GRADING:
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VG+ or better
IF 1962,November
Tight and almost square; spine is flat. Faint line next to spine; a strip of wear to top edge of front cover; 3/4" tears at upper right corner and bottom right corner of back cover. Age-tanning is a little less than average for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing.
Worlds of IF - Science Fiction: November 1962 Volume 12, No. 5
Illustrations by Virgil Finlay (for the Heinlein serial), Jack Gaugan, John Giunta. Cover by Virgil Finlay (for "Podkayne of Mars"
Serial: "Podkayne of Mars" (Part 1 of 3) by Robert A. Heinlein
Novelettes: "The Desert and the Stars" by Keith Laumer (a "Retief" story)
"The Critique of Impure Reason" by Poul Anderson
Stories: "The Real Thing" by Andrew Fetler
"The Reluctant Immortals" by David R. Bunch
"The Man Who Flew" by Charles D. Cunningham, Jr.
"Too Many Eggs" by Kris Neville
"The Dragon Slayers" by Frank Banta
Feature: "The Popoff" by Theodore Sturgeon
Edited by Frederik Pohl. Theodore Sturgeon is Feature Editor.
