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Bellatrix Comments: Cool it Xena! It’s just a joke. You’re not going to report me to H.R., are you?
Published 1980

(Average: 5.95 out of 10)

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Mrs. McGillicuddy’s Art Direction: We need a cover fast. Paint something science-fictiony in the background of your self-portrait.

Published 1981

(Average: 8.18 out of 10)

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Müller-What-The-Fokker Goings-on

#1 Tat Wood’s Art Direction: “Look, we’re late to this whole Cyberpunk thing but I’ve got the rights to a book about a guy being stored as data. It was published twenty years ago but we can kid the nerds into thinking it’s hip and fresh. It’s a comedy but for Chrissake don’t let on.”

#2 Good Show Sir Comments: Tat lays down the challenge, but I say you can never beat the first edition. Those hardcover publishers only hire the best artists.

Published 1990, 1970

(Average: 8.48 out of 10)

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Our friend Chris Lindsay was prowling the charity shops of Edinburgh and happened upon a horde of Anthonies at the Shelter Bookshop. A little shopwindow of horrors, if you will. It is striking how “popular” Anthony covers are on Good Show Sir. So click on the images below for some hi-def terribleness and give a shout out to any titles that are particularly appalling. Think of this as a showroom for finding these covers in the wild and submit your pix of the ones we don’t already have. Cheers!

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Thanks again to Chris for sending these in!
I’m sure he bought out the store so don’t go looking for them there.

(Average: 6.46 out of 10)

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Cliquez pour retirer le mouton

It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday Productions of Time Face-off

#1 JuanPaul Comments: Young art students, do not skip figure drawing class.

#2 Good Show Sir Comments: JuanPaul sets me up for a Two-Fer Tuesday challenge.
I see your non-papillial people and raise you two boobs!

Published 1967, 1985

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(Average: 8.28 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: Apocalypse Yow.
Published 1964

(Average: 8.20 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer went to Greece and GSS didn’t even get a lousy tau-shirt. But we did get a bunch of terrible Greek book covers. I’ll turn this post (and week) over to him:

I come from Greece bearing gifts! So don’t look a Trojan Horse in the mouth. Athens has a big chain store called “Public” which is a combination of  Barnes & Noble and  Best Buy with a whole large floor of new books in Greek and English. Athens also have a few “charming” used book stores in some of the older neighborhoods. Here’s the inside view of one of them:

So here are some terrible covers, Greek-style. Sorry, but we will have to skip the authors, cover artists and publication dates. Be kind to Tag Wizard:

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Bibliomancer Comments:

1. Rising sea levels were not kind to Venice.

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2. Who knew Ghandi collected Barbies?

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3. Black Hawk up, Black Hawk down!

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4. Ce n’est pas un primate.

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5. Dracula in the language Prince Vlad would have understood.

Published whenever

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Dexter Comments: The cover of Image of the Beast blown by artist John Coulthart.
Published 2001

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(Average: 6.38 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Dude, next time you take me for a walk can you at least change out of your night clothes?
Published 1986

(Average: 6.94 out of 10)

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Nigel Comments: Pish Posh and Balderdash! Let me finish off this doobie and I’ll conjure up another curious quest tale.
“It was a dark and stormy night …”

Published 1986

GSS Admin: Here’s the original artwork. Can’t find a higher resolution though.

(Average: 7.50 out of 10)

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