Oct 03
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Jumpsuits… my friend… they are the future. Running, walking, swimming, investigating giant alien blob space ships with your laser ray gun… what can’t you do in one? Practical, unless you need the toilet…
Published 1979
Many thanks to Sarah B!!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • BEHIND YOU! • Bob Adragna • booties • catsuit • cleavage • damsel • font problems • frickin laser beams • Haircut 100 • James H. Schmitz • jumpsuit • proportional issues • ray gun • tentacles
Oct 01
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Andrea Comments: I get that the artist was trying to convey the strangeness of this world, but she didn’t have to shove so many characters awkwardly together on the page. The guy sitting up on the bed is seriously going to dislocate his shoulder. And on the back cover, there’s the world’s world 80s hair metal outfit (fur legwarmers and matching vest, with bare chest and sandals!)
Published 1982, aka ‘Geta’

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • booties • bracers • damsel • Donald Kingsbury • dude • furs • Haircut 100 • muscles • once you see it • Rowena Morrill • tattoo you • Timescape Books • turbans • waistcoat • weird pecs • wraparound cover
Jul 22
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Christian Comments: This is truly the fantasy of every elementary school boy. Knight in shining armour with laser gun and sword while riding a dinosaur with a mohawk and ankle spikes. Epic.
Published 2002

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Tagged with: Baen Books • beast-riding • bladed weapons • capes • david bowie • David Weber • dinosaur • dude • frickin laser beams • Haircut 100 • John Ringo • mohawk • mullet • Patrick Turner • spikes
Jun 18
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: OH NO! I forgot all about that bloody book cover… crap it’s due tomorrow. Oh man… WAIT… is your son still in that drama club? Great! We’ll head over, get some props, slap a wig on a skeleton and take a picture. It’s better than nothing… right?
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Good Show Sir • Haircut 100 • New English Library • Robert A. Heinlein • skeletons • skulls a-poppin' • tasteful smoke • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Apr 23
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Tom Noir Comments: The dame walked into my office wearing nothing but a pair of high heels and a V2 rocket. The expression on her face said she was about to go ballistic.
Published 1990

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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • booties • casually walking away from an explosion • cleavage • damsel • explosion • fire • Haircut 100 • Jeff Easley • Jefferson P. Swycaffer • robots • ruffles • shiny • shoulder-mounted gun • TSR Books
Apr 10
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Ting! It’s genius, you see. As many tings as you can get on there – I want the cover covered in ting! Oh and maybe a women in a cat suit… but don’t you dare leave her un-tinged!
Published 1987
Thanks to Ethan for sending this in!

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Tagged with: Bridge Publications • catsuit • cleavage • damsel • dude • GOLD! • Haircut 100 • L. Ron Hubbard • Mission Earth series • once you see it • robes • space ships • Ting! • turban hat • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 19
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Tom Noir Comments: Lady, it’s time to get a Macbook Air.
Published 1986

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Tagged with: aliens • Barclay Shaw • C.M. Kotlan • cleavage • computers • damsel • G.C. Edmondson • glow • Haircut 100 • maths! • monsters • WTF
Dec 18
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Durbin Comments: In a shocking development, skateboards actually happen in this novel. And there is, in fact, an elf inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. And a brief part of the novel occurs in New York City! But otherwise, the cover gives a completely misleading impression of the contents.
Published 1992

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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • dragon • dude • elf • font problems • Haircut 100 • Thorarinn Gunnarsson • Walter Velez • WTF
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