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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
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
September 14th, 2011 at 9:01 am
Blimey. Monster cloud cat. I know the lady is the main subject, but the cat-fog thing from the winged planet steals the show.
September 14th, 2011 at 9:09 am
Brylcreemtastic!
September 14th, 2011 at 9:52 am
I don’t think your fur coat is dead yet, lady!
September 14th, 2011 at 10:02 am
And that’s why James Bond never goes to Saturn anymore.
September 14th, 2011 at 10:49 am
Is it me, or is she balding on the right side of her head only?
Either way, that widows peak makes her look like Ray Reardon’s sister.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:58 am
I presume Edison Tesla Marshall writes some pretty shocking stories.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I don’t recall Miss de Vries or Mr. Cruse describing the cloud cat like that…there seem to be a lot more teeth, and a lot less muscle and bone.
September 14th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
It’s Hugo Weaving as Elrond! In drag!
September 14th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Surely the first recorded appearance of a Vulcan. Actually, quite a decent cover. The back cover could go further: they used “amazing” and “astounding” but they missed “thrilling wonder”.
September 15th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Ironically, most SF book cover designs ARE “a shot in the dark.”
September 17th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Must get me some of this “new kind of reading thrill” – before they make it illegal.
September 19th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
“Hand over that cat-fur coat, or I’ll shoot you in the boob!”
June 27th, 2016 at 11:39 am
Shot in the heart, and you’re to blame
You give elves a bad name
November 18th, 2022 at 3:55 pm
A different kind of Namor.
November 18th, 2022 at 4:57 pm
Those of us reading The Lion back in the 60s will suddenly realise what The Spider’s dark secret was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spider_(British_comics)#:~:text=. No wonder he defeated Batman https://downthetubes.net/when-batman-got-knocked-off-and-encountered-british-comics-the-spider-along-the-way/
Everyone else will be thinking ‘that’s not Inspecteur Clouseau’.
November 18th, 2022 at 5:22 pm
“From now on, _you’re_ going to be the one to clean up the kitty litter!”
I have a copy of that! Disintegrating, admittedly. Cheap old glue…
November 18th, 2022 at 5:53 pm
@15 – Tat
Ears AND nose. I don’t know if this has any correlation to other body parts, or whether there is some kind of cancellation effect.
I think The Spider definitely deserves a Ra Ra Rasputin homage youtube video.
November 18th, 2022 at 7:41 pm
(The original poster for this cover.) Bare in mind that this was published in 1950. One of the earliest SF collections, though the first (that I ever owned, at least) was from 1943.
November 18th, 2022 at 11:56 pm
I’m getting a real John Waters/Divine vibe from this one, and the back cover is a hoot – I’m looking at your “yarns”…
Also spied Songs of the Stars on the shelf behind the back cover… 3 covers of said book have been roasted on GSS – no mean feat…
November 19th, 2022 at 3:24 am
@Emster: Definitely Waters-esque.
They kinda got F&SF in there. But are these weird tales?
This is rather well-lit for supposedly being in the dark. Lefty there would have to be totally incompetent to miss at that range with that lighting.