Buck Rogers v. The Fiend From Space, 1940

Artwork by Lt. Dick Calkins, Story by Phil Nowlan - Whitman #1409, Little Big Book ©1940 John F. Dille Co. (via Hake's)

Cover Artwork: Lt. Dick Calkins

Back Cover Artwork: Lt. Dick Calkins

Flash Gordon - In the Water World of Mongo, 1937

Artwork by Alex Raymond, Story by Don Moore - Whitman #1407, A Big Little Book, ©1937 King Features Syndicate, Inc.  (via Hake's)

Cover Art: Alex Raymond

Back Cover Art: Alex Raymond

The Sci-Fi Orbs As Imagined By Vargo Statten and René Brantonne

Les Fabricants de Soleil (The Sun Makers) 1952

English author Vargo Statten (aka John Russell Fearn) and French illustrator extraordinaire, René Brantonne teamed up a number of times during the 1950s and early 1960s creating works for the science fiction book series, Anticipation, published by Black River of France. Orbs of one kind or another figured prominently in Brantonne's cover art. Feast your eyes on these dandies from the 1950s.

La Planète Pétrifiée (The Petrified Planet) 1952

Course vers Pluton (Deadline To Pluto) 1953

Infernale Menace (English Edition: The Red Insects) 1953

A Travers les Ages (Across The Ages) 1954

Mystérieux Délai  (English Version: A Time Appointed) 1956

L'Homme Multiple (The Multi-Man) 1957

The Seemingly Impossible Mission For Space Cadets In 1953

In 1953 Ralston foods began distribution of Space Patrol premium trading cards inspired by the popular 1950's TV and radio outer-space drama - one random card was included in every box of Wheat and Rice Chex. The complete set consists of 40 separate cards - needless to say, the collectors probably had to buy a whole lot of Chex cereals to get them all. But what good space cadet could resist trying? The collection came in three sub-sets - Space Heroes/Stars, Rockets/Jets and Weapons (it really should have been Rockets/Jets and Tech), and Planets. The three sub-sets are shown below - the full color illustrations are way cool. This full set auctioned at Hake's in May 2007 - the final winning bid was $4,437.62. It was the first complete set ever sold in Hake's 40 year history.  (Click on the images to enlarge)

Space Heroes/Stars

Rockets/Jets and 'Weapons'

Planets

Charming Emsh-Bots - GALAXY Mag, 1963

Interior illustration by Ed Emshwiller for Comic Inferno - Galaxy magazine, February 1963

Interior illustration by Ed Emshwiller for Comic Inferno - Galaxy magazine, February 1963

Originally posted by Jeff Love at Ski-Ffy: Click for a couple more Emsh robots, a couple Virgil Finlay illustrations, and the fine Galaxy cover art by Jack Gaughan.

An Advisory From Beyond

Original interior art by Frank R. Paul for the story "Warning to all…",  Science Fiction Plus magazine, 1953