I adore this cover from Amazing Stories. It captures the romance and the adventure and the menace of the tripods better than almost any I've ever seen. Most illustrations alas make the machines slow, this one shows their speed splendidly.
I found this vivid and lively artwork on a lovely tome on the discount shelves at my local Barnes & Noble yesterday. Not only does it sport arguably the greatest War of the Worlds art ever, but it's filled to overflowing with images by the great Frank R. Paul.
Paul's art can be quaint today, but he was a certainly a definitive artist of his time. For much more on Paul see this link.
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That's one of my all-time fave pulp covers. The Gernsback / Paul combination really set the standard in the early SF magazines. Thanks for posting!
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