Dragon magazine 84

Dragon issue 84 was released in April of 1984. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

A cast of strange familiars: M-U's best friend comes in many shapes and sizes

 * By Stephen Inniss, illustrations by the Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature, and Art. p. 10-18

An expanded table listing 34 different familiars for Magic-users to find in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

The Ecology of the Trapper

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 20-22

A scholarly treatise on the Trapper.