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If [v20 #12, #155, July-August 1971] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated August 1971 on the cover. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the UK for 25p. fc. · To Seek Another · Gaughan · cv 2 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _3 · [letter from Grand Blank, MI] · Eric C. Sanders · lt _4 · [letter from APO SF 96349] · Michael L. Charters · lt _5 · [letter from London, Ontario, Canada] · pH Vogel · lt _6 · [letter from London, Ontario, Canada] · Aloysius Cupay · lt 4 · Occam’s Scalpel · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 24 · To Seek Another · James A. Gotaas · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 47 · Boomer Flats · R. A. Lafferty · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 62 · Arnten of Ultima Thule [Arnten] · Avram Davidson · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 118 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _119-120 · Between Planets, Robert A. Heinlein; Ace, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _120 · Red Planet, Robert A. Heinlein; Ace, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _120 · The Rolling Stones, Robert A. Heinlein; Ace, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _120-121 · Star Beast, Robert A. Heinlein; Ace, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _121,176 · Tunnel in the Sky, Robert A. Heinlein; Ace, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br 122 · The Fabulous Riverboat [Part 2 of 2; Riverworld] · Philip José Farmer · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 176 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms

If [v21 #1, #156, September-October 1971] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated October 1971 on the cover. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the UK for 25p. fc. · The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World · Bruce Roggeri · cv 2 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _2 · [letter] · Michael Glyer · lt _175 · [letter from New York, NY] · Miss Hilary Witkin · lt _176 · [letter from San Pablo, CA] · J. R. Yearwood · lt _176 · [letter from Azusa, CA] · Henry Bitman · lt 4 · The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · nv 44 · The All-Together Planet [Jame Retief] · Keith Laumer · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 115 · To Kill a Venusian · Irwin Ross · ss [Anthony Boucher]; plagiarism of “Nine Finger Jack” by Anthony Boucher, Esquire May 1951. 120 · One Moment on the Sand · Barry Weissman · ss 128 · After the End and Before the Beginning · William Rotsler · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 139 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _140 · Sturgeon Is Alive and Well..., Theodore Sturgeon; Putnam, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br _140-141 · Alone Against Tomorrow, Harlan Ellison; Macmillan, $6.95 · Lester del Rey · br _141-143 · Starlight, Hal Clement; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _143 · Astronomy, Donald H. Menzel; Random House, $17.50 · Lester del Rey · br _143 · Lunar Atlas, ed. Dinsmore Alter; Dover Publications, $5.00 · Lester del Rey · br _143 · The Atlas of the Universe, Patrick Moore; Rand McNally, $35.00 · Lester del Rey · br _143-145 · The Pulps, ed. Tony Goodstone; Chelsea House, $15.00 · Lester del Rey · br _144-145 · Children of Llyr, Evangeline Walton; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br 146 · Death Comes to the Megafauna · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by Charles R. Knight 160 · Abyss of Tartarus [Starfinder (Space Whale)] · Robert F. Young · ss 174 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms

If [v21 #2, #157, November-December 1971] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated December 1971 on the cover. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the UK for 25p. fc. · Time of the Sending · Gaughan · cv 2 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _170-172 · Dragonquest, Anne McCaffrey; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _172-173 · The Black Mountains, Fred Saberhagen; Ace, 60¢ · Lester del Rey · br _173-174 · Tactics of Mistake, Gordon R. Dickson; Doubleday, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br _174-175 · Operation Chaos, Poul Anderson; Doubleday, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br 4 · Time of the Sending · Richard C. Meredith · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 35 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 36 · The Real People · J. T. McIntosh · na 115 · Habits of the Rigelian Nightfox · Ed Bianchi · ss 129 · Ornithanthropus · B. Alan Burhoe · ss; given as “Ornithanthpopus” on the story itself. 139 · Hot World · C. C. MacApp · nv

If [v21 #3, #158, January-February 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated February 1972 on the cover. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the UK for 25p. fc. · Patterns of Chaos · Gaughan · cv 2 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _2 · [letter from Brookline, MA] · Tzvi Langermann · lt _2 · [letter from Abilene, TX] · Dale Fortson · lt _3 · [letter from Azusa, CA] · Henry Bitman · lt _175 · [letter from Villanova, PA] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _176 · [letter from Berkeley, CA] · Jonathan Raz · lt 4 · Patterns of Chaos [Part 1 of 3; Chaos] · Colin Kapp · n.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 76 · The Cast-Iron Rat [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 121 · Time Patrol · Joe L. Hensley · ss 133 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 134 · Sheltering Dream · Doris Piserchia · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 154 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _156 · The Sea Is Boiling Hot, George Bamber; Ace, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br _156 · Science Fiction Hall of Fame, ed. Robert Silverberg; Avon, $1.50 · Lester del Rey · br _156-157 · King Kobold, Christopher Stasheff; Ace, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br _157-158 · The Flying Sorcerers, David Gerrold & Larry Niven; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _158-159 · Jack of Shadows, Roger Zelazny; Walker, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _159-160 · Raiders of Gor, John Norman; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br 161 · The Castoffs · Douglas R. Mason · ss; given as by David R. Mason in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan

