Good Show Sir

Feb 07

Ryan Comments: Less successful idea than The Chocolate Fountain.

Published 1986

(Average: 5.56 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • dude • fountain • Geo W. Proctor • I see dead people • long haired men • Luis Royo • puffy shirt • Robert E. Vardeman • robes • waistcoat

Dec 06

King’s Blood Four

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Worst. Barbershop. Quartet. Ever. Click for larger image

JuanPaul Comments: Fate is actually pretty bad at chess. Now Death is one you have to watch out for.

Published 1983

(Average: 6.45 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • BEHIND YOU! • dude • font problems • James Christensen • puffy shirt • ridiculous shirt • Sheri S. Tepper • Ting! • viking helmet • waistcoat

Dec 17

Who doesn’t love Swedish sci-fi covers?! Recall the fun we all had with Skeppsbruten på Tschai last year. We recently stumbled upon the delightful WordPress blog “enlitenbloggomrymden” (“small blog space”) which has a wealth of terrible covers from the publisher Lindqvist. These were published from 1969-1971 and I’ve included a few of our favourites below. Have at them and enjoy!

The Swedish Olympic Salamander Dressage Team Och stjärnornas konungar dö

Plot a course, Mr Sulu Vindarnas Planet

Swingin' medallions indeed Främmande Rymdskepp

Moorcock! She screamed Slutstriden

Good Show Sir Comments:

1. Swedish dominatrix says “your safe word is Ochstjärnornaskonungardö”

2. Flavour-sealed for freshness

3. Busted by the fashion police

4. Sluts-a-ridin’

Published 1969-1971

(Average: 6.86 out of 10)

Tagged with: beard-wielding • beast-riding • bikini • booties • cleavage • damsel • dudes • E.C. Tubb • fashion • gloves • handguns • John Jakes • Keith Laumer • Lindqvist Pocket Science Fiction • Michael Moorcock • nip slip • people in bottles • side boob • stairway to heaven • starkers • Swedish • swingin' medallion • Unknown Artist Institute • waistcoat

Mar 18

Groa’s Other Eye

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Some baristas get carried away with their showmanship Click for larger image

JuanPaul Comments: Just feed the darn dog already.

Published 1986

(Average: 5.33 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • ax-wielding • damsel • Dennis Schmidt • dog • dude • fire • none more white • Romas Kukalis • Twilight of the Gods series • waistcoat

Sep 24

The Time Machine

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GSS Admin battling his acid flashbacks Click for larger image

Wendy Comments: Who knew that H.G. Wells was the inspiration for “The Trouble With Tribbles”.

Published 1969

(Average: 6.17 out of 10)

Tagged with: beat on the brat with a baseball bat • dude • evil children • fight club • H.G. Wells • hallucinations • monsters • Pan Books • Unknown Artist Institute • waistcoat

May 20

Dragondrums

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Gotta be a face in that tree somewhere Click for larger image

Raoul Comments: A young Al Franken acts out his D&D fantasies.

Published 1986

(Average: 6.58 out of 10)

Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • Bantam Spectra • booties • dragon • drums • dude • face tree • font problems • Rowena Morrill • waistcoat

Sep 05

The Last Rainbow

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Here's Click for larger image

Mrs Jones Comments: Sonny and Cher fantasy fan-fic.

Published 1985

(Average: 7.29 out of 10)

Tagged with: Bantam Spectra • beard-wielding • cape • Cheryl Griesbach • damsel • dude • font problems • horses • once you see it • Parke Godwin • rainbow • Sheep! • Stanley Martucci • waistcoat • walking stick

Aug 30

Honourable Mentions 19

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We have here a trio of Honourable Mentions since these are e-books and technically not being photographed sitting in our sweaty hands. But the “publisher” Phoenix Pick informs us that you can own an actual dead-tree book version of the same. The odds are vanishingly small that any book versions of these titles would ever be found in what few book stores still exist. So let’s have our fun with these e-book pix nicked from the Intertubes. I see some vestige of an artist signature on one of these. Go figure. But none of my usual sources gives any hint who they might be. So Unknown Artist Institute it is.

Is that you Fairy-Peg? Click for larger image