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Fantastic Adventures vol. 15, no. 2 (February 1953) Love to hear ...

2026-04-08T02:42:05Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 15, no. 2 (February 1953)

Love to hear the story of how this woman got trapped in a Stranger-Things-Like creepy tunnel on her way back from ballet class.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v15n02_1953-02_unz.org

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Amazing Stories vol. 25, no. 9 (September 1951) I happen to know ...

2026-04-07T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 25, no. 9 (September 1951)

I happen to know some guys are REALLY into giant women with regular-sized men and who am I to judge. I'm not sure this one is quite giant enough, she's only say twice the size of a regular person? Not sure when the fetish kicks in.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v25n09_1951-09_cape1736

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Amazing Stories Quarterly vol. 7, no. 1 (1933) Not sure how we ...

2026-04-06T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories Quarterly vol. 7, no. 1 (1933)

Not sure how we got to the point where the ship gets stuck between two skyscrapers when they're apparently the only two buildings still visible above the surface of "The Second Deluge".

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_Quarterly_v07n01_1933_Winter_slpn

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Creepy no. 95 (1978) The caption says "gorilla" but ...

2026-04-05T02:42:06Z

Creepy no. 95 (1978)

The caption says "gorilla" but honestly they look more like chimps to me? And to complicate things we have "See Evil! Hear Evil! Speak Evil!" which inverts the three wise monkeys.

This cover does its job perfectly, because you want to read the story.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-095

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Astounding vol. 53, no. 6 (August 1954) Interesting image, ...

2026-04-04T01:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 53, no. 6 (August 1954)

Interesting image, you'd have to admit—is this fate going to happen to her in the story or is it just metaphorical?

I could describe the background for the alt text but it's just "futuristic stuff" let's face it.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v53n06_1954-08_Sirius-Starhome

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Science Fiction vol. 2, no. 2 (October 1940) I assumed at first ...

2026-04-03T01:42:04Z

Science Fiction vol. 2, no. 2 (October 1940)

I assumed at first the red bird guy was being chased only by humans, but there are other red-bird guys running after him too. Intriguing.

What would you call that thing they're running from? I just went with "structure" but I feel like there's a better word.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/sciencefictionv02n02194010

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Worlds of IF (June 1955) The colours of this guy's clothes ...

2026-04-02T01:42:04Z

Worlds of IF (June 1955)

The colours of this guy's clothes are amazing, they go with his hair don't they? I had to squint a bit to see what was going on in the background. The crutch is an intriguing detail.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1955-06_IF

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Amazing Stories vol. 22, no. 5 (May 1948) Amazing sense of depth ...

2026-04-01T01:42:04Z

Amazing Stories vol. 22, no. 5 (May 1948)

Amazing sense of depth and scale. Is the bomb going to fall into the sea in front of the ships, or is it in its own space/layer of superimposition? If it hits the sea will it explode?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v22n05_1948-05_cape1736

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 4 (January 1958) Love how ...

2026-03-31T01:42:06Z

Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 4 (January 1958)

Love how much of a story this tells with its few components.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v08n04_1958-01

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Startling Stories vol. 8, no. 2 (September 1942) Love the monster ...

2026-03-30T01:42:05Z

Startling Stories vol. 8, no. 2 (September 1942)

Love the monster with its big green cat eyes. Great choice of angles, foreshortening adds drama and brings everything together more tightly.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/StartlingStoriesV08N02194209

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Weird Tales vol. 39, no. 11 (July 1947) This is the goofiest ...

2026-03-29T01:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 39, no. 11 (July 1947)

This is the goofiest vampire I have ever seen. I mean if I came across it in a graveyard I would be legit terrified but on this cover it just looks ridiculous.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v39n11_1947-07

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 1, no. 2 (November 1939) ...

