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Retro Worlds of If cover sparks playful alien anatomy debate
Original: Worlds of IF (February 1959) Has his head pushed its way into a flexible tube, or was there a convenient kink, no pun in
Science fiction fans are discussing the February 1959 cover of the pulp magazine Worlds of If, puzzling over its illustrated creature design. The figure's head is shown entering a flexible tube, prompting jokes about whether it was pushed through or the tube simply kinked at a convenient angle. Commenters are also amused by the mermaid-like beings, which have neither tails nor feet, with one suggesting they are best described as tadpolemaids.
Why now: Vintage pulp magazine cover art is being shared and humorously dissected for its odd and charming creature designs.
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- Worlds of IF (February 1959) Has his head pushed its way into a flexible tube, or was there a convenient kink, no pun intended, in the tube? Those creatures are like mermaids, except they're the opposite, they have no tails but no feet either. They're like … tadpolemaids?… · SFFMagazineCovers@zirk.us · 7
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