Worlds of If Title changed from If. The last issue was a revival as a semi-professional magazine. Publishers: UPD Publishing Corporation; New York: Worlds of If, Mar 1972 – Nov 1974. STF Corporation; Hicksville, NY: Worlds of If, Sep 1986. Editors: Judy-Lynn Benjamin - Managing Editor: Worlds of If, Mar 1972 – May 1973. Ejler Jakobsson - Editor: Worlds of If, Mar 1972 – Jan 1974. Albert Dytch - Managing Editor: Worlds of If, Jul 1973 – Nov 1973. Jim Baen - Managing Editor: Worlds of If, Jan 1974. Jim Baen - Editor: Worlds of If, Mar 1974 – Nov 1974. Bonnie Leighland - Managing Editor: Worlds of If, Jul 1974 – Nov 1974. Clifford R. Hong - Editor: Worlds of If, Sep 1986.

Worlds of If [v21 #4, #159, March-April 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated April 1972 on the cover. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the UK for 25p. fc. · The Gods Themselves · Jack Gaughan · cv 4 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _2 · [letter from Germany] · Dieter Britz · lt _2 · [letter from Paxtang, PA] · David Riddle · lt _175 · [letter from Peru, IL] · Judith Guccione · lt _175 · [letter from Philadelphia, PA] · Steven M. Kemp · lt _176 · [letter from Ontario, Canada] · Roger Ryan · lt 6 · The Gods Themselves [Part 2 of 3] · Isaac Asimov · n.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 72 · The Stainless Steel Rat’s Return [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 104 · One and One Are Two · David Magil · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 113 · Two Suns for the King · David R. Bunch · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 117 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 119 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _119 · Pebble in the Sky, Isaac Asimov; Fawcett Crest, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br _119-120 · The End of Eternity, Isaac Asimov; Fawcett Crest, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br _120-121 · A Choice of Gods, Clifford D. Simak; Putnam, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br _121-122 · The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula K. Le Guin; Scribners, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br _123 · Science Fiction Story Index, 1950-1968, Frederick Siemon; American Library Association · Lester del Rey · br 124 · Patterns of Chaos [Part 2 of 3; Chaos] · Colin Kapp · n.; given as [Conclusion] on the story itself.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 168 · The Old Switcheroo · Robert Bloch · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan

Worlds of If [v21 #5, #160, May-June 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated June 1972 on the cover. fc. · Patterns of Chaos · Gaughan · cv 4 · In the Ocean of Night [Nigel Walmsley] · Greg Benford · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 52 · The Dwarfs of Zwergwelt [Allan Odegaard (Conscience)] · Joseph Green · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 83 · The War Machine · David Magil · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 88 · Caravan · Lee Killough · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 109 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 110 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _110-111 · Ultimate World, Hugo Gernsback; Walker, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _112-113 · Two Planets, Kurd Lasswitz; Southern Illinois University Press, $10.00 · Lester del Rey · br _113-114 · The Fabulous Riverboat, Philip José Farmer; Putnam, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _114 · Time’s Last Gift, Philip José Farmer; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _114-116 · Rockets in Ursa Major, Fred Hoyle & Geoffrey Hoyle; Fawcett, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br _116 · Orn, Piers Anthony; Avon, 75¢ · Lester del Rey · br 117 · Silver to Bronze—Over · J. W. Schutz · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 136 · Patterns of Chaos [Part 3 of 3; Chaos] · Colin Kapp · n.; illustrated by Colin Kapp 175 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _175 · [letter from Woollahra, Australia] · A. Bertram Chandler · lt _175 · [letter from Bronx, NY] · Patrick Swift · lt _176 · [letter from Pittsburgh, PA] · Richard Palmer · lt

Worlds of If [v21 #6, #161, July-August 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated August 1972 on the cover. fc. · The Book of Rack the Healer · Gaughan · cv 4 · A Message from the Publisher · Arnold E. Abramson · ms 6 · The Book of Rack the Healer [Part 1 of 2; Thunderworld] · Zach Hughes · n.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 51 · Last Train from Earth · Doris Piserchia · ss 63 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _63 · [letter from Pine Bluff, AR] · James D. Burns · lt _176 · [letter from Mercer, PA] · Gail Habbyshaw · lt _176 · [letter from Roseville, MI] · Cy Chauvin · lt 64 · The Merchants of Venus [Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] · Frederik Pohl · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 118 · Comet, Cairn and Capsule · Duncan Lunan · ss 134 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _136 · Clarion, by Robin Scott Wilson · Lester del Rey · br _138-139 · Star Wolf, Ted White; Lancer, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _140 · The Overman Culture, Edmund Cooper; Putnam, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _140 · Ignition, John D. Clark; Rutgers, $10.00 · Lester del Rey · br _140 · Deryni Checkmate, Katherine Kurtz; Ballantine, $1.25 · Lester del Rey · br _140 · She and the Return of She, H. Rider Haggard; Lancer, $1.25 · Lester del Rey · br 139 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 143 · Hard Sell [Fisk Centers] · Piers Anthony · ss 159 · The Men at Kappa · William Lee · ss

