Jun 22

Good Show Sir comments: Wait until you see how nasty the caboose looks.
Published 1983

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Tagged with: Ace Books • elephants • L. Sprague De Camp • Paul Alexander • trains
Aug 04
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Max Bathroom Comments: Even the tree looks embarrassed…
Published 1991

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Tagged with: blood • devil's dumplings • face tree • font problems • Jeff Willis • Legend Books • roses • snake people • Tanith Lee
Feb 27
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Tor Mented Art Direction: “Here’s my wife’s glamour-studio photo. Turn it into a painting. You’ll have a generic cover, and I’ll have an anniversary gift. Two birds, one stone.”
Published 1994

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Tagged with: Ace Books • big hair • damsel • Dawn Wilson • dog • font problems • glamour • Robin McKinley
Aug 30
We have here a trio of Honourable Mentions since these are e-books and technically not being photographed sitting in our sweaty hands. But the “publisher” Phoenix Pick informs us that you can own an actual dead-tree book version of the same. The odds are vanishingly small that any book versions of these titles would ever be found in what few book stores still exist. So let’s have our fun with these e-book pix nicked from the Intertubes. I see some vestige of an artist signature on one of these. Go figure. But none of my usual sources gives any hint who they might be. So Unknown Artist Institute it is.
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Good Show Sir Comments:
1. He-man and Cat-in-the-Hat take on flaming Gummi-Bear monster.
2. Stop wearing the chamois, son. I’ve got to dry the car.
3. Don’t think you’re setting a foot outside wearing that strapping outfit!
Published 2012

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • boats • books on the covers of books • damsel • Dancing Gods Series • dude • fairy • fire • Honourable Mentions • Jack L. Chalker • muscles • old-timer • Phoenix Pick • strange creature • strapping outfit • top hat • Unknown Artist Institute • waistcoat
Nov 07
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Titan’s Daughter Special
Good Show Sir Comments: a.k.a. The Incredible Shrinking Scientist!
Published 1961, 1963
- Thanks to Marge for sending one in!

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Tagged with: Barye Phillips • BEHIND YOU! • Berkley Books • cleavage • damsel • flying • Four Sqaure Books • James Blish • little people • modesty-preserving hair • SCIENCE! • starkers • two-fer
Oct 17
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – A. Merritt Avon Special
Tag Wizard Comments:
I’m debating whether to add a naked-blonde-with-pointy-weapon tag.
Is there another candidate cover here?
Published 1951
Thanks to The Baron for sending these in!

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Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • big hair • chains • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • fat guy • non-papillial person • spikes • stairway to heaven • starkers • tasteful smoke • two-fer • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 19
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Bibliomancer Comments: What’s an astronaut gotta do to get some tail on this planet?
Published 1962

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • damsel • J.F. Bone • Mitchell Hooks • people with tails • space ship • starkers • strange creature
Aug 25
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Charles Comments: Evil princess likes her flirts in skirts.
Published 1981

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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • big hair • booties • Carousel Books • cleavage • crotch armor • damsel • dude • font problems • male skirts • Mark Walden • Pecoraro • rocket
Aug 18
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Bibliomancer Comments: They Walked Like Men. But a trained eye can tell the difference.
Published 1963

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Tagged with: balls • cane • Clifford D. Simak • Doubleday Books • dress for success • dude • Lawrence Ratzkin • SFBC • top hat • WTF
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