GALAXY Science Fiction: September 1976 (Volume 37, Number 6)
Illustrations by Ames, Vincent Di Fate, Stephen Fabian, Freff, Jack Gaughan. Cover by Rick Sternbach (for "The Children of the State.")

Serials: "The Children of the State" (Part 1 of 3) by Larry Niven (a "Jaybee Corbell" story: incorporated into A World Out of Time),
"The Hand of Oberon" (Part 3 of 3) by Roger Zelazny (4th in the "Amber" series.)

Novelette: "Abandon All Heat, Ye Who Enter Here" by Phil Bertoni.

Stories: "Jupiter One" by Ernest Taves, M.D.
"The Dirty Old Man" by Craig Strete
"A Little Bit of Recycled Time" by Gail Kimberly.

Features: "A Step Farther Out: Science and Man's Future: Prognosis Magificent!" by Jerry Pournelle, Ph.D.
"The Alien Viewpoint" by Dick Geis.

Jim Baen is editor, book reviews by Spider Robinson(!) (There were no April, June or August issues for 1976.) Although Galaxy tried to be monthly - they always skipped a few months, so that there were only 9 issues per year from 1975-77.