Good Show Sir

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Jimenez Comments What rating do you give to a Five Star Paperback around here?

Published 1973

(Average: 5.55 out of 10)

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Sonya’s Art Direction: Instead of two views of wonder, how about a riot of color and image? Perhaps a plant for every short story in the collection? Oh, and throw in a Frida Kahlo lookalike holding a skull ala Hamlet to show that these are serious stories…
Published 1974

Many thanks to Sonya!

(Average: 5.54 out of 10)

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Ian Comments: A cat with no claws, and a rather strange window (French doors?) looking out to space. The descriptions seems to have to many plurals. Title font is awesome, nothing says the far future like Computer typeface.
Published 1995

Ending the week with more Cats!

(Average: 5.54 out of 10)

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Frank Comments: I’m wondering how long the artist made the lady hold that pose, and whether she got sunburn.
Published 1970

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer went to Greece and GSS didn’t even get a lousy tau-shirt. But we did get a bunch of terrible Greek book covers. I’ll turn this post (and week) over to him:

I come from Greece bearing gifts! So don’t look a Trojan Horse in the mouth. Athens has a big chain store called “Public” which is a combination of  Barnes & Noble and  Best Buy with a whole large floor of new books in Greek and English. Athens also have a few “charming” used book stores in some of the older neighborhoods. Here’s the inside view of one of them:

So here are some terrible covers, Greek-style. Sorry, but we will have to skip the authors, cover artists and publication dates. Be kind to Tag Wizard:

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Bibliomancer Comments:

1. Rising sea levels were not kind to Venice.

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2. Who knew Ghandi collected Barbies?

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3. Black Hawk up, Black Hawk down!

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4. Ce n’est pas un primate.

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5. Dracula in the language Prince Vlad would have understood.

Published whenever

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Genocide by cat.

Published 1960

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Stevie T Comments: I have no words, except maybe “what the….”
[Cover artist: unknown, possibly in hiding].

You might remember this from here.

Published 1972

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Art Direction A vast ocean with ships sailing through it’s calm seas, the sun piercing through the picturesque clouds and trees with running rivers in the background. Oh, and a female werewolf resting her huge boobs on a sword, howling upwards with a dark halo…….what are you looking me like that for?

Published 1989

(Average: 5.52 out of 10)

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Nothing says satanic worship than naked women releasing themselves from their robes. So just nakedness, the whole upside down cross thing and uh… those Jewish candles? They’re satanic right? And of course nakedness.

Published 1973

Thanks to CSA! You devil you!

(Average: 5.52 out of 10)

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Frank Comments: What was that about Baen book covers being like shooting fish in a barrel? These two ladies are providing way too much exposed target below the waistline for pointy and edgy devices.
Published 1992

(Average: 5.52 out of 10)

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