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Lloyd Rognan - Imaginative Tales - September 1957

Location: Lloyd Rognan
Artist: Lloyd Rognan (All)

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Lloyd Rognan - Imaginative Tales - September 1957
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Imaginative Tales - September 1957
Artwork Details
Location: Lloyd Rognan
Title: Lloyd Rognan - Imaginative Tales - September 1957
Artist:  Lloyd Rognan (All)
Media Type: Paint - Acrylic
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 278
Likes on CAF: 10
Comments: 11
Added to Site: 5/6/2024

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Description
Lloyd Norman Rognan (American, 1923-2005)
"The Cosmic Destroyer" written by Alexander Blade - Imaginative Tales - September 1957.
Gouache on board 19 x 14 inches (image) Initialed lower left.

Fantastic example of 1950's Atomic Age science fiction cover art by Lloyd Rognan. While not exactly a household name, Rognan did quite a few covers for the digest sized magazines Imagination and its sister publication, Imaginative Tales. His covers were always distinctive and colorful and had a certain strangeness to them which made them definite attention grabbers! This example is one of his best and manages to incorporate multiple 50's science fiction tropes in a single image, including a giant sexy alien female (reminds me of the B-movie "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman"), tiny astronauts scurrying about in fear of their lives, while she destroys their rocket ship with her laser eyes! Wow, are they ever having a bad day! Very happy to add this quintessential 50's sci-fi art to the collection!

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Member Since: March 2011
Last Login: April 2026
Country: UNITED STATES
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Michael  Greczek Member Since 2003
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Posted On 5/6/2024

Giant women stories were a big thing back in the 50s.  

A very nice piece !

 Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 5/6/2024

Really hot with her skin tight red outfit radiating sex appeal and heat on this cover!  Such great appeal and interest in these giant women as Attack of the 50 Ft Woman movie was still a year away.

 Victor Dricks Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/6/2024

A strange one!  Love her red leotard suit!

 My NAME IS LEGION Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/7/2024

oh wow, that is incredible Glynn. This is new one to me. 

 Glynn Crain Member Since 2011
Posted On 8/22/2024

My NAME IS LEGION wrote:
"  oh wow, that is incredible Glynn. This is new one to me. 
 "

Thanks Sean!

 Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
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Posted On 5/7/2024

A classic! Great find. Congrats. 

 Glynn Crain Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 8/22/2024

Alex Johnson wrote:
"  A classic! Great find. Congrats. 
 "

Thank you!

 Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 5/7/2024

Lovely!

 West Stephan Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 5/7/2024

Sci-fi at it's tallest!

 John Davis Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 5/8/2024

Cool piece for all the things you mention.  I am also taken with the "pretty" explosion caused by her eye beams!

 Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/9/2024

Giant hottie alert. Shes so hot beams of heat are emanating from her eyes. Have the perils of space travel ever been as enticing, begging the question of whether she has a similarly formed but smaller sister?

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