Thursday, May 3, 2012

Smith as Smith

If this isn't the most terrific photograph ever, I don't know what is: E.E. "Doc" Smith dressed up as C.L. Moore's interplanetary rogue, Northwest Smith, at the 20th Worldcon in 1962.

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Posted by James Maliszewski at 10:43 AM
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  1. Paul Allan BallardMay 3, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    This is so awesome!

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  2. FaoladhMay 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    I love that the ray gun has a power cord. Traveller drew on some great source material, didn't it?

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  3. trey causeyMay 3, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    I had heard about this photo.  Thanks for dragging it up.  Doc Smith doesn't look at all like how I pciture old N.W., though.

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  4. James MaliszewskiMay 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM

     Me either, but I'm willing to cut Doc some slack, since he was 72 at the time. I hope I look as good!

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  5. Fletcher VredenburghMay 3, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Awesome, just awesome!

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  6. JPLMay 3, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    That's amazing.

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  7. Ian SturrockMay 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Epic cosplay. :)

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  8. xdpaulMay 3, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Just another fanboy wannabe! ;-)

    That picture and H. Beam Piper's gunroom photo from the Altoona Trainyard newsletter are priceless.

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  9. Gordon CooperMay 3, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Now that is my kind of Halloween costume.

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  10. C CygnusMay 4, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    This goes along perfectly with a photo that I saw a few months ago (which, alas, I can't find a link for) of a 1970s-era Jack Kirby aggressively brandishing a Captain America shield.

    I saved the image... if  my google-fu continues to come up empty, I'll repost it on my blog tonight.

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  11. Tom BolenbaughMay 4, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    Could be a Star Frontiers laser too, with the belt pack power supply.

    I love seeing these kinds of things.  I've never done cosplay, but I have friends who do, and I love seeing how far back it goes.

    Also, I have considered doing the gray Lensman as a cosplay, and see Smith do this makes me really happy.

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