Jul 07
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Dave Comments: Let’s see. We have a guy in a tree, with a sword, getting ready to lop of the head of a snake, with its head super-imposed against The Moon. Paging Dr. Freud!
Published 1983
Hey, I’ve seen that scene in the jungle book!!
Many thanks to Dave!

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Tagged with: Avon Books • bladed weapons • dude • font problems • James Blish • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
May 03
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MisterBOB’s Art Direction: A Conceptual breakthrough book! So y’know the yin / yang symbol, shinny dolphins….
Published 1979

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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • dude • font problems • Gordon R. Dickson • James R. Odbert • Sandra Miesel • shiny oh so shiny • strange creature
May 27
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Eleanor Comments: A book with the awesome title ‘Get Off the Unicorn’ features a . . . dragon?
Published 1977

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Anne McCaffrey • Ballantine Books • dragon • dude • Paul Alexander • spear
Oct 17
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – A. Merritt Avon Special
Tag Wizard Comments:
I’m debating whether to add a naked-blonde-with-pointy-weapon tag.
Is there another candidate cover here?
Published 1951
Thanks to The Baron for sending these in!

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Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • big hair • chains • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • fat guy • non-papillial person • spikes • stairway to heaven • starkers • tasteful smoke • two-fer • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Dec 17
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Good Show Sir Art Direction: The book is called The Moon People and …
O’Brien: Say no more boss. I’m reading your mind!
Published 1970

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Tagged with: Belmont Books • dickless wonder • hunkbutt • interpretive dance • jazz hands • moon • O'Brien • rocket • Stanton A. Coblentz • starkers • The Outlanders Series • wired • WTF
Oct 19
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Ryan Comments: Not every Elven dude can rock the Legolas’ look.
Published 1994

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Tagged with: Baen Books • big gun • font problems • Larry Elmore • Mark Shepherd • Spock ears
Jan 26
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Fantasy readers can’t think for themselves! They need one thing, hyper realism! It’s a phrase I’m coining. So well have a guy in his pajamas and an old women in a dressing gown staring at a magical glowing orb in the palm of the dudes hand. All set within a dark forest.

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Tagged with: Andre Norton • dude • glow • Kevin Johnson • magic • magical orbs • Mary H. Schaub • Warner Aspect books • Witch Word • Witch World: Secrets series • wizened crone
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