Jul 13
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Skipweasel Comments: Pink cats with orange eyes – humans with bubbles – you can almost understand why Norton was happy having her name almost invisible in orange on pink.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: Andre Norton • Cats! • Ian Staunton • magic • magical orbs • once you see it • Puffin Books • strange creature • WTF
Apr 02
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Rocky Raccoon Comments: It was a bizarre day in the Frazetta studio when he called in all his figure models for this one assignment.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: corpse mountain • damsel • Dan Britain • devil's dumplings • Frank Frazetta • orgy • Pinnacle Books • starkers • WTF
Sep 30
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Good Show Sir Comments: Is it a comic book or a graphic novel? Who knows. Is it a terrible cover? You betcha!
Published 1976
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Tagged with: big hair • Byron Preiss • damsel • devil's dumplings • dudes • font problems • non-papillial person • Pyramid Books • space ship • stars • Stephen Fabian
May 02
Good Show Sir comments: Sturgeon is a “talented serious writer”. Don’t get any ideas he’s some kind of goofball.
Thanks to Ryan for sending this in!
Published 1984
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Tagged with: Bluejay books • damsel • dude • floating person • flowers • loincloth • ridiculous hat • Rowena Morrill • shoulder pads • Theodore Sturgeon
Feb 22
Emster Comments: Oh gross! Dragon breath!
Published 2000
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Tagged with: Bantam Spectra • beard-wielding • dragon • figurehead • font problems • jazz hands • ocean • Robin Hobb • ships • Stephen Youll • weird pecs
Sep 24
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A kids’ book? Well you know what kids love: FONTS, terrible fonts – gold outline! Give me: people animals… that’s right, I want a man weasel, man mouse, man rabbit and man mole all on there. Uh, best not make it too cutesy though, give the weasel a bow and arrow.
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • archery weapons • bladed weapons • Brian Jacques • Chris "Fangorn" Baker • font problems • longbow • mouse people • rabbit people • Red Fox Books • Redwall series • rodents • shiny • ships • stoat people • strange creature • sword
Nov 25
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Lord Cholmondeley Comments: Step aside Lois Lane. There’s a new heartthrob in Superman’s life.
Published 1983
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Tagged with: cape • dude • flying • font problems • Larry Salk • racism • shuriken of approval • Superman • Warner Books • William Kotzwinkle
Jun 30
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Good Show Sir Comments Why is this cover giving me deja vu? And a free GSS Prime subscription to whoever can figure out the title.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: A. Bertram Chandler • Ace Books • BEHIND YOU! • big gun • bubble helmet • cleavage • damsel • dude • Paul Alexander • rocket • swingin' medallion • throne
Feb 28
Bibliomancer Comments: Apparently Jeff Jones can’t draw buttcracks either.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • bubbles • Jeff Jones • Peter Saxon • Sir Mix-A-Lot • starkers • The Guardians series • underwater
Nov 06
Good Show Sir Comments: Big Cat Ting!
Thanks to Ryan for sending this in!
Published 1994
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Tagged with: ace • cape • Cats! • David Mattingly • dude • Esther Friesner • font problems • glow • Ting!
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