My original tumblr post was here. This cover of Future Science Fiction Stories promotes “Devil’s Cargo,” by Tom Wilson; “Go to the Ant,” by Walter Kubilius, and; “Fountain of Death,” by Joseph Farrell. It was first blogged by pulpcovers.com.
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Tumblr favorite #2143: Too hot to handle
My original tumblr post was here. This cover of Amazing Stories, probably illustrating “The Edge of the Knife” was first blogged by pulpcovers and comes to us via reginaldjuice.
Tumblr favorite #2142: Carried off by the robo-bug
My original tumblr post was here. This image of the Hugo Gernsback-edited Wonder Stories, possibly illustrating the story “The Robot Technocrat,” was first blogged by pulpcovers.com.
Tumblr favorite #2241: A lesson in urban living
My original tumblr post was here. This image was originally blogged on tumblr by Monsters in Love, who tagged it with “…which is why we don’t nude-sunbathe on the roof.” MiL identifies it as being from the March 1957 cover of Amazing Stories. It comes to us via notpulpcovers. Confirmation of MiL’s identification comes from the Wikipedia article on Harlan Ellison (accessed May 13, 2016), which includes an uncroped version of the cover…
…with this caption.
Ellison’s 1957 novelette “The Savage Swarm”, cover-featured in Amazing Stories, has never been included in an authorized collection or anthology.
Tumblr favorite #2326: You can fight more effectively if you put down the girl
MY original tumblr post was here. This image the cover of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (December 1930), feature the story “The Ape-Men of Xlotli,” an amazing nether-world novelette by David R. Sparks. It was posted by pulpcovers.com.
Tumblr favorite #2322: The moon — or bust!
My original tumblr post was here. This image is a cover of Imaginative Tales #2 and contains the text “Here’s zippy action — rollicking adventure! ‘Toffee Takes a Trip’ by Charles F. Myers. The moon — or bust! HOP ON!” It was first blogged at pulpcovers.com.
Tumblr favorite #2319: Nyctalope contre Lucifer
My original tumblr post was here. Nyctalope, created in 1911 by the French writer Jean de la Hire (1878-1956) may be the first cyborg in literature. I have no idea what he’s up to here, though. This image was first blogged on tumblr by ronaldcmerchant and comes to us via arcaneimages.
Tumblr favorite #2318: Robot aggressor III
My original tumblr post was here. This image was first blogged on tumblr by magictransistor, who identifies it as “Frank R. Paul, Planet Of The Knob Heads (Stanton A. Coblentz), Science Fiction, 1939.”
Tumblr favorite #2317: Robot aggressor II
MY original tumblr post was here. This cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries features the text “S. Fowler Wright’s compelling classic of tomorrow’s destiny: The Adventure of Wyndam Smith.” It was first posted on tumblr by astromonster and comes to us via reginaldjuice.
Tumblr favorite #2310: Flashlights! That’s their weakness
My original tumblr post was here. This image was first blogged by spicyhorror, who attributes it as Astounding Stories, October 1931. The cover illustration appears to illustrate a story “The Red Hell of Jupiter” by Paul Ernst.