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Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1950 (October 1950) Well if ...

2026-10-31T01:42:05Z

Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1950 (October 1950)

Well if she can't die, what are the stakes here?

Some classic middle-eastern harem-girl imagery of this period, plus a giant burning demon hand. If she's frozen, maybe a burning demon hand is just what she needs to get free; she and the demon can live happily ever after.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/famous-fantastic-mysteries-october-1950

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Vampirella no. 15 (May 1982) I'm not really up on Vampirella ...

2026-10-30T01:42:05Z

Vampirella no. 15 (May 1982)

I'm not really up on Vampirella lore but apparently Pantha is her buddy and while Vampirella's clothing runs to "95% nude" Pantha's just full-on nude at this point? Or wait she's wearing underwear so only 99.5% nude.

For some reason Pantha looks British to me, I can't explain it.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-105

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Creepy no. 124 (January 1981) Pretty wild stuff: the baby, the ...

2026-10-29T01:42:05Z

Creepy no. 124 (January 1981)

Pretty wild stuff: the baby, the Eiffel Tower in the background, the gross lesions on the guy, but I like the fact that he's using a stop sign as a shield and apparently made his axe out of some kind of car parts.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-124

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Marvel Science Fiction vol. 3, no. 5 (November 1951) Marvel had a ...

2026-10-28T01:42:05Z

Marvel Science Fiction vol. 3, no. 5 (November 1951)

Marvel had a whole SF magazine? But wait, this isn't the Marvel we know and love, which had other names until 1961.

The woman, who was gardening in some rather inappropriate clothing, seems not upset enough about gravity suddenly inverting on her, but the dog seems almost too mad.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Marvel_v03n05_1951-11_chums

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Vampirella no. 89 (August 1980) Like most Vampirella covers, ...

2026-10-27T01:42:05Z

Vampirella no. 89 (August 1980)

Like most Vampirella covers, it's one step away from being full-on porn, but you have to admire the interplay of the two lighting sources, the contouring, the appreciation for form.

Why does the text say the anti-pope is conjuring up the demons? Clearly she's doing that herself.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-089

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Science Fiction Quarterly vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1952) She's ...

2026-10-26T01:42:05Z

Science Fiction Quarterly vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1952)

She's holding a remote—does it turn the robot off? Is the robot the bad guy or the hero? Maybe she's the secret agent? What's going on in the lower right: ALERT! INVASION … ALL?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Quarterly_New_Series_v01n05_1952-05

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I certainly will.

2026-10-25T07:55:23Z

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Weird Tales vol. 13, no. 6 (June 1929) Another one of those wild ...

2026-10-25T01:42:04Z

Weird Tales vol. 13, no. 6 (June 1929)

Another one of those wild action scenes where everything's strangely static. Who's attacking/protecting/abducting whom? And this is definitely the most pornographic of all of the covers, even including Vampirella. Are those *butterflies* on her nipples?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v13n06_1929-06_AT-sas

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Amazing Stories vol. 7, no. 8 (November 1932) There's a weird ...

2026-10-24T01:42:04Z

Amazing Stories vol. 7, no. 8 (November 1932)

There's a weird symmetry how the guys are wearing white wing-suit things and they're being attacked by white flying things … in a green sky over a rainbow hill under a bright orange mountain.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v07n08_1932-11_Missing_ifcibcbc

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Creepy no. 82 (1976) Absolutely wild colours; absolutely no idea ...

2026-10-23T01:42:05Z

Creepy no. 82 (1976)

Absolutely wild colours; absolutely no idea what's going on, kind of a glam-rock vibe with those outfits.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-082

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Amazing Stories vol. 5, no. 4 (July 1930) Just another day on the ...

2026-10-22T01:42:04Z

Amazing Stories vol. 5, no. 4 (July 1930)

Just another day on the purple ice planet; one-eyed hexagon miners with knives running from evil spiky pimiento olives.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v05n04_1930-07_052

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Amazing Stories vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1926) This is completely ...

2026-10-21T01:42:04Z

Amazing Stories vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1926)

This is completely bizarre and weird but I think what's most weird is the face of the skater bottom right, like some kind of insanely cheerful monkey. Volume 1, Number 1, they really came out swinging.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesVolume01Number01

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I have run out of covers where I can link directly to the full ...

2026-10-20T04:33:45Z

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I have run out of covers where I can link directly to the full magazine on archive.org so people are encouraged to read the original magazine, that was always the point of the project, to stand on the shoulders of giants!

