Editing Monstrous Compendium (section)

==Volumes==
MC1 ''Monstrous Compendium, Volume One'' was published by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] in 1989.<ref name="history">{{cite web| url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp| title=The History of TSR| publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]| access-date=2005-08-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195557/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-09-24}}</ref> It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by [[Jeff Easley]], and interior illustrations by [[Jim Holloway (artist)|Jim Holloway]], and came boxed with 144 loose-leaf pages and eight color cardstock dividers (each with a color painting on it) in a three-ring binder.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=107}}</ref> This supplement was presented as the base monster supplement intended to containing all the enemies required for most campaigns using 2nd edition ''AD&D'' rules.<ref name="HW"/> Each monster has both a description and an illustration on a page separate from the other monsters, allowing for easy removal and retention of alphabetical order when other monsters are added to it.<ref name="HW"/>

MC2 ''Monstrous Compendium, Volume Two'' was published by TSR in 1989.<ref name="history"/> It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway and [[Daniel Horne]], and was published as 144 loose-leaf pages of more monsters, with eight color cardstock dividers.<ref name="HW"/>

MC3 ''Monstrous Compendium, Volume Three, Forgotten Realms Appendix'' was published by TSR in 1989.<ref name="history"/> It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published as 64 loose-leaf pages and four color cardstock dividers.<ref name="HW"/> This was a supplement focusing on [[Forgotten Realms]] monsters.<ref name="HW"/>

MC4 ''Monstrous Compendium [[Dragonlance]] Appendix'' was published in 1989. It had 96 pages, 4 dividers and a 3-ring D-binder.

MC5 ''Monstrous Compendium [[Greyhawk]] Adventures Appendix'' was published in 1990. It had 64 pages and 4 dividers.

MC6 ''Monstrous Compendium, Kara-Tur Appendix'' was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four cardstock dividers.<ref name="HW"/> This was a supplement focusing on [[Kara-Tur]] monsters.<ref name="HW"/>

MC7 ''Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix'' was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four color cardstock dividers.<ref name="HW"/> This was a supplement focusing on [[Spelljammer]] monsters.<ref name="HW"/><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Lucard|first=Alex|date=May 27, 2013|title=The Top Ten Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition Releases I'd Like To See on DNDClassics.com|url=http://diehardgamefan.com/2013/05/27/the-top-ten-advanced-dungeons-dragons-second-edition-releases-id-like-to-see-on-dndclassics-com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529144402/http://diehardgamefan.com/2013/05/27/the-top-ten-advanced-dungeons-dragons-second-edition-releases-id-like-to-see-on-dndclassics-com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2013|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Diehard GameFAN|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Image:MC14 TSR2132 Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The cover of the ''Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992)]]
Further volumes included the following:
*MC8 Monstrous Compendium [[Outer Plane]]s Appendix (1991)—96 pages, 4 dividers
*MC9 Monstrous Compendium [[Spelljammer]] Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
*MC10 Monstrous Compendium [[Ravenloft]] Appendix (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
*MC11 Monstrous Compendium [[Forgotten Realms]] Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
*MC12 Monstrous Compendium [[Dark Sun]] Appendix: Terrors of the Desert (1992)—96 pages, 4 dividers
*MC13 Monstrous Compendium [[Al-Qadim]] Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
*MC14 Monstrous Compendium [[Fiend Folio]] Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
*MC15 Monstrous Compendium [[Ravenloft]] Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993)—64 pages, 4 dividers