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

2026-07-22T02:42:05Z

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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Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 2, no. 4 (August 1953) ...

2026-05-19T02:42:06Z

Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 2, no. 4 (August 1953)

I'm not quite getting the metaphor here, the giant space-compasses, presumably symbolic not literal, are comparing one red planet with another. I like the idea but I don't really love the execution.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Quarterly_New_Series_v02n04_1953-08

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Weird Tales vol. 31, no. 2 (February 1938) Seabury Quinn is a ...

2026-05-04T02:42:06Z

Weird Tales vol. 31, no. 2 (February 1938)

Seabury Quinn is a weird one. Not surprised this is kind of kinky and BDSM-coded. I perhaps am surprised how she's modelled on Botticelli's Venus.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v31n02_1938-02_slpn_Corrected

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Amazing Stories vol. 33, no. 5 (May 1959) I don't know if ...

2026-05-03T02:42:06Z

Amazing Stories vol. 33, no. 5 (May 1959)

I don't know if having a kind of anemometer on top of a futuristic sniper rifle is weird or actually a good idea to measure wind speed.

Love the depth and perspective.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v33n05_1959-05_cape1736

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Worlds of IF (September 1968) Nice powerful image, not sure how ...

2026-05-02T02:42:04Z

Worlds of IF (September 1968)

Nice powerful image, not sure how the lighting works. The only question is, should it be hurtling toward the earth or has something gone horribly wrong.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1968-09_IF

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Astounding vol. 34, no. 5 (January 1945) The posture here is what ...

2026-05-01T02:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 34, no. 5 (January 1945)

The posture here is what makes it interesting. Normally falling people in space suits are tumbling and struggling, or clearly unconscious, but there's a kind of intentionality here, as if he's a diver.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v34n05_1945-01_AK

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Creepy no. 13 (1966) That is a lot of exclamation marks, even for ...

2026-04-30T02:42:07Z

Creepy no. 13 (1966)

That is a lot of exclamation marks, even for CREEPY magazine.

The werewolf doesn't seem like he's going to attack her, right? Quite the opposite.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-013

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2026-04-30T01:45:05Z

Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

[Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

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Vampirella no. 56 (1976) Is that guy coming to save the day with ...

2026-04-29T02:42:05Z

Vampirella no. 56 (1976)

Is that guy coming to save the day with his syringe? I fear not, I think he's on the side of the monster guys.

The precise location where that left-hand guy is biting her is somehow making me cringe whereas biting her neck doesn't bother me at all. I can almost feel it!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warren-vampirella-056

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New Worlds vol. 23, no. 67 (January 1958) Pretty sure when Russia ...

2026-04-28T02:42:05Z

New Worlds vol. 23, no. 67 (January 1958)

Pretty sure when Russia launched its first manned satellite, they wouldn't have lots of rockets/planes flying dangerously close to it but hey, great image.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_067v23_1958-01

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Worlds of IF (February 1957) Is this person putting the flag up ...

2026-04-27T02:42:04Z

Worlds of IF (February 1957)

Is this person putting the flag up or taking it down? Also why is the tool needed? Is it some kind of steel flag which needs to be attached securely to withstand the cruel winds of Titan?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1957-02_IF

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 44, no. 3 1955 Winter (1955) Her ...

2026-04-26T02:42:04Z

Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 44, no. 3 1955 Winter (1955)

Her posture is kind of classical, isn't it? Like a greek statue maybe? I really like the depth of this image as our gaze is drawn off into the distance by their eyelines.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_v44n03_1955-Winter_bogof39-slpn

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Weird Tales vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1927) Wild stuff for 1927. Is ...

2026-04-25T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1927)

Wild stuff for 1927. Is that some kind of known composite-mythical-beast or did the artist simply throw together a few animals off their own bat, so to speak?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV09N01192701

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Weird Tales vol. 19, no. 1 (January 1932) I really like the ...

2026-04-24T02:42:05Z

Weird Tales vol. 19, no. 1 (January 1932)

I really like the lighting effects on her face, partial shadow and reflected light.

It looks curiously like the old Mac Finder logo.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV19N01193201143Ibc

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Worlds of IF (December 1969) I like this style, if only because ...

2026-04-23T02:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (December 1969)

I like this style, if only because of nostalgia for the 70s. Is there a name for this kind of abstract, super-saturated artwork?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1969-12_IF

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Creepy no. 01 (1964) Creepy number one! Nice design, somehow ...

2026-04-22T02:42:05Z

Creepy no. 01 (1964)

Creepy number one! Nice design, somehow scary and cosy at the same time, funny but the monsters etc. are still a little scary.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-001

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Worlds of IF (September 1954) Weird little golden naked people ...

