Apr 30
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Frank Comments: The cover picture makes me think of folks bringing knives to a gun fight, but isn’t exactly a situation from the story, although you can see the characters there: the antagonist, the girl, the adventurer, and some of the nameless drug addicts who do the antagonist’s dirty work.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: A Merritt • Avon Books • bladed weaponry • cleavage • damsel • fire • guns • hunk • muscles • planets • spear • swords • unknown artist
Jan 07
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Scott B Comments: So we have a glowing underwater shark-riding, um, zombie Roman legionnaire? At least I assume he’s been zombified, or something. That’s a real death-stare he’s got going on there. Maybe he forgot he can’t actually breathe underwater?
Published 1980

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Tagged with: Avon Books • beast-riding • Clyde Caldwell • font problems • glow • Good Show Sir • hunk • Kenneth Bulmer • spear • strange animals
Oct 15
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: I’m still going through this in my head but surely we can have a man carrying away his damsel on a large fluffy cat beast… beast…bea…breasts! That’s it! Just make sure to have breasts on there too!
Published 1978

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Tagged with: beast-riding • capes • Chris Achilleos • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • font problems • hunk • pole weapons • space sheep • spear • Star Books • strange animals
Oct 01
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Don’s Art Direction: I want a seriously bronzed (think gallons of Man-Tan) hero on a gryphonish thing with wings growing out of his butt.
Published 1982

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Tagged with: beast-riding • bladed weaponry • bracers • capes • Daw Books • flag • Good Show Sir • horns • hunk • Keith Stillwagon • lightning • Lin Carter • long haired men • mighty moustache • muscles • once you see it • planets • pole weapons • shields • spear • strange animals • swords • Ting! • wings • wtf
Sep 28
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Hakan Comments: I picked this up in Picocon 29 in London today. Cost me a grand total of £1. Interestingly this was mainly before the hippy ages so I am not sure what they were smoking.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weaponry • collage • Fritz Leiber • Hoot von Zitzewitz • hunk • knight • muscles • sky-eyes • spear • wtf
Aug 06
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Scott B Comments: I have travel many leagues in my baroque unicorn-driven coach, accompanied by my viking-in-toga guard corps, to bring you this rare Long-Eared Pink Bust-Concealing Owl-Fox. Enjoy!
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • hunk • Leigh Brackett • spear • strange animals • unicorn • unknown artist • wtf
Mar 27
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Jaouad Comments: More proof of the ongoing Maori conquest of the universe.
Published 1987

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Tagged with: damsel • font problems • hunk • Michael Whelan • planets • space • space suit • spear • Tor Books
Nov 21
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Tom Noir Comments: It’s the little details that separate the good artists from the bad. For instance, notice the bit of man-bun sticking out from under this fellow’s fuzzy tutu. GENIUS!
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Crown Publishers • damsel • George Zebrowski • hunk • Isaac Asimov • loincloth • Michael Booth • monsters • Murray Leinster • spear • strange animals • Ting! • wtf
Jul 18
I haven’t done a mega post or an honourable mentions in a while so here we go! Here’s a collection of some special French covers sent in by Cedric and Paul. Thanks very much and I hope everyone enjoys them!
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Cedric Comments: Here is a wonderfully psychedelic and disturbing cover. This is before Photoshop, in the late 70s/early 80s.
Published 1977
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Cedric Comments: Note the strange animal at the front, confused about whether it should be a polar bear, an unicorn or some kind of big eagle. Or maybe a big confused cat, judging by the claws? And of course you can find a lightly clad lady in the back, requested by the marketing department to boost sales.
Published 1982
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Cedric Comments: There is something highly disturbing about these little hairy folks.
Published 1990
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Paul’s Art Direction: Mutants have eyes. This is an anthology of mutant stories that means lots of eyes in fact so many eyes you could float on them, do it!
Published 1974
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Paul’s Art Direction: Make everything droopy!
Published 1972

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weaponry • cleavage • cloaks • damsel • evil • Fleuve Noir Books • font problems • Frank Dartal • hunk • Le Masque Books • Livre De Poche Books • magic • Marrabout Books • mega post • my head aplode • Pocket Books • spear • strange animals • unknown artist • wtf
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