2026-03-28T01:42:06Z

Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 1, no. 2 (November 1939)

Interesting that they felt confident enough in the titles and authors to just lay them out there, not a scantily-dressed warrior queen, red-headed goddess or naked experimental subject in a glass tube to be seen.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v01_n02_1939-11.Munsey_AK

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Creepy no. 111 (1979) This screams Bowie to me, am I crazy? ...

2026-03-27T01:42:05Z

Creepy no. 111 (1979)

This screams Bowie to me, am I crazy?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-111

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2026-03-26T01:57:17Z

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Creepy no. 49 (1972) This is inherently comical. Who cut off his ...

2026-03-26T01:42:06Z

Creepy no. 49 (1972)

This is inherently comical. Who cut off his head? Where are they now? Why didn't he die? What's he doing right now, just considering his options? As an image, it's terrifc. As a narrative element, it's useless to me.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-049

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Weird Tales vol. 8, no. 2 (August 1926) I like the demonic ...

2026-03-24T01:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 8, no. 2 (August 1926)

I like the demonic tree-creature, though I'm curious what he wants from the woman. That pirate or viking or whatever he is will save her, don't worry.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV08N02192608

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 3 (July 1942) I don't ...

2026-03-23T01:42:05Z

Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 4, no. 3 (July 1942)

I don't like to nitpick, but wrap her cloak around her maybe?

I love her clothing and the drama/angles of everything in the scene. He looks rather too modern though and his hair is perfect even in this wild situation.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v04_n03_1942-07.Munsey_cape1736_edit

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Amazing Stories vol. 32, no. 10 (October 1958) Simple, brilliant ...

2026-03-22T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 32, no. 10 (October 1958)

Simple, brilliant concept. What *would* we do if a delegate from Mars or Venus turned up at the UN? I mean, what would we have done before the concepts of international law, democracy, etc got discarded.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v32n10_1958-10_UnkSc-cape1736

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 10, no. 12 (December 1948) I'm ...

2026-03-21T01:42:05Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 10, no. 12 (December 1948)

I'm getting obsessed by these curved trails which rocket ships leave behind them. I don't think they're realistic. Exploding planets? I don't have a problem with that at all.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v10n12_1948-12_unz.org

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Amazing Stories vol. 27, no. 2 (February 1953) Wow, this one ...

2026-03-20T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 27, no. 2 (February 1953)

Wow, this one really feels like it was done in a hurry. What are those monsters? Caterpillars maybe? Alien pill bugs? Whatever they are that guy is *way* too confident. Look out for that tentacle behind your back, dude.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v27n02_1953-02

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Vampirella no. 17 (1972) I like the foreground a lot, and I like ...

2026-03-19T01:42:06Z

Vampirella no. 17 (1972)

I like the foreground a lot, and I like that huge-ass wolf or bear or whatever it is, but the skulls are messy and … whose hands are those? The wolf-creature?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-017

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Astounding vol. 16, no. 5 (January 1936) Absolutely love this, ...

2026-03-18T01:42:06Z

Astounding vol. 16, no. 5 (January 1936)

Absolutely love this, except, as I always say, please include a human figure to give me a sense of scale. For all we know it's six inches high.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v16n05_1936-01

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Astounding vol. 47, no. 3 (May 1951) This composition is so ...

2026-03-17T01:42:06Z

Astounding vol. 47, no. 3 (May 1951)

This composition is so terrible it barely deserves the name. It's just four things chucked down on paper. I love the slide rule though. I actually own one although I can barely use it to do 2 + 2.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v47n03_1951-05_Sam_Hall

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Amazing Stories vol. 30, no. 8 (August 1956) Love the ...

2026-03-16T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 30, no. 8 (August 1956)

Love the composition. Never show your monster too soon, keep people guessing. Bit disappointed that it apparently has seven tails but not even a hint of a tail in the image.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v30n08_1956-08_cape1736

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Vampirella no. 87 (May 1980) Wait Vampirella has a "native ...

