Number 1.
This image may remind modern viewers of Marilyn Monroe standing over a
subway grate while Zippy the Pinhead calls the shots.
>> Amazing Stories
Number 2.
I'm not sure what Daisy Mae is doing here, but I hope she has some insect
repellent with which to supplement that stick.
>> Amazing Stories
Number 3.
It's hard to find a good woman. They don't grow on trees, you know. No,
wait... yes, they do.
>> Amazing Stories
Number 4.
"Hey, sister, don't you try to tell ME how to roast a marshmallow."
>> Black Mask
Number 5.
Death to the giant Pillsbury Doughboy!
>> Captain Future
Number 6.
Don't you just hate it when you're playing chess and a chessman turns into
a squinty mook with a bandage on his head? I know I do.
>> Detective Fiction
Number 7.
If he didn't have that gun, this would be the least-scary-looking bad guy ever.
>> Doc Savage
Number 8.
This is a very peculiar image. A prim-looking naked man (carefully cropped
so that his naughty bits are out of the frame) is apparently walking away
from a nuclear disaster. It's gonna be OK, though, because he's walking
into a future in which Mondrian designed the buildings, and there will be
lots of ivy to eat.
>> New Worlds Fiction
Number 9.
What a day. First my blimp sank. Then I'm stuck in a boat full of dead
bodies. Then my woman passes out. Fortunately, things can't get much worse,
because the cover is full now and there's no room for more problems.
>> Planet Stories
Number 10.
Gimli had always fancied Galadriel, and by golly, he was not going to give
her up without a fight.
>> Planet Stories
Number 11.
The Queen of the Martian Catacombs sure chose a funny-looking beastie to
ride on. Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, is that you?
>> Planet Stories
Number 12.
A large tiger/crocodile monster bashes a spaceship, using an uprooted tree
as a weapon. But what worries me is that in the foreground there's a woman
wearing a pillbox hat that looks suspiciously like a helicopter landing
pad. When the tiny helicopter arrives, I'll know that I've had enough to
drink.
>> Science Fiction
Number 13.
I don't know whether or not this illustration is for "Planet of the Knob
Heads," which is a featured story. But I love the robo-chicken or whatever
it is that is sprinting away from the motorcycle cops. The captive woman
looks surprised, but not entirely displeased, even though she is
dangerously close to stubbing her toe.
>> Science Fiction
Number 14.
"If you breathe a word of this to Fritz Lang, I will poke you with this
letter opener."
>> Science Fiction
Number 15.
I can't help thinking that this would make a wonderful political ad.
>> Secret Agent X
Number 16.
When you're being threatened by thugs, it's wonderful when they are
distracted by a walrus waving electric ping-pong balls on strings.
>> Secret Agent X
Number 17.
In the newspaper business, it is said that "DOG BITES MAN" is not news,
but "MAN BITES DOG" is news. Hmmm... how about "HUGE FLEA CHASES DOG"?
>> Weird Tales
Number 18.
Okay, we have a fop holding his own severed head in one hand. An eyeball
the size of a volleyball. A skeleton who has assembled a keyring strung
with body parts. What's weird about this cover? THERE IS NO HALF-NAKED
WOMAN. Tsk, tsk.
>> Weird Tales
Number 19.
Talk about your bug-eyed monsters. This is what we'd get if Nosferatu were
mixed with Yoda, and Tex Avery drew a portrait of the result.
>> Weird Tales
Number 20.
It's the 1930s calling, they want their racist stereotypes back.
>> Spicy Adventure Stories
[Original selection & comments by Pinkfreud at Uclue.com]
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