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Click for larger imageGood Show Sir Comments: I think Emsh took “Castaways in space …” a bit too literally.
Published 1964
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Good Show Sir Comments: I think Emsh took “Castaways in space …” a bit too literally.
Published 1964
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July 20th, 2017 at 11:13 am
♫♪♫ It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that Ting!
(doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah) ♫♪♫
July 20th, 2017 at 1:19 pm
♫♪♫ How can we stab while the world keeps burning?
July 20th, 2017 at 1:51 pm
A surprising amount of boobage for 1964. Couldn’t Emsh do modesty hair.
July 20th, 2017 at 2:16 pm
They’re in space… there are cities in floating bubbles… and yet the fashion is loincloths and spears??
July 20th, 2017 at 2:28 pm
It was 1964, when pseudo surf culture was sweeping the nation.Though I don’t remember Annette Funicello going topless
and no, i’m not dating myself, that movie was old by the time I was born 😛
July 20th, 2017 at 2:30 pm
The moment of truth when it becomes clear someone’s trying to rig the game of space strip poker.
July 20th, 2017 at 2:32 pm
There is clearly a light source, maybe several, yet these castaways cast absolutely no shadows. Hmmmm . . . .
July 20th, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate… in Space! What happens when the husband returns unexpectedly! In space! With his “secretary”! In space!
In, er, space…! Space is what I’m saying.
July 20th, 2017 at 3:03 pm
burning desires in space -Stab, survive, dance and show light😜
July 20th, 2017 at 3:17 pm
Lifeforce ’64. A William Castle/Russ Meyer production.
July 20th, 2017 at 4:04 pm
“Hey Dave, you know when we’re out stabbing people in space, do you…. do you ever fear the fruits of victory?”
“Oh, I’m so relieved to hear you say that! I thought I was the only one.”
July 20th, 2017 at 4:07 pm
@Yoss—well you know it’s so hard to get really good fruit these days, what with all the GMOs and all.
July 20th, 2017 at 4:59 pm
“Doctor, I feel a stabbing pain and a burning pain between my balls…”
“Ah, that explains why you weren’t wearing any trousers in the waiting room.”
July 20th, 2017 at 5:01 pm
Ah ha! I thought I had seen that burning sphere before!
July 20th, 2017 at 6:05 pm
I suppose anyone wearing a shirt and trousers would seem superhuman to these people.
July 20th, 2017 at 6:28 pm
Can they breathe in space, or something? Because that’s what this cover implies.
Which would also explain the lack of spacesuits, come to think of it.
July 20th, 2017 at 7:11 pm
Sick Transit Cooper Edmundi
July 20th, 2017 at 7:21 pm
@Raoul – I added Tiny Ting!
“God bless us every one!”
July 21st, 2017 at 10:17 am
@B. Chiclitz #7. They’re standing on space-fire. There’s nothing for them to cast shadows on.
July 21st, 2017 at 11:41 am
@TW: It’s like witnessing the birth of a new star…
July 21st, 2017 at 2:30 pm
I do so want to believe this accurately depicts a scene from the book.
July 21st, 2017 at 4:19 pm
Is this a giant jelly bean??
July 22nd, 2017 at 3:28 am
How is the space-fire holding them up? How are they breathing?
And isn’t this “non-papillial person” to the max?
July 22nd, 2017 at 3:51 pm
So, loincloth Ken is going to spear G.I. Joe (with Kung-Fu grip) to keep him from ravaging/stabbing Medusa Barbie, while Malibu Barbie does an interpretive dance in the background, when she really should stop, drop, and roll–seeing as her hair seems to be on fire. It’s good when cover artists use models–even tiny plastic ones.
July 22nd, 2017 at 4:31 pm
@RachelJ—I see. But then shouldn’t the fire be casting shadows on them?
July 22nd, 2017 at 4:36 pm
Medusa Barbie: Malibu Barbie, you bimbo! I told you to spray extra layers of Mattel Special Barbie Flame Retardant® on your hair!
July 22nd, 2017 at 5:24 pm
Early 60s British novel so potential sequels include ‘Luton’, ‘Bedford’, ‘Commer’ and ‘Thames’.
July 23rd, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Oh goodness, this is going to hurt. His auto-targeting has keyed on to the top of the cover and he’ll miss by a mile.
July 23rd, 2017 at 1:02 pm
@BC: there’s some kind of shadows being cast, as the moon is in a partial eclipse. But what’s casting them from where?
July 24th, 2017 at 1:08 pm
Are we sure this is fire and not the fluorescent hair of a furry gonk?
July 25th, 2017 at 12:23 am
It does look a lot like Troll doll hair, fastened to and streaming out behind EMSH ball down left. It might be a whole lot of fluorescent acrylic doll hair.
This doesn’t clear up why they’re loinclothed and fighting with spears.
Along with “non-papillial”, I’m thinking “weird pecs”. Loincloth Ken just ain’t right, chestally.
January 12th, 2018 at 9:33 am
Editor: “I had this weird dream last night. Flames in space, naked people… I want you to paint that and we’ll slap it onto the cover of our next release.”
Artist: “But why?”
Editor: “Publishing business… you wouldn’t understand!”