Frank Frazetta Mars Illustrations

Some illustrations by Frank Frazetta for the Science Fiction Book Club editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars books.

"...cleaving his skull as I raced past him!", Swords of Mars, 1970.

"Behind us came the hunting men of U-Gor." Fighting Man of Mars, 1972.

"With wide distended jaws, came the great white lizard." Fighting Man of Mars, 1972.

"Her veiled eyes seemed to read by very soul." Swords of Mars, 1970.

 

"As Gahan entered his square, Udor leaped toward him with drawn sword." The Chessmen of Mars, 1972.

"To Tara's horror, the headless body moved, took the hideous head in its and set it on its shoulders." The Chessmen of Mars, 1972.

Williamson, Frazetta & Krenkel: The One Who Waits

"The One Who Waits" originally appeared in the E.C. comic Weird Science #19, (may-June 1953). It is an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury. The art is by Al Williamson in collaboration with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel. It is one of the most stunningly rendered science fiction stories in the E.C. run. The original art for the complete story is currently on auction at Heritage. The auctions ends August 1, 2019.

Amazing Stories by J. Allen St. John

January 1941.

March 1941.

April 1941.

May 1941.

June 1941.

January 1949.

Galaxy Science Fiction

An assortment of Galaxy Science Fiction digest covers by Ed Emshwiller, Wally Wood, Virgil Finlay and others.

Galaxy, November 1952. Cover art by Jack Coggins.

Galaxy, January 1953. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, August 1953. Cover art by Mel Hunter.

Galaxy, December 1953. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, April 1954. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, December 1954. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, January 1955. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, February 1955. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, June 1956. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, August 1956. Cover art by Virgil Finlay.

Galaxy, October 1956. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

Galaxy, August 1957. Cover art by Jack Coggins.

Galaxy, October 1959. Cover art by Wally Wood.

Galaxy, August 1960. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

These digests and lots more cool stuff are for sale in my eBay store.

Here's a handy web site that indexes all the issues of Galaxy Science Fiction digest.

Anne Francis and Forbidden Planet

I ran across these wardrobe shots of Anne Francis from the 1956 science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet and wanted to share them. And it's always nice for an excuse to post some images of the iconic movie poster. The last two are Italian and French.

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: The 1950's

Here's some classic 1950's covers for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. They are all for sale in my eBay store.

February 1952, cover art by Chesley Bonestell.

June 1952, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

May 1953, cover art by Jack Coggins.

July 1953, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

September 1953, cover art by Jack Coggins.

October 1953, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

January 1954, cover art by Fred Kirberger.

February 1954, cover art by Chesley Bonestell.

March 1954, cover art by Fred Kirberger.

May 1954, cover art by Jack Coggins.

July 1954, cover art by Fred Kirberger.

January 1955, cover art by Nick Solovioff.

August 1955, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

September 1955, cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.

November 1955, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

May 1956, cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

July 1956, cover art by Chesley Bonestell.

October 1956, cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.

November 1956, cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.

December 1956, cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.