Thank you! I might parse the database and get a few stats.

2026-10-20T04:25:36Z

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There's something familiar about the goofiness and the Alfred ...

2026-10-20T03:29:16Z

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There's something familiar about the goofiness and the Alfred E. Neumann ears.

With a mixed sense of sadness and achievement I'm letting you ...

2026-10-20T02:53:08Z

With a mixed sense of sadness and achievement I'm letting you know my collection of science fiction and fantasy covers has run out!

I'm going to put this account into Loop Mode where it posts everything all over again from day one, but there are thousands of them so a loop will take years.

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Coming soon, the same type of thing for classic Marvel comics covers.

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Amazing Stories vol. 11, no. 4 (August 1937) I absolutely love ...

2026-10-15T01:42:04Z

Amazing Stories vol. 11, no. 4 (August 1937)

I absolutely love this one. Her clothing, the determined look on her face, the surprisingly believable creature. This is a trashy SF magazine cover but it's also a painting. Would hang on wall, 10/10.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v11n04_1937-08

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2026-10-15T00:45:05Z

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Amazing Stories vol. 16, no. 7 (July 1942) Has that man decided ...

2026-10-14T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 16, no. 7 (July 1942)

Has that man decided to get OUT of the tank with his handgun to fight the tyrannosaur? Because that seems like a terrible decision. Also isn't the battle pretty much over at this point? Better to draw the action the moment before your enemy takes a direct hit to the chest.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v16n07_1942-07_cape1736

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Worlds of IF (February 1959) Has his head pushed its way into a ...

2026-10-13T01:42:04Z

Worlds of IF (February 1959)

Has his head pushed its way into a flexible tube, or was there a convenient kink, no pun intended, in the tube?

Those creatures are like mermaids, except they're the opposite, they have no tails but no feet either. They're like … tadpolemaids?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1959-02_IF

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Weird Tales vol. 40, no. 4 (May 1948) This is over the top, one ...

2026-10-12T01:42:04Z

Weird Tales vol. 40, no. 4 (May 1948)

This is over the top, one of the most garish, clumsy images in the whole collection.

But, you know, it has a crazy vitality, you can't look away.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v40n04_1948-05_slpn

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Weird Tales vol. 13, no. 1 (January 1929) At first I thought this ...

2026-10-11T01:42:04Z

Weird Tales vol. 13, no. 1 (January 1929)

At first I thought this was offensive blackface, but that's a mask, and it's just offensive orientalism. Love those shoes!

Not sure the human body bends like that but OK.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV13N01192901sasIbc

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I mean the key the other way up, as in, the part which sticks out ...

2026-10-10T04:19:34Z

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I mean the key the other way up, as in, the part which sticks out is facing up/away from us

Astounding vol. 41, no. 6 (August 1948) This is intriguing, but ...

2026-10-10T01:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 41, no. 6 (August 1948)

This is intriguing, but weirdly literal, not an artistic suggestion of a key, just a huge literal key in space.

Also I would have drawn it the other way, up is it just me?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v41n06_1948-08_cape1736

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2026-10-08T00:45:04Z

Creepy no. 70 (1975) Terrific composition and lighting. Do we ...

2026-10-03T02:42:04Z

Creepy no. 70 (1975)

Terrific composition and lighting. Do we think the ape is guilty of the apparent crime? I think the story might go a different way.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-070

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Weird Tales vol. 35, no. 2 (March 1940) The green guy in the back ...

2026-09-21T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 35, no. 2 (March 1940)

The green guy in the back is goofy as hell, I can't even make out what kind of body we're dealing with, but the orange flame haired fairy is excellent. I wouldn't be surprised to find them in Steven Universe or the Owl House.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v35n02_1940-03_jvh-sliv-slpn-sas

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Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 11 (March 1935) This seems almost ...

2026-09-08T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 11 (March 1935)

This seems almost Mœbius-like and charming in its simplicity. Maybe Jean Giraud saw illustrations like this as a kid?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesVolume09Number11

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 5, no. 7 (July 1943) Living Girls From ...

2026-09-07T02:42:05Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 5, no. 7 (July 1943)

Living Girls From Cards! You know how it is.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v05n07_1943-07_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 63, no. 3 (May 1959) I like it, but I feel like ...

2026-09-06T02:42:20Z

Astounding vol. 63, no. 3 (May 1959)

I like it, but I feel like it doesn't quite line up. If we took the sword away, would his features be lined up correctly?

