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Some interior artwork from Astounding Stories 1945-1947, for authors without an SFE entry: 1 Jerry Shelton,2 Bernard I Kahn, 3&4 Harry Walton (Artist: Paul Orban, Swenson, Edd Cartier and Edd Cartier):
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Some interior artwork from Astounding Stories 1945-1947, for authors without an SFE entry: 1 Jerry Shelton,2 Bernard I Kahn, 3&4 Harry Walton (Artist: Paul Orban, Swenson, Edd Cartier and Edd Cartier):
Unno Jūza sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/unno_j... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (couldn't identify the artists)
December 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Unno Jūza sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/unno_j... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (couldn't identify the artists)
Judith Gautier sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gautie... died on this day: here's some illustrations to her "Mémoires d'un éléphant blanc", first serialised in 'The Petit Français Illustré' (1893/94) (artist: Alfons Mucha) 1st is cover to 1894 book publication ; 2-4 Mucha's studies for eventual art used.
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Judith Gautier sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gautie... died on this day: here's some illustrations to her "Mémoires d'un éléphant blanc", first serialised in 'The Petit Français Illustré' (1893/94) (artist: Alfons Mucha) 1st is cover to 1894 book publication ; 2-4 Mucha's studies for eventual art used.
David Duncan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/duncan... died and Brian Earnshaw sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/earnsh... was born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: Richard Powers, [couldn't identify], Terry Oakes and [probably] Bob Fowke):
December 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
David Duncan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/duncan... died and Brian Earnshaw sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/earnsh... was born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: Richard Powers, [couldn't identify], Terry Oakes and [probably] Bob Fowke):
Luis Philip Senarens sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/senare... died on this day: he wrote "most" of the Frank Reade dime novels, whilst creating and writing all the Jack Wright ones: here's some examples of both (couldn't identify the artists):
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Luis Philip Senarens sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/senare... died on this day: he wrote "most" of the Frank Reade dime novels, whilst creating and writing all the Jack Wright ones: here's some examples of both (couldn't identify the artists):
Artist Edd Cartier sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cartie... died on this day; among his many genre works were illustrations to the 1949, 1950 and 1952 Gnome Press's Calendars. 1&2 are from the 1949 and/or 1950; 3&4 from the 1952.
December 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Artist Edd Cartier sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cartie... died on this day; among his many genre works were illustrations to the 1949, 1950 and 1952 Gnome Press's Calendars. 1&2 are from the 1949 and/or 1950; 3&4 from the 1952.
Artist Dean Ellis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ellis_... was born on this day, so here's some of his 1974 cover art.
December 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Artist Dean Ellis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ellis_... was born on this day, so here's some of his 1974 cover art.
WS Lach-Szyrma sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lach-s... and Holly Phillips sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/philli... were born on this day: here's 3 illustrations to Lach-Szyrma's "Letters from the Planets" from Cassell's Family Magazine (1887), plus a Phillips cover (Artist: 1-3 Paul Hardy, 4 Linda Bergkvist)
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
WS Lach-Szyrma sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lach-s... and Holly Phillips sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/philli... were born on this day: here's 3 illustrations to Lach-Szyrma's "Letters from the Planets" from Cassell's Family Magazine (1887), plus a Phillips cover (Artist: 1-3 Paul Hardy, 4 Linda Bergkvist)
Karel Čapek sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/capek_... died on this day, so here are three book covers and a picture from a New York staging of R.U.R. in 1923 (Artist: 3rd by Theodor Rotrekl, couldn't identify the other artists):
December 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Karel Čapek sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/capek_... died on this day, so here are three book covers and a picture from a New York staging of R.U.R. in 1923 (Artist: 3rd by Theodor Rotrekl, couldn't identify the other artists):
Gardner F Fox sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fox_ga... died on this day, so here's some of his book covers (Artist: 2nd Jeff Jones; couldn't identify the other artists, but isfdb suggest Jack Gaughan for the 1st). 'Bart Somers' and 'Rod Gray' were Fox pseudonyms):
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Gardner F Fox sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fox_ga... died on this day, so here's some of his book covers (Artist: 2nd Jeff Jones; couldn't identify the other artists, but isfdb suggest Jack Gaughan for the 1st). 'Bart Somers' and 'Rod Gray' were Fox pseudonyms):
Fritz Leiber sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leiber... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Michael Whelan, Leo Dillon, Bruce Pennington and Bob Haberfield):
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fritz Leiber sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leiber... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Michael Whelan, Leo Dillon, Bruce Pennington and Bob Haberfield):
Shinji Kajio sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kajio_... was born on this day, so here are some of his covers (Artist: 4th by 鶴田謙二, couldn't identify the other artists):
December 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Shinji Kajio sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kajio_... was born on this day, so here are some of his covers (Artist: 4th by 鶴田謙二, couldn't identify the other artists):
Seabury Quinn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quinn_... died on this day, so here are some of his magazine and book covers (Artist: CC Senf, Margaret Brundage, David Prosser and Stephen Fabian):
December 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Seabury Quinn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quinn_... died on this day, so here are some of his magazine and book covers (Artist: CC Senf, Margaret Brundage, David Prosser and Stephen Fabian):
