Fantastic Adventures vol. 1, no. 4 (November 1939)

Futuristic flying machine but it still has turbo-props, it's weird how the imagination only went so far.

I like how the artist had to include some kind of detail behind the skyscraper to make us understand it was being vaporised, not just turning blue.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v01n04_1939-11_missing_ifc

Fantastic Adventures vol. 5, no. 4 (April 1943)

Almost perfect as these things go; incredibly sexy but with a kind of get-out clause that she's metallic or otherworldly so it doesn't count. Her, let's say "central portion" is human, right?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v05n04_1943-04_cape1736

Creepy no. 141 (1982)

No idea what's going on here. I really struggled with the Alt text but yeah, "bunch of people struggling" about covers it. Are the blue guys fighting the green guys, is that how it works?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-141

Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 11, no. 1 (October 1949)

Lots going on here. I love the mummy creature and the fact that she's so calm means she's in charge of it, right? She's sending it out to menace us, from the top of her tiger-head furnace. Wait did that rhyme?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v11_n01_1949-10.Popular_cape1736_edit

Fantastic Adventures vol. 13, no. 12 (December 1951)

I love her and her very impractical dress (she didn't wake up this morning expecting to escape from giant clawed hands on a white horse) and the submerged heads are bonkers. This rings a bell, but I don't know if I've featured this one before. Anyone?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v13n12_1951-12_cape1736

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New Worlds Canadian Ed. vol. 9, no. 25 (September 1954)

OK where is the light coming from here? Reflected from Saturn? It's Saturn-shine? Seems unlikely.

I like the colours and the design though there's no real story here except "people explore place". Perhaps the most interesting thing is that it's the Canadian edition of the magazine?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_Canadian_Ed._025v09_1954-09

Science Fantasy vol. 7, no. 19 1956 8 (August 1956)

Those are some scary-ass birds, is all I have to say. The colours on this are hurting my eyes but it's powerful.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fantasy_v07n19_1956-08_Bogof39-slpn

Fantastic Films 10 September 1979 (September 1979)

This is fascinating. Whoever drew this had some kind of vague idea what the alien spaceship from "Alien" looked like, but maybe not an official one. Maybe they'd seen some clips or stills and reconstructed it from memory?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Films_010_September_1979_vol2_no4_c2c-Tranzor-HQS

Weird Tales vol. 23, no. 5 (May 1934)

The guy is holding the knife rather noncommittally, as if to say "I have this knife, would that scare you at all …?”

Cannot unsee, her bejewelled bra thingy looks like a goofy bird looking out at us.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v23n05_1934-05_sas

Uncanny Stories vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1941)

He looks terrified and determined, but she’s just mildly concerned. Excuse me Steve, would you mind awfully rescuing me from the flying octopus creature?

Learn to be assertive in the workplace without coming across as aggressive, young women. Or, you know, overthrow the patriarchy.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/UncannyStoriesV01N01194104

Amazing Stories vol. 6, no. 5 (August 1931)

Love the drama, the depth, the diagonals everywhere, lots of story being told.

Spherical space ships again! I know we have a few fans out there.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesV06N05193108

Creepy no. 53 (1973)

This is rather underpowered as artwork goes, ghoul, swamp, moonlight, whatevs, until we get to that teddy bear. That's the wrong note. What's it holding? And is it alive? Is it looking back at the ghoul?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-053

Amazing Stories Volume 5 Number 10 (January 1931)

I don't know whose side I'm on, Octo-spider-guy or space-gorilla-with-too-much-makeup guy!

Or are they fighting at all? Who am I to judge their relationship?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesVolume05Number10

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Astounding vol. 55, no. 2 (April 1955)

I got stuck on the order of English adjectives when doing the alt text. Is it "wild curly bright red hair"? "bright red wild curly hair"?

What does this dude have in his hand? What's with the silly string?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v55n02_1955-04_UnkSc-cape1736

Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 6 (June 1950)

Well there's a goddess and there's a volcano, and she's the goddess of it. Pretty simple proposition. Do those figures in the foreground look Tibetan to you?

I love the colours of this one.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v24n06_1950-06

New Worlds vol. 10, no. 30 (December 1954)

Wildly homoerotic, or is it just me? Interesting that the chains are white.

Aren't we all just prisoners of our skulls, if you think about it? [Nods meaningfully, strokes chin]

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_030v10_1954-12

Worlds of IF (January 1953)

Love it. Completely mad but instantly understandable.

Fun fact, the farming term for doing this used to be "broadcasting".

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1953-01_IF

Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 4 (January 1957)

I love the prosaic quality of this contrasted with the space setting. No knock on the door from an officious-looking old dude carrying a briefcase is good news, right?

Also "Male Strikebreaker"? Someone has to read that story please, so. many. questions.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v07n04_1957-01_cape1736