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Pro tip: if you have to put bullets in it, it’s not a ray-gun. (Maybe a rocket gun, like in You Only Live Twice.)
But yes, it looks like the lady is getting ready to dispode of both the guys. And looking forward to it.
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These scans from back-in-the-day are dandy. I always loved the illustrations and appreciate the deconstruction from both the writer and commenters. These were the days when science gave us a vision of a better tomorrow and which predicted The Jetsons with comical accuracy. Thanks!
On the cover I see two dead guys and a rather satisfied woman.
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This is a fascinating illustration for 1957.
The typography, composition, and even the hair styles look like they could be from the mid-30s. It’s OOPArt!
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“Elixirs of love were in the province of Magic, not alcherage.”
Alcherage!
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April 1st on a Saturday isn’t 1957, so maybe the story is supposed to be set in the 1930s?
So cool Caleb! Dig.
I didn’t realise that you were scanning these yourself. Can I suggest that you obtain a piece of black paper and place it behind the page when you scan, to prevent show-through from the other side?
Certainly a rocket gun, to minimise destabilizing yourself in freefall by the recoil of an ordinary gun:
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Maybe it’s a battery? Or ion cartridge?
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