Oct 23
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: A tasteful way to cover up male nudity? I know what you mean… how about we cover up his nudity with a naked women on her knees, in front of his “blade!” What? How is that even remotely sexist!? Oh…. well… do it anyway.
Published 1969
Many thanks to Travis G!
See also: Looters of Tharn
Update: The Cover My Ass crew has a podcast reviewing “Jewel of Tharn”. Check it out:

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Tagged with: ape people • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • cleavage • Cover My Ass • damsel • dude • epic conflict • hunkbutt • Jeffrey Lord (aka Manning Lee Stokes) • Macfadden-Bartell • muscles • once you see it • pointing • pole weapons • Richard Blade • shields • spear • starkers • sword • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Sep 26
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Art Direction: You want to know what we need art minion!?! Let me tell you. The bigest TINGGGGGGGG anyone has ever seen! Make sure even the man holding his mighty sword is blinded by its awesomeness. Oh and… make sure he’s pretty much naked. Why? Well… why not? Eh?
Published 1982

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • Budy Matieson • dude • Fleuve Noir Books • muscles • sword • Ting! • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 31
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Art direction: Give me a big pasty vampire, fresh from his WoD LARP, and an appartition of the guy that played Q from Star Trek. The nerds will love it, I know!

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Tagged with: Arthurian legend • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • Good Show Sir • Jamie Murray • Nigel Bennett • P.N. Elrod • vampire
Mar 21
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: I brought in my favourite 90’s computer game. Just grab some stills from it and we’re good to go!
Published 2002

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Tagged with: aeroplanes • aliens • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • bubble helmet • crocogator • Dru Blair • dude • font problems • glowing eyes • gun • ill-fitting spacesuit • monsters • once you see it • space ships • spikes
Jul 25
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It’s a Spacepaws Two-Fer Tuesday!
#1 By the time Vacation to the Planet of the Apes was released the franchise had run out of ideas.
#2 Oh boy! Chase the ball … chase the ball … chase the ball …
Published 1969 and 1976
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Tagged with: alien landscape • astronaut • balls • bear people • Berkley Books • bladed weapons • damsel • dude • Gordon R. Dickson • Leon Gregori • mullet • Paul Lehr • Putnam Books • rocket • shuriken of approval • strange creature • suitcase • two-fer
Apr 01
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MisterBob Comments: David Icke takes over daytime tv!
Published 1985

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • aliens • dude • lizard people • Ralph McQuarrie • space ship • USA! USA! • Ward Hawkins • WTF
Aug 26
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Mark Stewart Comments Edgy artist re-envisions Newton discovering gravity.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: apple people • dude • Panther Books • Patrick Woodroffe • Peter Dickinson • yelling
Dec 04
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Scott B Comments: Perhaps there is someone, somewhere, who can tell what’s going on in this cover. All I know is that the face-teeth are really creeping me out.
Published 1969

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Tagged with: Avon Books • Bernard D'Andrea • bladed weapons • bumhead • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • eyes on stalks • face • FaceBoob.com • skulls a-poppin' • space sheep • starkers • sword • WTF
Jun 16
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Good Show Sir Comments: Leopard says: “Go ahead and finish your sandwich. I’ll have my lunch after you’re done.”
Published 2001

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Tagged with: Baen Books • bird hairdo • city • dude • font problems • leopard • lunchtime • park bench • Patrick Turner • skeletons • Spider Robinson
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