Why do sci-fi books from the 60s and 70's have so many scatily-clad women...

[pitohui]

53. NO author had control of cover illo in the 1960s

yr claim that "second rate authors" did that on the cover for any reason is completely untrue

authors had no control over the cover illustration and this would include isaac asimov

contracts would say specifically that jacket copy (and even the choice of title) was owned by the publisher not the author

do you really think asimov was a better writer (as opposed to a better selling writer) than heinlein? so asimov gets robots and heinlein gets scantily clad twins? (actually i personally prefer asimov myself but the reality is that both writers were probably about equal as far as literary gift, i just don't like heinlein's fatuous political beliefs)