Also is the footprint part of it?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v63n03_1959-05_EXciter-LennyS

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New Worlds vol. 11, no. 32 (February 1955) Very hard image to ...

2026-09-05T02:42:06Z

New Worlds vol. 11, no. 32 (February 1955)

Very hard image to describe for the Alt text. How did I do?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_032v11_1955-02

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Worlds of IF (January 1969) The composition is great, showing us ...

2026-09-03T02:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (January 1969)

The composition is great, showing us the scale of everything, the power of the space ship we're looking out of.

The colours are so much of the time. Was there a whole new printing technology introduced at the end of the 60s?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1969-01_IF

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Weird Tales vol. 7, no. 2 (February 1926) Somehow, although ...

2026-09-02T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 7, no. 2 (February 1926)

Somehow, although it's clearly a bolt of lightning, it seems like it's not that deadly. It looks like it's made of something not electricity, anyway.

Is he on a boat? By the docks? What's going on with that netting in the background?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV07N02192602

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Creepy no. 89 (1977) Is the standing soldier a monster? He kind ...

2026-09-01T02:42:04Z

Creepy no. 89 (1977)

Is the standing soldier a monster? He kind of looks creepy, but that's mostly the grimace. Why is the fallen comrade so brightly coloured?

It's a great composition, great lighting. The diagonals make for more drama.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-089

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Science Wonder Stories vol. 1, no. 7 (December 1929) If the guys ...

2026-08-31T02:42:05Z

Science Wonder Stories vol. 1, no. 7 (December 1929)

If the guys were just … floating there in the sky, it would be one thing, but they are clearly sitting, in very cheap chairs, and their accoutrements are clearly on a floor.

So they're accessing Poundshop Minas Tirith remotely?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Wonder_Stories_v01n07_1929-12_bogof39-cape1736

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 1 (July 1956) Ugly and ...

2026-08-30T02:42:05Z

Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 1 (July 1956)

Ugly and incomprehensible, what can I say? Is she in a bottle, or is the shape and the, uh, bottle-green colour giving me that impression?

Literally looks like two different things slapped together at the last moment.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v07n01_1956-07

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 3 (November 1957) Oh how we ...

2026-08-29T02:42:05Z

Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 3 (November 1957)

Oh how we love an Evil Plant here at SFMCP Inc.

I mean we don't know that it's a plant, there could be an octopus creature at the other end of the tendril-tentacle, but it's green and plant-like.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v08n03_1957-11

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Weird Tales vol. 18, no. 2 (September 1931) Of all the weird ...

2026-08-28T02:42:04Z

Weird Tales vol. 18, no. 2 (September 1931)

Of all the weird stuff in this one, I'm most obsessed by the creature being ridden. A giant tapir? An elongated capybara? A land-plesiosaur?

Answers on a postcard to

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Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV18N02193109

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Weird Tales vol. 9, no. 3 (March 1927) What a bizarre ...

2026-08-27T02:42:06Z

Weird Tales vol. 9, no. 3 (March 1927)

What a bizarre composition, wasting so much space at the top. I honestly don't know what's going on at the top, just … white and blue stuff. Is there maybe an overturned table at the bottom? It's a unique magazine for sure.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV09N03192703

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2026-08-27T01:45:05Z

Astounding vol. 22, no. 4 (December 1938) Unexpected … ...

2026-08-26T02:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 22, no. 4 (December 1938)

Unexpected … underwater Emo kid? Great, intriguing setup. Nice composition.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v22n04_1938-12

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Creepy no. 10 (1966) Simply terrific composition, you can't ...

2026-08-25T02:42:05Z

Creepy no. 10 (1966)

Simply terrific composition, you can't fault Frazetta for laying out a scene, and the lighting and colours are all great too.

I would love a huge version of this on my wall.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-010

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Amazing Stories vol. 14, no. 10 1940 10 Ziff Davis (October 1940) ...

2026-08-24T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 14, no. 10 1940 10 Ziff Davis (October 1940)

Did the robot just emerge from that … landing pod? … and immediately snatch up that poor woman? I don't know about the timeline here.

ED EARL REPP just has to be an anagram, right? The author's name is "Lee Draper"? Yes I have an anagram tool constantly in my bookmarks.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v14n10_1940-10_-_Ziff-Davis

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Imagination vol. 5, no. 10 (October 1954) Wow, no idea what's ...

