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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Dinosaur Beach Party!

Good Show Sir Comments:

#1 “Don’t worry Keith, I’m your agent, and Scribner’s is a quality publisher. They assured me they will hire the finest cover artist for the hardcover first edition”.

#2 In other words, Laumer is a class act.

Published 1971, 1972

You might remember this from here and here.

(Average: 8.20 out of 10)

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Tat Wood Comments: The Cleopatra Jones Russian Doll Set can be yours for 49.99 plus P&P. Spirograph wall decals extra.
Published 1966

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(Average: 8.20 out of 10)

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Billy Awesome’s Art Direction: This cover needs a reptilian lady of the night and her pimp, and a pixie-hatted space businessman.  Oh, and something something time travel, so put a couple of proper Victorians and one of those tricorn hat guys in there somewhere.  Tie it all together with an orange Creamsicle theme.
Published 1977

(Average: 8.19 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments: Good god man, you’re under attack by a four-armed giant! This is hardly the time for rubbing fun bits!
Published 1969

(Average: 8.19 out of 10)

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Doctor: It’s alright Madame, your Son simply has a case of the TeenFlu.
Concerned Mother: Thank you doctor, is there anything I can do for him?
Doctor: Well, I prescribe some awesome red and yellow training warrior monks, a large dude in a kimono and a busty women in a gold bikini grasping her short sword. Here, take this book.
Concerned Mother: Uh… you’re a medical doctor right?
Doctor: My doctorate came in a toblerone box.
Concerned Mother: Ohhhhhhh K, well I’ll be going.

(Average: 8.18 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments: They’ve gone to extraordinary lengths here to make sure nothing on this cover makes any sense. I wonder if it as drawn with the same yellow highlighter that the author used to get high while he was writing the book?
Published 1976

(Average: 8.18 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Sir! How do we stop this robot plague!?! Unplug them from the wall?! That’s… well… yeah ok then.
Published 1977

Many thanks to Darren for sending this in!

(Average: 8.18 out of 10)

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Mrs. McGillicuddy’s Art Direction: We need a cover fast. Paint something science-fictiony in the background of your self-portrait.

Published 1981

(Average: 8.18 out of 10)

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Stevie Comments: Jack L Chalker’s Songs of the Dancing Gods cover is bizarre! Crazy wizards, super sultry fairy-women in red and green and a huge mack truck running thru everything. What’s all that crazy action supposed to tell the prospective reader?
Published 1991

(Average: 8.17 out of 10)

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Joachim’s Art Direction: “Raw adventure” — with a whip, in underwear, make sure there’s a rocket… you know what I mean… it’s science fiction.
Published 1974

(Average: 8.17 out of 10)

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