Stuff happens! - and making a magazine a profitable bussiness (wiythout losing your shirt) is a rough/tough road to hoe. Many (good ones even) fail, and don't get picked up by other hopefuls. One or two issues isn't going to matter in our lives, in the overall scheme of things. I'm sure Brian has done the best he can/could on the publications and on the sale agreements, and with the best of intentions. He is probably more hurt by the loss of any one issue (if it is indeed lost), and will be for a long time, than any of us can ever be. IHMO
(H = humble)
Good luck to Tom - looking forward to the next issue, with or without credit for any missed issue.