Nov 02
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Bibliomancer’s Art Direction: “We commissioned a cover for a children’s Christmas book “Santa Help Me”. Are you dyslexic or just a moron?!”
Published 1980

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Tagged with: B.W. Battin • bird people • font problems • horns • Major Books • Satan • scales • talons • Unknown Artist Institute
May 13
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JuanPaul Comments: Even if she could hear an appendix, she would have better luck trying the right side.
Published 2008

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Tagged with: big hair • damsel • font problems • Juno Books • LISTEN! • Matthew Cook • strapping outfit • Timothy Lantz
Mar 05
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Sally B. Comments: I can’t figure out what’s happening with his girlfriend. Is her left arm exploding? Is he sitting on her right foot?
Published 1981

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • booties • city on stilts • damsel • dude • fantastical rock star • guitar • jumpsuit • Nelson Doubleday SFBC • Rob Sauber • stairway to heaven • Tanith Lee
Oct 10
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Early Del Rey Edition
Good Show Sir Comments:
#1. “The book is a joy … I give it two skulls” – Clown Daily News
#2. Eggstremely bad cover art
Published 1975, 1976

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • clown • Doubleday Books • egg • Greg Hildebrandt • Lester Del Rey • skulls a-poppin' • Tim Hildebrandt • two-fer • typewriter
Jul 18
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Winged Wolf Comments: An excellent series, and one of my favourites. This scene actually appears in the book, and is depicted fairly accurately. Except for the tentacles. They never get the tentacles right.
Published 1983

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Tagged with: architectural framing • DAW Books • death • dog • Don Maitz • evil children • Jacqueline Lightenberg • Jean Lorrah • jeans and a t-shirt • proportional issues • Sime/Gen • Sir Mix-A-Lot • strange creature • tentacles
Mar 10
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Bibliomancer Comments: I’ll save you the trouble, it’s: PEE SHY STRANGER
Published 1961

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Tagged with: Ace Books • balls • dude • Ed Valigursky • floating person • Lloyd Biggle Jr • space suit • telepathy • visible waves
Jun 03
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Andy SSRAT Comments: A cover I spotted in a down under book shop. Just had to buy it!
Published 1981

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • Jayge Carr • Orbit Books • space sheep • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 22
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Good Show Sir Comments: I’d happily read this on a bus! Maybe not a train… definitely a bus though. That’s us for Christmas folks cause I am ON HOLIDAY! Wooooooo! We’ll be back on the 1st January 2016 for an Old Year Sum up! Have a great holiday!
Published 2012

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Tagged with: Baen Books • Bob Eggleton • Catherine Asaro • Connie Willis • dome • font problems • George Smith • Hank Davis • Larry Correia • Manly Wade Wellman • Mark L. Van Name • Mercedes Lackey • planets • Sarah A. Hoyt • Seabury Quinn • Sharon N Farber • space • space ship • space suit • tree
Jan 16

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Planet of the Damned special!
Good Show Sir Comments:
1. Max Manspreading
2. Obviously passed-out ladies are central to the plot of this book.
Published 1980, 1981

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Tagged with: Alan Craddock • anatomical issues • corpse mountain • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • fire • font problems • handguns • Harry Harrison • Jim Baen: The Masterful Lord Himself • Orbit Books • space sheep • starkers • tasteful smoke • Tom Kidd • Tor Books • two-fer
Mar 30
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Frank Comments: “A Science Fiction Novel of Incredible Imagination”…about keeping comely victims fresh in your dungeon?
Published 1965

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Tagged with: Belmont Books • bikini • cleavage • damsel • dude • James H. Schmitz • loincloth • people in bottles • Unknown Artist Institute
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