Just a quick post as a reminder that if you like reading Sci-Fi-O-Rama then definitely check out Jeff’s Skiffy Blog. It’s recently been massively updated with a large selection of super-rare new material, including this retro trading card from the 1960’s…
Highly Recommended: http://ski-ffy.blogspot.com/
The above familiar looking alien and font is the work of American Artist Norman Saunders (January 1, 1907– March 7, 1989) who was commissioned by Topps to Illustrate the original trading card series, dating from 1962….
Read a little more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Saunders
Fantastic. Roger, who I share a studio with is a Norman Saunders nut. He owns an origonal painting and has met his son. I paticularly love all the nazi-torture stuff.
Comment by dick — December 17, 2009 @ 2:33 pm