Scott B Comments: Animal, vegetable, mineral?
Published 1970
Scott B Comments: Animal, vegetable, mineral?
Published 1970
Sophy C’s Art Direction: Red rat inside a skull inside a young woman!
Published 1970
The equally as amazing back cover!
Good Show Sir Comments: You got to wonder how baldy’s tunic is fastened in the back. Is it like one of those hospital gowns?
Published 1992
You might remember this from here.
Good Show Sir Comments: Our robot hair stylist is now accepting walk-in customers.
Published 1976
It’s a Two-fer Tuesday Gnome Press Conan Special
Good Show Sir Comments: Before Frank Frazetta got a hold of him, 1950s Conan was a more happy-go-lucky, fun guy.
1. “Ha ha” [Nelson from The Simpsons voice]
2. “I’m the original Dick Blade!”
Published 1955, 1957
Thanks to Larry for the covers!
Bibliomancer Comments: I picture this is how it went down: Artist: So what do you want on the cover? Editor: Its called “Invasion of the Robots” paint me a robot. Artist: What kind of robot? Editor: I don’t care, any frickin robot. Later. Artist: OK, here’s your frickin robot. Editor: You’re fired. Artist: I quit. Editor: Oh yeah, well I’m putting this on the book anyway. Artist: Put my name on this and I’ll sue you. Editor: Idiot, you forgot you initialed it!
Published 1965
THAT’S RIGHT! I am pleased to announce the great news that Good Show Sir has been bought by the I Can Has CheezBurger network. Above is a quick glance as to what will come in the following days. Right now we’re off to spend the 30 quid we got for the site on a curry and some beers!
Come Monday Good Show Sir will be all adverts and CATS!
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Simon Comments: Not only does the illustration not match the fairy-tale quality of the title (not to mention the story), it does not look like the kind of thing you’d find at a library booksale, where I saw it, and where I was urged by my sister to buy it on the grounds that you can never have too many copies of this book, especially one as bizarre as this.
Publication 1974
I give this two Ronnies!
Many thanks to Simon.
Tom’s Art Direction: We need a cover that is hip or groovy or whatever the kids are into now. Make sure it has big hair, shoulder pads, pink neon, the works! Oh and see if David Bowie is available.
Published 1986
DPN Comments: Finding a bad Baen cover is like shooting fish in a barrel, while standing on a pile of corpses as the city explodes behind you, illuminating your massive pecs.
Published 2013
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