Jun 05
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Woahhh… yeah that LSD has just kicked in… SECRETARY… take this down. And by secretary I mean you sir, the man in the urinal next to me. A tomato plant… triceratops! What’s that, hand dryer elf? Yes you are right, it wouldn’t be complete unless it was multicoloured!
Published 1980 (also known as ‘A Messiah at the End of Time’)

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Tagged with: dinosaur • font problems • horns • Michael Moorcock • space ship • Star Books • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 22
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Alice Comments: Frolic, dammit! Frolic faster!
Published 1981

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Tagged with: Berkley Books • birds • booties • damsel • dude • gams • interpretive dance • Richard Courtney • SFBC • Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Sep 26
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Assassin of Gor
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Nomads of Gor
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Marauders of Gor
Good Show Sir Comments: Acting on a tip, we wasted an afternoon browsing the visual excesses of John Norman book covers over at “The Complete John Norman“. So many editions, all terrible in their own way. But one edition had a special style of terrible that makes us sit back, doff our hat, and say “Good show sir, good show, indeed”. Here is the full set, we could have selected any of them for today’s post so I present a random threesome.
1. Asshat of Gor
2. Gonads of Gor
3. The Rotters of Gor
Published 1997, 1998

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Tagged with: ax-wielding • bear • cleavage • damsel • dude • Earth • giant bird • Gor series • John Norman • Mark Avers • Masquerade Books • moon • Scott Grimando • viking helmet
Apr 12
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Good Show Sir Comments: Don’t tell me I have to die for these blobs’ sins!
Published 1979

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Tagged with: balls • beard-wielding • Bill Ransom • blob of awesomeness • dude • font problems • Frank Herbert • Gollancz Books • jumpsuit • neo-jesus • tentacles • Terry Oakes
Dec 07
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Phil Comments: Almonds for eyes – check. Visible inner organs – check. Bionic limbs – check.
Published 1978

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Tagged with: Frederik Pohl • living tissue over metal endoskeleton • Panther Books • Peter Gudynas • robots • strange creature • WTF
Feb 16
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Craig Comments: Half a catman is better than none – or one.
Published 1987
Many thanks to Craig!

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Tagged with: aliens • anthropomorphism • bubble helmet • cat people • david bowie • dude • Greg Theakston • half a face • robots • Ron Goulart • St Martin's Press • WTF
Sep 01
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Wendy Comments: He’s angry cause she won’t breastfeed him.
Published 1989

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Tagged with: cat people • damsel • embossing • evil children • people with tails • Richard Newton • William W. Johnstone • Zebra Books
Aug 28
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Good Show Sir Comments: What?
Published 1958

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Tagged with: Algis Budrys • Pyramid Books • Robert V. Engel • robot • searchlights • soldier • WTF
May 17
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Tom Noir Comments: More like the Hair Salons of Isher – and bitch, you look fabulous!!!
Published 1977

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Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • blow dryer gun • dead eyes • dude • Haircut 100 • handguns • Norman Adams • Pocket Books • space
Feb 26
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Tom Noir Comments: Free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime?!? I’m going to order a dozen of these things!
Published 1980

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Tagged with: Avon Books • boxes • Clifford D. Simak • coffin • I see dead people • Jan Esteves • perspective problems • sun • Ting! • tower
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