood Elf Army
#142) Undead Army
#144) Elven Lords
#144) Battle Playsheet: updated one for WFB
#144) Elven Wardancers: for WFB
#144) Dark Elf Army
#144) Dwarf Army
#146) Army of the Empire: for WFB
#147) Army of the Empire: more for WFB
#147) Empire Artillery Rules: new rules for WFB
#148) The Battle of Blood Keep: battle report for WFB
#149) Empire War Wagon: vehicle for WFB
#150) Halfling Hot Pot: new weapon for WFB
#151) Imperial Steam Tank: new weapon for WFB
#152) Imperial Outriders: for WFB
#152) The Dwarf Realms: background for WFB (includes Runes)
#153) Dwarf Rune Weapons: for WFB
#153) Night Goblins: background for WFB
#153) The Battle of Grimdal's Tomb: WFB report, Dwarf vs Bretonnians
#154) WFB: background to the new edition

There is actually an index to WD100-154 in issue 154, which covers nearly all of the WFB3 content.

This is amazing!

Dieselmonkey, thank you for this - exactly what I was looking for.

I am still curious as to when the US/UK tandem editions started. Apparently the US is larger format page wise and one issue number behind or ahead. For collecting reason you can see why this would be important up here, where everything come via the post off ebay, etc. I guess I could reword the question, what issue number was the first US Edition of WD!

Thanks again Dieselmonkey.

dieselmonkey":35uplwbs said:

... and the preview for WFB4 was in WD154.

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Yah, I was fairly close with my 150-155 estimate then.

Spoke with my brother today and he said why not just look at the WD index project ... ahem (discover a new resource every day) http://wiki.oldhammer.org.uk/v/Warhamme ... rd_Edition which I expect says much the same as the above amazing list from Diselmonkey.

Eric,

What an amazing resource - thank you for posting that - your earlier estimate (150-154) was bang on!

Scinnseoc":2ccue25s said:

I am still curious as to when the US/UK tandem editions started.

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Looking through my (UK) WD collection, there's a news article in WD158 that states that "White Dwarf is now being printed in the USA"



So I imagine it was 158/159 that it started. Hope that helps!

That it Dieselmonkey! Perfect, and thanks. All my collecting (and more importantly, intended collecting now) is online, this means I can grab issues before 158 with worrying about what edition I am looking for - and for the foreseeable future that is specific issues in the 95 through 149-154ish range.

Thanks again.

Hi Mate

I always find this a massively helpful reference for White Dwarf and editions of Warhammer.

http://wiki.oldhammer.org.uk/v/Warhamme ... th_Edition

Hope this helps mate.

Regards