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The Last of the Deliverers, by Poul Anderson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Feeling of Power, by Isaac Asimov, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Poor Little Warrior!, by Brian W. Aldiss, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Iron Chancellor, by Robert Silverberg, from Galaxy Science Fiction
The Prize of Peril, by Robert Sheckley, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Or All The Seas With Oysters, by Avram Davidson, from Galaxy Science Fiction
Two Dooms, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Venture Science Fiction
The Big Front Yard, by Clifford D. Simak, from Astounding Science Fiction
The Burning of the Brain, by Cordwainer Smith (Paul M.A. Linebarger), from Worlds Of if Science Fiction
The Yellow Pill, by Rog Phillips, from Astounding Science Fiction
Unhuman Sacrifice, by Katherine MacLean, from Astounding Science Fiction
The Immortals, by James E. Gunn, from Star Science Fiction No. 4
Robin Hidden was my art teacher at school. I remember seeing some of his paintings in class – including this one. Some of his senior students were inspired to do their own sci-fi art. I loved it. He often painted listening to the drama on BBC Radio 4.
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Thanks very much for your interesting comment, Kevin. On reviewing my posts, I realized that Robin Hidden also created the cover art for “The Great SF Stories 21 (1959)”, which – also with a military theme – features a man instead of a robot. It seems from these two examples that Mr. Hidden preferred to create monochrome or simple backgrounds, placing emphasis on details and color variations in foreground objects. Neat stuff!