Sep 26
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – 1950s Ray Bradbury Bantam Paperbacks
Good Show Sir Comments:
#1. Paperback sales are down last quarter in Ohio, Alabama and California. Do something creative with the covers to get our numbers back up.
#2. Passive-aggressive cover artist thinks Bradbury stories are boring
Published 1951, 1954
You might remember one of these from here.
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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bats • dino-mites • dude • handgun • lighthouse • once you see it • Ray Bradbury • rocket • sleepy time • unknown artist • Web of Intruige!
Sep 14
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It’s a bonus Three-fer Thursday – “The Berkley Showcase” of fine cover art
Roger Comments: I’ve had these for years. Thought they might be GSS worthy.
Published 1980, 1981
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • bikini • booties • claws • collage • damsel • dude • eye-yi-yi • font problems • gun • J. Bea Font • John Silbersack • jumpsuit • lion people • mighty moustache • once you see it • Richard Courtney • Victoria Schochet • WTF
Sep 12
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It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday – Genus Homo Edition
Good Show Sir Comments:
1. You know, when you think about it, every morning we wake up and find ourselves the only human beings alive.
2. “Don’t shoot him! I was just lending him my eyebrow pencil”!
Published 1941, 1961
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Tagged with: ape people • Berkley Books • big gun • damsel • dude • L. Sprague De Camp • Leo Morey • lion people • once you see it • P. Schuyler Miller • Richard Powers • starkers • Super Science Novels • WTF
Jul 10
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Tracy Comments: The planet where 1980s workout videos still reigned.
Published 1991
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Tagged with: alien landscape • arrow • castle • cleavage • damsel • flowers • once you see it • Orbit Books • quiver • searchlights • shortbow • Storm Constantine • unknown artist
Dec 20
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Alice Comments: Club Tycoon / Sends Man to Moon / In Novel Jejune / With Cover Cartoon
Published 1965
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Tagged with: big hair • Book Co. of America • cleavage • damsel • dude • Felix Mendelsohn Jr. • once you see it • painting in the painting • rocket • suits you • unknown artist
Sep 26
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Good Show Sir Comments: Tech support guy shows up to troubleshoot the Norman’s old iMac.
Published 1985
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Tagged with: Baen Books • computers • dog • dude • font problems • gibberish title • helmet • John Dalmas • Kevin Johnson • Norman • once you see it
Apr 28
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MisterBob Comments: Now Melvyn, I know i said I liked swords – but where are the heads?
Published 1978
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Tagged with: cyclops • dude • eye-yi-yi • font problems • L. Sprague De Camp • Melvyn Grant • mountains • muscles • my head aplode • once you see it • severed head • Sphere Books • sword • WTF
Apr 19
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Good Show Sir Comments: Invading Earth by thought control? Get in line behind the Angry Espers, Psionic Menaces and Communipaths.
Published 1953
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Tagged with: dude • helmet • John D. MacDonald • once you see it • Pocket Books • rocket • Rod Dunham • space suit • tasteful smoke
Jan 08
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Ah sure… this is on the back of the book no one will see it. Just put a greased woman on there. Though I’ve just got a new arty thing on my computer… lets mess around with a few fonts!
Published 1989
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • damsel • face • font problems • James Tiptree Jr • Maren • non-face body parts with faces • nonsensical shadows • nose • once you see it • Peter Gudynas • shuriken of approval • Tor Books
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