▁ ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁four ▁paper back ▁anth ologies , ▁edited ▁by ▁Lin ▁Carter , ▁appearing ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 ; ▁these ▁were ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁quarter ly , ▁but ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁both ▁appeared ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁were ▁both ▁dated ▁Spring ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁was ▁dated ▁Fall ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁Carter ' s ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁were ▁terminated ▁by ▁Wein berg ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁for ▁non - payment , ▁but ▁the ▁fourth ▁issue ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁and ▁finally ▁appeared ▁with ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Sh eld on ▁J af fer y ▁and ▁Roy ▁T org es on ▁met ▁with ▁Wein berg ▁to ▁propose ▁taking ▁over ▁as ▁license es , ▁but ▁Wein berg ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁offer . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Brian ▁For bes ▁approached ▁Wein berg ▁with ▁another ▁offer . ▁For bes ' ▁company , ▁the ▁B eller oph on ▁Network , ▁was ▁an ▁im print ▁of ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁company ▁named ▁The ▁W izard . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁reports ▁that ▁Wein berg ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁contact ▁For bes ▁by ▁phone , ▁and ▁even ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁reliable , ▁so ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁slow . ▁ ▁For bes ' ▁editor ial ▁director ▁was ▁Gordon ▁Gar b ▁and ▁the