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Cover art © Steve Hickman

This is the September 1977 Jove/HBJ edition of the short-story collection, Destination: Universe!. Thanks to Don Erikson, the cover artist has now been identified as Steve Hickman.
This is one of those covers that bears no relation to the contents of the book. However, it is still an excellent work of art. The art-deco style is commendable for a '70s paperback, but the sole reason why this is one of my favorite covers is because of the subtle and easily-missed element of humor it contains: A thriving metropolis is being decimated by an alien attack, flying saucers are overhead, and a group of aliens stand in the foreground firing their death-rays in an orgy of destruction. It is obviously a full-scale invasion by a superior force, and mankind doesn't stand a chance of survival against their relentless onslaught. And, in the very front of the painting is a over-turned parking meter that reads "Time Expired" — a wonderful touch of black humor.

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