Guy N Smith sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_... died and Eric Van Lustbader sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lustba... was born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist, [couldn't identify], Ray Feibush, Bruce Pennington and Bruce Pennington):
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Guy N Smith sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_... died and Eric Van Lustbader sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lustba... was born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist, [couldn't identify], Ray Feibush, Bruce Pennington and Bruce Pennington):
Basil Wells sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wells_... died on this day - so here's some interior magazine artwork for his stories 1948-1957 (Artist: OG Estes Jr, [uncredited], [uncredited] and Bowman):
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Basil Wells sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wells_... died on this day - so here's some interior magazine artwork for his stories 1948-1957 (Artist: OG Estes Jr, [uncredited], [uncredited] and Bowman):
David H Keller, MD sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/keller... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Hannes Bok, [couldn't identify], JV Baltadonis and Michel Gourdon). I'm assuming the 1st illustrates the Keller not the Quinn, as it seems to be more war than witchcraft based:
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
David H Keller, MD sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/keller... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Hannes Bok, [couldn't identify], JV Baltadonis and Michel Gourdon). I'm assuming the 1st illustrates the Keller not the Quinn, as it seems to be more war than witchcraft based:
James E Gunn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gunn_j... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Giovanni Grasso, [uncredited], Michael Gilbert and Richard Powers):
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
James E Gunn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gunn_j... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Giovanni Grasso, [uncredited], Michael Gilbert and Richard Powers):
Kris Neville sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/nevill... and Jan Potocki sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/potock... died on this day, so some book and magazine covers (Artist: 2nd by Milton Luros, couldn't identify the rest):
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kris Neville sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/nevill... and Jan Potocki sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/potock... died on this day, so some book and magazine covers (Artist: 2nd by Milton Luros, couldn't identify the rest):
H Leivick sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leivic... and Wilmar H Shiras sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shiras... died, whilst Edwin L Sabin sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sabin_... was born on this day: some related artwork (Artist: Ignati Nivinski, Hubert Rogers, [couldn't identify] and [signature obscured]):
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
H Leivick sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leivic... and Wilmar H Shiras sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shiras... died, whilst Edwin L Sabin sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sabin_... was born on this day: some related artwork (Artist: Ignati Nivinski, Hubert Rogers, [couldn't identify] and [signature obscured]):
Some interior artwork from Astounding Stories 1942- September 1944, for authors without an SFE entry: 1 Vic Phillips & Scott Roberts, 2 Roby Wentz, 3 Myer Krulfeld and 4 Jerry Shelton (Artist: Kolliker, Charles Schneeman, Frank Kramer and Paul Orban)
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Some interior artwork from Astounding Stories 1942- September 1944, for authors without an SFE entry: 1 Vic Phillips & Scott Roberts, 2 Roby Wentz, 3 Myer Krulfeld and 4 Jerry Shelton (Artist: Kolliker, Charles Schneeman, Frank Kramer and Paul Orban)
Charles de Lint sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/de_lin... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Charles Vess, [couldn't identify], Catska & Cory Ench and John Jude Palencar):
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Charles de Lint sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/de_lin... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Charles Vess, [couldn't identify], Catska & Cory Ench and John Jude Palencar):
Richard-Bessière sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bessie... died on this day, so here's some of his book and comic covers (artist: [initials seem to be 'MLP' or 'MP'], Bob Layzell, Gaston De Sainte-Croix and [couldn't identify]):
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Richard-Bessière sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bessie... died on this day, so here's some of his book and comic covers (artist: [initials seem to be 'MLP' or 'MP'], Bob Layzell, Gaston De Sainte-Croix and [couldn't identify]):
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php with UK tv anthology series 'Journey to the Unknown' (1968-1969); Japanese OVAs 'Mighty Space Miners' (1994-1995) and 'Hyper Doll' (1995), plus US comic 'Samson' (1940-1941):
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php with UK tv anthology series 'Journey to the Unknown' (1968-1969); Japanese OVAs 'Mighty Space Miners' (1994-1995) and 'Hyper Doll' (1995), plus US comic 'Samson' (1940-1941):
Brian C Daley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/daley_... and Percival Everett sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/everet... were born on this day, so here's a couple of covers for each (Artist: Darrell K Sweet, Darrell K Sweet, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Brian C Daley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/daley_... and Percival Everett sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/everet... were born on this day, so here's a couple of covers for each (Artist: Darrell K Sweet, Darrell K Sweet, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
Julien Gracq sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gracq_... died on this day, so here are some of the illustrations to his "Au Chateau d'Argol", originally published 1938, but these are from a 1978 edition (Artist: Jean Carzou):
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Julien Gracq sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gracq_... died on this day, so here are some of the illustrations to his "Au Chateau d'Argol", originally published 1938, but these are from a 1978 edition (Artist: Jean Carzou):