Apr 29
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Phil’s Art Direction: That’s the Bradbury story about an android grandmother, isn’t it? A sweet, family tale? Right, so let’s have either a muscle man or a horse on the cover. Better yet, a muscle man who IS a horse. And so ripped, that even his muscles have muscle men on them. On a wraparound cover.
Published in 1972
Outstanding! Good Show Phil!

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Tagged with: Centaur! • Corgi Books • dude • Good Show Sir • horses • muscles • Nebular • Ray Bradbury • recursive cover • wraparound cover • WTF
Jul 20
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Grady Comments: I’m disappointed, to be honest. The back of the book says, “They speak German. They carry whips. And they are connected in some mysterious way with Nazi experiments carried out in the charming old Irish castle during World War II.” Meh, I’ve seen more charming Irish castles.
Published 1968

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Tagged with: Avon Books • castle • damsel • dude • dwarf • evil • Good Show Sir • Hector Garrido • nazi • whip it good • WTF
Nov 08
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Don Comments: It’s so embarrassing when Mummy catches you playing dress-up in her things, even if you’re an alligator. Maybe PARTICULARLY if you’re an alligator.
Published 1966

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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • Avram Davidson • BEHIND YOU! • dress for success • Jack Gaughan • lizard people • lizards • once you see it • robes • strange creature
Apr 22
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Harry Comments: According to the author, this cover was commissioned for another book but somehow ended up on hers. It’s very loosely appropriate: there is a sword, and there is a hero, but he is quite explicitly gay.
Superb! Thanks Harry!

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Tagged with: Alan Craddock • bladed weapons • bracers • cleavage • cloaks • damsel • devil's dumplings • Diane Duane • dude • lens flare • Magnum Books • spear • starkers • sword • war
Mar 31
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Max Bathroom Comments: Nobody ever worries about the problems facing disabled superheroes…
Published 1973

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Tagged with: big gun • blindfold • dog • floating person • Patrick Woodroffe • Sphere Books • Vincent King
Mar 07
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Mr Cliftopher Comments: I can only guess that the only available artist was a 5 year old with some brand new crayons.
Published 1967
aka The Stars My Destination
Many thanks to the Cliftopher!

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Tagged with: Alan Aldridge • Alfred Bester • anthropomorphism • bow-tie • cat people • dude • font problems • Penguin Science Fiction • strange creature • Ting! • WTF
Jan 14
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Art Direction: Nothing attracts readers more than nipples! It’s a proven trend that equals one thing, money! That is unless you draw huge nipples, a huge red women with an insane sparkling mouth wearing sunglasses and a guy running from a giant pinball. Hey! Are you listening?
Published 1978
I give this a Zippy and George!

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Tagged with: cleavage • evil • Michael Butterworth • Michael Moorcock • Star Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 03
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Published 1972
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Published 1980
Whitney Comments: I’m sending in two different covers of the same book. They are both wretched.

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • Dean Ellis • evil book • evil children • font problems • John Wyndham • sky-eyes • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
May 29
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Tom Hering Comments: From St. John to Krenkel to Frazetta to this. The most egregious example I’ve ever seen of a publisher using an amateur artist to save a little money.
Published 1977

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • busy hands • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • caveman • cleavage • damsel • Edgar Rice Burroughs • loincloth • mullet • proportional issues • Tandem Books • Unknown Artist Institute • volcano
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