EMSH Cover Art: Menace and Maiden, Startling Stories Spring 1955
Illustrating Bryce Walton's 'Too Late for Eternity,' this Ed Emshwiller cover crackles with menace: a grotesque, skull-like villain dominates the left foreground, ray-gun leveled at a lone figure cruciform in a geometric alien arena. A cool blonde in a white Grecian gown stands defiant to the right, hand raised in alarm or command. EMSH's signature geometric abstraction frames the scene in sharp angles and deep shadow — classic Atomic Age pulp at its most theatrical.
A skull-faced monster with a ray-gun, a defiant blonde, and a man crucified in an alien arena — EMSH turned the dial to maximum menace. This is pulp operatics at their finest.
“GREAT SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES IN ONE STARTLING STORIES SPRING 25c COMBINED WITH THRILLING WONDER AND FANTASTIC STORY EMSH NG PUBLICATION TOO LATE FOR ETERNITY by Bryce Walton ALSO: RICHARD MATHESON PHILIP K. DICK WILLIAM MORRISON”
