Yeah.. this is what I'm still unsure of.. what I'd like is to order the print subscription, and then receive all of the back issues to #1, and start receiving the new issues each month.
Im located in australia, so I dont know how this would work. (The $88 subscription price already increases to $174, just for postage to AUS)
I subscribed to the print edition from Australia. You get digital-only access to the back catalog. The exchange rate makes it around AUD$165, which is less than $14 an issue.