Oct 02
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Good Show Sir Comments: Wankh On, Jeeves.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: alien city • DAW Books • H.R. Van Dongen • Jack Vance • the lonesome toad • throne • trapezoid head
Aug 24
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Bibliomancer’s Comments: He’s not mad about the dog collar and leash. He’s coming after the master who got him groomed and neutered at PetSmart.
Published 1966
Tat Wood reminds us that this was republished as The Puppies of Terra
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Tagged with: Ace Books • alien city • ax-wielding • beard-wielding • chain • dog collar • dog people • dude • Haircut 100 • Kelly Freas • mighty moustache • Thomas M. Disch
Jun 04
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Tat Wood Comments: Quick, Antoninus, bring the marshmallows!
Published 1958
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Tagged with: Ace Books • alien city • aliens • Andre Norton • death • dude • Ed Emshwiller • loincloth • monsters • muscles • spear • strange creature
Jan 16
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Guthrie Comments: The story inside features no naked women, no earthquakes and no desert. I have no idea how the artist or editor thought the cover would be any good at all.
Published 1974
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Tagged with: alien city • cleavage • damsel • desert • devil's dumplings • Frank Herbert • I'm melting! • New English Library • Ray Feibush • space sheep • starkers • wreath of recommendation
Jul 19
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Monkey Comments: A cat, a horse and buggy, a floating cop car, explosions and… gosh that’s a nice outfit, don’t you think?
Published 1983 (Possibly)
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Tagged with: alien city • carriage • Cats! • cleavage • damsel • explosions • fire • Gerald Grace • horses • hovercar • New English Library • Robert A. Heinlein • wraparound cover
Jun 20
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John C Comments: Yes, I think we have it in a size 12 in puce, let me just check out the back sir.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: alien city • cloaks • Larry Niven • moon • muscles • Orbit Books • Peter Andrew Jones • proportional issues • robes • shoulder pads
Jun 06
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Sergio Comments: Here’s a space gladiator about to snatch his colt against an alien scarecrow/ostrich ready to throw his deadly and shiny bowling ball! (With a backdrop of pyramids of course…)
Published 1974
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Feb 25
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Frank Comments: I think the cover art is meant to convey that there are three different stories within, but then there is… Font Problem at Infinity!
Published 1963
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Tagged with: alien city • font problems • Gold Medal Books • Leigh Brackett • Leo Margulies • maths! • Ray Bradbury • Richard Powers • Robert A. Heinlein • space ships • space suit • Theodore Sturgeon
Jun 12
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Well it’s the 1980’s, so whats popular at the moment? Oh I know, why not put Rutger Hauer jumping on the back of an over-sized gremlin!! I mean that’s in the book… right? What!?! You didn’t read it either! It’s his 23rd book in the saga, I just assumed he’d be pretty good at it by now!
Published 1985
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Tagged with: alien city • aliens • Arrow Books • BEHIND YOU! • Blas Gallego • dude • E.C. Tubb • evil children • Haircut 100 • monsters • mullet • space
May 25
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Danielle’s Art Direction: Draw a masquerade party on Mars, but don’t draw too many Martians in it. It’ll speak to the commonality between us and Martians. Why are you laughing?
Published 1979
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Tagged with: alien city • aliens • Bantam Books • Ian Miller • masks • muscles • once you see it • Ray Bradbury
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