Nov 25
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There comes a time in a person’s life when they see something so beautiful that it brings tears to their eyes. Space ships, laser rifles, power backpacks,France being destroyed and of course, the mighty lizardman with a mohawk. People will cry my friend, people will cry for hours.
Thanks to CSA!
(I’m off for the next couple of days so no more updates till next week. Enjoy!)
– Good Show Sir

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Tagged with: aeroplanes • anthropomorphism • Colonization series • explosion • frickin laser beams • Good Show Sir • gun • Harry Turtledove • Hodder & Staughton • lizard • lizard people • mohawk • monument • once you see it • Steve Stone
Aug 18
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Mary Comments: Accompanied by the long lost monkey cousin of Scuba Horse?
Published 1982
You might remember this from here.

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Tagged with: blood • bubble helmet • cross • flowers • Good Show Sir • jazz hands • Melvyn Grant • monkeys • mountains • neo-jesus • once you see it • Panther Books • Philip José Farmer • planets • space • strange creature • WTF
Sep 21
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Joachim Comments: It’s one of these covers where words simply fail to describe the horrors at play — the garish colors cavorting among mutated humanoid shapes (Malcolm McDowell?) and what can only be a doe-eyed, disembodied, (potentially) cuddly dragon spirit monkey…
Published 1986

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Tagged with: aliens • damsel • dude • Josephine Saxton • magic • Melinda Gebbie • strange creature • Womens Press Science Fiction • WTF
Aug 19
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Good Show Sir Comments: And now on the BBC, everyone’s favourite children’s cartoon, The Magic Evil Clown Devil Ghost Funny Crocodile Man. Warning, some viewers may find that certain scenes scar them for life.
Published 1967
Many thanks to Darren T for sending this in!

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Tagged with: Alan Aldridge • clown • crocogator • daemons • dude • evil • font problems • horns • jazz hands • Penguin Science Fiction • puffy shirt • recursive cover • spats • strange creature • surrealist imagery • Theodore Sturgeon • WTF
Mar 03
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Good Show Sir Comments: There was a small misunderstanding when he asked his friend to go bear hunting.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: bear • bird • damsel • Dell Books • dude • giant • gun • hunkbutt • portal to another world • Robert F. Jones • Roger Hane • starkers • WTF
May 01
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HOLY mother of HADES I have it! Ready? How about a big muscled LEOPARD MAN! Holding his rifle and roaaaaaaring off to one side….. YAWHAAT!?!? No I don’t want to see his leopard genitals! Put in him some futuristic combat armor, but no leggings.. his crotch is right there!!! God can only dream of how good this will be……
also known as Prescription For Chaos
(This is special! Have a great Bank Holiday weekend! Well, for those in the UK! 🙂 )

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • Baen Books • cat people • Christopher Anvil • Clyde Caldwell • Eric Flint • fantastical rock star • Good Show Sir • inadequate armor • lynx people • once you see it • stallone pose
Apr 14
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Scot B’s Art Direction: OK, I see a redheaded woman wearing overalls, but still half-naked, being gnawed on by ghost wolves while a dragon explodes from her crotch. The dragon’s chasing a guy with a flaming orange on his jumpsuit. And a purple polka-dotted gnome fortune-teller! It’s a masterpiece I tell you! What’s that, you say the name of the book is what? Well, just throw a spiderweb around everything, that’ll work.
Published 1980

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Tagged with: artist in the comments • baldy bad man • busy hands • cleavage • damsel • dragon • dude • evil • John M. Ford • lizards • magic • once you see it • playing cards • Pocket Books • spiral • strange creature • strapping outfit • Terrance Lindall • Web of Intruige! • wolf • WTF
Oct 27
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Danielle Comments: The title phrase says – One man against a wonder planet. Yeah. I wonder why these guys are dressed like some weird bird-fetish group. I wonder why one is holding a ray gun, while the rest have swords. I wonder why they have to have a bird emblazoned on their chest. I guess it’s in case someone misses the fact that they’re full grown men dressed as giant birds
Published 1963
Many thanks to Danielle!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • Andre Norton • bird hairdo • bird people • bladed weapons • blow dryer gun • dude • Jack Gaughan • planets • sword
Mar 28
Oh yes! It’s the Easter weekend and that can only mean one thing, some honourable mentions! These have been sent in to us and oh boy they are simply amazing!
So enjoy the covers and have an excellent long weekend (if you get one!) And once again thanks to all who send in covers and comment on the site. You gals and guys are all amazing, also you keep my grammar correct and my tags sensible!
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Tat Wood Comments: it was published in 1970 and tells of all the different ways the Earth will end by 2000 AD (although one would be enough). As we are now a dozen years beyond the Best Before date does it now count as fiction? A bit? Sort of?
Published 1970
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Laura Comments: I came across this book in a used book store and I was hoping that the badly-drawn tough old guys would fit on Good Show Sir.
Published 2007
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Jaouad’s Art Direction: Let’s see… Pynchonesque, Burroughsian, Robert Anton Wilson-like… Oh, I know! Tim from Marketing has a girlfriend who does exotic dancing, right? See if you can get her to pose. Ask her to bring one of her pets. Yes, I know the author will want in on this… I’ll think of something.
Published 1996

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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • evil children • explosion • Good Show Sir • Gordon Rattray Taylor • gun • Hawthorne Vance • Honourable Mentions • Panther Books • Paul Di Filippo • shotgun • snake • space sheep • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jul 15
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Brian’s Art Direction: What makes vampires scary? Exactly: it’s their lack of proportion. It’s their slightly big heads and taste for late-80s haircuts. Imagine a vampiress Bonnie Tyler. Get to it.
Published 1989
Many thanks to Brian!

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Tagged with: Algernon Blackword • Arthur Conan Doyle • bats • damsel • Equation Books • M.R. James • moon • Richard Dalby • robes • skulls a-poppin' • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • vampires
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