Amphibious Battle Tank Under Fire, If Worlds of Science Fiction Feb 1960
A massive green amphibious war machine — numbered '21' on its hull — cuts through shallow alien waters while enemy fire erupts around it in bursts of red and smoke. The vehicle, a hybrid of submarine and tank bristling with gun turrets, surges forward as explosions detonate at its flanks. The aquamarine water, lurid greens, and billowing white smoke create a sense of desperate, kinetic combat — a chrome-age war story playing out on some distant, watery world.
A rock-solid piece of Atomic Age military sci-fi cover art — that green amphibious beast taking hits while charging through alien shallows is exactly the kind of action cover that sold copies off the newsstand rack. Not unhinged, but absolutely doing its job with confidence and color.
“if WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION FEBRUARY 35 CENTS A New Space Thriller AVOIDANCE SITUATION by James McConnell POUL ANDERSON • JAMES BLISH • JOHN JAKES • JACK LEWIS EDWARD W. LUDWIG • GEORGE H. SMITH • MIRIAM ALLEN DEFORD”
