« The Way is Shut », c. 1996

by Ted Nasmith (Canadian artist, born 1956)
Card illustration for Middle Earth CCG, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1995
Oil on canvas, 36 cm x 49 cm

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« The Giant Squid », c. 1971

by Peter Goodfellow (British artist, 1950-2022)
Cover illustration for the novel "Big Game Hunt", in "Tales from the White Hart", by Arthur C. Clarke, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971

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« In The Grip of The Octopus », 1993

by Frank Frazetta (American master, 1928-2010)
pen on paper

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« Conan And The Mermaids », undated

by Manuel Sanjulian (Spanish artist, born 1941)
Unpublished, oil on canvas, 35"x26"

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« Nemo cut this formidable tentacle », 1869

by Alfonse de Neuville (French painter, 1835-1885)
Illustration for "20000 Lieues Sous Les Mers", by Jules Verne, Hetzel Éditeur, 1869-70

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« The Son Of Pyaray », 1990

by Alain Gassner (French illustrator)
Illustration for "Rogue Mistress", campaign supplement for Stormbringer & Hawkmoon RPG, Chaosium, 1991

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« Defiant », 1975

by Manuel Sanjulian (Spanish artist, born 1941)
Cover illustration for "Eerie Magazine" #66, Warren Publishing, June 1975

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