Good Show Sir

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Raoul Comments: Your crew is going to hell, ma.

Published 1967

(Average: 4.63 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: A poor man’s two-fer Tuesday.

Thanks to Ms Cartwright for sending this in!

Published 1967

(Average: 4.63 out of 10)

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Art direction: So let’s have one guy, all white, in the middle of a group of (let’s say) some “darker coloured” elves. Have one of them looking at him very carefully pondering the question, “Is he the pretender?”

(Average: 4.63 out of 10)

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I’m really not sure about what I want… So how about some weird horse-camel type creatures, something that would make The Great Lucas proud! Don’t forget to add a terrible landscape, an awful off planet sunset, and some people pointing a huge antenna to the sky.

(Average: 4.62 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: Yes, a novel by Robert Sheckley. No, I don’t know what he meant by ‘the Sheckley type’ of hero illustration. Maybe it stands for ‘Sheckley & Magazines’ or ‘Sheckley & More’?

Published 1988

(Average: 4.62 out of 10)

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Tag Wizard Comments: In response to Tor Mented’s questions, here at GSS we start the party early so we can peak on 4/20.

Published 2013

(Average: 4.62 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: “Please move your hand away from there…no, that’s not okay either. May I borrow your sword for a moment?”

You might remember this from here.

Published 1977

(Average: 4.61 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: No false advertisement here.

Published 1979

(Average: 4.60 out of 10)

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Knuckle Girls

Gang Girls

Guerrilla Girls

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Good Show Sir Comments: GSS Superfan Reggie M. (who prefers to keep a low profile) sent in these fine examples of literature printed by the New English Library back in the 70s. We here at GSS are familiar with the terrible sci-fi cover art overachievers at N.E.L. See here.

But N.E.L. is also know among paperback aficiandos for their sleazy girl covers. These here show the exciting lifestyle choices of a comely English lass who starts out as a fist-fighting brawler, graduates to shiv-lady in her local gang, then a Patty Hearst terrorist clone, before moving into a steady day job in the publishing business as a naked copy editor.

I am sure these attractive young misses are all quite proper British grannies now and remember fondly their previous modeling careers. So let’s reward them all with a Good Show Sir Honourable Mention.

Published 1970s

(Average: 4.60 out of 10)

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Nothing says, ‘I’m one hundred percent pure man,’ than a glowing sword, blonde curtains and a cape with some red velvet lining. We’ll have him charging towards the reader on his horse, waving his sword and smiling manically. Make sure the fonts have at least three layers of bordering!

(Average: 4.59 out of 10)

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