Weird Tales vol. 14, no. 5 (November 1929)

I can't quite figure out if the knife-wielding guy, presumably the titular gray killer, is wearing Roman-influenced clothing or medical scrubs. And is the victim tied down or just twined with a couple of ribbons? She could make more of an effort to save herself is all I'm saying.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV14N05192911Ifcsas

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Astounding vol. 26, no. 3 (November 1940)

That figure in the front seems either to be shuffling like a zombie, or maybe dancing, toward those unsuspecting people at the controls. I don't know which is worse.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v26n03_1940-11_dtsg0318

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 23, no. 1 (October 1942)

Once again, an attractive woman imprisoned in a glass tube. Normally they're cylinders and they stay intact but hey, it's all good for your PhD thesis, whoever you are.

Those monkey alien dudes with their chain mail panties are hilarious, sorry.

Jessifer???

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/ThrillingWonderStoriesV23N01194210

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Weird Tales vol. 44, no. 3 (March 1952)

Well you can see why the people moved out of that spooky house. Scary trees with arms! Is the story called "Morne Perdu"? That means "lost mountain" and Google tells me it's in Haiti? Some kind of post-slavery horror?

Someone please read and report back.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v44n03_1952-03

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Astounding vol. 27, no. 2 (April 1941)

This is a puzzle for sure. Their clothing looks like a sports uniform, but people are rushing to stop them fighting, so they shouldn't be doing it there? One of them was holding a briefcase then dropped it for the fight? And can this whole thing really be about a stolen dormouse?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v27n02_1941-04_dtsg0318

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Astounding vol. 26, no. 5 (January 1941)

Something something negative space. This is pretty wild stuff, but that lantern-looking thing on the end of the staff is kind of distracting, it looks cheesy.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v26n05_1941-01_dtsg0318_sas

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Creepy no. 134 (1982)

Maybe if you know those bats are rabid, hold them in a way that makes it harder for them to bite you?

Just a little rabid-bat-management tip for you there, extremely-80s-hairstyle guy.

This looks unfinished, but it's pretty dramatic.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-134

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Amazing Stories vol. 32, no. 5 (May 1958)

Science asks if "men" will go mad in space, ha ha joke's on you Science we all went mad down here anyway. The future is terrible.

I love this robot and almost want to stop the Boy's Own Story hero from blowing it up.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v32n05_1958-05_cape1736

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Science Wonder Stories vol. 1, no. 9 (February 1930)

Old mate on the right seems like he's telling off two naughty boys, he doesn't seem worried about the whole gun-pointing thing. Did he bring them there with all his diodes and capacitors and stuff or is he sending them away?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Wonder_Stories_v01n09_1930-02_bogof39-cape1736

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Fantastic Adventures vol. 6, no. 1 (February 1944)

I have to say, I have my suspicions about this one. I think someone already had a poster ready for a cowboy story, then someone needed a “queen of Venus” image in a hurry, and they quickly added wings to her horse and that ridiculous hat.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v06n01_1944-02_Missing_ifc3_slpn

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New Worlds vol. 5, no. 15 (May 1952)

Pretty wild stuff, kind of a “do you like gladiator movies” vibe or is it just me?

On a personal note, nice to see Australia placed prominently on that globe for a change.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_015v05_1952-05

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Thrilling Wonder Stories vol. 12, no. 3 (December 1938)

Love the ant, love the drama of the guy riding it. How does he stay on? How does he control the ant? Will that shiny blue rubber suit protect the guy from being bitten in half because he hasn't thought this through, has he.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/ThrillingWonderStoriesV12N03193812

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Astounding vol. 37, no. 5 (July 1946)

It's nicely minimal isn't it? Less is more. And it's so misty and indistinct it's heading toward Turner territory.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v37n05_1946-07_cape1736

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Amazing Stories vol. 17, no. 10 1943 11 (November 1943)

I love nearly everything about her except the blank china-doll expression on her face. His helmet is amazing. What are those flowers doing in the corner, are they significant to the plot? They're exactly the same colour as his cloak anyway.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v17n10_1943-11_Ziff-Daviscape1736

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Astounding vol. 21, no. 6 (August 1938)

Completely bonkers. Are they adding that red thing to the shiny machine, or trying to pull it off? Why is that one guy upside down? Are those ropes or wires on the right attached, being pulled off or wound on? Lots of energy and chiaroscuro though.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v21n06_1938-08_cape1736

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Worlds of IF (May 1965)

Simple, powerful … confusing. What's going on here exactly? Is he surfing on a green sea on an alien planet? Is he dragging the ship behind him? He has some kind of cord in his left hand.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1965-05_IF

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Astounding vol. 56, no. 2 (October 1955)

Absolutely love this, the pathos, the minimalism. The fact that all we have to go on is “Follow me…”. The way the robot's legs are partially buried, giving a sense of time having passed.

What's that object in the sand between them?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v56n02_1955-10_cape1736

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Astounding vol. 17, no. 5 (July 1936)

I love how kinetic this is, there's a real sense of movement and speed. You can almost hear it. How those ships actually turn when they have no fins or wings of any kind is another matter.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v17n05_1936-07_frankenscan

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New Worlds vol. 26, no. 77 (November 1958)

The dinosaur seems totally chill right? The person approaching is making those calming gestures with their hands anyway. The bit I don't understand is that spherical object floating between them.

I can't guess which story this relates to, but it's not “Who's There?”.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_077v26_1958-11

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Astounding vol. 43, no. 2 (April 1949)

Terrible confusion back in those days about what a space suit would need to protect. These guys have helmets but their arms are bare.

Why this dude is giving a stump speech on this planet I don't know, but obviously everyone is upset about the PLAGUE!. Or is he a religious figure?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v43n02_1949-04_cape1736

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