Good Show Sir - Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers

Apr 15

Lasertown Blues

Say hello to my little friend Click for larger image

JuanPaul Comments: Suburban space men take their pressure washing very seriously.

Published 1988

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 8.00 out of 10)

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Tagged with: big gun • Charles Ingrid • DAW Books • dome • font problems • ill-fitting spacesuit • moon • Sand Wars series • space ship • Vincent Di Fate

Sep 09

Black Star Chronicles

Is that you Jeff Goldblum? Click for larger image

Tom Noir Art Direction: “Make sure to include a guy with evil facial hair and a bad haircut. Also, we need a guy sneezing because he’s allergic to space ships.”

Published 1981

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 9.00 out of 10)

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • D.J. Arneson • dude • font problems • Haircut 100 • helmet • mighty moustache • none more black • space ship • stars • Tony Tallarico • Watermill Press

Aug 20

Stellar Science Fiction Stories #4

Earth hostages suddenly realize he's carrying a lube gun. Click for larger image

J Greely Comments: The sticker can’t be removed without tearing the cover, so we’ll never know how snug this Gray’s pants are. Probably for the best.

Published 1978

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 7.78 out of 10)

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • aliens • Ballantine Books • dude • font problems • Gary Viskupic • I'm all tied up right now • Judy-Lynn del Rey • ray gun • SFBC • space ship • Stellar Science Fiction Stories Series • sticker shock • wraparound cover

Nov 26

Vault of the Ages

Westward Ho! Click for larger image

Good Show Sir Comments: I think it’s a tale of Merlin showing a boy Robin Hood his model airplane collection and time machine, but I don’t care enough to read it and actually find out.

Published 1952

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 7.29 out of 10)

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Tagged with: "a novel" • beard-wielding • books on the covers of books • candles • dagger • evil children • feathered cap • glow • old-timer • Paul Orban • Poul Anderson • space ship • Winston Science Fiction

Oct 31

Greatheart Silver

Quoth the raven, 'WTF' Click for larger image

Check out the wraparound glory!

Crashing Vor Comments: Jim Baen Presents: Bette Midler?

Published 1982

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 8.10 out of 10)

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Tagged with: booties • damsel • dude • floating head • font problems • Howard Chaykin • Jim Baen: The Masterful Lord Himself • once you see it • Philip José Farmer • raven • space ship • Tor Books

Oct 02

Universe

Zaphod Beeblebrox was my idea first - Roberta Heinlein Click for larger image

Marvin Comments: Is this suitable for two-fer Tuesday?

Published 1951

You might remember this from here.

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 8.70 out of 10)

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Tagged with: Dell Books • dude • muscles • Robert A. Heinlein • Robert Stanley • space ship • stars • two-fer

Jan 24

A Call to Duty

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JuanPaul Comments This guy’s duty is to save his own ass.

Published 2014

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 7.00 out of 10)

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Tagged with: backpack • Baen Books • bubble helmet • David Weber • dude • explosion • font problems • space ship • Timothy Zahn

Dec 19

Tomorrow, the Stars

Can't move. Arms rusted. Click for larger image

Is that you, Kang and Kodos? Click for larger image

It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Tomorrow, the Stars Special

Good Show Sir Comments:

#1. I need to get cable. I’m getting terrible TV reception with my helmet antenna.

#2. The condom costumes won first prize at the Halloween contest.

Thanks, Amy!

Published 1953, 1981

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 8.62 out of 10)

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Tagged with: antennae • Berkley Books • Carl Lundgren • dude • evil children • eye-yi-yi • eyes on stalks • ill-fitting spacesuit • Robert A. Heinlein • Signet Books • snails • space ship • Stanley Meltzoff • suits you • two-fer • WTF

Dec 06

Search for the Sun

'Damn I look good!' Click for larger image

Charles Comments: Searching for the Sun? BEHIND YOU!

Published 1983

You might remember this hairdo from here.

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 8.17 out of 10)

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Tagged with: alien city • anatomical issues • BEHIND YOU! • cape • cleavage • Colin Kapp • damsel • DAW Books • Haircut 100 • moon • Smirky McSmug • space ship • toga • Vincent DiFate

Nov 20

The Diamond Moon

Jailbait Prime Click for larger image

Bibliomancer Comments: “One of my favorite sci-fi cover models!” – Judge Roy Moore

Published 1990

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!

I would touch it without protective gloves.

I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.

Interesting, but I would still read it in public.

Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully good

Would not like to be seen reading that!

Awful... just awful...

That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!

Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!

Good Show Sir!

(Average: 7.42 out of 10)

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Tagged with: Arthur C. Clarke • Avon Books • damsel • font problems • Jim Burns • Paul Preuss • space ship • Venus Prime series

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