Jan 27
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Greengerg Comments: Poor Lin Carter, surely he won the lifetime award for the biggest string of terrible paperback covers. In this classic, the sad golden gargoyle refuses to join the revelers with their horns of ale, perhaps because he cannot figure out why a guy with such bizarre body proportions got to be the hero.
Published 1976
Many thanks to Green!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dude • Faux-nan • Green Star Saga • Lin Carter • loincloth • Michael Whelan • monsters • sword
Jan 20
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Jo Comments: The chrome space-knights’ war against the giant ants was going well, until the mega sock-puppet turned up!
Published 1965
Many thanks to Jo!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • dude • evil • Jack Gaughan • Jack Vance • monsters • sword • war
Jan 18
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Libraryman Comments: “Not tonight Peter. I have a headache.”
Published 1987
Many thanks to Libraryman!

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Tagged with: Arbor House Books • busy hands • capes • damsel • evil • monsters • Orson Scott Card • Vincent Di Fate
Jan 07
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David Comments: That’s a LOINCLOTH hanging between his legs.
Published 1981
Many thanks to David!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • dude • Granada Books • loincloth • magical weapon • monsters • muscles • spear • Tim Powers • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 06
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Don Comments: If you were surrounded by a tribble with fangs, Dennis the Menace, the girl from Season 1 of THE TOMORROW PEOPLE, a corpse, a skeletal alien, a streaker, a horse and an off-panel Robin Hood, you’d be all “WTF?!” too.
Published 1971
Many thanks to Don!

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Tagged with: abstraction • Ace Books • bighanditis • Claude Nunes • evil children • font problems • Haircut 100 • horses • Kelly Freas • monsters • once you see it • people • Rhoda Nunes • shortbow • strange creature • WTF
Dec 22
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Danielle Comments: This is about brain-snatchers from another planet. That makes sense. Oh, who am I kidding?
Published 1970
Many thanks to Danielle!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • Dell Books • dragon • dude • loincloth • monsters • moon • Robert Moore Williams • shields • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 16
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Elfi Comments: Nothing says “serious astronaut” like Steven Tyler in a bubble-helmet.
Published 1982
Many thanks to Elfi!

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Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • aliens • booties • bubble helmet • Clyde Caldwell • dude • ill-fitting spacesuit • long haired men • monsters • Pocket Books • space • space ships • strange creature
Dec 15
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Libraryman comments: This cover has it all!
- Large centipede monster: check
- Flying Manta Rays: check
- Improbable mouths: check
- Pink foliage: check
- Big head Charles Bronson babysitting two “special” people : You better believe a check!
Published 1985 (maybe)
Many thanks to Libraryman!

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Tagged with: aliens • Avon Books • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • damsel • dude • gun • mighty moustache • monsters • Piers Anthony • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Dec 13
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Greengerg Comments: The face is somehow not tasty enough for the man-eating slugs?
Published 1987
Many thanks to Greengerg!

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Tagged with: dude • font problems • Leisure Books • monsters • Shaun Huston • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 10
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Art Direction: Now now, the naked gladiator in a helmet theme is completely in this season, so I insist! Make sure to cover his giblets in shadow because we don’t want a meat and two veg hanging out to offend readers. Side bum, is acceptable.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • dude • Michael Moorcock • monsters • muscles • Nell Books • strange creature • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
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