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| image_caption   = Issue 300
| editor          = {{hidden|ta1=left|Editors|[[Tim Kask|Timothy J. Kask]]<br/>[[Jake Jaquet]]<br/>[[Kim Mohan]]<br/>[[Roger E. Moore]]<br/>[[Wolfgang Baur]]<br/>[[Pierce B. Watters]]<br/>[[Anthony J. Bryant]]<br/>[[Dave Gross]]<br/>[[Jesse Decker]]<br/>[[Chris Thomasson]]<br/>[[Matthew Sernett]]<br/>[[Erik Mona]]<br/>[[Chris Youngs]]<br/>[[Steve Winter]]}}
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| frequency       = Monthly
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| category        = [[Role-playing game]]s
| company         = TSR / WotC / Paizo
| firstdate       = ''The Strategic Review''<br/>March 1975<br/>''The Dragon''<br/>June 1976
| finaldate       = September 2007 (print), December 2013 (digital)
| finalnumber     = 359 (print), 430 (digital) 
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'''''Dragon''''' is one of the two official [[magazine]]s for source material for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]] and associated products, along with ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]''.

[[TSR, Inc.]] originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, ''The Strategic Review''.  The final printed issue was #359 in September 2007.<ref name="cease">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070419a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429003554/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070419a|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2007|title=Paizo Publishing to Cease Publication of DRAGON and DUNGEON|date=April 19, 2007|access-date=March 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://paizo.com/transition|title=Dragon and Dungeon Transition|date=March 20, 2007|access-date=March 23, 2009}}</ref> Shortly after the last print issue shipped in mid-August 2007, [[Wizards of the Coast]] (part of [[Hasbro, Inc.]]), the publication's current copyright holder, relaunched ''Dragon'' as an [[online magazine]], continuing on the numbering of the print edition. The last published issue was No. 430 in December 2013. A digital publication called ''Dragon+'', which replaced ''Dragon'' magazine, was launched in 2015.<ref name="Issue 1">{{cite web |url=http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/dragonplus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502170118/http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/dragonplus |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |title=DRAGON+ Let the Adventure Begin|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=30 April 2015|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref> It was created by the [[advertising agency]] Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and its numbering system for issues started at No. 1.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-dragon-magazine-cancelled-dungeons-dragons/ | title=Wizards of the Coast Quietly Cancels Dragon+ Magazine | date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
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===TSR===
In 1975, [[TSR, Inc.]] began publishing ''The Strategic Review''. At the time, roleplaying games were still seen as a subgenre of the [[wargaming]] industry, and the magazine was designed not only to support ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and TSR's other games, but also to cover wargaming in general. In short order, however, the popularity and growth of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' made it clear that the game had not only separated itself from its wargaming origins, but had launched an entirely new industry unto itself.

TSR canceled ''The Strategic Review'' the following year after only seven issues, and replaced it with two magazines, ''[[Little Wars (magazine)|Little Wars]]'', which covered [[miniature wargaming]], and ''The Dragon'', which covered role playing games.  After twelve issues, ''Little Wars'' ceased independent publication and issue 13 was published as part of ''Dragon'' issue 22.<ref name="Dragon #22">{{cite journal|author=Tim Kask|author-link=Tim Kask|date=February 1979|title=Dragon Rumbles|url=https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine022#page/n3/mode/2up|journal=Dragon|location=Lake Geneva, WI|publisher=TSR Periodicals|issue=22|page=4}}</ref>

The magazine debuted as ''The Dragon'' in June 1976.<ref name="Dragon1">''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine001#mode/2up The Dragon]'' #1 (1976-06)</ref> TSR co-founder [[Gary Gygax]] commented years later: "When I decided that ''The Strategic Review'' was not the right vehicle, hired Tim Kask as a magazine editor for Tactical Studies Rules, and named the new publication he was to produce ''The Dragon'', I thought we would eventually have a great periodical to serve gaming enthusiasts worldwide... At no time did I ever contemplate so great a success or so long a lifespan."<ref name="Dragon #248">{{cite journal|last=Varney|first=Allen|author-link=Allen Varney|date=June 1998|title=Profiles: Gary Gygax|url=https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine248#page/n121/mode/2up|journal=Dragon|location=Renton, Washington|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|issue=248|page=120}}</ref>

