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May 24

Mark E. Comments: We have a book here about a climate induced apocalypse. Stock image of a skull used on countless horror anthologies? That’ll do.
Published 1972

(Average: 5.78 out of 10)

Tagged with: New English Library • Robert A. Heinlein • shiny • skulls a-poppin' • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

Mar 24

Ring of Violence

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Boyd takes on the Catsuit Army Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Oh. I thought you said “Ring of Violins.” Never mind. — Roseanne Roseannadanna
Published 1969

(Average: 7.94 out of 10)

Tagged with: arch • Avon Books • bayonets • bikini • Bob Foster • catsuit • corpse mountain • damsel • Douglas R. Mason • dude • helmet • hunkbutt • muscles • ridiculous hat • rifle • tights • white-clothed protagonist

Nov 23

Case and the Dreamer and Other Stories

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Just pretend you are asleep... just ignore the naked robot alien man... Click for full image

Billy Awesome’s Art Direction: Give me an Art-Deco Jesus in suspended animation between two vanishing perspective strips of candy dots, being menaced by a space knight.
Published 1974

(Average: 6.50 out of 10)

Tagged with: beard-wielding • BEHIND YOU! • dude • glow • neo-jesus • robots • Signet Books • sleepy time • Theodore Sturgeon • Ting! • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

Dec 08

Contradictory to popular belief we’re still alive! The good news is… we have a new server! I can just hear the sounds of applause. I’m just trying to get the old site transferred over to the new one which I hope to do this week!

Thanks to everyone who still checks up on us. In the meantime enjoy a classic post:

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(Average: 8.50 out of 10)

Oct 03

Legacy

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Laser pens of the future have got elaborate... Click for full image

Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Jumpsuits… my friend… they are the future. Running, walking, swimming, investigating giant alien blob space ships with your laser ray gun… what can’t you do in one? Practical, unless you need the toilet…
Published 1979

Many thanks to Sarah B!!

(Average: 5.39 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • BEHIND YOU! • Bob Adragna • booties • catsuit • cleavage • damsel • font problems • frickin laser beams • Haircut 100 • James H. Schmitz • jumpsuit • proportional issues • ray gun • tentacles

Jan 03

Old Year Sum Up 2010

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Happy New Year!

Well it’s 2011 and that means we have an entire year of quality book covers behind us. So here we will have a few of the best covers chosen by the Good Show Sir staff, helper monkeys or whatever.

Just want to say thanks to everyone who visits the site! I would have never have thought so many people would be interesting in joining us sharing these wonderful covers. Thanks to all the commenter’s out there, where would we be without your generous sarcastic undertones? Also want to say thanks to all the artists and writers we’ve had come along to the site, we love all these covers but sorry if we’ve caused any tears!

Finally, special thanks to the all those who have sent in and continue to email me covers! I apologise that I haven’t got back to everyone who has sent covers in and I do have quite the backlog but we’ll get through them all.. probably!

How could we not mention:

Steroids, side effects may vary. Click for original post