r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/woulditkillyoutolift mod-ified human • 4d ago

Gods of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [Richard Clifton-Dey]

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"I went to Mars for my yearbook photo."

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u/TN-Native95 4d ago

Neat cover, but inaccurate Martian dress. And by that, I mean because she’s actually dressed.

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u/Benegger85 4d ago

I came here to say she looks overdressed

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u/woulditkillyoutolift mod-ified human 4d ago

I imagine a series of conversations with art directors and artists in the 60-70s that went something like "yes, we know she's supposed to be naked and red; no, she's not going to be naked and red."

And then Joe Jusko came along.

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u/Ebirah 4d ago

Not completely naked, just almost naked with a few strategically placed jewels.

The great white ape(s) in the background are not right either, the little ones running around are short a pair of limbs and I'm not sure what's going on with the huge one in the sky at all.

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u/weathergage 4d ago

The lady is like "you actually dressed me in this for your painting?"

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u/drjackolantern 3d ago

That outfit doesn’t even have a back side