''Dragon'' is the launching point for a number of rules, spells, monsters, magic items, and other ideas that were incorporated into later official products of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. A prime example is the [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting, which first became known through a series of ''Dragon'' articles in the 1980s by its creator [[Ed Greenwood]].  It subsequently went on to become one of the primary campaign "worlds" for official ''Dungeons and Dragons'' products, starting in 1987. The magazine appeared on the cover as simply ''Dragon'' from July 1980,<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine039#mode/2up Dragon]'' #39 (1980-07)</ref> later changing its name to ''Dragon Magazine'' starting November 1987.<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine128#mode/2up Dragon]'' #128 (1987-11)</ref>

===Wizards of the Coast===
[[Wizards of the Coast]] purchased TSR and its intellectual properties, including ''Dragon Magazine'', in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/brief-history-dragons-dungeons|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807235419/http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/brief-history-dragons-dungeons|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2014|title=A Brief History of Dragons (& Dungeons)|website=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> Production was then transferred from Wisconsin to Washington state. In 1999, Wizards of the Coast was itself purchased by [[Hasbro, Inc.]] ''Dragon Magazine'' suffered a five-month gap between #236 and #237 but remained published by TSR as a subsidiary of WotC starting September 1997,<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine239#mode/2up Dragon]'' #239 (1997-09)</ref> and until January 2000 when WotC became the listed de facto publisher.<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine267#mode/2up Dragon]'' #267 (2000-01)</ref> They removed the word "magazine" from the cover title starting with the June 2000 issue, changing the publication's name back to simply ''Dragon''.<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine272#mode/2up Dragon]'' #272 (2000-06)</ref>

In 1999 a CD-ROM compilation of the first 250 issues, called ''[[Dragon Magazine Archive]]'', was released in [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] format with a special viewer. It includes the seven issues of ''The Strategic Review''. The ''Dragon Magazine Archive'' is out of print because of issues raised with the 2001 ruling in ''[[Greenberg v. National Geographic]]'' regarding the reprint rights of various comic strips that had been printed in ''Dragon'' over the years and Paizo Publishing's policy that creators of comics retain their copyright.<ref name="Sean Glenn">"Actually, as was back then, and remains today, the cartoonist contracts in ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' allow for the artists to retain all their rights, and gives them the ability to publish compilations of their work." —Sean Glenn, Art Director Dragon and Dungeon magazines. [http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2fxyr?Wheres-Wormy "Where's Wormy?" Thread]</ref> These comic strips include ''Wormy'', ''What's New with Phil & Dixie'', ''Snarf Quest'', and ''Knights of the Dinner Table''<ref name="Sean Glenn" /> which is covered in TSR's own statement in the first issue that "All material published herein becomes the exclusive property of the publisher unless special arrangements to the contrary are made."<ref name="Dragon1" />

===Paizo===
In 2002, [[Paizo Publishing]] acquired the rights to publish both ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' under license from Wizards of the Coast. ''Dragon'' was published by Paizo starting September 2002.<ref>''[https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine299#mode/2up Dragon]'' #299 (2002-09)</ref> It ties ''Dragon'' more closely to ''Dungeon''  by including articles supporting and promoting its major multi-issue adventures such as the ''[[Age of Worms]]'' and ''[[Savage Tide]]''.  ''Class Acts'', a monthly publication with one- or two-page articles offering ideas for developing specific character classes, were also introduced by Paizo.

===Return to Wizards of the Coast===
On April 18, 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced that it would not be renewing Paizo's licenses for ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon,'' instead opting for online publishing.<ref name="cease"/> Paizo published the last print editions of ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines for September 2007.

