One of 5 issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction that contain the original appearances of the novelettes that make up Stephen King's 1982 fix-up novel The Gunslinger. (If you don't like the term "fix-up," call it a collection of related stories.)

Those 5 issues are October 1978, April 1980, February 1981, July 1981 and November 1981. A complete set goes for a very good price on eBay - all of these are in excellent condition (Fine) - much better than a set I sold years ago where the best was near-Fine. This is a clean set, with no marks or writing in any issue; age tanning is mild and uniform.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: November 1981 (Volume 61, Number 5)
Cover by Michael Garland ("Talisman.")

Novelets: "The Man Who Saw the Thousand-Year Reich" by John Brunner
"Talisman" by Larry Niven & Dian Girard (part of Niven's "Warlock" series.)

Stories: "Quill Tripstickler Out the Window" by John Shirley
"Casey's Empire" by Nancy Kress
"The Gunslinger and the Dark Man" by Stephen King
"Sanasardo Meets Atilla" by Alan Ryan
"Treading the Maze" by Lisa Tuttle
"Plenty of Nothing" by Michael D. Taylor.

Science: "The Crucial Asymmetry" by Isaac Asimov.