May 02
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: So I was drunk in this art gallery and this old wise man turns to me and says, “You know… the frame is probably worth more than the picture!” I was just like, “DUDE, you’ve just blown my mind.” Frames are expensive… we’ll make a fake one… I have an epic border to include. It’ll really round things off… I swear!
Published 1993

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Tagged with: architectural framing • Chaos Gate Series • damsel • glow • glowing eyes • HarperCollins Books • Louise Cooper • monsters • moon • snake • strange creature • 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
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 15
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Joachim Comments: Despite the pluralized ‘horse’ in the title, a naked redhead is far more important to include perched on “top” of the asteroid.
Published 1970

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Tagged with: asteroid • Bill Hughes • Charles E. Fritch • cleavage • damsel • horses • planets • Powell Books • space • strange creature
Apr 12
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Frank Comments: Let’s go for something colourful! Whatever that is in red in the foreground (a suit? a robot?) clearly needs a couple Behind You tags. One for the Goop From Above, one for the lady with the bow.
Published 1964
Back Cover Here!

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Tagged with: A. Bertram Chandler • Ace Books • aliens • BEHIND YOU! • damsel • font problems • I'm melting! • Jack Gaughan • monsters • robots • shortbow • space ships • WTF
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
Apr 09
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Imagine the future, my friend… men will be either glowing silver pillars of greatness or riding around on space microlights. Women? Well they’ll be in skintight body suits and stay on their knees all day. Sexist? No not at all, people will look back at this cover and see our predictions as genius! I think…
Published 1958
Many thanks to Joe for sending this in!

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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • dude • F.L. Wallace • Galaxy Science Fiction • glow • muscles • non-papillial person • space • space ships • Wallace Wood • WTF
Apr 08
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Tom Noir Comments: Now THAT’S what I call a smoking hot body! I’ll get my coat.
Published 1976

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Tagged with: Ace Books • cleavage • damsel • magic • once you see it • shuriken of approval • starkers • Stephen Hickman • tasteful smoke • Thomas Burnett Swann
Apr 03
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Bibliomancer’s Art Direction:OK so you painted an awesome space fire monster, and the iron moons are cool, and you even got the starfield in the corner, but aren’t you forgetting something? Yeah, girl ass. And make it blue. She’s an alien. You think these paperbacks just sell themselves?”
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • busy hands • catsuit • daemons • damsel • fire • Kelly Freas • planets • Samuel R. Delany • Sir Mix-A-Lot • space • starkers
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