In August 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced the fourth edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game and that ''[[D&D Insider]]'' subscriber content would include the new, online versions of both ''Dungeon'' and ''Dragon'' magazines along with tools for building campaigns, managing character sheets, and other features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=4e|title=Unofficial 4th Edition News Page|author=MerricB|date=August 16, 2007|publisher=[[EN World]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042742/http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=4e|archive-date=September 28, 2007}} said, ''D&D Insider ... contains a "Dungeon Master's Kit" ... "Character Generator" ... [and] "Dungeon & Dragon Magazines". ... dndinsider.com, which is due to go live soon ... I saw examples of the Dragon and Dungeon pages ... The intention is to provide subscriber services.''</ref> In its online form, ''Dragon'' continues to publish articles aimed at ''Dungeons & Dragons'' players, with rules data from these articles feeding the D&D Character Builder and other online tools.

====Cessation====
In the September 2013 issue of ''Dragon'' (#427) an article by Wizards of the Coast game designer and editor [[Christopher Perkins (game designer)|Chris Perkins]] announced that both ''Dragon'' and its sibling publication ''Dungeon'' would be going on hiatus starting January 2014 pending the release of [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Perkins|first1=Chris|date=September 2013|title=Going Dark|url=https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/Dragon%20Magazine%20427#page/n1/mode/2up|magazine=Dragon Magazine|issue=427|page=3|quote=In other words, the December issues (#221 of Dungeon and #430 of Dragon) will be the last issues you see for a while.|author-link1=Christopher Perkins (game designer)}}</ref> The final online version released is Issue #430 in December 2013.

====Dragon+====
A new and fully digital bi-monthly publication called ''Dragon+'', was launched on April 30, 2015,<ref name="Issue 1"/> succeeding the existing versions of ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines. Created by Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, the online edition ceased continuity with the printed and digital versions of both magazines, and restarted its numbering system for issues at No. 1.

The magazine branded itself as an app with content "showcasing what’s new in Dungeons & Dragons – from backstory and world information to discussions about what's coming next from the creators and developers of your favorite D&D products".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170909134324/http://dnd.wizards.com/dragonplus/issue14 http://dnd.wizards.com/dragonplus/issue14] Dragon+ Issue 14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.</ref> Articles included cover content such as: game strategies and insights; details of the current D&D storyline; interviews; ongoing comic series; lore; Forgotten Realms world information; community updates and fan submissions; and videos. Additional content in the magazine is also accessible through links to the magazine's content in [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] feeds.

''Dragon+'' ran for 41 issues in total with the last issue published in April 2022; Wizards of the Coast published an update in July 2022 announcing the cancellation of the publication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Wizards of the Coast Quietly Cancels Dragon+ Magazine |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-dragon-magazine-cancelled-dungeons-dragons/ |access-date=December 4, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, Wizards of the Coast announced that "''Dragon+'' will be removed from app stores on or around November 15th, and dragonmag.com will be redirected and its content will no longer be available".<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Update for Dragon+ Users |url=http://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1380-update-for-dragon-users |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=[[D&D Beyond]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Content==
Many of the gaming world's most famous writers, game designers and artists have published work in the magazine. Through most of its run the magazine frequently published fantasy fiction, either short stories or novel excerpts.  After the 1990s, the appearance of fiction stories became relatively rare.  One late example was issue #305's featured excerpt from [[George R.R. Martin]]'s later [[Hugo Award|Hugo-nominated]] novel ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''. It also featured [[book reviews]] of fantasy and science fiction novels, and occasionally of films of particular interest (such as the [[TV movie]] of ''[[Mazes and Monsters]]'').