2026-03-15T01:42:06Z

Vampirella no. 87 (May 1980)

Wait Vampirella has a "native planet"? Do they all look like her?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-087

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Astounding vol. 37, no. 4 (June 1946) This is such a ...

2026-03-14T01:42:07Z

Astounding vol. 37, no. 4 (June 1946)

This is such a montage/collage of things, it's hard to make out what's happening or the scale. Are the spherical ships causing the weather event(s) or merely reporting on them?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v37n04_1946-06_cape1736

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Amazing Stories, May 1934 (May 1934) Hard to know what to make of ...

2026-03-13T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories, May 1934 (May 1934)

Hard to know what to make of this, indeed hard to know if this is a stylised image, or the depiction of a statue. He's been working out, I know that much, if he's lifting the stone lid of a sarcophagous off his back.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/ams_1934_05

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Worlds of IF (August 1972) Simple, powerful, mysterious. ...

2026-03-12T01:42:06Z

Worlds of IF (August 1972)

Simple, powerful, mysterious. What's the figure in the background doing? Attacking them? Holding them aloft? Just providing mood lighting?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1972-08_IF

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Astounding vol. 50, no. 5 (January 1953) This is like Hands ...

2026-03-11T01:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 50, no. 5 (January 1953)

This is like Hands Across America, only in space? Whatta concept, as Natasha Lyonne says.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v50n05_1953-01_AK

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Creepy no. 144 (1983) This is a Frazetta? I honestly wouldn't ...

2026-03-10T01:42:06Z

Creepy no. 144 (1983)

This is a Frazetta? I honestly wouldn't have picked it. It's not bad, it's got some good contrast between the central figure and the pastel-toned outer images.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-144

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2026-03-09T04:26:38Z

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Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 10 (October 1950) The guy is not ...

2026-03-09T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 10 (October 1950)

The guy is not only shocked by the appearance of a beautiful supernatural woman in his very masculine-framed workplace, he's also concerned about what her weight is going to do to the balance of his RSJ.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v24n10_1950-10

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Amazing Stories vol. 23, no. 10 (October 1949) Love the angle, ...

2026-03-08T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 23, no. 10 (October 1949)

Love the angle, and love that they gave her a big honking tiger claw not a delicate hint of long fingernail. The artist chicked out rather when depicting breasts and hoped we wouldn't notice.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v23n10_1949-10

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New Worlds vol. 9, no. 27 (September 1954) All very strange. The ...

2026-03-07T01:42:06Z

New Worlds vol. 9, no. 27 (September 1954)

All very strange. The artist seemed to want to avoid drawing arms. Also had never seen a gun. Why are there a single blank fencepost and some dead vines at the top of his tiny mountain?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_027v09_1954-09

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Weird Tales vol. 22, no. 3 (September 1933) Wow, what can you ...

2026-03-06T01:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 22, no. 3 (September 1933)

Wow, what can you say? There really were no rules in 1933.

I'm distracted by that jewel on the right-hand woman's hip.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV22n03193309IfcIbc

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Vampirella no. 60 (1977) I've had a quick look at the comic ...

2026-03-05T01:42:06Z

Vampirella no. 60 (1977)

I've had a quick look at the comic and the Blind Priestess is pretty intense, as you'd expect. Her bat-eared-monkey friend doesn't appear.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-060

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Worlds of IF (October 1968) Love the high angle, the space ship ...

2026-03-04T01:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (October 1968)

Love the high angle, the space ship off in the distance. This is a genre of sci-f-mag cover, just "space blokes working on something", but, respect.

I will be soon one of those guys who spends hours looking through the fence at construction sites, it's only a matter of time.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1968-10_IF

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Amazing Stories vol. 10, no. 6 (October 1935) I love the art deco ...

2026-03-03T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 10, no. 6 (October 1935)

I love the art deco vibe of the space ship. It's slightly distracting that the point of the space ship is right by one particular highlighted crater as if it's aiming for it.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v10n06_1935-10

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Amazing Stories vol. 9, no. 6 1934 10 (October 1934) My best ...

