Worlds of IF - Science Fiction: November-December 1971
All illustrations by Jack Gaughan. Cover by Jack Gaughan (for "Time of the Sending")

Novelettes: "TIme of the Sending" by Richard C. Meredith
"Hot World" by C. C. MacApp

Novel: "The Real People" by J. T. McIntosh

Stories: "Habits of the Rigelian Nightfox" by Ed Bianchi
"Ornithanthropus" by B. Alan Burhoe

Ejler Jakobsson is editor, Judy-Lynn Benjamin is managing editor, Lester del Rey is feature editor, Jack Gaughan is Associate Art Director. IF is in for a new period of stability with a change of publisher to UPD Corp. as of July, 1969, although it went bimonthly as of the May-June 1970 issue. Jack Gaughan does almost all covers and art for Galaxy, IF, Worlds of Fantasy and Worlds of Tomorrow, giving them a very consistent and recognizable look. Gaughan had just won his 3rd professional artist Hugo in a row, and has enough range and possible styles to handle any kind of story- without looking too similar