Research Realm:Scans/Klodshans
Klodshans was an internal magazine published for employees of the LEGO Group. It started publication in 1973, replacing an earlier publication, LEGO knoppen, and was published alongside a weekly bulletin, LEGO Inform.[1] Klodshans has been confirmed to be published up until 1999, with several issues published each year. An alternative version, LEGO Review, was published for LEGO UK Ltd in the United Kingdom (LEGO revue for LEGO GmbH in Germany)[2] There is currently incredibly little information about these, and they are rare finds. Several exist in private collections with the vast majority having never been scanned.
As these were only available to employees, they are rare, exclusive, and essentially the "holy grails" of LEGO magazines to scan and archive, because they sometimes contain information and media of LEGO development and in-development products that the public has never seen before.
List of issues
It is unknown exactly how many Klodshans were published per year in between 1973-1984, which makes it impossible to assign each issue with a number. We can observe that Klodshans had 6 issues per year in 1981, because of the December 1981 issue, which in 1984 as of latest had increased to 8 issues per year in 1984, and stayed that way until the final issue in 1999. Since issue #100 came out in 1988 and we know how many issues it had per year for certain time spans, it makes it possible to retroactively assign numbers to some previous years, and conclude that there were 187 Klodshans issues ever published, not including yearly reviews and special editions.
The front cover design used starting 1986 was designed by Susanne Korsager.[3]
| No. | Issue | Scans |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 No. 1 May | Missing |
| 1974 No. 4 September | Missing (Front page) | |
| 1979 No. 6 December | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1980 May Special - Modulex A/S Annual report 1979 | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1981 No. 1 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 2 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 3 (Month X) | Missing (Front page) | |
| 1981 No. 4 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 June Special - LEGOLAND A/S Annual report 1980 | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1981 No. 5 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 6 December | Missing (Some pages) | |
| Klodshans & LEGO Review August 1982 |
Matt Hocker at Brickset (mirror) | |
| ??? | 1983 No. 1 February | Missing |
| ??? | 1983 No. 2 May - 10 year anniversary | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1983 May Special - Modulex A/S Annual report 1982 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 64? | 1984 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 65? | 1984 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 66? | 1984 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 67? | 1984 No. 4 June | Missing |
| X | 1984 June Special - LEGO System A/S Annual report 1983 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1984 June Special - LEGOLAND Annual report 1983 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 68? | 1984 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 69? | 1984 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 70? | 1984 No. 7 November | Missing |
| 71? | 1984 No. 8 December | Missing |
| 72 | 1985 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 73 | 1985 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 74 | 1985 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1985 June Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1984 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 75 | 1985 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 76 | 1985 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 77 | 1985 No. 6 October | Missing |
| 78 | 1985 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 79 | 1985 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 80 | 1986 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 81 | 1986 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 82 | 1986 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1986 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1985 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1986 June Special - Modulex A/S Annual report 1985 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 83 | 1986 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 84 | 1986 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 85 | 1986 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 86 | 1986 No. 7 November | Missing |
| 87 | 1987 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 88 | 1987 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 89 | 1987 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 90 | 1987 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1987 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1986 | Missing |
| 91 | 1987 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 92 | 1987 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 93 | 1987 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 94 | 1987 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 95 | 1987 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 96 | 1988 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 97 | 1988 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 98 | 1988 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1988 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1987 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 99 | 1988 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 100 | 1988 No. 5 August - Issue #100 celebration | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 101 | 1988 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 102 | 1988 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 103 | 1988 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 104 | 1989 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 105 | 1989 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 106 | 1989 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1989 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1988 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 107 | 1989 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 108 | 1989 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 109 | 1989 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 110 | 1989 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 111 | 1989 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 112 | 1990 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 113 | 1990 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 114 | 1990 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| X | 1990 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1989 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 115 | 1990 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| X | 1990 July Special about GKC | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| 116 | 1990 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| 117 | 1990 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 118 | 1990 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 119 | 1990 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 120 | 1991 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 121 | 1991 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava (Page excerpt) |
| 122 | 1991 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1991 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1990 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 123 | 1991 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 124 | 1991 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 125 | 1991 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 126 | 1991 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 127 | 1991 No. 8 December | Missing (Attachment) |
| 128 | 1992 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 129 | 1992 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 130 | 1992 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1992 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1991 | Missing |
| 131 | 1992 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 132 | 1992 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Page excerpt) |
| 133 | 1992 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 134 | 1992 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 135 | 1992 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 136 | 1993 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 137 | 1993 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 138 | 1993 No. 3 May - 20 year anniversary | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1993 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1992 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 139 | 1993 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 140 | 1993 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 141 | 1993 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 142 | 1993 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 143 | 1993 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava (Page excerpt) |
| 144 | 1994 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 145 | 1994 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 146 | 1994 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1994 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1993 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 147 | 1994 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 148 | 1994 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 149 | 1994 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 150 | 1994 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 151 | 1994 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 152 | 1995 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 153 | 1995 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 154 | 1995 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1995 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1994 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 155 | 1995 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 156 | 1995 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 157 | 1995 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 158 | 1995 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 159 | 1995 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 160 | 1996 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 161 | 1996 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 162 | 1996 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1996 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1995 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 163 | 1996 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 164 | 1996 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 165 | 1996 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page), (Attachment) |
| 166 | 1996 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 167 | 1996 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1996 December special - Remembering GKC | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 168 | 1997 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 169 | 1997 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 170 | 1997 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1997 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1996 | Missing |
| 171 | 1997 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 172 | 1997 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 173 | 1997 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 174 | 1997 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 175 | 1997 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 176 | 1998 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 177 | 1998 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1998 April Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1997 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 178 | 1998 No. 3 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 179 | 1998 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 180 | 1998 No. 5 September | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 181 | 1998 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 182 | 1998 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 183 | 1998 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 184 | 1999 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 185 | 1999 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 186 | 1999 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1999 May Special - LEGO Group Annual report 1998 | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 187 | 1999 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
LEGO Review
LEGO Review is the UK/English version of Klodshans. It is unknown how many copies were printed or how many have survived.
The August 1982 issue of Klodshans was a special edition, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the LEGO Company. It combined Klodshans and LEGO Review into a single volume published with Danish, English, and German text.
LEGO revue
LEGO revue was the German version of LEGO Review, which supposedly had the exact same content but in German.
LEGO Life
A newer internal magazine[4], possibly replacing Lego Review. Online sources mentioning it suggest it existed at least since 2004 and did as recently as 2015. Annoyingly the Club magazine has been called Lego Life since 2017 so searching for information or copies is tough.
- ↑ 50 years of play, page 89
- ↑ Brickset: "1982: 50th Anniversary of the LEGO Company"
- ↑ Bernsen, Jens; Capetillo, Birgitta, eds. (1988). Profession: Designer. Copenhagen: Dansk Design Center. p. 82. ISBN 87-87385-40-6.
- ↑ The Brick Blogger: "Ancestor of all LEGO minifigures…"
