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!
Jul 25
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It’s a Spacepaws Two-Fer Tuesday!
#1 By the time Vacation to the Planet of the Apes was released the franchise had run out of ideas.
#2 Oh boy! Chase the ball … chase the ball … chase the ball …
Published 1969 and 1976
You might remember this from here
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Tagged with: alien landscape • astronaut • balls • bear people • Berkley Books • bladed weapons • damsel • dude • Gordon R. Dickson • Leon Gregori • mullet • Paul Lehr • Putnam Books • rocket • shuriken of approval • strange creature • suitcase
Jun 27
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MaryAnne Comments: He’ll have no problem keeping it in those pants.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1960
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Charles Comments: Ream me up Scotty!
Published 1971
It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday – Sci-Fi Sexytime Edition!
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Tagged with: A Companion Book • Beacon Books • bikini • bubble helmet • busy hands • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • Greenleaf Classics • Lambert Wilhelm (William Maltese) • muscles • Poul Anderson • Robert Bonfils • Robert Stanley • rocket • sexytime • Spock eyebrow • the no pants dance
Jun 15
It has been a while since we’ve had an Honourable Mention post, so following are some of the recent doozies that didn’t meet our strict, fiercely-enforced rules for cover submissions. Enjoy!
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Leah Comments: I know it’s a tie-in, but this is definitely worthy of an Honorable Mention. That lettering is not actually black, it is bright orange metallic foil. I think it says a great deal that the picture is an accurate depiction of the featured aliens.
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Leah Comments: Another Honorable-Mention-worthy tie-in. Working title: ‘Attack of the Fifty-Foot Fop’.
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Joachim Comments: A French cat woman? There’s so much wrong with this cover.
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Bibliomancer Comments: I don’t think it’s technically science fiction. But Lordy, is this a bad cover.
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Tagged with: BBC Books • Black Sheep (artist) • cat people • devil's dumplings • dinosaur • Doctor Who • dog people • Earth • flowers • Galaxie • George Roux • handgun • Honourable Mentions • Jacqueline Rayner • legs • lion • Paul Magrs • Picador • pyramids • rocket • tasteful smoke • Thomas Pynchon
May 17
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Good Show Sir Comments: “We claim this barren rock for Earth! Now let’s shoot these pesky aliens, ja.”
Published 1944
Thanks to Jon Jensen for sending this in.
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Tagged with: alien landscape • aliens • antennae • Arthur Jensens Kunstforlag • Danish • dude • Neils Meyn • rocket • space suits • unknown artist
May 09
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Good Show Sir Comments: I’ll keep clicking the remote until I find my rent-a-car.
Published 1972
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Tagged with: abs • Ace Books • Andre Norton • BEHIND YOU! • booties • boredom • cats • dude • moon • muscles • rocket • unknown artist
May 02
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It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday — Swedish Special!
Good Show Sir Comments: So what did you expect would happen if you delivered an alien-dinosaur-sized dildo.
Thanks to Jon Jensen for sending these in!
Published 1953
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Tagged with: alien landscape • aliens • Atom Boken • bubble helmet • Dee Carter (Denis Hughes) • dinosaur • dude • eye-yi-yi • frickin laser beams • Gerald Facey • Gordon C. Davies • John Lane (Denis Hughes) • rocket • strange creature • Swedish
Apr 17
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Good Show Sir Art Direction: This cover has to be at the printers in 15 minutes. Just cut some pop stars out of Melody Maker and paint over the collage. And add a rocket — it’s supposed to be “science fiction”. Next time don’t smoke angel dust before you come to work.
Published 1971
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Tagged with: aeroplanes • Beagle Books • damsel • devil's dumplings • drums • dude • fantastical rock star • font problems • guitar • hippies • Richard A. Lupoff • rocket • space sheep • stars • Victor Valla
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