2026-03-02T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 9, no. 6 1934 10 (October 1934)

My best guess is that the catlike, floppy alien in the chair is missing a skeleton and the device is going to put one in? Someone please read the magazine.

Sadly Miles' 2nd-hand bookstore is not only gone but is demolished entirely: https://maps.app.goo.gl/q9Pyf53tDbUyak1YA

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v09n06_1934-10_Teckneeds_cover

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 2 (September 1956) Are those ...

2026-03-01T01:42:04Z

Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 2 (September 1956)

Are those the proverbial gremlins which damage planes? He doesn't seem worried at all. Maybe they're benevolent gnomes which are fixing it?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v07n02_1956-09

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Creepy no. 02 (1965) Creepy number two! This is really intense ...

2026-02-28T01:42:06Z

Creepy no. 02 (1965)

Creepy number two! This is really intense and the composition and lighting are terrific. I could wish for the central guy's eyes not to be terrifying though, because whose side am I on? He's almost as scary as the beasts.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-002

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Creepy no. 143 (1982) This is weirdly serious for Creepy. No ...

2026-02-27T01:42:06Z

Creepy no. 143 (1982)

This is weirdly serious for Creepy. No goofy-ass goblin creatures, no exploitationy depictions of Black people, no wizards or mushrooms or campy vampires.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-143

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Amazing Stories vol. 64, no. 5 1990-1 (January 1990) Wow. This ...

2026-02-26T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 64, no. 5 1990-1 (January 1990)

Wow. This looks like it was drawn with felt pens by a 17-year-old on the bus on the way home from school.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/amazingv64n05199001_201908

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Amazing Stories vol. 29, no. 5 (September 1955) Lots of story ...

2026-02-25T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 29, no. 5 (September 1955)

Lots of story told with his tattered clothing and bloody bandage, plus those ruins. He's a man on a mission, for sure. With nearly all these images I'm unable to tell if the ship is taking off or landing.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v29n05_1955-09_cape1736

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 5, no. 2 (February 1943) So many ...

2026-02-23T01:42:06Z

Fantastic Adventures vol. 5, no. 2 (February 1943)

So many questions. 1) How long has Nicole Kidman been around? 2) Why does the gorilla look so apologetic? 3) Why “whispering”? 4) What are those army guys doing? It's possible he's on some kind of field radio calling for backup but it's also possile he's just like "WTF?"

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v05n02_1943-02_cape1736

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Weird Tales vol. 36, no. 7 (September 1942) Wow, there's a ...

2026-02-22T01:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 36, no. 7 (September 1942)

Wow, there's a lot going on here. And the artist had no coherent way to put it all together. Basically we have four images pasted together, like the famous Three Wolves t-shirt.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v36n07_1942-09

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Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 5 (May 1950) This is a little too ...

2026-02-21T01:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 5 (May 1950)

This is a little too straightforward for me, but you have to admit the chairoscuro and the imagery (is it imagery, or does this guy have a little Herman's Head deal going on?) are strong.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v24n05_1950-05_cape1736

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New Worlds vol. 8, no. 24 (June 1954) This is pretty unusual, ...

2026-02-20T01:42:06Z

New Worlds vol. 8, no. 24 (June 1954)

This is pretty unusual, simply because it shows a naked, ugly foot. Do people have feet in science fiction? It's like that time when they showed X-wings over water, or lightsabres in a forest. Surely they do but it doesn't come up.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_024v08_1954-06

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Astounding vol. 34, no. 6 (February 1945) The expressions and the ...

2026-02-19T01:42:06Z

Astounding vol. 34, no. 6 (February 1945)

The expressions and the body angles are really intense, against a very calm sunny background. And, you know, knives when this society has definitely invented laser beams and so on.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v34n06_1945-02_AK

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Amazing Stories vol. 9, no. 10 (February 1935) Intriguing ...

