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Kevin Comments: After centuries of being subjected to ridiculous Christmas and Halloween outfits, the feline race finally gets it revenge….in space.
Published 1979

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Matt Comments: Found in a bookstore in Portland, Maine. Came so close to buying this.
Published 1992

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Joachim Comments: Even this Captain Kirk clone wouldn’t run after that alien woman….  The crazy yellow acorn headed face must be compelling him.
Published 1968

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Man of the Mountains Comments: So, we talk about mystery, mystery reader buy lots of paperbacks.  How do we get the science fantasy people — what are the names of some of the popular magazines?
Published 1950

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Chris D Jr. Comments: If subtle clues such as the title of the book and the gun held by the bubble-helmeted, caped character on the front cover weren’t enough, the designer has managed to sneak in an oh-so-subtle name tag as a hint to the vigilant observer that the character on the front is probably ‘Gunner Cade’. Probably…
Published 1966

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Art Direction: We’ll have some guy looking like he’s in a furtistic space disco being attacked by a giant man with a glowing forehead. Why, you ask? Well, we all know psychic powers are clearly symbolised by a lens flare. Just like every sword is reflecting a magical light from somewhere making it go… TING!
Published 1983

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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Stevens! We have a problem.  ’Demon Muskrat Vixens,’ just came back from the printers with a picture of some giant cube on the cover.  What happened to that crazy ass piece we originally commissioned for it?!
Published 1993

Many thanks to Tom!

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David Comments: Eric Brighteyes by H Rider Haggard (1891) was set in the Viking Age. I have no idea where he found the bikini babe, ray gun or early model Bluetooth headset.
Published 1978

Vikings had lasers… right?
Many thanks to David!

Happy New Year!

So, just wanted to do a little sum up of a few of the best covers we have posted and some personal favourites of the Good Show Sir staff. Just kidding, we don’t have staff, more like some sort of trained animal that has been taught how to sit correctly and not bite the children.

First, just a couple of thanks.   To JustinLeego who faithfully does all the tags for the covers, finds out who the artist is and corrects any spelling/grammer errors I make about six hours after I post it.  And to CSA, who endured an entire afternoon with me searching through the shelves of three second hand book shops over Christmas. We have quite the collection of covers to add to the site!

And thanks again to those who visit us here. We love to hear from anyone who comes along, so feel free to comment and you will be welcomed with sarcastic undertones!

One of our favourite covers:

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Another favourite:

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Personal Favourite:

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Most under-rated cover, as voted for by CSA:

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World gets destroyed by large alien disco balls firing lasers.  Lasers that create nuclear explosions. Then we’ll have some women in a tight shirt, unbuttoned just enough to tease our readers.  And like every other cover out there, she’ll be completely ignoring the fact that there is a mammoth nuclear explosion going off in the background.  Women, eh?