2026-08-23T02:42:05Z

Imagination vol. 5, no. 10 (October 1954)

Wow, no idea what's going on, why "toffee", why is there a police officer in underwear, and frankly, how is that dress even staying on?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Imagination_v05n10_1954-10_LennyS-cape1736

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Weird Tales vol. 14, no. 4 (October 1929) Hugh Rankin, the ...

2026-08-22T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 14, no. 4 (October 1929)

Hugh Rankin, the artist, had seemingly forgotten all he knew about human anatomy the day he drew this. I'm concerned the guillotine won't even work the first time!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV14N04192910

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Worlds of IF (August 1956) No action, nothing which indicates ...

2026-08-21T02:42:04Z

Worlds of IF (August 1956)

No action, nothing which indicates scale, the whole thing is a little static and dull. Also not a satellite? I like the two little armatures or whatever you call them, the break up the image nicely.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1956-08_IF

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Creepy no. 101 (1978) It's hard to put a finger on it exactly ...

2026-08-20T02:42:04Z

Creepy no. 101 (1978)

It's hard to put a finger on it exactly but this guy has a very 70s look, doesn't he? His jawline is a 70s jawline.

I had to look up when the original "Jaws" movie came out, it was 1975. We've all been obsessed by sharks ever since.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-101

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 3, no. 4 (June 1941) I'm fascinated ...

2026-08-19T02:42:05Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 3, no. 4 (June 1941)

I'm fascinated by this one, particularly how she's so etiolated and pale. And how the gryphon has a kind of "I'm too old for this shit" look on its face. Beak.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v03n04_1941-06_cape1736

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Creepy no. 96 (1979) The alien seems more worried about us than ...

2026-08-14T02:42:05Z

Creepy no. 96 (1979)

The alien seems more worried about us than threatening. This was after “Close Encounters” but before “E.T.”.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-096

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Worlds of IF (April 1968) I can't tell if this is in the sea ...

2026-08-13T02:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (April 1968)

I can't tell if this is in the sea or not, those plants look like seaweed. This style reeks of the late 60s, early 70s. I can almost smell the felt pens it was drawn with.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1968-04_IF

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Weird Tales vol. 25, no. 6 (June 1935) Oh they thought they were ...

2026-08-12T02:42:06Z

Weird Tales vol. 25, no. 6 (June 1935)

Oh they thought they were being edgy in 1935 at the idea there were monsters in the movie industry?

In 2026 you're going to have to be more specific.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v25n06_1935-06_sas

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Weird Tales vol. 37, no. 6 (July 1944) Wow, lots going on in this ...

2026-08-11T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 37, no. 6 (July 1944)

Wow, lots going on in this one. I can't make out the relationship between the vampire and the skeleton, let alone why that tiny woman has to tightrope-walk the web. The candles look almost like medieval or Russian icon paintings with those halos.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v37n06_1944-07

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Weird Tales vol. 46, no. 1 (March 1954) This is pretty ...

2026-08-10T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 46, no. 1 (March 1954)

This is pretty unremarkable. It's a classic trope of science fiction/fantasy in this period to use archaic syntax isn't it? Your story is instantly 100 times more classy if its title is "Call Not Their Names" rather than "Do Not Call Their Names".

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v46n01_1954-03_jw

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 8, no. 3 (July 1946) I'm guessing ...

2026-08-09T02:42:05Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 8, no. 3 (July 1946)

I'm guessing the bird-creature can throw her off the building, but then swoop down and grab her before she hits the ground? And if it does that then the man won't want to shoot it?

Watch out for the Gwen Stacey effect, bird creature …!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v08n03_1946-07_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 45, no. 2 (April 1950) This guy has a very ...

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Astounding vol. 45, no. 2 (April 1950)

This guy has a very contemporary look, despite being a wizard or whatever. He looks like an Oxbridge undergraduate not a space mage.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v45n02_1950-04_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 19, no. 5 (July 1937) This is really great. The ...

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Astounding vol. 19, no. 5 (July 1937)

This is really great. The composition, the lighting, the amount of empty space alone, but the drama of the beam and the running figures is terrific.

What are they running toward? And why do people always run in a straight line!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/astoundingv019n05193707

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Amazing Stories vol. 4, no. 7 (October 1929) I like how ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 4, no. 7 (October 1929)

I like how there's a giant monster right there and the two mis-matched guys are just having a calm conversation about it. Is it eating from a trough?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v04n07_1929-10_-ifc

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Worlds of IF (April 1958) I like the chiaroscuro of this and the ...

