Good Show Sir

Sep 21

Joe Camel Comments: “Why do I always fall for a guy with nazi boots and a TV antenna on his head?”

Published 1960

(Average: 7.69 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • antennae • Basil Gogos • bighanditis • blow dryer gun • booties • busy hands • cleavage • damsel • dude • eye-yi-yi • floating face • font problems • John Brunner • ridiculous hat • rocket • shoulder pads • spiffy uniform • stars

Jul 17

Cally’s War

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Click for larger cleavage

Kat’s Art Direction: “Okay, you’ve used the front of her shirt to make shoulder pads and recycled the scraps to make some useless pouches. Good work. But you know what this cover needs? What it really, really needs? … SHINIER LETTERING.”

Published 2004

(Average: 6.17 out of 10)

Tagged with: Baen Books • big gun • cleavage • Clyde Caldwell • damsel • John Ringo • Julie Cochrane • none more black • shiny oh so shiny • shoulder pads • shuriken of approval

Nov 21

Dr. Bones: The Cosmic Bomber

28 Comments »

F. Wu? Well, ef woo too! Click to embiggen the bug

Alice Comments: With shoulder pads that big she could play in the NFL.
Published 1989

(Average: 7.50 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • bug • damsel • dude • font problems • Jim Burns • moon • pointing • shoulder pads • space ship • spiffy uniform • tasteful smoke • William F. Wu

Jun 14

Skylark DuQuesne

17 Comments »

Time to try out my new virtual reality sex helmet Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: “Help! I’m trapped inside a Spencer’s Gifts Plasma Ball!”

Published 1966

(Average: 6.56 out of 10)

Tagged with: beard-wielding • dude • E.E. "Doc" Smith • helmet • Jack Gaughan • Pyramid Books • shoulder pads • stars • wired

May 09

The Best of Edmond Hamilton

21 Comments »

Just shoot me in the head. I don't want to be on this cover anymore. Click for full image

Bibliomancer Comments: Hey Space Cowboy, BEHIND YOU! How did you let the giant bat sneak up on you?

Published 1977

(Average: 7.27 out of 10)

Tagged with: bats • BEHIND YOU! • chainmail lingerie • cleavage • damsel • Don Maitz • dude • Edmond Hamilton • giant • handguns • Leigh Brackett • Nelson Doubleday SFBC • shoulder pads • spiffy uniform • strange creature

Apr 27

Deathstalker

25 Comments »

Don't look now, but Justine has way more fabulous boots on than I do! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: Here’s one for the Ladies! Or gentlemen of a certain persuasion.
Published 1995

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

Tagged with: catsuit • damsel • Donato Giancola • dude • gun • handguns • Roc Books • shoulder pads • Simon R. Green • spiffy uniform • sword

Dec 09

Fall of the White Ship Avatar

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Lets go show these people what a guy with shoulder pads can do! Click for full image

Mark E’s Art Direction: You know how when you cross a fly, an elephant and a ram you get something really awesome that can outfly a fighter plane? Well give me some of those. Oh – and its Sci-fi so best put a stock image of a planet looming far to close in the sky as well.
Published 1990

(Average: 7.52 out of 10)

Tagged with: beast-riding • dude • eye-yi-yi • Fred Gambino • Grafton Books • handguns • horses with hairstyles • planets • shoulder pads • space ships • strange creature • WTF