2026-02-18T01:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 9, no. 10 (February 1935)

Intriguing diagonal composition. I wrote in the Alt that the big guy is firing a blow-pipe at the other guy? Other guy doesn't seem to know which way to jump, so he's doing Walk Like An Egyptian instead.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v09n10_1935-02

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Astounding vol. 43, no. 3 (May 1949) I don't know what ...

2026-02-17T01:42:06Z

Astounding vol. 43, no. 3 (May 1949)

I don't know what happens next but unless this is one of those hilariously short stories, it's not going to end well for the shark and the alien thing gets to the surface and starts, I don't know, Taking Manhattan.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v43n03_1949-05_cape1736

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Creepy no. 35 (1970) This isn't 100% creepy and you might ...

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Creepy no. 35 (1970)

This isn't 100% creepy and you might even find the creature cute. I keep going backward and forward on it. What do you think?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-035

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Amazing Stories vol. 32, no. 7 (July 1958) Simple, powerful, ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 32, no. 7 (July 1958)

Simple, powerful, tells a hell of a story. Love those dorky space suits.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v32n07_1958-07_cape1736

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 7, no. 5 (December 1945) This scene ...

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 7, no. 5 (December 1945)

This scene would be far more scary if it didn't look like the two were dancing. Also that building is somewhat impractical as I'm 100% sure she could slip between those bars.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v07n05_1945-12_unz.org

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Astounding vol. 16, no. 6 (February 1936) I love this one, ...

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Astounding vol. 16, no. 6 (February 1936)

I love this one, there's a real sense of movement and the monster is excellent.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v16n06_1936-02_frankenscan

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Imagination vol. 4, no. 10 (November 1953) Would the trails of a ...

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Imagination vol. 4, no. 10 (November 1953)

Would the trails of a rocket ship curve like that, or is that the artist going by how it would be in air, not in a vacuum?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Imagination_v04n10_1953-11_LennyS-cape1736

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Weird Tales vol. 18, no. 4 (November 1931) All of the elements of ...

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Weird Tales vol. 18, no. 4 (November 1931)

All of the elements of this are great but the composition is terrible.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV18N04193111

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Weird Tales vol. 20, no. 1 (July 1932) Most offensive ...

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Weird Tales vol. 20, no. 1 (July 1932)

Most offensive characterisation of a Black person I've seen in the whole collection. Say the word and I'll delete the whole thing. If it helps the artist also can't depict white, people, hair, and has never apparently seen a snake.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV20N01193207IfcIbc

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Amazing Stories Quarterly vol. 1, no. 1 (1928) This is a scene ...

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Amazing Stories Quarterly vol. 1, no. 1 (1928)

This is a scene I've seen so many times in this collection: scientists study outlandish [semi] naked creature in glass case. Normally its a woman being examined though so that makes a change anyway.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesQuarterlyV01n011928Winterc2c

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Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 7 (July 1950) Very hard to know how ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 7 (July 1950)

Very hard to know how much of the artefacts around her waist/arms are part of the artwork and how much are damage to the magazine itself.

Incredibly sexy image but also somehow still pure.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v24n07_1950-07_El_PM

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New Worlds vol. 20, no. 58 (April 1957) This is somewhat ...

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New Worlds vol. 20, no. 58 (April 1957)

This is somewhat confusing, almost abstract, although it's pretty clear the pink things are the bad guys and the captain there isn't happy about whatever they're doing.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_058v20_1957-04

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Weird Tales vol. 30, no. 3 (September 1937) Let me know if this ...

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Weird Tales vol. 30, no. 3 (September 1937)

Let me know if this needs a content warning for "artistic nudity". Not sure "artistic" really covers it. This is a classic Brundage, which is to say wildly exploitative but also illogical and distorted.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v30n03_1937-09

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The Journal Of Science-Fiction vol. 1, no. 4 (1953) This is very ...

