Click for full imageGood Show Sir’s Art Direction: A tasteful way to cover up male nudity? I know what you mean… how about we cover up his nudity with a naked women on her knees, in front of his “blade!” What? How is that even remotely sexist!? Oh…. well… do it anyway.
Published 1969
Many thanks to Travis G!
See also: Looters of Tharn
Update: The Cover My Ass crew has a podcast reviewing “Jewel of Tharn”. Check it out:
In Ep 37 of Cover My Ass, “Jeffrey Lord’s Best Book Ever”:https://t.co/O67V3NKe4J
The Church has banned books, beauty, and bare buns!
Dick Blade and his magic singing spear must save their nudist colony from the encroaching Crusaders who wish to crush their peaceful ways. pic.twitter.com/IMJH3vS4BE
— Cover My Ass · Podcast (@covermyasscast) September 12, 2019
(Average: 8.36 out of 10)
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October 23rd, 2013 at 10:10 am
The blurbs… wow… he fights robots naked!?!
Hero-GOD of the female dominated society…. shesssh
October 23rd, 2013 at 10:15 am
“Under attack! Must concentrate! Oh dear.”
Female dominated, but apparently not clothes dominated. But definitely ego dominated. I never thought he looked like that from his voiceover work.
October 23rd, 2013 at 10:20 am
“An outer dimension where the women have no legs”
October 23rd, 2013 at 10:22 am
And is Ofjedd a quasi autonomous regulatory body?
Like Offgem, Offwat…
October 23rd, 2013 at 11:13 am
Is the target demographic…
A) Card-carrying nudists
B) Socially awkward male teenagers
C) Very strange women
D) All of the above
…?
October 23rd, 2013 at 11:50 am
Right cover: ‘Darling, there’s a war going on behind you.’
‘Shush, I’m busy looking bold.’
The artist of the right cover tried to hide that the male model had a pot belly. 😉
October 23rd, 2013 at 12:32 pm
That’s some two-fisted male reading entertainment.
Was the photographer in the book shop holding the camera in his mouth?
October 23rd, 2013 at 1:09 pm
@A.R.Yngwe: re point 1 – where would they carry them?
October 23rd, 2013 at 2:28 pm
I was going to suggest that Jeffrey Lord had posed for the cover himself, as he did for the cover of I, Narcissist, but then I discovered that “Jeffrey Lord” is actually a pseudonym for about two dozen house hacks (w/ all due respect) who churn out these Blade books. Some of the “real” names are noteworthy: Nemo Sandman (zzzz), Didier Le Gais (urp, pardon) and that old French redskin Jacques Chéraqui.
There are just worlds within worlds once one stumbles through the magick rabbit hole that is GSS!
October 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 pm
So by ‘female dominated’ they actually mean females who like to be dominated? And my oh my if that isn’t just the best name for a hero in the history of like forever!
“Who are you naked man? ”
” The name’s Blade. Dick Blade. ”
Although that may not be the way you’d want to introduce yourself to the ladies.
Then again, considering the positioning of the ladies, and the fact that he’s naked, and yet the ladies are ignoring his naughty bits, his ‘name’ may very well be all he has to impress them with.
October 23rd, 2013 at 3:42 pm
I feel that no comments I could make here would possibly be appropriate for a family site.
October 23rd, 2013 at 6:23 pm
I believe Einstein did posit a theory on the probability of clothing-optional dimensions.
October 23rd, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Richard Blade? Jeffrey Lord? Who are these two people, and why does one of them get much bigger billing?
Background ape-man on the left is saying “Oooooh!”
October 23rd, 2013 at 7:26 pm
Welcome back to the programme. We’re opening up the telephone lines, and your e-mails and Twitter are always welcome. Is the caller there?
Hello? I’m here.
Lou, from St. Louis, is joining us today. How are you today then, Lou?
Well, Mr. With, I just want to say I am sick and tired of these illegal immigrants taking jobs away from us hard-working Americans.
What’s on your mind, Lou? If I may ask?
Well, Mr. With, just yesterday I seen Richard Blade walkin’ around with a couple of floozies on his man parts. And I know, one of ’em was from Dimension X, and another of ’em was from a female dominated society in an outer dimension! And what I want to know is, why are these tramps takin’ away payin’ jobs from AMERICAN citizens?
Well, Lou, I’m sure that’s a question we’re all asking ourselves. Thanks very much for calling in.
Thank you!
October 23rd, 2013 at 7:36 pm
These covers just keep on giving.
“For God’s sakes Blade, stop waving your chopper around!”
