Amazing Stories vol. 15, no. 12 (December 1941)
The perspective is weird here—where's the rest of his space ship? Where would his legs go exactly? Is he lying down, kneeling? Or maybe his body just ends at the waist or merges with the ship, who can say? Lucky he's got his headlights on so he can see where he's going.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v15n12_1941-12_cape1736
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Science Fiction Stories vol. 10, no. 1 (March 1959)
Interesting! Clearly they had illustrations which were, you know, OK, a little dull, then someone said "hey let's invert them!" and now they're much cooler and sciencefictiony.
Someone remind me to invert this whole image and reply with it so you can compare and contrast.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v10n01_1959-03
Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 1, no. 6 (August 1952)
Excellent stuff, all the drama and movement is right there, and we know we only have seconds to save our heroes because they have no space suits.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Quarterly_New_Series_v01n06_1952-08
Weird Tales vol. 15, no. 6 (June 1930)
Not sure if this depiction is racist or not, is it a Black person or some kind of spooky apparition who happens to be black?
The contrasting very white person in the foreground isn't showing much concern for the guy in the Hershey's-kisses hat, is she?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV15N06193006
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
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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
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
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
