Good Show Sir

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A huge hunky man with bulging muscles and a loincloth that just about covers his ass with a sword symbolically hanging down from it. Oh and have him holding a huge spear with his taught sweaty arms.Wait – better make this a little less fabulous – add in a dragon that he might be about to kill… or seduce….

Thanks to CSA!

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Matt Comments: I really love your site and have been hooked since your first cover. 🙂
Published 2000

Thanks Matt! We love you too!
Well most of us do…

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Jen Comments: This photo doesn’t really do justice to just how wrinkled the man is. But hey, it’s Merlin (I think). He can wear a Godawful headdress and stand in the middle of the ocean if he wants to.
Published 1979

Many thanks to Jen!

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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(To The Stars: Homeworld)

Javier’s Art Direction: How about a slightly hunched, skinny, pasty white guy with a furry mustache and a laser gun that goes beep standing in front of an orange city?

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(To The Stars: Wheelworld)

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(To The Stars: Starworld)

Suspiciously good “photos”… Excellent though!
Many thanks to Javier!

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Max Bathroom Comments: “I’m so eighties retro even my parrot has a new wave hairdo.”

Published 1987

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Good Show Sir’s Comments: Nose ladder to left buttock… all clear.
Published 1980

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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And we are back! Woo hoo! Enjoy all these great covers and pieces of art from Frank!

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I couldn’t help but wonder what this cover art was about: the Cosmic Striptease, or The Devil Downstairs. So I looked within, where I found….
Published 1957

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“Beautiful women were Satan’s main weapon. They made sin look so attractive.”

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“Millions of Earthlings gaped while the Martian show went on.” Apparently the Martians had a pretty good grasp of human anatomy.

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Further in, for another story titled, “Excitement For Sale!!”
“He was a mood-merchant, a happiness-huckster, peddling dreams from door to door.”

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Table of contents so you can see all the authors and cover art credit.

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I may have to go back and read this one to get the context for, “women were flung heartlessly into space”.

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Well it’s quickly coming to the end of the summer and we are graced with a final bank holiday weekend, for some of us anyway. That means one thing, honourable mentions! It’s fun times again!

These mentions are special because they aren’t actually sci-fi or fantasy proving that strange and wonderful covers can make their way into other genres.

Thanks to everyone who visits the site! We do love sharing these wonderful books. Enjoy your long weekend, or your normal short one if you have to work on Monday!

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Rod Comments: Ooh yeah, sexy nukes …

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Tom Comments: This book is neither fantasy nor sci-fi, but it still deserves submission for it’s title alone. It was so arresting that I snapped this pic when I spotted the book at my aunt’s house in 2004, long before Good Show Sir was extant! I feel that it must take at the very least a good deal of metrosexual courage to wear that jaunty red cap.

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Good Show Sir Comments: We found this one in a second hand book shop. Not sure what killed the rat but at least he’s getting a patriotic funeral.

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: I’ll fight off the alien dinosaurs. You protect the jewels!
Published 1980

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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Max Bathroom Comments: Why should a naked man playing with his horn cause such a show of hostility?

Published 1978

(Average: 7.73 out of 10)

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