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-- FUTURE FANTASY -- NOT TRADITIONALLY PAINTED

Murphy Anderson, SECRET OF THE MOON SPHINX, (STRANGE ADVENTURES # 230) - "7 startling stories of super science-fiction! 64 gigantic pages // Challenge to the reader! We defy you to guess the startling Secret Of The Moon Sphinx! // Adam Strange-'Vengeance Of The Dust Devil!' // 'Prisoner Of Two Worlds'! // 'Riddle Of The Runaway Earth! ' // 'The Life Battery!' // The Atomic Knights-'Threat Of The Witch-Woman!'" - The cover art accompanying this tale by Otto Binder.

Frank Bolle, DO CREATURES FROM OUTER SPACE WALK THE EARTH ?, (UFO FLYING SAUCERS # 7) - "Have they come out of hiding ? Do aliens roam the Earth ?"

John Byrne, BRING THEM BACK ALIVE!, (SPACE: 1999 # 3) - Another cover for this Charlton Comics series adapting the British TV series.

John Byrne, SPACE: 1999 5, (SPACE: 1999 # 5) - Another cover for this Charlton Comics series adapting the British TV series.

John Byrne, DEMON STAR, (SPACE: 1999 # 4) - Another cover for this Charlton Comics series adapting the British TV series.

John Byrne, FLOTSAM, (SPACE: 1999 # 6) - Another cover for this Charlton Comics series adapting the British TV series.

Virgil Finlay, GIFT HORSE, (inside WORLDS OF IF 1958-June) - Illustrating this story by A. Bertram Chandler.

Jack Gaughan, STAR LOOT FRONTIS, (inside STAR LOOT) - From the DAW paperback release of this entry of the Commodore Grimes series by A. Bertram Chandler.

Richard Hescox, THE BROKEN CYCLE (frontis) - Found in this DAW release in A. Bertram Chandler's John Grimes science-fiction series.

Jeffrey Catherine Jones, SPASM!, (in SPASM # 1) - This was one of several single interior illustrations in SPASM #1 (no additional issues followed) a Jones-produced comic product under the auspices of the counterculture/'underground' publishers, Last Gasp.

Jack Katz, STARLUST, (in STARLOG # 29)) - Illustration accompanying this SF poetry.

Jack Kirby, 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY 1 - This would seem to be a piece of art Kirby developed while creating the Marvel comic series, an offshoot of the famous film.

Magnus, MILADY 3000 - The title character of this 1980's Italian Sci-Fi comic (set in the year 3000).

Jean H. Marcelin, THE MIND CAGE - Simon And Schuster's hardcover release of this tale by A.E. VanVogt.

David Mattingly, THE ANARCH LORDS (preliminary) - This art is reported to be a preliminary piece for an alternate version of what ended up being on the cover of this book, which tells of the John Grimes adventure as he executes his one, and only, assignment as Planetary Governor. A more subdued penciled expression of this composition did appear as the frontis of the book by A. Bertram Chandler.

Alex Raymond, FLASH GORDON VS.THE EMPEROR OF MONGO - This was actually a Big Little book published by the Whitman imprint.

Rene, ARENA (2), (in STARLOG # 4) - "As the nose of his scouter swung after it, he saw it again, diving straight for the ground." - One of the illustrations accompanying this Frederic Brown sci-fi story.

Rene, ARENA (4), (in STARLOG # 4) - "The roller started a quick retreat." - One of the illustrations accompanying this Frederic Brown sci-fi story.

Rene, ARENA (3), (in STARLOG # 4) - "The lizard took a few steps toward him. 'Hello' it said." - One of the illustrations accompanyoing this Frederic Brown Sci-Fi story.

Rene, ARENA 1, (in STARLOG # 4) - "He stood on tiptoe and reached as high as he could and the barrier was still there." - This is one of the illustrations accompanying Frederic Brown's sci-fi story.

Al Williamson, FLASH & DALE 1 - This piece seems to be part of a limited run of the drawing that were then each handcolored by the artist.

 Al Williamson, VANGUARD ILLUSTRATED 3 (VANGUARD ILLUSTRATED # 3) - Apparently this was commissioned cover art with no need to associate with one of the collected stories within. Years later, it was re-used to act as the cover of Gold & Silver: Overstreet's Comic Book Quarterly - a short-lived publication with material geared towards "The Advanced Comic Book Collector".

Al Williamson, FLASH GORDON THE MOVIE - This appears to be associated with the comic adaptation of this filmscript Bruce Jones & Al Williamson executed for Western Publishing (it's known to have at least been the endpapers for the hardback release).

Al Williamson, THE ART OF AL WILLIAMSON - This was the wraparound cover of the first book dedicated to his career and art.

Al Williamson, [unknown title] - At this time, I don't know what the driver was for Williamson creating this piece, but think this originated as a single page-wide bottom panel amid a sequential-story.

Al Williamson, FLASH GORDON - This seems to have been a print created by the artist after many years of his depicting this character's adventures. It was excerpted and utilzed on the cover of The Comics Journal #90.

Al Williamson, [unknown title] - At this time, I don't know what the driver was for Williamson creating this piece.

Basil Wolverton, [unknown title] - Not yet determined what, if any, commercial use this drawing was put to.
MODERN, OR PROBABLY SO...

George Bryan Ward (after Alex Schomburg), GIANT SLAYER - Ward has taken the cover image of Brick Bradford #6 and reformulated it to produce this striking image. It was created the post-millillenial period.
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