Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "If (magazine)" in English language version.
Its original title was If: Worlds of Science Fiction, but the location of "Worlds of" above "If" on the magazine covers in the 1960s led many to believe the title was Worlds of If. The UPD Publishing Corp. formally changed the title to Worlds of If in the January/February 1972 issue.
the original title of the magazine was If: Worlds of Science Fiction. The logo was arranged in such a way that it looked like the title was Worlds of If. In fact, there was some confusion over what the title of the magazine was in 1969 when it was sold to Universal Publishing; they had the name officially changed to Worlds of If in 1972.
Registration Date: Sep. 03, 1974. The trademark application was registered, but subsequently it was cancelled or invalidated and removed from the registry. Date Cancelled: Feb. 17, 1981. Standard Character Claim: Yes. The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.