Dec 19
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Frank Comments: It’s hard to tell which ones are the Martians in this picture. They all look like some of that forgotten science was pharmacological and hallucinogenic. And if you get too close to that guy in front, he’ll help you understand what a bad trip is like.
Published 1967
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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • ax-wielding • beard-wielding • cleavage • damsel • dude • Gary Morrow • Leigh Brackett • male skirts • monsters • muscles • robes
Dec 12
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Tom Noir Comments: Balzan, when your B.O. starts knocking out dragons, it’s time to take a bath. And I don’t mean by licking yourself.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: balls • cat people • dino-mites • dinosaur • dragon • dude • font problems • Gerard F. Conway • headband • long haired men • male skirts • muscles • once you see it • Pyramid Books • Tar-sham • Unknown Artist Institute • Wallace Moore • white number three • wings
Sep 26
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Tom Noir Comments: The subset of Sir Walter Scott fans who also like Rollerball is probably about the size of that Roman soldier’s thong.
Published 1996
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Tagged with: Alasdair Gray • baldness • cleavage • computers • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • flag • Harvest Books • helmet • inadequate armor • insects • loincloth • male skirts • muscles • once you see it • ships • sky sleigh • space • space sheep • starkers • tattoo you • tidal wave • weird delts • WTF
Sep 10
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Scott B Comments: I don’t care how far into the future this book is set — there is no way that outfit will ever be in fashion.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: baldness • Brian M. Stableford • cloaks • clock • Don Maitz • dress for success • dude • electricity • fingerbeams • frickin laser beams • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • paging John Galliano • tights • vase • WTF
Jul 25
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Scott B’s Art Direction: I want a cover with no Sioux, taking place not in space. Just show one of the evil slaver horsemen, but without a horse. Just give him a radio-technology weapon, a bird mask, and a snappy vest.
Published 1966
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Andre Norton • antennae • beak! • bird hairdo • chains • dude • Ed Valigursky • male skirts • muscles • native american • ridiculous hat • wings
Jun 27
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: KITTY! KITTY! Get off my keyboard! If you don’t get off this instant you are going on that cover in hell we’re getting done. Cause that’s where you belong… RIGHT! You’re going on… you are going on there… with Genghis Khan… in hell! That will teach you.
Published 1989
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Tagged with: Baen Books • beard-wielding • capes • Cats! • clouds • daemons • David Drake • David Mattingly • dragon • dude • face • face tree • fantastical rock star • flag • gun • head on a plate • Heroes in Hell series • horns • Janet Morris • male skirts • monsters • obvious subtitle • once you see it • orson • rifle • shields • skeletons • strange creature • sword • utility belt
Jun 14
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Stephen Comments: A badly drawn Kevin Keegan with a unicorn’s head on his shield!! A UNICORN’S HEAD! ON KEVIN KEEGAN’S MAGIC SHIELD!Marvellous.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: ape • ax-wielding • capes • dude • Fox (artist) • male skirts • mighty moustache • once you see it • Roger Zelazny • shields • Sphere Books • staff • Unicorns!
Apr 29
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Bibliomancer Comments: Thrilling science-fiction … [if you love space cats] …
Published 1962
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alex Schomburg • Andre Norton • bird • cat people • Cats! • Good Show Sir • lightning • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • rocket • space ships • spiral • strange creature
Apr 22
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: How short can you make a man skirt? Well it better just about cover the essentials because I’m sure that’s how a legionnaire went into battle against armoured wizards with comic book red eyes peering out from their helmets.
Published 1988
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Tagged with: capes • dude • electricity • font problems • Harry Turtledove • Legend Books • magic • male skirts • muscles • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
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