The Leading Edge, #1 April 1981
April 1981
| Editor | Michael W. Reed |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Quark: The Science and Fiction Club |
| Pages | 50+[4] |
This is the green cover version. Saddle stitched (two staples).
No publisher indicated, but the editorial indicates it was Quark that did the work to publish it.
Centerfold pages (between 26-27) are not numbered and are not included in the page numbering at the bottom of all the other pages.
"Quark: The Science & Fiction Club (logo)" appears on pp.5, 25, and 49. Only the first is listed in the contents.
Staff list per p.5:
- Executive Editor: Dave Doering
- Managing Editor: Michael W. Reed
- Assistant Editor: Rayda Reed
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Editor's Page (The Leading Edge, #1) | Michael W. Reed |
| 6 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Earthlonging | Shayne Bell |
| 14 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Code Z | Thom Duncan |
| 17 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Quotient | M. L. Gifford |
| 20 | Essay | Non Fiction | Saturn and SF | Ron Blankenship |
| 26 | Poem | Fiction | Sci-Fi | March Fox |
| 27 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Lest They Be Gods | David Michael Bastian |
| 30 | Poem | Fiction | Heroes | Lee Steward |
| 31 | Short Fiction | Fiction | That's Three | Cassandra M. Johns |
| 34 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Tribute | Barbara R. Hume |
| 39 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Voyager | Dave Doering |
| 41 | Short Fiction | Fiction | "Starman, Why Weepest Thou?" | Romann Schreiber |
| 48 | Essay | Non Fiction | "What's a Quark?" | Rayda Reed |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | The Leading Edge - 1981 | Michael W. Reed | |
| 5 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Quark: The Science & Fiction Club (logo) | David Michael Bastian |
| 6 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Earthlonging | uncredited |
| 13 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Earthlonging [2] | uncredited |
| 20 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Saturn and SF | David Michael Bastian |
| 27 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Lest They Be Gods | David Michael Bastian |
| 40 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Voyager | uncredited |
| 50 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Quantum Duck | David Michael Bastian |
| [2]|26.5 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Center-fold (The Leading Edge, #1 April 1981) | David Michael Bastian |