Good Show Sir

May 13

Alice Comments: Upon graduation from the Unknown Artist Institute you have unlimited opportunities as an unpaid intern in the movie poster field.

Published 1978

(Average: 5.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • floating head • font problems • little people • mushroom cloud • Roger Zelazny • Sphere Books • Star Wars reference • sweet ride • Unknown Artist Institute

May 12

When Voiha Wakes

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'Move it luteboy ... my leg is falling asleep' Click for larger image

Good Show Sir Comments: When Voiha Wakes … he’ll be missing a kidney.

Published 1983

(Average: 8.40 out of 10)

Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • dude • he's dead Jim • Joy Chant • loincloth • lute • moon • mountains • Steve Weston • Unicorn Unwin Paperbacks

May 11

The New AToms’ Bombshell

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That's what happens when you play with bats Click for larger image

Rick Deckard Comments: Pennant Fever … catch it!

Published 1980

(Average: 9.00 out of 10)

Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • ball • baseball cap • font problems • H.R. Van Dongen • helmet • little people • Robert Browne • sports • stadium

May 07

As It Is Written

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As It Is Painted Click for larger image

Good Show Sir Comments: I am only going to use the space sheep for J’ai Lu tit covers. This is a work of art. But I’m not convinced Krupowicz can draw feet.

Published 1982

(Average: 7.83 out of 10)

Tagged with: books on the covers of books • Clark Ashton Smith • De Lysle Ferree Cass • Donald M. Grant Publisher • dude • glow • horns • hourglass • lion • people with tails • R.J. Krupowicz • sexytime • starkers • weird pecs • WTF

May 06

Bright and Shining Tiger

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Missed cover art opportunity; she should be riding a Unicorn! Click for larger image

Dr Bob Comments: I’m pretty sure her horse is a statue.

Published 1988

(Average: 7.17 out of 10)

Tagged with: B.S. • castle • Claudia J. Edwards • damsel • Headline books • horses • lightning • little people • perspective problems • tigers

May 05

Honourable Mentions 21

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She's an exchange student, just returned from the University of Kentucky Knuckle Girls

'Believe me, paperback covers are how all the top models start out' Gang Girls

The Female Legion of Damn You're Looking Good! Guerrilla Girls

On this tour you'll be signing copies at the finest strip clubs in Lancashire Promotion Tour

Good Show Sir Comments: GSS Superfan Reggie M. (who prefers to keep a low profile) sent in these fine examples of literature printed by the New English Library back in the 70s. We here at GSS are familiar with the terrible sci-fi cover art overachievers at N.E.L. See here.

But N.E.L. is also know among paperback aficiandos for their sleazy girl covers. These here show the exciting lifestyle choices of a comely English lass who starts out as a fist-fighting brawler, graduates to shiv-lady in her local gang, then a Patty Hearst terrorist clone, before moving into a steady day job in the publishing business as a naked copy editor.

I am sure these attractive young misses are all quite proper British grannies now and remember fondly their previous modeling careers. So let’s reward them all with a Good Show Sir Honourable Mention.

Published 1970s

(Average: 8.67 out of 10)

Tagged with: artist? you're kidding me • bladed weapons • damsel • fight club • fists of fury • Harry Whittington • Honourable Mentions • machine gun • Maisie Mosco • New English Library • Richard Allen • starkers • Terry Harknett