The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1977

Novelets
The Big Fans by Keith Roberts
Writers of the Purple Page by John Thames Rokesmith

Short Stories
But First These Words by Robert Bloch
The Menhir by L. Sprague De Camp
Industrial Complex by Bob Leman
Man Volant by Raylyn Moore
Mr. Murdoch's Ghost by Richard Frede

Cover by David Hardy for "The Big Fans"