2026-04-21T02:42:06Z

Worlds of IF (September 1954)

Weird little golden naked people who live in the jungle. I'm here for it. Even their eyes are golden? I have questions about how that would work.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1954-09_IF

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Worlds of IF (August 1971) Love the simplicity, but I'm left ...

2026-04-20T02:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (August 1971)

Love the simplicity, but I'm left with questions about how it works, there's no saddle, no reins etc. Are they just friends? He's just giving his lizard friend a scritch?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1971-08_IF

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Wonder Stories vol. 6, no. 3 v2 (August 1934) Lots of cool angles ...

2026-04-19T02:42:06Z

Wonder Stories vol. 6, no. 3 v2 (August 1934)

Lots of cool angles here, gives it an uneasy feeling. No idea how that contraption works or what stops the guys falling off it. The dragon takes a dim view of it too.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Wonder_Stories_v06n03_1934-08_v2

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Amazing Stories vol. 5, no. 6 (September 1930) The guy looking ...

2026-04-18T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 5, no. 6 (September 1930)

The guy looking out of the window is rotated 15º anticlockwise but the Chrysler building [the Empire State wasn't finished when this magazine came out] is slanted 30º clockwise. This is genius because, which way is up, literally?

A classic of the genre.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v05n06_1930-09_Qshadow-cape1736

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Science Fiction Stories vol. 9, no. 1 (July 1958) Action packed ...

2026-04-17T02:42:06Z

Science Fiction Stories vol. 9, no. 1 (July 1958)

Action packed or what? Hard to see how anyone can survive it, anyway.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v09n01_1958-07_LennyS-cape1736

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Astounding vol. 22, no. 3 (November 1938) I genuinely don't ...

2026-04-16T02:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 22, no. 3 (November 1938)

I genuinely don't know what's going on here. Jupiter, rotated ninety degrees, fine, but what's happening at the top? It's in shadow but there's a planet visible in the shadow? This is like when a star can be seen in the dark part of a crescent moon, it doesn't make sense.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v22n03_1938-11

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Worlds of IF (June 1971) Curious how many space suit designs in ...

2026-04-15T02:42:05Z

Worlds of IF (June 1971)

Curious how many space suit designs in this collection have claws for hands. Somehow this was the way they thought it would go rather than gloves?

I love the angle, the drama, the posture, the outlining in red. FallEN spaceman you say, not fallING? Spoiler!

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1971-06_IF

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Amazing Stories vol. 20, no. 9 (December 1946) I love everything ...

2026-04-14T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories vol. 20, no. 9 (December 1946)

I love everything about this. Colour, composition, the magnetic-field lines, those red lenses in the helmet. This is why I started this bot in the first place, well done, 1946 designer person.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v20n09_1946-12_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 52, no. 6 (February 1954) These little ...

2026-04-13T02:42:05Z

Astounding vol. 52, no. 6 (February 1954)

These little red-and-white lights are probably inspired by computer/device displays of the time, pre-LED era.

However all I can see is a pop singer on the cheap-ass set of a music TV show.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v52n06_1954-02_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 21, no. 4 (June 1938) That planet is Mars, right? ...

2026-04-12T02:42:06Z

Astounding vol. 21, no. 4 (June 1938)

That planet is Mars, right? As best people pictured it in 1938. And maybe the foreground is Phobos or Deimos?

I had to look three times at the shiny mountains before I made out the shiny rocket ship crashed(?) among them.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v21n04_1938-06_Firebelly

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 2, no. 6 (February 1941) Love the ...

2026-04-11T02:42:05Z

Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 2, no. 6 (February 1941)

Love the depth, the sense of movement. Don't love the awkwardness of the figure splayed across the foreground. And where is that urn? I genuinely don't know which of the three distinct planes it's in.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v02_n06_1941-02.Munsey_cape1736_edit

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Weird Tales vol. 35, no. 8 (March 1941) Unusual for Brundage, an ...

2026-04-10T02:42:06Z

Weird Tales vol. 35, no. 8 (March 1941)

Unusual for Brundage, an uncomfortable montage/collage of different elements. What on earth is between the man and the throne, bottom right? It looks like Mjolnir from the Marvel movies but that can't be it.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v35n08_1941-03

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Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 2 (June 1934) Relatively calm, ...

2026-04-09T02:42:05Z

Amazing Stories Volume 9 Number 2 (June 1934)

Relatively calm, undramatic artwork for this collection. Tonally it's nice, with the browns and oranges, but is the ship descending or rising? Is it leaking that creepy smoke or disseminating it on purpose? If this is “Subjugating The Earth” then why start in the Arctic?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesVolume09Number02

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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 ...

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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) ...

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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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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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It does look like my profile pic, doesn't it?

Same artist, same model? Same obsession with readheads.

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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

2026-02-16T01:42:06Z

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 ...

2026-02-12T01:42:07Z

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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