tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post6936036161491532449..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Books: THE VENETIAN BLONDE -- A. S. Fleischmanmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-33806402131032046312011-03-16T12:53:03.591-05:002011-03-16T12:53:03.591-05:00Fawcett doesn't credit the artists, and there&...Fawcett doesn't credit the artists, and there's no signature on the cover. If Art Scott's fond of it, it could be McGinnis.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-21974208900374540882011-03-16T12:32:42.179-05:002011-03-16T12:32:42.179-05:00Perhaps a rather random request. But I desperately...Perhaps a rather random request. But I desperately trying to find the name of the cover illustrator for this edition of the Venetian Blonde, would you Mr Crider, or anyone who has a copy to hand, be able to take a look at the credits and let me know?<br />Please post on this blog and I will keep checking.<br />Thank you so much in advance....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-72116983294657687722010-03-27T14:20:13.520-05:002010-03-27T14:20:13.520-05:00I read this in 2004. Don't remember much about...I read this in 2004. Don't remember much about the plot, but I thought Fleischman did a wonderful job of capturing that certain Southern California atmosphere.Periclesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-56325796899055268342010-03-26T15:36:46.979-05:002010-03-26T15:36:46.979-05:00Great cover art on the '60s Gold Medals. Much...Great cover art on the '60s Gold Medals. Much better than the 70s covers, when the gold medal disappeared and the series characters began to look like sleazy disco hustlers.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-44162326203350438942010-03-26T14:46:13.650-05:002010-03-26T14:46:13.650-05:00This talk of Stark House and Charlie Stella remind...This talk of Stark House and Charlie Stella reminded me to preorder <i>Johnny Porno</i>.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-6295427369605197462010-03-26T13:54:57.207-05:002010-03-26T13:54:57.207-05:00Evan, in answer to your question, only the Jack Ma...Evan, in answer to your question, only the Jack MacLane books.Jerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-31496927406364905242010-03-26T09:48:18.745-05:002010-03-26T09:48:18.745-05:00Not that I'm complaining, but are there any bo...Not that I'm complaining, but are there <i>any</i> books in the Crider library (other than <i>Crider</i> books) without steamy babes on the cover?Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-77951480763829675342010-03-26T08:43:26.485-05:002010-03-26T08:43:26.485-05:00I find it interesting how much a cover influences ...I find it interesting how much a cover influences whether I read a book or not. This is a wonderful cover on the original Gold Medal edition, which would make me pick up, read, and keep. Without it, I have no desire to read the Stark House edition.Paul Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102723351945251883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-86151024386056319342010-03-26T08:39:38.229-05:002010-03-26T08:39:38.229-05:00Liked your post. Someday I hope to write a book wh...Liked your post. Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away. <br />:-)<br />NikkiNikki Thorntonhttp://www.princetoncryo.com/control-rate-freezer.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-55198108467261685572010-03-26T08:14:11.819-05:002010-03-26T08:14:11.819-05:00I know Art Scott has a fondness for this cover. H...I know Art Scott has a fondness for this cover. He's mentioned it a couple of time during his paperback cover slide show.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-8645446691984739732010-03-26T08:10:57.201-05:002010-03-26T08:10:57.201-05:00To bad the Stark House covers aren't as nice. ...To bad the Stark House covers aren't as nice. Still, one to read.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-8094587475821647862010-03-26T07:52:06.354-05:002010-03-26T07:52:06.354-05:00I'm all in ... ordering pronto.I'm all in ... ordering pronto.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74799028821847301432010-03-26T07:51:31.046-05:002010-03-26T07:51:31.046-05:00The narrator comments several times about the one-...The narrator comments several times about the one-piece suit, so the cover does a good job of getting it right.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-12948231830378716802010-03-26T07:41:21.237-05:002010-03-26T07:41:21.237-05:00What no bikini?What no bikini?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com