The Nonstop Book of Fantastika Tattoo Designs

Editor:		K. J. Cypret.
Publisher:		NonStop Press, New York, U.S.A.
Date of publication:		March 23, 2012.
Edition:		Paperback.
Original Price:		$14.95.
Number of pages:		192 pages.
ISBN-13:		9781933065267.
Size:		8.4 x 5.5 inches.

Front of paperback

Start of the Virgil Finlay Section on page 103

Description:
The Nonstop Book of Fantastika Tattoo Designs contains a collection of black and white art by Hannes Bok, Ed Emswhiller, Lee Brown Coye, Jack Gaughan, Virgil Finlay, Boris Dolgov, Orchideengarten, Harry Clarke, Sidney Slime, and Vernon Hall. At the end of the book is an index that identifies some of the drawings.

Virgil Finlay related material:
The book contains the following Virgil Finlay related material, not all are identified in the book.

• Page 2: The Hairy Ones Shall Dance.
• Page 4: Whistle Stop in Space.
• Page 104: The Gray Mahatma.
• Page 105: Untitled drawing (cover of Klarkash-ton and Monstro Ligriv).
• Page 106: The Delegate from Guapanga.
• Page 107: The Lying Stones of Dr. Berlinger.
• Pages 108-109: Dwellers in the Mirage.
• Pages 110-111: The Face in the Abyss.
• Page 112: Black Butterflies.
• Page 113: The Star Hyacinths.
• Page 114: Mandrake.
• Page 115: The Valley of Creation.
• Page 116: Sketch for the cover of Galaxy October 1962.
• Page 117: Astrological illustration.
• Page 118: Black & white illustration (Moon & Man).
• Page 119: The House of Rising Winds.
• Page 120: Six and Ten are Johnny.
• Page 121: Mrs Amworth.
• Page 122: The Timeless Man.
• Page 123: Abercrombie Station.
• Page 124: Spotted Satan.
• Page 125: All We Marsman.
• Page 126: Cryptozoic.
• Page 128: How to Shape Your Future.
• Page 129: World of No Return.
• Pages 130-131: The Messenger.
• Page 132: The Starkenden Quest.
• Page 133: Death's Secret.
• Page 134: The Citadel of Fear.
• Page 135: House in the Valley.
• Page 136: The Mystery of Sex.
• Page 191: King Henry IV.
• Page 192: The Hairy Ones Shall Dance.

Notes:
The drawings on page 2 and page 192 are the same, where the drawing on page 2 is overlaid by text. The drawing on page 106 is incorrectly identified as 'Medusa' in the Art Notes. The drawing on pages 108-109 is incorrectly identified as for 'The Lamia in the Penthouse' in the Art Notes.

The book is advertised as a place to look for original designs of tattoos, but is in fact simply a collection of black & white drawings in the field of horror, fantasy, and science fiction art. Part of the drawings came out rather darker than they should have been, losing much of the details, whereas other drawings show so much detail that it is hard to imaging how these could be made into an effective tattoo. The use of the word 'design' in the title is perhaps a bit ambitious, where design 'inspirations', as used in the blurbs on the front and back covers, may be a better choice of words to use.