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Worlds of IF (April 1958)

I like the chiaroscuro of this and the drama in his posture and how he's grasping for something just out of reach.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1958-04_IF

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1942) • Love ...

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1942)

• Love the dragon
• The woman isn't looking nearly scared enough
• How old is that plane? It doesn't look like 1942 vintage

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v04_n01_1942-04.Munsey_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 20, no. 1 (September 1937) I think whoever ...

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Astounding vol. 20, no. 1 (September 1937)

I think whoever scanned this one must have cranked up the saturation because there's no way these colours survived since 1937 but hey, imagine the effect on the audience back then.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v20n01_1937-09_docorlof

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Amazing Stories vol. 23, no. 7 (July 1949) I know this was ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 23, no. 7 (July 1949)

I know this was supposed to be super mysterious and magical but all I can see is a commercial for shampoo.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v23n07_1949-07_cape1736

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 2 (June 1942) I have to ...

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 2 (June 1942)

I have to say the imagery of her pose and the many stars floating around says more night-club to me, but the intensity of those people at the bottom is all witch-hunt.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v04_n02_1942-06.Munsey_dtsg0318-Anon

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Weird Tales vol. 32, no. 1 (July 1938) That old guy looks like ...

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Weird Tales vol. 32, no. 1 (July 1938)

That old guy looks like Vincent Schiavelli, is it just me?

Rather contrived arrangement of figures, just to hide the nudity.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v32n01_1938-07

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Creepy no. 51 (1973) There's something uniquely horrible ...

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Creepy no. 51 (1973)

There's something uniquely horrible about burning at the stake for me, so thumbs down right away, but there's a creepiness about the little girl watching which takes it even further.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-051

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Authentic Science Fiction Monthly 45 (1954) Rather dull, in a ...

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Authentic Science Fiction Monthly 45 (1954)

Rather dull, in a way, but an interesting design.

Why *is* man's first starship a shuttlecock wrapped in a bandage? Inquiring minds need to know.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Authentic_Science_Fiction_Monthly_045_1954-05_Bogof39

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1947) This era's ...

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1947)

This era's obsession with red hair at its peak. Incredibly sexy but also powerful, not like the swooning maidens we've seen so much of.

The horse on the other hand looks rather downcast.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v09n01_1947-01_unz.org

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Creepy no. 81 (1976) This is absolutely wild and I love it. How ...

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Creepy no. 81 (1976)

This is absolutely wild and I love it. How we arrive at this scenario I have no idea. Maybe these are an early depiction of Gremlins.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-081

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New Worlds vol. 16, no. 47 (May 1956) This looks like an audition ...

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New Worlds vol. 16, no. 47 (May 1956)

This looks like an audition for a futuristic "Idol" talent show.

Have you ever thought how those shows put people through to the main auditions who are awful, just to humiliate them so the audience get a laugh? They do it on purpose and it's pretty cruel.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_047v16_1956-05

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Amazing Stories vol. 16, no. 9 1942 9 Ziff Davis (September 1942) ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 16, no. 9 1942 9 Ziff Davis (September 1942)

This is a curious one. Very shortly after Pear Harbor, we're imagining futuristic planes getting revenge rather than contemporary ones? Nice wish-fulfilment I guess.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v16n09_1942-09_-_Ziff-Davis

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Worlds of IF (September 1960) "Everyone's a critic" ...

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Worlds of IF (September 1960)

"Everyone's a critic" seems to be the vibe here. Everyone including four-armed alien Mr Magoo.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1960-09_IF

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Astounding vol. 56, no. 6 (February 1956) I really like how the ...

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Astounding vol. 56, no. 6 (February 1956)

I really like how the background posters are truncated and only partially visible but the figure in the front ties it together. "Build with" what exactly? "Bonfire" is the only word which comes to mind.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v56n06_1956-02_EXciter-LennyS

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New Worlds vol. 2, no. 04 (1949) Love the speed depicted here and ...

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New Worlds vol. 2, no. 04 (1949)

Love the speed depicted here and the subtle red highlights on the rocket.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_004v02_1949

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 3, no. 3 (May 1941) I was just about to ...

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 3, no. 3 (May 1941)

I was just about to say "oh cool they didn't show the dragon, they used its shadow instead" but then I saw the title.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v03n03_1941-05_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 27, no. 6 (August 1941) Wow, that thing is big! ...

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Astounding vol. 27, no. 6 (August 1941)

Wow, that thing is big! Love the sense of scale with the tiny people. Always include people to show me how big things are, sci-fi artists!

