Jan 19
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Ryan Comments: Is the first of the stories about restraining a gigantic alien and performing multiple amputations, in space?
Published 1987

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • David Mattingly • font problems • James White • space cadets • space ship • strange creature • strapping outfit
Dec 07
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JuanPaul Art Direction: What we’re looking for is a cover that seems to question the reader’s worthiness to buy this book. It should almost say, “Kid, what are doing here? Look at us: Cat Men in spacesuits with our own f-ing spaceship. Do you REALLY think you can handle this?”
Published 1990

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Tagged with: Baen Books • cat people • embossing • font problems • Jerry Pournelle • Larry Niven • Man-Kzin Wars • Poul Anderson • S.M. Stirling • space ship • spiffy uniform • Steve Hickman
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
Jun 08
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Oskar Comments: The men’s water polo team is fired up!
Published 1980

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Tagged with: anger management • bathing cap • dude • Earth • Pocket Books • pointing • space ship • Ted White • Unknown Artist Institute
Apr 15
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JuanPaul Comments: Suburban space men take their pressure washing very seriously.
Published 1988

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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 02
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Marvin Comments: Is this suitable for two-fer Tuesday?
Published 1951
You might remember this from here.

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