Jan 25

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Nigel Comments: Pish Posh and Balderdash! Let me finish off this doobie and I’ll conjure up another curious quest tale.
“It was a dark and stormy night …”
Published 1986
GSS Admin: Here’s the original artwork. Can’t find a higher resolution though.

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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • Donald M. Grant Publisher • dude • floating head • flying horse • font problems • handguns • horns • Ned Dameron • pointing • Satan • spear • Sterling E. Lanier • strange creature • tasteful smoke • WTF
Dec 20
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Good Show Sir Comments: “I thought your ‘Ladies Drink Free’ promotion would attract more women into the club. What are we doing wrong?”
Published 1989

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • baseball cap • David Mattingly • drunkie • dude • font problems • handguns • hologram • Joe Clifford Faust • mighty moustache • sexytime • tasteful smoke • What's on TV? • whip it good
Dec 19
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Tomorrow, the Stars Special
Good Show Sir Comments:
#1. I need to get cable. I’m getting terrible TV reception with my helmet antenna.
#2. The condom costumes won first prize at the Halloween contest.
Thanks, Amy!
Published 1953, 1981

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Tagged with: antennae • Berkley Books • Carl Lundgren • dude • evil children • eye-yi-yi • eyes on stalks • ill-fitting spacesuit • Robert A. Heinlein • Signet Books • snails • space ship • Stanley Meltzoff • suits you • two-fer • WTF
Nov 22
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Good Show Sir Comments: “When he said he was a headhunter I thought he wanted me because of my LinkedIn® profile”.
Published 1975
Finally, the trilogy of terrible Corgi GSS covers is complete. See here and here.

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Tagged with: Corgi Books • dude • Patrick Woodroffe • Piers Anthony • severed head • skulls a-poppin' • sticks • sword
Sep 26
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – 1950s Ray Bradbury Bantam Paperbacks
Good Show Sir Comments:
#1. Paperback sales are down last quarter in Ohio, Alabama and California. Do something creative with the covers to get our numbers back up.
#2. Passive-aggressive cover artist thinks Bradbury stories are boring
Published 1951, 1954
You might remember one of these from here.

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bats • dino-mites • dude • handguns • lighthouse • once you see it • Ray Bradbury • rocket • sleepy time • two-fer • Unknown Artist Institute • Web of Intruige!
Jul 26
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SF Hound Comments: Good Show Sir. Bloody well done.
Published 1969

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • blood • damsel • dude • exposed brain • frog • Jerome Podwil • Paperback Library • Raymond F. Jones • WTF
Jul 04
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Good Show Sir Comments: Greetings on the American holiday. By the way, how is that whole “Independence” thing working out lately?
Published 1970

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • bird hairdo • dude • eagle • Leona Train Rienow • Robert Rienow • tasteful smoke • USA! USA! • Wilson McLean
Jun 19
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Good Show Sir Comments: I believe I have discovered a way to use this “dial-up” to get my “Macintosh” onto the “net” to find this world wide “web”. Like “magic”!
Published 1994

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Tagged with: Avonova Books • cleavage • computers • damsel • dude • Jean Targete • John DeChancie • strange artifact • strange creature • tasteful smoke • telephone • Web of Intruige!
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