Emsh's Post-Apocalyptic Survivors, Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1955
A city lies smoldering in ruins behind two desperate survivors clambering over twisted wreckage — a statuesque woman in a sparkling green swimsuit and utility belt clutches a jagged slab of debris while a young man in red scrambles up behind her. In the fiery orange distance, a gleaming retro-futurist skyline of spires and domes still stands, suggesting the apocalypse is only partial — and the survivors may yet reach it. Emshwiller's dynamic composition crackles with kinetic urgency.
Oh man — Emsh at the top of his game! A leggy heroine in a sparkle swimsuit clawing through rubble while Asimov stories wait inside? This is exactly the kind of cover that made teenage boys spend their quarter without a second thought.
“THRILLING WONDER STORIES SCIENCE FICTION BY TOP WRITERS FEATURING NAME YOUR PLEASURE A Novel of Hedonism by JAMES E. GUNN WINTER 25c STORIES BY ISAAC ASIMOV MARGARET ST. CLAIR ROBERT CRANE WINSTON MARKS A THRILLING PUBLICATION”