“Blade flexed his arms and took a firm grip of his weapon”
“Blade woke with a start. He’d had that dream again. The one where he turned up to the battle with the apes only to realise he was naked”
October 23rd, 2013 at 7:40 pm
@Bibliomancer
lol! Maybe this is an indication that google glass is making an off screen appearance on GSS?
October 23rd, 2013 at 8:00 pm
LOL!! This cant be for real is it?? HOW does this ever get published??
Richard Blade thought bubble: “DAMN those ape-men why do they always show up at the worst times?”
Richard Blade thought bubble #2: “Hard to life sword….no blood in brain…me name…..Richard?”
Richard Blade: “I love you Veronica!”
Betty the Beautiful: “My name is Bettty”
Richard Blade: “Yah whatever…”
Veronica: “Is this really how people say hello on your world?”
Richard Blade: “Yes Betty, i wouldnt lie to you baby.”
Veronica: “My name is Veronica”
Richard Blade: “What to know how we say thank you?”
October 24th, 2013 at 3:52 am
Be fair now, people. What you are looking at are Richard Blade and his cojoined twin. The misfortunate siblings have had to fight their way through a life of ridicule, fear, and extreme awkwardness.
October 24th, 2013 at 4:35 am
A planet where women evolved from whippets?
October 24th, 2013 at 8:55 am
“The name is Stark. Stark Neckidd.”
October 24th, 2013 at 11:20 am
“The name is Buck. Buck Nayket.â€
October 24th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
“The name is Blade. Blade Punner.”
October 24th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
One frosty morning… and I’ll guarantee those ladies won’t think Captain Naked looks all that impressive. Know what I mean?
October 28th, 2013 at 12:02 am
I guess the author’s name is appropriate. I take one look at these covers and think, “Oh, Lord…”
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Liberator of Jedd? That girl doesn’t look like a Jedd to me. A Marsha maybe…
In the Jewel of Tharn it looks like the girl is saying “Um Richard, honey…You might want to point that spear the other way. The battle is going on behind you.”
January 4th, 2014 at 7:50 pm
@bibliomancer, Probably an autotimer and a very precisely timed camera throw.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:09 am
A world where men shave their armpits!
STYLIST OF THARN
August 27th, 2015 at 12:56 am
The way those women are clutching the hero, plus the nakedness of everyone involved, just leads me to say one thing: How in the names of the gods did THAT get approved as cover art?
January 27th, 2016 at 12:56 am
Three civilizations–ape, human, robot, plant–four civilizations–ape, human, robot, plant, mushroom–amongst the civilizations are such diverse elements as ape, human, robot, plant, mushroom, anime–I’ll come in to Dimension X again.
January 29th, 2016 at 2:27 pm
Anna T. asked:
“How in the names of the gods did THAT get approved as cover art?”
– Well, let’s just say there’s an ongoing secret war between Furries, Nudists and gun enthusiasts going on in the SF publishing community, and 1969 was a good year for the Nudist faction.
February 1st, 2017 at 12:19 am
The tragic life of a man who keeps suffering coitus interruptus.
February 1st, 2017 at 8:19 am
L. Hey ape man, my sword is up here
R. His aim will not be affected at all by any distractions
February 4th, 2017 at 1:55 pm
@Anna T and A.R.Yngve. Also, it probably reflects the contents, since everyone is naked on all the other “Blade” covers, too…
…and my god, I only just realised. Naked Blade. It’s- it’s a pun! The entire series!
February 4th, 2017 at 10:30 pm
@RachelJ:
O. M. G.
The only thing that could make Dick Blade worse. Puns.
(Since we know he’s not a gay blade.)
February 4th, 2017 at 11:13 pm
@GSS Moll: I do beg your pardon?
February 5th, 2017 at 1:38 am
Okay, he’s a Bi Blade!
(And an exhibitionist)
February 7th, 2017 at 2:34 am
@FearOfMusic (#10): So by ‘female dominated’ they actually mean females who like to be dominated?
Having read the book I can say that you have pretty much hit the nail on the head. Because obviously any female-dominated society would be waiting for a man to come sex them up and save them from the ravening hoardes.
February 7th, 2017 at 3:40 am
Regarding the two covers we’ve seen: which is worse, naked Dick facing off against bipedal gorillas, or miniskirt Dick roistering with a baboon in a Viking hat?
September 12th, 2019 at 5:15 pm
Check out the Cover My Ass podcast, Dick Blade edition:
https://twitter.com/covermyasscast/status/1172033088542707712