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ISSUE 0301
Presents
THE MARS COVER ART OF
ROBERT ABBETT
Ballantine Books Editions
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Cover art for Thuvia, Maid of Mars.
This painting was deemed too risque for publication in 1963.
Another was used but this version eventually saw print in 1969.

Cover art for John Carter of Mars, 1965

Cover art for Synthetic Men of Mars, 1963
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Unused Cover Art

TARZAN COVER ART BY ROBERT ABBETT
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Robert Abbett Bio from Wikipedia
Robert Kennedy Abbett (b. 1926, Hammond, Indiana) is an American artist and illustrator. During the late-1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Robert Abbett illustrated book covers for war novels, detective novels, thrillers, historical fiction and science fiction. Today, Abbett is best known for his paintings of wildlife (in particular, dogs), wilderness, sporting, and fishing.

His illustrations have been featured in a large number of books, magazines, and advertising. He has also authored or been featured in several art-related books, including A Season for Painting: The Outdoor Paintings of Robert K. Abbett  and  Wings from Cover: The Upland Images of Robert Abbett and Ed Gray.

Abbett is a graduate of both the University of Missouri and Purdue University. In 1953, Abbett moved to rural Connecticut where he built a house on an old farm (namely, Oakdale Farm). There, Abbett was inspired by the untouched wilderness and forests, and began painting what he has become famous for today: animals and countrylife.

He illustrated Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, including the Tarzan series, Barsoom series, and Pellucidar series.
Barsoom Editions
A Princess of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
The Gods of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
The Warlord of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
Thuvia, Maid of Mars, Ballantine 1963, 1969 (new painting) 
The Chessmen of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
The Master Mind of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
A Fighting Man of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
Swords of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
Synthetic Men of Mars, Ballantine 1963 
Llana of Gathol, Ballantine 1963 
John Carter of Mars (novel), Ballantine 1965 

Pellucidar Editions
Tarzan at the Earth's Core, Ballantine 1974 
 
 
 
 
 

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 Tarzan Editions
Tarzan of the Apes, Ballantine 1969 
The Return of Tarzan, Ballantine, 1969 
The Beasts of Tarzan, Ballantine 1969 
The Son of Tarzan, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Ballantine 1969 
Jungle Tales of Tarzan, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan the Untamed, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan the Terrible, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan and the Golden Lion, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan and the Ant Men, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, Ballantine 1969
Tarzan and the Lost Empire, Ballantine 1969 
Tarzan at the Earth's Core, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan the Invincible, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan Triumphant, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan and the City of Gold, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan and the Lion Man, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan and the Leopard Men, Ballantine 1970 
Tarzan's Quest, Ballantine 1974 
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion, Ballantine, 1964 
Tarzan and the Madman, Ballantine 1965 
Tarzan and the Castaways, Ballantine, 1965 


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