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* The September 1984 issue of ''Penthouse'' (the most popular in the entire magazine's run) had to be hastily withdrawn because it was discovered centerfold Traci Lords's pictures were taken when she was 15 (she had forged her birth certificate and [=IDs=]) and is no longer widely available.
** Of all her porn films, only one is available in its original form (the other ones were edited so that Lords's part is edited out, or are not available at all).
** This also means that Music/VanessaWilliams's pictures that got her stripped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same ''Penthouse'' issue.

** The CD's / DVD's which shipped with older issues of PC Gamer (both the American and UK versions) will presumably never be released again due to several factors, including copyrights on entire games (which were usually included to hype a new release), software utilities and non-interest. However, many of the CD's featured exclusive demos, custom-made user levels for various games and a wide assortment of utilities and programs, most of which are now obsolete. So, if you're looking to play through the whole 'Coconut Monkey' storyline featured in the CD's from the 90's, your best bet is to look on Website/EBay.

* The entire run of ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' has never been officially collected; the magazines featured exclusive Disney comics, features, interviews and much more. The only real way to find any of these books is to search for scans on Google (as fan-collected archives do exist) or buy physical copies on Website/EBay.

* ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' magazines became hot once the company stopped printing in late 2012. Good luck trying to find specific issues. This even extends to most of the comics featured in the magazine. The only ones that have seen modern re-releases are the comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'', courtesy of Creator/VizMedia. Everything else remains out of print.

* The entire run of ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' has never been officially collected; the magazines featured exclusive Disney comics, features, interviews and much more. The only real way to find any of these books is to search for scans on Google (as fan-collected archives do exist) or buy physical copies on Website/EBay.
* Retromags.com collects gaming magazines from 1999 and earlier.

* ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' magazines became hot once the company stopped printing in late 2012. Good luck trying to find specific issues. This even extends to most of the comics featured in the magazine. The only ones that have seen modern rereleases are the comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'', courtesy of Creator/VizMedia. Everything else remains out of print.
* ''Oz-story Magazine'' was an annual fan magazine for ''Literature/LandOfOz'' fans. It was released from 1995-2000. ''Oz-story Magazine'' featured canonical ''Oz'' stories, contemporary stories, and reprints of obscure ''Oz'' comic strips. The new stories, like ''Fanfic/OzmaSeesHerself'' and ''Toto and the Truth'', are difficult-to-impossible to find elsewhere.
* ''Magazine/NickelodeonMagazine'' and its comics haven't been published outside of the initial magazines.

** This also means that Music/VanessaWilliams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same ''Penthouse'' issue.

* According to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracked_(magazine) The Other Wiki]], the original {{Magazine/Cracked}} Magazine had its print archives destroyed because of possible anthrax contamination, as its offices were located in the same building where an attack took place. Cracked's primary rival, {{Magazine/Mad}} Magazine, released issue scans on CD-ROM and later DVD going all the way back to the start, minus a handful of older articles not cleared for release.

** This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same ''Penthouse'' issue.

** This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same ''Penthouse'' edition.

* The September 1984 issue of ''Penthouse'' (the most popular in the entire magazine's run) had to be hastily withdrawn because it was discovered centerfold Traci Lords's pictures were taken when she was 15 (she had forged her birth certificate and [=IDs=]) and is no longer widely available. This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same edition. Or all her porn films, only one is available in its original form (the other ones were edited so that Lords's part is edited out, or are not available at all.)

* The September 1984 issue of ''Penthouse'' (the most popular in the entire magazine's run) had to be hastily withdrawn because it was discovered centerfold Traci Lords's pictures were taken when she was 15 (she had forged her birth certificate and [=IDs=]) and is no longer widely available. This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same edition. Or all her porn films, only one is available in its original form (the other ones edited so that Lords's part is edited out, or not available at all.)

* The September 1984 issue of ''Penthouse'' (the most popular in the entire magazine's run) had to be hastily withdrawn because it was discovered Traci Lords's pictures were taken when she was 15 (she had forged her birth certificate and [=IDs=]) and is no longer widely available. This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same edition. Or all her porn films, only one is available in its original form (the other ones edited so that Lords's part is edited out, or not available at all.)

* The September 1984 issue of ''Penthouse'' had to be hastily withdrawn because it was discovered Traci Lords's pictures were taken when she was 15 (she had forged her birth certificate and [=IDs=]) and is no longer widely available. This also means that Vanessa Williams's pictures that got her striped of her Miss America crown are not widely available, since they were published in the same edition. Or all her porn films, only one is available in its original form (the other ones edited so that Lords's part is edited out, or not available at all.)

** The CD's / DVD's which shipped with older issues of PC Gamer (both the American and UK versions) will presumably never be released again due to several factors, including copyrights on entire games (which were usually included to hype a new release), software utilities and non-interest. However, many of the CD's featured exclusive demos, custom-made user levels for various games and a wide assortment of utilities and programs, most of which are now obsolete. So, if you're looking to play through the whole 'Coconut Monkey' storyline featured in the CD's from the 90's, your best bet is to look on [=EBay=].

* ''Oz-story Magazine'' was an annual fan magazine for ''Literature/LandOfOz'' fans. It was released from 1995-2000. ''Oz-story Magazine'' featured canonical ''Oz'' stories, contemporary stories, and reprints of obscure ''Oz'' comic strips. The new stories, like ''Ozma Sees Herself'' and ''Toto and the Truth'', are difficult-to-impossible to find elsewhere.

* Magazine/NintendoPower magazines became hot once the company stopped printing in late 2012. Good luck trying to find specific issues.
** This even extends to most of the comics featured in the magazine. The only ones that have seen modern rereleases are the comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'', courtesy of Creator/VizMedia. Everything else remains out of print.

** [[http://retroreaders.makii.pl/ Retroreaders]] does the same for Polish magazines. Unfortunately, they ran out of hosting space, so most issues aren't downloadable and must be requested on the forums.

* The entire run of ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' has never been officially collected; the magazines featured exclusive Disney comics, features, interviews and much more. The only real way to find any of these books is to search for scans on Google (as fan-collected archives do exist) or buy physical copies on EBay.

** This even extends to most of the comics featured in the magazine. The only one that has seen a modern rerelease is the comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', courtesy of Creator/VizMedia. Everything else remains out of print.

* The entire run of ''DisneyAdventures'' has never been officially collected; the magazines featured exclusive Disney comics, features, interviews and much more. The only real way to find any of these books is to search for scans on Google (as fan-collected archives do exist) or buy physical copies on EBay.

** This even extends to most of the comics featured in the magazine. The only one that has seen a modern rerelease is the comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/ALinkToThePast'', courtesy of Creator/VizMedia. Everything else remains out of print.

* NintendoPower magazines became hot once the company stopped printing in late 2012. Good luck trying to find specific issues.

** Also applicable to ''New Country'' magazine, which shipped a tape (later a CD) of 10 newly-released songs with every issue. You can probably find some of the songs on other albums, but they tended toward the obscure at times.
** ''Country Video Monthly'', a monthly VHS of new country music videos — again, usually tending towards the obscure.