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There were a total of seventeen issues printed, plus two special issues.

The SPI company published the first eleven bimonthly issues ( and had prepared a twelfth ) before financial difficulties led to the company being bought out by TSR in 1982.

A further six issues, published quarterly, were put out by TSR and then publication of the magazine was ceased.

However, the Ares legacy lived on for another couple of years ; a large new section called the Ares Section was added to Dragon magazine starting with issue # 84 ( April 1984 ) and was treated as almost a magazine within a magazine.

This special section provided support for science fantasy and superhero roleplaying games such as Gamma World, Marvel Super Heroes and Star Frontiers.

The Ares Section ran through Dragon issue # 111 ( July 1986 ) after which it too was discontinued.