Good Show Sir

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Mark E’s Art Direction: You know how when you cross a fly, an elephant and a ram you get something really awesome that can outfly a fighter plane? Well give me some of those. Oh – and its Sci-fi so best put a stock image of a planet looming far to close in the sky as well.
Published 1990

(Average: 7.53 out of 10)

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Billy Awesome Comments: Give me a giant, noseless alien with male pattern baldness and a 2nd-degree sunburn, looming behind the planet Earth while he scratches his forehead bewilderingly with one tentacle, and digs for earwax with another. Put him in a cutoff denim vest, and try to give him an air of whimsy. Now, get out of my office.

Published 1977

(Average: 5.30 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments:  “I now pronounce you ThighMaster representative and wife!”
Published 1992

(Average: 5.63 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: “What unholy mind spawned the ultimate terrible cover art?”
Published 1978

(Average: 9.09 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: Introducing Whatdafug – the 23rd Century Philadelphia Eagles football mascot.
Published 1968

(Average: 7.94 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments: Authors: do your covers often suffer from font problems? Garish costumes? Badly drawn cat people? Half-witted expressions? You may be experiencing BAEN-ITIS.

Published 2003

(Average: 8.19 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: The Man in the Iron Depends.
Published 1965

Ace Doubles, double the reading pleasure, double the bad cover art.
This is the flip side of last week’s book: Off Center

(Average: 7.69 out of 10)

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Mirrie’s Art Direction: Sci-fi villians must be as campy as possible. Hmmm, maybe give him a chair made of antlers like Jareth from Labyrinth had, and have him wearing a gold suit. 70’s babe on the left of him, sinister chimp-surgeon to the right. And behind them all looms the Angel of Death, looking like if Peter Capaldi played Grandpa Rick.
Published 1975

(Average: 7.12 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: Sing along with the California Raisins … in space!
Published 1965

You might remember this from here

(Average: 8.33 out of 10)

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Perry Comments: I actually rather like the artwork for this junior, abridged edition (even the title’s abridged!), but remain intrigued by the gentleman depicted at centre. Either he was already blind, or, assuming he’s one of the multitude blinded the night before, clearly thought it important to locate/don dark glasses prior to venturing outside!

Published 1973

(Average: 5.31 out of 10)

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