Jul 05
Tag Wizard Comments: Somebody ask John Melo and Hank Davis if it’s OK to make fun of this cover.
And, oh yeah, you might remember this from here.
Published 1949
Tag Wizard Comments: Somebody ask John Melo and Hank Davis if it’s OK to make fun of this cover.
And, oh yeah, you might remember this from here.
Published 1949
July 5th, 2018 at 10:18 am
Twister: Molecular Edition.
July 5th, 2018 at 1:04 pm
He got feet down below his knee.
July 5th, 2018 at 2:20 pm
First time he’s ever had a woman between his legs.
July 5th, 2018 at 4:29 pm
So Bettie Page pairs with a based Islamic cleric to use the power of the atom and achieve liberation. And Heinlein is beloved by American conservatives!
July 5th, 2018 at 5:06 pm
Stupid fakir!
July 5th, 2018 at 5:25 pm
So I guess atomic wizard/angel guy is showing off for his lady friend by melting some giant chains. He’d probably be a bit more impressive, being lucky enough to be built like Zeus (old-looking face, young, ripped body) if he didn’t have to wear adult diapers, though.
July 5th, 2018 at 6:31 pm
Maybe the cover artist thought they said “Sikh’s column”
July 5th, 2018 at 6:44 pm
@Daard23 – Good Show Sir! [RIMSHOT]
July 6th, 2018 at 3:34 am
You can tell from the damsel’s expression what’s going through her mind:
“Sigh, how many plastic chains is he gonna melt before he realizes—I’m just not intrigued.”
July 6th, 2018 at 4:50 pm
@Daard: I second the GSS.
July 7th, 2018 at 1:07 am
Is this the “no pants dance” at least in America? Because the granny panties don’t count as pants over here. Both of them are definitely trouser-free.
@Daard23: I third the GSS!
The damsel couldn’t be less impressed. The chain melting bores her, and apparently she’s not interested in what Atomic Swami’s got in those undies either, after a too-close look.
I don’t know if we have a “bored” or “ennui” tag, but that she is.
July 7th, 2018 at 2:17 am
@GSSxN – Ah yes, the sadly underused “boredom” tag.
July 7th, 2018 at 10:02 pm
I get a very Joe Atlas vibe from the prophet/angel/fakir/sultan dude.
July 9th, 2018 at 1:20 pm
In this episode of GSS the fifth estate gives The “Sixth Column” the third degree. Two thumbs up and a partridge in a pear tree, GSS!
July 9th, 2018 at 9:57 pm
Here is another example of an artist shamelessly recycling his cover art to earn an extra buck.
July 10th, 2018 at 3:23 am
Apparently the secret sauce for melting iron is ketchup, mustard, and mayo, and lithium.
July 10th, 2018 at 6:32 am
@Tracy: It does look like this is the “after” photo, where the Atomic Swami took the bodybuilding course, and now HE’s got the babe and nobody’s gonna kick sand in his face any more! Even if he has to hit giant atoms with a pool cue!
Does the lithium atom on the front seem a bit on the nose for what should be prescribed for this?
July 10th, 2018 at 5:04 pm
@Biblio: Lol. Did you make that?
July 10th, 2018 at 5:47 pm
@Tor M—I think it was shamelessly pilfered from Chinese GSS.
July 10th, 2018 at 8:30 pm
@Tor – Yeah, but as BC sez, first I sold it to Chinese Good Show Sir and then I stole it right back.
July 11th, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Not to get all pedantic on everyone here, but that is clearly a Sikh. The way he has tied his turban and the style of his beard makes it quite obvious. Although, the Roman sandals and the Depends underwear makes me a bit cautious in making my assertion.
July 13th, 2018 at 3:34 am
Agreed that the turban and beard are clearly Sikh (as @Daard23 said at #7), but the sandals (and halo) seem to mean he’s not. For one thing, it’s a sacred knife, not a sacred pool cue, and he doesn’t have a bracelet. The undies are supposed to be modest, not showing off the package and looking more like boxer shorts.
@TW: No web, but it does say Intriuge on the blurb!
July 13th, 2018 at 5:10 pm
@GSS ex-noob I would argue that they look more like briefs.
July 13th, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Boxers or briefs? We’ve already got religious debate, so let’s not drag politics into it, too.
July 14th, 2018 at 2:16 am
Boxer briefs, then. Or what briefs looked like back at that time. In either case, they’re clinging way too tightly to be properly Sikh.
And there’s no fly front, so at least Ennui Woman will have a bit of notice when he has to pull ’em down… or perhaps she’s seen them down and that explains the ennui and his overcompensating stick?
July 14th, 2018 at 4:32 am
Doesn’t look like either boxers or briefs. More like a butt-turban.
July 14th, 2018 at 5:39 am
re. the last four posts: now I’m wondering if Superman or Batman ever get dhoti itch.
July 16th, 2018 at 7:58 pm
Yes, I think boxer briefs it is!
@Tat Wood, I think superman would be immune to any itching…he’s superman afterall! Batman would probably have developed some kind of spray (stashed nicely beside the shark repellent) to prevent any itching.
July 17th, 2018 at 4:35 am
Bat Butt Balm. (Sounds funnier than Bat Chafing Spray). Does Alfred have to clean the Batsuits after Bruce has been out there sweating and… producing other excretions in them? Ewww.
I image searched “mens’ briefs” and recommend you don’t. However, a further refinement (with Safe Search on) showed that briefs were indeed this big in that era. Jockey ads displaying enormous undies, even bigger than those. But they had Y-fronts, unlike Atomic Swami’s.
I don’t know what the olde tymey strongmen’s trunks were made of, and having learned my lesson, will Google no further.
July 18th, 2018 at 5:21 pm
Yeah, some things are better left as a mystery.
August 1st, 2018 at 3:17 am
The guy wot did this is up for a Retro Hugo this year, I just noticed today (While making frantic last minute adjustments to my ballot). Don’t know if he was responsible for the condiment-shade coloring, though. When I was on the googles, I only saw the B&W version, minus the text.
October 18th, 2021 at 9:53 am
“Wise One, are you SURE this yoga position is proper?”
“Oh, absolutely! It is the path to wisdom. Now for the Twerking of your Chakra!”