Conventions are very special events for Fans…an in-gathering of the clans, a chance to hobnob, to learn, to relax and to have a great time hanging out with “Your People”.
And “Your people” won’t have any trouble picking you out of the crowd as you attend in true Fannish Style with Amazing Stories’ new line of Convention Wear(TM), all-over print casual Ts.
Available in both men’s and women’s cuts, these shirts feature artwork by the Father of Science Fiction Art – Frank R. Paul – from illustrations that graced Amazing Stories’ covers during its founding years.
Each design is available in sizes from XS to XXL, a range that should make them available to every Fan! And we’ve made color-coordinating easy as well, with designs that feature white, black, red, yellow and blue as their predominant colors.
With a DOZEN different designs in all featuring provocative, thought-provoking illustrations of some of the most famous stories and characters in Science Fiction, these shirts are bound to make you a distinctive presence at any convention.
If you can’t wait or don’t want to read the details, you can visit the shop right now HERE. (AmazingStoriesStore – Etsy)
And, because we know our Fannish audience, here’s some deep detail on the designs:
Off on a Comet to Saturn – (Yellow) – Depicts an interesting scene from Off on a Comet by Jules Verne in this issue. Saturn and its rings in a close-up view, are silhouetted against the sky. April, 1926.
Jupiter is Looking at You (Blue) – A scene from The Moon Men, by Frank Brueckel, Jr., showing our pioneers emerging from their space-flyer, after having unexpectedly landed on Ganymede, the third of Jupiter’s satellites, and beholding a tremendous disc (Jupiter) striped with broad, red bands and whitish-yellow ones, spread over an enormous part of the heavens.
And Having Writ Scientifiction (White) – The First Prize Winner in the $300.00 Scientifiction Symbol Prize Contest contest. September, 1928
The Moon Walkers (Black) – From the story entitled The Moon Strollers by J. Rogers Ullrich, in which two of the scientists who had gone to the moon, while on an exploration expedition, become aware of the very low gravitational attraction, because they experience such complete ease in climbing to the top of the beacon, despite their heavy strollers, which on earth would have made even ordinary walking extremely difficult. May, 1929.
That’s a BIG Steamer! – (Blue) – Depicts the story from Beyond the Pole by A. Hyatt Verrill, wherein one of the fearful, lobster-like creatures is shown investigating the, to them, strange, human creature which has so suddenly burst into their domain.
An Extreme Case of Medical Tourism (Blue) – Here is another Edgar Rice Burroughs story – The Mastermind of Mars. Packed chockful of adventure and excellent science. Burroughs has hit upon a new idea, which he exploits throughout the story in a truly masterful and expert manner. Nor is your interest allowed to lag for a single paragraph, for Edgar Rice Burroughs knows how to keep you guessing. You will not rest easy until you have finished reading the story. From the first and only issue of Amazing Stories Annual of 1927.
Roll Out the Big Gravity Guns (Yellow) – The April, 1929 cover displaying a scene from the story entitled, The Revolt of the Atoms by V. Orlovsky, in which is shown a group of electromagnetic engines, built to combat the atomic energy released— a fiery vortex— which is causing great destruction throughout the world.
Sea Serpent of the Inner Sea (Red) – Illustrates an episode in this month’s story, A Trip to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne. Here we see our intrepid explorers almost perish at the agency of one of the great sea monsters roaming the great Inner Sea. June, 1926.
Robot Wrangler (Red) – A scene from the story in this issue entitled To the Moon by Proxy by J. Schlossel, in which Emil’s “proxy,” in his final test before he is sent on his trip to the moon, meets the lion in combat, on equal grounds. Shorn of every bit of clothing by the fury of the king of beasts, the strange being looks like an armored soldier astride the lion. October, 1928.
Martian War Machines (Blue) – a scene in The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wclls,_ in which the three Martians — highly developed intelligences in bodies vastly differing from ours, are seen stalking in their machines, over a town near London, wreaking destruction of life and land by the use of their deadly Heat-Rays and long and wiry tentacles. August, 1927.
That’s Not Buck Rogers! (Yellow) – The first instalment in this issue of the story entitled THE SKYLARK OF SPACE, by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby, in which the scientist, who has discovered a chemical substance for the liberation of intra-atomic energy, is making his initial tests, preparatory to his interplanetary flight by means of this liberated energy, which makes possible his interstellar space-flyer. August, 1928.
You Need Giant Bugs to Hunt Giant Dinosaurs (Yellow) – In Alexander Phillips The Death of the Moon, Scientists newly arrived from the Moon encounter that world’s first inhabitants, the dinosaurs! February, 1929
(All descriptions of the cover art are sourced from the Our Cover entries, typically appearing on the Table of Contents page of each issue of Amazing Stories.)
If you are loud and proud about being a Science Fiction Fan, these shirts, depicting some of the most iconic and hallowed scenes from the genre, make your statement impossible to ignore!
And now – the shirts:
We’ll be introducing new designs as things progress, but for now, you can order these designs right from the Amazing Stories store!
Below, a gallery of larger images of each design (click a magazine cover for an enlarged image):
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