Worlds of If [v21 #7, #162, September-October 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated October 1972 on the cover. fc. · Gods on Olympus · Brian Boyle · cv 4 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _4 · [letter from Canisteo, NY] · Roy J. Schenck · lt _4 · [letter from New York, NY] · (Mrs.) Carl Vernon Weiss · lt 6 · Gods on Olympus [Stardust] · Stephen Tall · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 50 · The Emoman [Humanx Commonwealth] · Alan Dean Foster · ss 64 · Black Baby [Fisk Centers] · Piers Anthony · nv 84 · Freezeout · Donald Franson · ss 95 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 97 · Underbelly · Gordon Eklund · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 113 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _113-115 · A Tunnel Through the Deeps, Harry Harrison; Putnam, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _115-116 · Tarzan Alive, Philip José Farmer; Doubleday, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _116-117 · The Mind Behind the Eye, Joseph Green; DAW Books, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _117 · The Day Star, Mark S. Geston; DAW Books, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _117 · The Tar-Aiym Krang, Alan Dean Foster; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _117,174 · Seetee Ship and Seetee Shock, Jack Williamson; Lancer Books, $1.25 · Lester del Rey · br _174 · The Methuselah Enzyme, Fred Mustard Stewart; Bantam, $1.50 · Lester del Rey · br 118 · The Book of Rack the Healer [Part 2 of 2; Thunderworld] · Zach Hughes · n.

Worlds of If [v21 #8, #163, November-December 1972] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest) Dated December 1972 on the cover. fc. · The Wizard of Anharitte · Brian Boyle · cv 4 · The Wizard of Anharitte [Part 1 of 3] · Colin Kapp · n.; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 57 · Whom the Gods Love · Robert F. Young · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 71 · 9 · David Magil · ss; given as “Nine” in the Table of Contents and on the footer of odd-numbered pages of the story. 87 · Teratohippus · Robert L. Davis · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 105 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms 106 · Shausta · David Lewis · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 118 · Hurdle [Fisk Centers] · Piers Anthony · nv; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 146 · The Executive Rat · Larry Eisenberg · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 154 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _154-156 · Space Skimmer, David Gerrold; Ballantine, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _156 · Yesterday’s Children, David Gerrold; Dell, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _156-157 · When Harlie Was One, David Gerrold; Ballantine, $1.25 · Lester del Rey · br _157-158 · The Outposter, Gordon R. Dickson; Lippincott, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _158-159 · The Gold at the Starbow’s End, Frederik Pohl; Ballantine, $1.25 · Lester del Rey · br _159 · Cloak of Aesir, John Wood Campbell, Jr.; Lancer, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _159-160 · The Time Stream, John Taine; Dover Publications, $1.75 · Lester del Rey · br _160 · Teach Yourself Cybernetics, F.H. George; Dover Publications, $2.50 · Lester del Rey · br _160 · Teach Yourself Electronics, W.P. Jolly; Dover Publications, $2.50 · Lester del Rey · br 161 · Empty Eden · Doris Piserchia · ss 174 · Hue and Cry · [The Readers] · lc _174 · [letter from University of Florida] · Alexander Doniphan Wallace · lt _175 · [letter from Briarwood, NY] · Gerard F. Conway · lt

Worlds of If [v21 #9, #164, January-February 1973] ed. Ejler Jakobsson (UPD Publishing Corporation, 75¢, 176pp+, digest, cover by David A. Hardy) Dated February 1973 on the cover. 4 · Death and Designation Among the Asadi · Michael Bishop · na; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 69 · Construction Shack · Clifford D. Simak · ss 82 · The Never Girl [Phillip Ewell] · Michael G. Coney · nv 109 · The Wizard of Anharitte [Part 2 of 3] · Colin Kapp · n. 162 · Reading Room · Lester del Rey · rc _162-164 · The Day the Sun Stood Still, ed. Robert Silverberg; Thomas Nelson, $5.95 · Lester del Rey · br _164-165 · The Pritcher Mass, Gordon R. Dickson; Doubleday, $4.95 · Lester del Rey · br _165-166 · The Farthest Shore, Ursula K. Le Guin; Atheneum, $6.25 · Lester del Rey · br _166 · Dinosaur Beach, Keith Laumer; DAW, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _166 · The City Machine, Louis Trimble; DAW, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _166-167 · The Stardroppers, John Brunner; DAW, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br _167 · The Return of the Time Machine, Egon Friedell; DAW, 95¢ · Lester del Rey · br 168 · Ghosts · Robert F. Young · ss; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 175 · SF Calendar · Anon. · ms