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The Journal Of Science-Fiction vol. 1, no. 4 (1953)

This is very different to everything else in the collection.

It's unfortunate how Nazi-solute that gesture looks, but otherwise an intriguing image. It looks like a photo. Maybe a still from a film?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/TheJournalOfScienceFictionV01n041953

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 36, no. 1 (April 1950) They look ...

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 36, no. 1 (April 1950)

They look like circus performers, right? Those clothes are decorative rather than practical for space or any kind of military activity. And why are they freaking out about whatever's off to the right when their ship is being attacked right there?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_v36n01_1950-04

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 20, no. 1 (April 1941) I wrote in ...

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 20, no. 1 (April 1941)

I wrote in the Alt that this is happening on a commuter train and I'm 99% sure that's true but I'm not completely sure. Anyway, I think my main question about this is, who's he shooting at? The old guy? But he's already shot the guy on the floor so maybe it's indiscriminate.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/ThrillingWonderStoriesV20N01194104

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Astounding vol. 64, no. 3 (November 1959) This is a little weird. ...

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Astounding vol. 64, no. 3 (November 1959)

This is a little weird. I find his intense stare a little creepy. And the whole thing where the interesting part is happening behind him and he doesn't look around is kind of "walk away from explosion without looking back" mode.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v64n03_1959-11_UnkSc-cape1736

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Amazing Stories vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1940) I would say that this ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1940)

I would say that this thing is just a kind of mecha, but it has bloodshot eyes, so maybe it's weirder than that, it's a living creature whose brain has been hollowed out.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v14n05_1940-05_cape1736

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Fantastic Story Magazine vol. 5, no. 1 (January 1953) This whoie ...

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Fantastic Story Magazine vol. 5, no. 1 (January 1953)

This whoie thing looks like a really serious medical/scientific story until you notice the tiny gremiln. Was it *inside* the guy? Why is it holding up its hands—because it's coming out of his torso, or in more of a "don't shoot" type vibe?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Story_Magazine_v05n01_1953-01_AlexH-cape1736

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 2, no. 7 (August 1940) The colours and ...

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 2, no. 7 (August 1940)

The colours and composition are all really lively, and the contrast between her and the boring desk and filing cabinets is cool. But her posture is really awkward and for some reason we aren't allowed to see what's going on in her left hand? She's holding a blueprint?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v02n07_1940-08_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 52, no. 3 (November 1953) I don't really get ...

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Astounding vol. 52, no. 3 (November 1953)

I don't really get the sci-fi/fantasy content here, but maybe I don't know enough about architecture. Are those buildings buildings which existed in 1953 or futuristic concepts?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v52n03_1953-11_Bitman

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Astounding vol. 64, no. 4 (December 1959) This one has no ...

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Astounding vol. 64, no. 4 (December 1959)

This one has no monsters or aliens and nothing is exploding at all, but it's quite puzzling. What's the SF element here? That guy's uniform/cassock is pretty weird.

Who can make out what's been written across the cover in red pen?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v64n04_1959-12_UnkSc-cape1736

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Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 1, no. 4 (February ...

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Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 1, no. 4 (February 1952)

It's cool how she's holding a microphone, I like to imagine she was doing a DJ set so wild that the Floating Space City guys had to shut her down.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Quarterly_New_Series_v01n04_1952-02

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Amazing Stories vol. 8, no. 12 (April 1934) The drama of this is ...

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Amazing Stories vol. 8, no. 12 (April 1934)

The drama of this is massively reduced by the fact that he's being attacked by the boiler from my apartment. That's only terrifying when I need to pay for a new one. As with Daleks, it seems they could be defeated by a simple flight of steps, and that's what's happening.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v08n12_1934-04_Gorgon776_-ibc_bc

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 5, no. 4 (January 1955) “Oh the ...

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 5, no. 4 (January 1955)

“Oh the humanity!” is presumably what he's yelling, or reasonable fascimile thereof. That red presumably-a-microphone thing is distracting. It's a weird shape and weirdly prominent.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v05n04_1955-01

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 5 (March 1958) All of the ...

