Some classic image from the 1930's by Basil Wolverton, via
Golden Age Comic Book Stories. Enjoy!
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Are these things like a tourist's delight on this planet, or an actual menace? |
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As alien as our seas are, I can only imagine at actual alien seas. |
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Best part of this illo - the sci-fi utility shorts the aliens are wearing. |
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"I told you damn kids to play outside!" |
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I find myself drawn to 30's era spaceships more and more as I grow older. I have this weird feeling they got it right. |
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This and Leng were the prime inspirations for the plateau of Tsanjan in my Nod setting. |
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Saturn is proof that reality trumps imagination every time. |
Great stuff!
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