From the magazine's beginning until issue 274, from August 2000, ''Dragon'' published articles for various versions of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and, at various times, other gaming systems. With issue 274, ''Dragon'' published exclusively 3rd Edition ''D&D'' content, or content for other games published by Wizards Of The Coast's d20 System games. With the release of the 3.5 Edition update in July 2003, issue 309 onward published only Edition 3.5 content and carried a "100% Official ''Dungeons & Dragons''" masthead. The magazine switched to exclusively 4th Edition ''D&D'' content from issue 364 on the release of 4th Edition in June 2008.

===Articles===
Most of the magazine's articles provide supplementary material for ''D&D'' including new [[Prestige class (Dungeons & Dragons)|prestige class]]es, races, and [[monster]]s. A long-running column ''Sage Advice'' offers official answers to ''Dungeons & Dragons'' questions submitted by players. Other articles provide tips and suggestions for players and Dungeon Masters (DMs). It sometimes discusses meta-gaming issues, such as getting along with fellow players. At the end of its print run, the magazine also features four comics; ''[[Nodwick]]'', ''[[Dork Tower]]'', ''Zogonia'', and a [[The Order of the Stick#Dragon magazine|specialized version]] of the [[webcomic]] ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''. Previous gamer-oriented comic strips include ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'', ''[[Finieous Fingers]]'', ''[[What's New with Phil & Dixie]]'', ''[[David A. Trampier|Wormy]]'', ''Yamara'', and ''[[SnarfQuest]]''.

''Dragon'''s "Ecology of ..." articles were initially written in the voice of the fictional sage [[Elminster]], who reviewed a D&D monster in-depth. Under Paizo's tenure such ecology articles became heavier in game mechanics than narrative and description. The ''Dragon'' submissions guidelines explicitly state that Ecology articles "should have a hunter’s guidebook approach, although it should not be written 'in voice'" and further specify the exact format of Ecology articles, leaving less room for artistic license by the author.<ref name=P>{{cite web|url=http://paizo.com/writersguidelines/dragon_writers_guidelines.pdf|title=Dragon Writers Guildines|work=Paizo.com}}</ref>

In the early 1980s, almost every issue contains a role playing adventure, a simple board game, or some kind of special game supplement (such as a cardboard cut-out castle). For instance, [[Tom Wham]]'s ''[[Snit's Revenge]]'', ''[[The Awful Green Things from Outer Space]]'' and ''[[File 13 (board game)|File 13]]'' all started as supplements within ''The Dragon''. These bonus features are infrequent after the 1986 launch of ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' magazine, which published several new ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures in each issue.

During the 1980s, after TSR had purchased [[Simulations Publications Inc.]], the magazine had a subsection called ''[[Ares (magazine)|Ares Magazine]]'', based on SPI's magazine of that name, specializing in [[science fiction]] and [[superhero]] role playing games, with pages marked by a gray border.  The content included write-ups for various characters of the [[Marvel Universe]] for TSR's ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)|Marvel Super-Heroes]]''.

===Special issues===
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As noted above ''The Dragon'' was preceded by seven issues of ''The Strategic Review''.  In the magazine's early years it also published five "Best of" issues, reprinting highly regarded articles from ''The Strategic Review'' and ''The Dragon''. From 1996 to 2001, ''Dragon Magazine'' published the "Dragon Annual", a thirteenth issue of all new content.

==Editors==
'''Print versions:'''
* #1 – 34: [[Tim Kask|Timothy J. Kask]], Editor
* #35 – 48: [[Jake Jaquet]], Editor 
* #49 – 114 & 199 – 217: [[Kim Mohan]], Editor-in-Chief
* #115 – 198: [[Roger E. Moore]], Editor
* #218 – 221: [[Wolfgang Baur]], Editor
* #222 – 238: [[Pierce B. Watters]], Editor-in-Chief
* #222 – 229: [[Anthony J. Bryant]], Editor
* #230 – 273 & 274 – 287: [[Dave Gross]], Editor & Editor-in-Chief 
* #288 – 311: [[Jesse Decker]], Editor-in-Chief
* #312 – 315: [[Chris Thomasson]], Editor-in-Chief
* #316 – 326: [[Matthew Sernett]], Editor-in-Chief
* #327 – 359: [[Erik Mona]], Editor-in-Chief

