Apr 29
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Phil’s Art Direction: That’s the Bradbury story about an android grandmother, isn’t it? A sweet, family tale? Right, so let’s have either a muscle man or a horse on the cover. Better yet, a muscle man who IS a horse. And so ripped, that even his muscles have muscle men on them. On a wraparound cover.
Published in 1972
Outstanding! Good Show Phil!

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Tagged with: Centaur! • Corgi Books • dude • Good Show Sir • horses • muscles • Nebular • Ray Bradbury • recursive cover • wraparound cover • WTF
Mar 07
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Mr Cliftopher Comments: I can only guess that the only available artist was a 5 year old with some brand new crayons.
Published 1967
aka The Stars My Destination
Many thanks to the Cliftopher!

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Tagged with: Alan Aldridge • Alfred Bester • anthropomorphism • bow-tie • cat people • dude • font problems • Penguin Science Fiction • strange creature • Ting! • WTF
Apr 04
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Charles Art Direction: “Under no circumstance put a unicorn on the cover”.
Published 1970

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • Andre Norton • cat people • damsel • eye-yi-yi • nip slip • Philip Castle • Tandem Books • WTF
Mar 02
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Ever taken something that’s made you feel like you have become part car driving the wrong way while a burning phoenix holds your eyes open? No? Well take this and draw my friend! DRAW!
Published 1973
Many thanks to Foster!

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Tagged with: bird • cars • Don Punchatz • dude • fire • giant bird • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • John Jakes • starkers • Warner Books • WTF
Jan 28
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Good Show Sir Comments: For such a big car, you would think it would have more headroom.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: Barry N. Malzberg • bikini • cars • Charles Moll • damsel • detachable head • dude • Pocket Books • road • sweet ride • WTF
Jun 28
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Skipweasel Comments: Is it an inflamed uvula? Is it diseased coral? Is it something the graphic artist found in Friday’s coffee mug on Monday morning? NO! It’s – er – utterly unrelated to anything on this planet or Mars as far as I can tell.
Published 1965

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Tagged with: Isaac Asimov • once you see it • Panther Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 23
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Joachim Comments: In case you didn’t notice, there’s a purpleĀ fetus in anamnioticplastic bag above my melting face.
Published 1968

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Tagged with: crucifix • damsel • David Davies • half a face • I'm melting! • Philip K. Dick • Sphere Books • WTF
Nov 03
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Terry’s Art Direction: The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about a cure for cancer is – naked chicks! I want you to put in 4 naked women and have their heads blowing up and an Albino man’s corpse emerging from them. Think you can do that? I know it’s a stretch, but . . .
Published 1976
I give this one Michael Crawford!
Many thanks to Terry!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • david bowie • devil's dumplings • Michael Moorcock • monsters • Patrick Woodroffe • Quartet Books • skulls a-poppin' • strange creature • tentacles • WTF
Apr 16
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Scott B’s Art Direction: Flesh lattice of exponential identical startled heads!
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • BEHIND YOU! • dude • John Holmes • recursive cover • T.L. Sherred • WTF
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