Startling Stories Nov 1951 — Twin-Rocket Spacecraft Blasting Past Earth and Moon
A sleek twin-fuselage rocket ship erupts from the lower frame in a blaze of orange-yellow exhaust, banking hard against a deep violet starfield. Earth glows blue-green in the lower left while a cratered Moon looms large behind the craft's swept fins — classic Atomic Age optimism rendered in bold gouache strokes. The cover anchors Eric Frank Russell's interplanetary novel 'The Star Watchers' and a novelet by Reynolds and Brown, packaging cosmic adventure at 25 cents a dream.
A confident, competent piece of Atomic Age rocketry art — the twin-boom spacecraft design has genuine menace and dynamism. No aliens or ray-guns, but that exhaust plume sells the thrill of escape velocity with real gusto.
“STARTLING STORIES NOV. 25¢ FEATURING THE STAR WATCHERS An Interplanetary Novel by ERIC FRANK RUSSELL THE GAMBLERS A Novelet by M. REYNOLDS AND F. BROWN A THRILLING PUBLICATION BEER'S BOOK STORE and ART CENTER 1400 Jay Street Sacramento 14, Calif.”
