The Spider, Hordes of the Butcher, paperback cover 1975

"The Spider, Hordes of the Butcher" is a paperback cover illustration by Robert Maguire, created in 1975. The painting depicts a tense scene of a man in a white turtleneck and white pants holding a gun in his hand. He is carrying a woman in an orange dress in his arms. Behind him, a group of primitive men wielding clubs and axes move toward him, suggesting a dangerous confrontation. The background features a burning village and panicked people, emphasizing the urgency and peril of the situation. Maguire's dynamic composition and bold colors create a sense of action and suspense, characteristic of his paperback cover illustrations.