Fantastic Adventures vol. 7, no. 5 (December 1945)

This scene would be far more scary if it didn't look like the two were dancing. Also that building is somewhat impractical as I'm 100% sure she could slip between those bars.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Fantastic_Adventures_v07n05_1945-12_unz.org

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Astounding vol. 16, no. 6 (February 1936)

I love this one, there's a real sense of movement and the monster is excellent.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v16n06_1936-02_frankenscan

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Imagination vol. 4, no. 10 (November 1953)

Would the trails of a rocket ship curve like that, or is that the artist going by how it would be in air, not in a vacuum?

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Imagination_v04n10_1953-11_LennyS-cape1736

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Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

[Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

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Weird Tales vol. 18, no. 4 (November 1931)

All of the elements of this are great but the composition is terrible.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV18N04193111

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Weird Tales vol. 20, no. 1 (July 1932)

Most offensive characterisation of a Black person I've seen in the whole collection. Say the word and I'll delete the whole thing. If it helps the artist also can't depict white, people, hair, and has never apparently seen a snake.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV20N01193207IfcIbc

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Amazing Stories Quarterly vol. 1, no. 1 (1928)

This is a scene I've seen so many times in this collection: scientists study outlandish [semi] naked creature in glass case. Normally its a woman being examined though so that makes a change anyway.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/AmazingStoriesQuarterlyV01n011928Winterc2c

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Amazing Stories vol. 24, no. 7 (July 1950)

Very hard to know how much of the artefacts around her waist/arms are part of the artwork and how much are damage to the magazine itself.

Incredibly sexy image but also somehow still pure.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v24n07_1950-07_El_PM

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New Worlds vol. 20, no. 58 (April 1957)

This is somewhat confusing, almost abstract, although it's pretty clear the pink things are the bad guys and the captain there isn't happy about whatever they're doing.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_058v20_1957-04

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