The sci-fi illustrator Ed Valigursky was keen on pincer robots with thin arms. His creations in the Fifties and early Sixties have a distinct style. Not sure it would have translated well into toys but here are two examples of Ed's thin armed pincers he did as book covers.
The Conquest of the Space Sea 1955
The Cosmic Computer 1964
Have you got a favourite robot like this?
The bottom pic was actually used header art for a toy space gun. Unlicensed.
ReplyDeleteThey remind me of the style used in Gold Key's Magnus, Robot Fighter comics from the mid/late 60s.
ReplyDeleteYes Lance. I see that too. Valigursky was a prolific robot artist.
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