There's a nice contrast between the shiny ship and the rather battered and worn launch mechanism that it's housed in.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v27n06_1941-08

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Creepy no. 11 (1966) A rather unusual-looking Frazetta, much more ...

2026-07-19T02:42:05Z

Creepy no. 11 (1966)

A rather unusual-looking Frazetta, much more brightly coloured and lit than most of his output, but a great composition and sense of movement.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-011

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Creepy no. 73 (1975) I absolutely love this one. The airbrushing ...

2026-07-18T02:42:04Z

Creepy no. 73 (1975)

I absolutely love this one. The airbrushing is terrific and the composition and movement are great.

If I had a note, it would be that I have no idea how big that space ship is or how far away, because everything's so clear. But it's space, it would be!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-073

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Weird Tales vol. 40, no. 5 (July 1948) Did they not know what ...

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Weird Tales vol. 40, no. 5 (July 1948)

Did they not know what unicorns looked like in 1948? Or wait, is our current view of unicorns whitewashed and woke and everyone should know they really have a horn down by their nose.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v40n05_1948-07

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Astounding vol. 20, no. 4 (December 1937) Wow, lots going on ...

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Astounding vol. 20, no. 4 (December 1937)

Wow, lots going on here. Typing “Van der Graaf Generator” has sent me off on a 70s prog rock rabbit-hole. Camel, anyone? BeBop Deluxe? Steve Hillage!? Hawkwind!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v20n04_1937-12_cape1736

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Weird Tales vol. 20, no. 5 (November 1932) Absolutely love the ...

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Weird Tales vol. 20, no. 5 (November 1932)

Absolutely love the dynamism of this, lots of drama and movement. At first I thought there was a bigger boat behind him but that's a ragged sail. The boat looks vaguely Norse, is it just me?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v20n05_1932-11_sas

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Worlds of IF (January 1954) Nice, old-fashioned illustration, ...

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Worlds of IF (January 1954)

Nice, old-fashioned illustration, showing us how the fish are like the submarines and vice versa. It reminds me of illustrations like The Little Red Engine, a staple of my childhood and my son's. I've kept in on hand in case of grandchildren.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1954-01_IF

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New Worlds vol. 11, no. 33 (March 1955) When I saw this the first ...

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New Worlds vol. 11, no. 33 (March 1955)

When I saw this the first time I got a kind of negative-space thing and saw the vehicle as a giant bird's head. Medical malpractice lawyers please contact me to help with my lawsuit.

No seriously this is really interesting and fulfils the purpose: I want to read the story now.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_033v11_1955-03

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Astounding vol. 29, no. 5 (July 1942) This has absolutely zero ...

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Astounding vol. 29, no. 5 (July 1942)

This has absolutely zero Science Fiction/Fantasy content at all, as far as I can see (unless there's something very subtle I can't understand), and is just a Fourth Of July edition.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v29n05_1942-07_dtsg0318

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Weird Tales vol. 25, no. 5 (May 1935) It's relatively rare ...

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Weird Tales vol. 25, no. 5 (May 1935)

It's relatively rare that I just don't understand the image—often I don't know what the story is, but I don't know what's going on in the image here. Are those hands holding a mask? Grabbing someone's face?

Answers on a postcard please to SFMCP Headquarters, the usual address.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v25n05_1935-05_sas

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Astounding vol. 52, no. 4 (December 1953) Always nice to see a ...

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Astounding vol. 52, no. 4 (December 1953)

Always nice to see a slide rule. This guy is escaping from some kind of blaze or explosion with the diodes and capacitors which matter to him most. Great lighting!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v52n04_1953-12_dtsg0318

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Worlds of IF (July 1962) I love the sheer insanity of this and ...

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Worlds of IF (July 1962)

I love the sheer insanity of this and the calm, gloomy expression on the turtle's face.

I wrote in the alt text that there's either a castle or a rocket on a launch pad off in the distance, because I really don't know.

¿por que no los dos?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1962-07_IF

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Creepy no. 114 (1980) To me the strangest thing about this thing ...

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Creepy no. 114 (1980)

To me the strangest thing about this thing is the colour of the space suit. Is this the fashion in the future? I like all the creatures though, great inventiveness on the part of the artist.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-114

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Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 9 (January 1935) This one's a ...

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Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 9 (January 1935)

This one's a bit confusing—they're recoiling from the sea-monkey-looking object in the lava-lamp-looking object, but there's a much bigger glowy thing/explosion going on in the distance?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesVolume09Number09

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