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Phil Comments: Why John, you are so odd that I must hide behind these conveniently positioned but otherwise random spikes. But at least you’ve noticed me, which makes you not quite as odd as you used to be back in the days of: Odd John.

Published 1959

(Average: 8.22 out of 10)

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Published 1972

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Published 1980

Whitney Comments: I’m sending in two different covers of the same book. They are both wretched.

(Average: 8.58 out of 10)

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Tom’s Art Direction: Listen you lot, it’s supposed to be a DRAGON. This just looks like some sort of blue lizard. It needs more pointy bits! Don’t come back until you’ve absolutely peppered that thing with spikes. Oh, and draw the world’s most awkward swordsman beside it, you know, for human interest.
Published 1985

(Average: 6.87 out of 10)

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MisterBOB’s Art Direction: OK, Girls like Horses! Lets just put two horse’s /unicorns in suggestive poses, with the usual purple colours and oh make one of them glow! And wings, gotta have wings!
Published 1987

(Average: 6.54 out of 10)

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Jen Comments: All I can say is, anyone who actually bought this for the cover is going to be VERY disappointed.
Published 2010

(Average: 4.27 out of 10)

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Eleanor Comments: A book with the awesome title ‘Get Off the Unicorn’ features a . . . dragon?
Published 1977

(Average: 5.50 out of 10)

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Scot’s Art Direction: For this one we’re going dystopian agony. So, nuclear explosion! And a prison wall with people falling from it to their deaths, but get this, the wall is also a screaming face! With an eyeball being stabbed by a needle! That’s the stuff.
Published 1979

(Average: 8.49 out of 10)

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Danielle’s Art Direction: Draw a masquerade party on Mars, but don’t draw too many Martians in it. It’ll speak to the commonality between us and Martians. Why are you laughing?
Published 1979

(Average: 4.23 out of 10)

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Adam Comments: Odd looking cat woman in a pink leotard wielding a power drill – check!Hunky blonde hero-type – check!Robot that shoots NyQuil capsules from it’s fingers – check!
Published 1985

(Average: 8.28 out of 10)

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Joachim Comments: A boy with a weird pseudo-beard in turtleneck gyroscoping in space…
Published 1980

(Average: 8.24 out of 10)

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