fThe immense popularity of Richard Amsel’s work isn’t limited to his movie posters or album covers. In fact, if you were to ask Americans in the early 1980s what he was best known for, many would have cited his work for TV GUIDE. Throughout his 13-year association with the magazine, Amsel’s covers ranged from such high profile stories and figures as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the television premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana,

My dear friend Chris Smith, a lifelong TV GUIDE collector, recently uncovered two Amsel illustrations within back TV GUIDE issues. It's...