If you are here, you are either simply a curious person or you believe you might have something of interest to us. If you are the former, stay curious! If you are the latter, keep on reading.







To check whether you have the issues we’re seeking, look at the Volume and Issue Numbers. Every issue of The Onion has a volume number, an issue number, and a date. This information is all listed on the front page, but in different spots depending on the issue itself. Special issues may list the volume & issue numbers as “22-01” instead of “Volume 22 Issue 1”. See the examples below:



Volume 21, Issue 18, June 16 to July 20, 1992.



Volume 32, Issue 4, August 28 to September 3, 1997.








All of Vol. 14 (1988)



All of Vol. 15 (1989)



All of Vol. 16 (1989)



All of Vol. 17 (1990)



All of Vol. 18 (1990)



All of Vol. 19 (1991)



Vol. 21 Issue 12 (1992)



Vol. 22 Issues 4, 5, 7, & 16 (1992)



Vol. 29 Issues 19 & 22 (1996)



Vol. 33 Issue 9 (1998)



Vol. 39 Issue 5 (2003)



Vol. 42 Issue 5 (2006)



Vol. 44 Issues 49-52 (2008)



Vol. 45 Issues 1-20 & 33-43 (2009)



Vol. 46 Issues 3-52 (2010)



All of Vol. 47 (2011)



All of Vol. 48 (2012)



All of Vol. 49 (2013)








Let us know if you have any of the requested issues by completing the Google Form and providing as much information as you can. Our archivist will reach out to you if your collection is of interest to us. The more of our gaps you can fill, the more interested we will be.



Note: The issues must be in good shape, clean, and readable. If you do sell an issue to us, it becomes property of The Onion and cannot be returned







We will reach out with any additional questions if we have them.