Space Wars: Fact and Fiction (1980) part 4

I think I've found the name of the artist responsible for this...

Which appeared on the inside cover of this...

along with a smattering of other illustrations by the same chap.  I believe that to be one; Wilfred Hardy.

Steve

Space Wars: Fact And Fiction (1980) Part 1

Just had a few days away at the seaside. There were ice-creams, brightly coloured beach huts, piers, lighthouses, chips, armed police training exercises (but that's another story) and the obligatory scrounging around in second-hand book stores that openly contravene a dozen or more fire and safety regulations in the name of providing a bibliophilic treasure-hunt  All good fun and especially when for a few quid you get to become the proud owner of this.....

Space Wars: Fact and Fiction was originally published by Octopus Books Ltd in 1980 and was clearly designed to cash in on that whole Star Wars / Sci-Fi thing that was going on back then.  What really surprised me about it was that I didn't ever own it back in the day because I was clearly the target demographic.  But what's nice about finally owning it now is that I can get all kinds of nostalgic over completely new material.  Like this...

Anyway the whole book it's stuffed full of the most amazing bits of art to illustrate its factual and fictional writings so there will now follow several posts to show off some of the best bits.  As ever with these kinds of books, writers and artists were rarely acknowledged but if any of you out there can put a name to them, I will of course update to add the credit where it's due.

 

 

 

 

Steve