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Guy Fullerton
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:35 pm 
 

A couple years ago I bought Trollcrusher #3 on eBay, but have never been certain whether it was complete. I suspect it isn't, and I'm curious what parts are missing. Notably it has no obvious cover page that says Trollcrusher, nor any kind of editorial or contribution details from Bryan Ansell (which I have seen on an earlier issue).

Can any of you confirm the contents of issue 3, the page count, or whether it came with a cover?

Here's what I got, in front-to-back order, with numbers below indicating relative page numbers in the stapled set (because there are no actual page numbers):

1: Asgard Miniatures ad
2: blank
3-4: Creeping Woffle (Dave Waring)
5: Imploading Rune mk. 1A (Paul Blackwell)
6-10: Mithrandir Rules, OK? #2 (Mark Gleeson)
10: (bottom half page) untitled (Ian Wishart with comment from the editor or Steve)
11: blank
12: Whom the Gods Destroy (Malcolm Griffiths)
13: Stop The Dungeon I Want To Get Off! #3 (David Row)
14-15: Tales From Khorshemish And The Scarlet Citadel #1 and #2 (Nigel Clarke)
16-17: Voyage To Skull Island Or There And Back Again (author? maybe part of preceding)
18-21: Colour Mages (originally appeared in The Wild Hunt #9) (Peter Aronson)
22-24: The Seventh Hell Of Wurmwold #1 (David Michael Friedman)
25-29: Miuvdus Vuct Delepit (Mike Cule)
29: (bottom half page) Quickie From Steve
30-34: I Have No Stoat And I Must Breed (Jon Noble)
34: (bottom half page) complaint letter from Franky
35: The Rundin Chronicle (Gary Slack)
35: (bottom half page) Personal Insperation (Steve Fitzwater)
36: blank

Incidentally the various half-pages all appear to have been typed by the editor (presumably Ansell), and 35 might suggest it continues to 34, due to running out of space, and a shared last & first line of content (“Dear Trollcrusher”)


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:25 am 
 

don't have this one.. you will be right though there will be a cover..

I think you outbid me on this one.. Was issue 1 and 3 in one lot?

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:32 pm 
 

The one I got was TC#3 by itself.

There was a combined TC#1 + TC#5 though, from the same seller. The forums captured the listing here:

** expired/removed eBay auction **


... it didn't capture the listing photos, but I saved those if you need them for some reason.


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Post Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:32 pm 
 

Hi, I think I have a complete copy of Trollcrusher 3 and the contents according to my page numbers (no actual page numbers in the issue) are:
1        Front cover                                                        Paul Sulley               
2        Untitled (Editorial)                                                Bryan Ansell               
2        Hagar the Horrible (Cartoon)                                Dik Browne               
3        Advert                                                                Asgard Miniatures       
4        Blank page                                                               
5        Creeping Woffle                                                Dave Waring               
7        Imploading Rune mk. 1A                                        Paul Blackwell       
8        Mithrandir Rules OK? #2                                        Mark Gleeson       
10                Good and Evil                                                       
11                Marx Rools                                                               
12        Untitled (Monsters)                                                        Ian Wishart               
13        Visions 2                                                        Graham Buckell       
14        Whom the Gods Destroy…                                        Malcolm Griffiths       
15        Stop the Dungeon I want to get off No.3                        David Row                       
16        Tales from Khorshemishand the Scarlet Citadel no.1        Nigel Clarke                       
17        Tales from Khorshemishand the Scarlet Citadel no.2        Nigel Clarke                       
18        Voyage to Skull Island or There and Back Again        Nigel Clarke?               
20        Colour Mages                                                Peter Aronson               
24        The Seventh Hell of Wurmwold #1                        David Michael Friedman       
27        Miuvdus Vuct Delepit                                        Mike Cule                       
31        …Quicky From Steve        …                                Steve Fitzwater
32        I have no Stoat and I must Breed                                Jon Noble                       
36        Letter from Franky                                                Steve Fitzwater
37        The Rundin Chronicle                                        Gary Slack                       
37        Personal Insperation                                        Steve Fitzwater               
38        Blank page                       

Steve Fitzwater did all the typing for the early Trollcrushers but got a bit aggrieved about this as he was not a fan of D&D.
Paul Sulley drew the front cover.

Bryan Ansell, Paul Sully and Steve Fitzwater started up Asgard Miniatures and quickly dropped Trollcrusher, handing it on to Dave Row (issues 7 onwards). Bryan soon left Asgard Miniatures and set up Citadel Miniatures with funding from White Dwarf (Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson) and the rest is history.

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