back issue

Old magazine copy

A back issue is a past edition of a periodical—a magazine, newspaper, or journal no longer current on newsstands.

Collectors seek back issues for specific articles, advertisements, or cover art: I found the back issue with the original interview.

Libraries maintain back issues for research purposes.

periodical

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

volume · periodical · publication · print · glossy · monthly · weekly · circulation · editorial · feature

comics

superhero

Powered champion against evil

canon · cliffhanger · serial · panel · variant · reprint · omnibus

collectible

mint

Aromatic culinary herb

limited · auction · graded · bagged · boarded · speculation · hunt · lot · collection · memorabilia

nostalgia

memories

Stored past experiences

vintage · retro · flashback · recollection · halcyon · wistfulness · sentimentality · longing · retrospection · childhood

Categories
Opposites
temporal currency in publication

back issuenew issue

advance copy · current number

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G