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 8, no. 5 (March 1958)

All of the drama, light and shadow going on in the foreground but I keep looking at the creepy grey-skinned guy in the background. Just an insensitive protrayal of a Black person? Somehow he remains grey and dull despite the multiple colourful light sources around the joint.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v08n05_1958-03_slpn

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Worlds of IF (May 1968) Are they wearing helmets? It's hard ...

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Worlds of IF (May 1968)

Are they wearing helmets? It's hard to make out. Maybe just a dome and those space sunglasses are enough on this planet. This one is kind of clunky but the red and the silhouette of the ship are excellent.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1968-05_IF_modified

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Worlds of IF (July 1960) So many questions. Is that supposed to ...

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Worlds of IF (July 1960)

So many questions. Is that supposed to be the Earth up there? So they're on the moon? I thought they were on Pluto for a moment because of that pennant the boy is holding but it confusingly says "Plato". What's behind the dad, to the left? A rip in the moon? In the magazine?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1960-07_IF

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Creepy no. 19 (1968) This is basically how I look when someone ...

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Creepy no. 19 (1968)

This is basically how I look when someone wakes me up early. God damn it, let me sleep another hour, it's Sunday!

If I had a critique, it would be "too much yellow". The Creepy masthead is already very much yellow.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-019

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Astounding vol. 41, no. 2 (April 1948) Anyone who knows this ...

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Astounding vol. 41, no. 2 (April 1948)

Anyone who knows this account knows what I'm about to say … show me something which gives a sense of scale. I like this but I would like it more if a solitary human figure could emphasise the desolation.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v41n02_1948-04_cape1736

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Science Fiction vol. 2, no. 1 (June 1940) There's a fire lit ...

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Science Fiction vol. 2, no. 1 (June 1940)

There's a fire lit under her, but it's not making her hot, she's cool as a cucumber. That little guy is checking the gantry? The king or whatever, the one wearing the diaper, will pull that lever to unleash the flames? Jumping onto the dude's head may not be the best plan then.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/sciencefictionv02n01194006

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I think they're what aviators of the period wore? Warm plus built-in headphones.

Astounding vol. 18, no. 2 (October 1936) This is supposed to be ...

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Astounding vol. 18, no. 2 (October 1936)

This is supposed to be dramatic, but it comes across rather restful to me. It's incredibly distracting how Saturn or whatever ringed planet that's supposed to be is asymmetrical/in asymmetrical shadow.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v18n02_1936-10_frankenscan

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Weird Tales vol. 11, no. 1 (January 1928) Wow, so much going on ...

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Weird Tales vol. 11, no. 1 (January 1928)

Wow, so much going on here. Is the lightning coming out or going in? Real snake or part of the statue? What is that figure wearing exactly? Why does the Native American person have a golden tambourine? And are they playing it, or attacking with it?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV11N01192801sasIfcIbc

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Vampirella no. 42 (1975) Call me shallow, but if we're going ...

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Vampirella no. 42 (1975)

Call me shallow, but if we're going to see Vampirella from behind, maybe depict her with more of a butt? This model seems undernourished.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-042

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Worlds of IF (May 1953) I love the incongruity of the dinosaur in ...

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Worlds of IF (May 1953)

I love the incongruity of the dinosaur in this scene. Or alien? Lizard creature? Sculpture/statue? And the urgency/danger conveyed. Are they stealing it? Protecting it?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1953-05_IF

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Weird Tales vol. 31, no. 5 (May 1938) Wow, just when I think ...

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Weird Tales vol. 31, no. 5 (May 1938)

Wow, just when I think Brundage has gone to eleven, you get this which goes to twelve. The race aspects, the kink, the very-near-nudity, the complete inability to understand how fabric works. Sheer genius.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v31n05_1938-05_sas

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