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 17
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Sarah B Comments: I’m actually quite fond of the James H. Schmitz. I’m mildly obsessed and hope to find more out in the wild to tame for my collection.
Published 1979

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • anthropomorphism • BEHIND YOU! • Bob Adragna • bracers • cleavage • daemons • damsel • frickin laser beams • handguns • inadequate armor • James H. Schmitz • monsters • otter people • pole weapons • spear • strange creature • utility belt
Jun 26
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Frank Comments: I wonder about that change in skin colour at the shoulders, I seem to remember from the story that the green people were green all over.
Published 1950
You might remember Perelandra from here!

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Tagged with: Avon Books • C.S. Lewis • cleavage • damsel • dude • modesty-preserving hair • muscles • pole weapons • spear • starkers • tasteful smoke • Unknown Artist Institute
Apr 30
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Frank Comments: The cover picture makes me think of folks bringing knives to a gun fight, but isn’t exactly a situation from the story, although you can see the characters there: the antagonist, the girl, the adventurer, and some of the nameless drug addicts who do the antagonist’s dirty work.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • fire • gun • muscles • planets • spear • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 07
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Scott B Comments: So we have a glowing underwater shark-riding, um, zombie Roman legionnaire? At least I assume he’s been zombified, or something. That’s a real death-stare he’s got going on there. Maybe he forgot he can’t actually breathe underwater?
Published 1980

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Tagged with: Avon Books • beast-riding • Clyde Caldwell • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • glow • Good Show Sir • Kenneth Bulmer • spear • strange creature
Oct 15
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: I’m still going through this in my head but surely we can have a man carrying away his damsel on a large fluffy cat beast… beast…bea…breasts! That’s it! Just make sure to have breasts on there too!
Published 1978

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Tagged with: beast-riding • capes • Chris Achilleos • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • font problems • Gor series • John Norman • pole weapons • space sheep • spear • Star Books • strange creature
Oct 01
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Don’s Art Direction: I want a seriously bronzed (think gallons of Man-Tan) hero on a gryphonish thing with wings growing out of his butt.
Published 1982

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Tagged with: beast-riding • bladed weapons • bracers • capes • DAW Books • dude • flag • Good Show Sir • horns • Keith Stillwagon • lightning • Lin Carter • long haired men • mighty moustache • muscles • once you see it • planets • pole weapons • shields • spear • strange creature • sword • Ting! • wings • WTF
Sep 28
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Hakan Comments: I picked this up in Picocon 29 in London today. Cost me a grand total of 1. Interestingly this was mainly before the hippy ages so I am not sure what they were smoking.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • collage • dude • Fritz Leiber • Hoot von Zitzewitz • knights • muscles • sky-eyes • spear • WTF
Aug 06
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Scott B Comments: I have travel many leagues in my baroque unicorn-driven coach, accompanied by my viking-in-toga guard corps, to bring you this rare Long-Eared Pink Bust-Concealing Owl-Fox. Enjoy!
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Ace Books • chainmail lingerie • chains • crotch armor • damsel • dude • font problems • Leigh Brackett • spear • strange creature • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Mar 27
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Jaouad Comments: More proof of the ongoing Maori conquest of the universe.
Published 1987

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Tagged with: Alfred Bester • damsel • dude • font problems • Michael Whelan • planets • space • space suit • spear • Tor Books
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