Amazing Stories June 1945: Jet-Pack Hunters vs Giant Saber-Tooth, Lemuria Cover
A 1945 newsstand browser would have stopped cold at this cover — two armored, jet-pack-equipped explorers firing tethered shots at a massive, snarling saber-toothed cat in a lush primordial jungle. The beast's golden fur and bared fangs dominate the composition, while the smaller figure rides its back in desperate struggle. Illustrating Richard S. Shaver's Lemurian mythology, this cover masterfully fuses prehistoric menace with futuristic adventure gear, the glowing backlit jungle adding an otherworldly atmosphere perfectly suited to Shaver's hollow-earth fantasies.
A jet-pack soldier riding a giant saber-tooth while his partner lassoes it with a ray-gun tether in a Lemurian jungle is peak mid-war pulp bravado. This belongs on a dorm room wall AND deserves a frame — it's ludicrous and technically accomplished in equal measure.
“WEEP NO MORE, MY ROBOT by Chester S. Geier See Back Cover AMAZING STORIES JUNE 25¢ IN CANADA 30¢ THOUGHT RECORDS OF LEMURIA By RICHARD S. SHAVER Volume 19 Number 1”
