First (1980):  Old-style "Advanced D&D" title centered on top.  Wizard logo.  52 pages total, with 22 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations on first and last pages, not numbered.  All other pages in between are numbered 1-48.  The text on the inside cover page is in blue ink (all other pages in black ink).  Identical copies have been reported with red and with orange covers, and various shades in between. Thanks to Jake Bourbon for help with this info.

Second:  Old-style "Advanced D&D" title centered on top.  Wizard logo.  52 pages total, with 22 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations on first and last pages, not numbered.  All other pages in between are numbered 1-48.  The text on the inside cover page is in black ink, as are all the pages.  Identical copies have been reported with red and with orange covers, and various shades in between. Thanks to John Justice for help with this info.

Third:  Old-style "Advanced D&D" title centered on top.  Wizard logo.  52 pages total, with 22 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations in center of book, but are not numbered; the log pages are numbered 1-48.  The text on the inside cover page is in black ink (though a copy has been spotted with blue ink on the inside cover), as are all the pages.  Cover is in red. Thanks to Richard Smith for help with this info.

Fourth:  Old-style "Advanced D&D" title centered on top.  Wizard logo.  52 pages total, with 22 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations are not present anywhere in the book. Copies have been spotted with and without 3-hole-punching.  Unlike any previous prints, none of the pages are numbered.  The text on the inside cover page is in black ink, as are all the pages.  Cover is in red. Thanks to Brian Cole, Tony D'Andrea, William Gregory, and Justin Sipla for this info.

Fifth:  Old-style "Advanced D&D" title centered on top.  Wizard logo.  48 pages total, with 20 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations have returned, in the center of the book, numbered pp 23-26, and which actually replace the two extra logs that the previous prints contain. (Note: a copy has been spotted with these armor and weapon illustration pages on the first and last pages instead, and unnumbered).  The text on the inside cover page is in black ink, as are all the pages (though a copy has been spotted with the inside cover page text in blue ink).  Cover is in red. Thanks to Scott Cisek and Michael Deaton for help with this info.

Sixth (1983):  Newer-style "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" title centered on top.  Angled TSR logo.  48 pages total, with 20 two-page adventure logs.  Armor and weapon illustrations in center of book, numbered pp 23-26.  Cover is in red. Thanks to Jake Bourbon for help with this info.

First (1988):  TSR UK address on the back is Rathmore Road.

Second:  TSR UK has moved to 120 Church End. Thanks to Steve Rubin for these two printings!

First (1979):  No cover artwork; pad simply begins with the first page.  Each page features the TSR Wizard logo and the stock number ("8001").  No cardboard backing.  35 total pages.

Second:  Has a cover.  Each page is blank (hexes only).  No cardboard backing.  49 total pages.

Third:  Now entitled Hex Book, and expanded to 128 pages.  Each page is blank (hexes only).  No cardboard backing.

First (1981):  Does not have the Product Number (394-52741-0TSR0500) above the TSR Stock Number (8007) on the bottom right of the front cover. Thanks to Michael Deaton and Mike Kuo for this info.  Contrary to rumor, the Hexagonal Mapping Booklet was never published without artwork -- the rumormongers are most likely getting it confused with the Hex Pad.

Second:  Has the Product Number (394-52741-0TSR0500) above the TSR Stock Number (8007) on the bottom right of the front cover. Thanks to Michael Deaton for this info.

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First (1980):  Old-style "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" title centered on top.  Wizard logo, 11" tall.  Copies have been spotted with and without 3-hole-punching; unknown which came first (if they are indeed separate printings).  Table of Contents in black ink.  No ISBN or Product number on back.

Second:  As First, but now has a line on bottom of front cover stating "Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors".  Wizard logo.  Table of Contents in black ink.  No ISBN or Product number on back. Thanks to John Justice for this info.

Third:  As Second, but Table of Contents now in blue ink, and ISBN number on back cover bottom left, Product Number back cover bottom right.

Fourth (1983?):  Newer-style "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" title centered on top.  Angled TSR logo.  May have been printed with and without 3-hole-punching as well.

Fifth:  Revised for compatibility with 2nd Edition AD&D, featuring new artwork, and bearing the REF6 code.  As contributor Mike Badolato writes, "it's not simply an update or rework of the 1st edition product, but is in fact a completely different product bearing no resemblance to the original.  Contains loose-leaf three-hole-punched sheets with pictures, stats, and backgrounds on various characters for 2nd Edition".  Labeled as REF6 Rogues Gallery on our REF page.