'''Digital (online/PDF) versions:'''
* #360 – 387: [[Chris Youngs]], Editor-in-Chief 
* #388 – 430: [[Steve Winter]], Editor-in-Chief
* (''Dragon''+) #1-7  Matt Chapman, Editor-in-Chief; #8-13 John Houlihan, Editor-in-Chief; #14-present Matt Chapman, Editor-in-Chief

==Awards==
* '''1984:''' [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Professional Roleplaying Magazine of 1984''<ref name="originsawards1984">{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1984OriginsAwards/tabid/3227/Default.aspx| title = The 1984 Origins Awards| publisher = [[Game Manufacturers Association|The Game Manufacturers Association]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052405/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1984OriginsAwards/tabid/3227/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-16}}</ref>
* '''1986:''' [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Professional Roleplaying Magazine of 1985''
* '''1987:''' [[Origins Award]] for "Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987".<ref name="originsawards1987">{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1987OriginsAwards/tabid/3230/Default.aspx| title = The 1987 Origins Awards| publisher = [[Game Manufacturers Association|The Game Manufacturers Association]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052415/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1987OriginsAwards/tabid/3230/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-16}}</ref>
* '''1990:''' Origins Award for ''Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1989''<ref name="originsawards1989">{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1989OriginsAwards/tabid/3232/Default.aspx| title = The 1989 Origins Awards| publisher = [[Game Manufacturers Association|The Game Manufacturers Association]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052421/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1989OriginsAwards/tabid/3232/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-16}}</ref>
* '''1994:''' Origins Award for ''Best Professional Gaming Magazine of 1993''
* '''1995:''' Origins Awards for ''Best Professional Gaming Magazine of 1994'', ''Origins Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gama.org:80/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1994OriginsAwards/tabid/3238/Default.aspx |title=The 1994 Origins Awards - Presented at Origins 1995 |publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052446/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1994OriginsAwards/tabid/3238/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''2004:''' Origins Award for ''Best Game Related Periodical 2003''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2002/list-of-winners2 |title=Origins Award Winners (2003) |publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design |access-date=2007-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106055552/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2002/list-of-winners2 |archive-date=2008-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''2006:''' [[ENNIE Awards|ENnie Award]] Gold Winner for ''Best Supplement'' (Dragon Compendium Vol. 1)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/history/2006.asp |title=The ENnie Awards -- 2006 Awards |website=www.ennie-awards.com |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720101730/http://www.ennie-awards.com/history/2006.asp |archive-date=20 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''2007:''' Origins Award for ''Best Non-Fiction Publication of the Year 2006''

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A collection of ''Dragon'' was released as the ''Dragon Magazine Archive'' in 1999. It was released as a CD-ROM with a Windows application and PDF files. The ''Dragon Magazine Archive'' was directed by Rob Voce, and published by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]/[[Wizards of the Coast]]. ''[[Pyramid (magazine)|Pyramid]]'' reviewed it, saying that the archive was "worth the price", but that its application's Windows-only format limits other platforms from being able to read the PDFs manually.<ref name="Pyramid">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1245|title=Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Dragon Magazine Archive CD-ROM|website=www.sjgames.com|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> It was reviewed in ''Backstab'' #19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-19/page/n55/mode/2up|title = Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 19}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.aeolia.net/dragondex/ DragonDex] – a complete, exhaustive index of the contents of ''Dragon'' magazine through the final printed issue #359 (last updated in 2007)
* Archives:
**[[iarchive:DragonMagazine260 201801/page/n16/mode/2up|Archived Dragon Magazines]] on the [[Internet Archive]]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20221007152537/http://dnd.dragonmag.com/ Dragon+ digital magazine] via the [[Wayback Machine]]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20151010044028/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon+/id981727811?mt=8 Dragon+ digital magazine iOS app] via the Wayback Machine

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