Aug 09
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Alessandra Comments: This reminded me of the old “Superfriends” cartoon. Hanna-Barbera does epic fantasy. It’s subtitle is “being a novelized version of the remarkable interplanetary events that took place at the World Science Fiction Convention of 1971,” which makes me wonder what the heck happened.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • Barry N. Malzberg • damsel • Jack Gaughan • K.M. O'Donnell • strange creature • WTF
Aug 08

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Frank Comments: My reaction was “It’s a trap!” In the interest of repeating the experiment, today I showed this book to another volunteer in our organization and asked her “Male or female?” She got different answers for different sides of the neck line too. I think she found this somewhat distressing.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • cleavage • damsel • dude looks like a lady • FM shoes • Gene Szafran • Good Show Sir • Robert Silverberg • WTF
Aug 07
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Piper’s Art Direction: What do you mean a naked Terminator woman won’t do? Fine, add another woman in the background curled up in a ball and she HAS to be naked too. That, a broken egg and some kitchen tiles and I think we’re done here.
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • C.S. Lewis • Charles Moll • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • geometric oddities • John Brunner • space sheep • WTF
Aug 06
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Scott B Comments: I have travel many leagues in my baroque unicorn-driven coach, accompanied by my viking-in-toga guard corps, to bring you this rare Long-Eared Pink Bust-Concealing Owl-Fox. Enjoy!
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Ace Books • chainmail lingerie • chains • crotch armor • damsel • dude • font problems • Leigh Brackett • spear • strange creature • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 01
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Book Wench Comments: What to expect when you’re expecting!
Published 1978

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Tagged with: A.E. Silas • damsel • DAW Books • dude • H.R. Van Dongen • male skirts • monsters • WTF
Jul 31
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Clairepie Comments: There is a blue boobed lady on the front, that’s how you know it’s good Sci Fi!
Published 1977

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Tagged with: damsel • devil's dumplings • evil children • New English Library • planets • Poul Anderson • space • space sheep • Tony Masero
Jul 30
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Jaouad Comments: The Galactic Writers’ Society’s annual outing got decidedly less high-brow as the day wore on.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: damsel • DAW Books • embossing • font problems • Isaac Asimov • Janet Asimov • Romas Kukalis • shiny oh so shiny • space
Jul 25
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Tom M Comments:But look! LOOK AT IT! Finally, the truth about women, revealed for all to see!
Published 1969

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Tagged with: damsel • evil • Franco Grignani • Fritz Leiber • Penguin Science Fiction • WTF
Jul 20
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Alessandra’s Art Direction: I want a couple of giant kids, way too big for the architecture they’re in. I want the architecture to be real crazy, too, to make no sense in terms of scale or perspective or anything. Make the kids skinny, but make their heads real big and make sure the girl has lots of eye makeup and styling mousse. Dress ’em in brightly-colored vaguely medievalish clothes like you see on Robin Hood on TV, or at Medieval Times or something.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • J.V. Jones • scrolls • sword • Warner Aspect books
Jul 19
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Frank Comments: I just thought it was cute because it was another Campbell Award nomination and the artist put a nude girl on the cover, even if it was tasteful back-side nudity.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • damsel • Donato Giancola • font problems • people in bottles • strange creature • Tricia Sullivan
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