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The cover is by Jack Thurston. Some of you may recognize Jack Thurston’s name from the sensational ‘Star Trek’ cover of our first issue....You might also recognize Jack’s work from the dozens of movie posters and cover jackets he has done in the last few years. Posters for The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Sparkle, The Doberman Gang, Elvira Madigan, and Battle of the Bulge are just some of Jack’s many credits (page 1).
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Silden, Isobel. Starlog Interview: Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman) _The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, pages 16-21,
Starlog, No.4, March 1977, copyright by 1977 by O’Quinn Studios, Inc., NY.
Here's some quotes from the interview :
Oscar Goldman, whose real name is Richard Anderson, says joyously: “It’s a schizoid existence, being in two places almost at the same time, and this is the only instance where it has worked.” He refers to Leo G. Carroll who played the same part in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and for a short time duplicated the feat in “The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. which series ceased being a vuncular [sic.] after a short season.
“Recognition is great,” he assents. “I can’t go to the grocery store as easily as before, but I can still move around, because I’m really very low key.”
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What about this implied romance between Oscar and Jaime?
How did he get to be Oscar Goldman?
“The phone rang and my agent said ‘There’s a show called The Six Million Dollar Man.’ And I said “That sounds good!’”
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What about this implied romance between Oscar and Jaime?
They don’t see all of you of every show—the audience, that is. They only peak at you. At the same time, the producers and network executives, who are also peaking, figure: ‘He’s working, he must be good. Let’s get him for our show.’”
Dedicated viewers of both shows are doubtless aware that there are different nuances in the approaches Anderson takes to his scenes with Lindsay (Jaime Somers [sic.]) Wagner and Lee (Steve Austin) Majors. He is delighted that we have noticed.
“You are seeing two sides of Oscar and Richard,” he explains. “Yes, there is a difference in playing the two shows. Jaime allows me to add some colors. She is a lady,” he adds with fervent appreciation. “_The Bionic Woman_ show is funnier, looser, because Lindsay has a relaxed humorous quality. The Six Million Dollar Man is more of a straight adventure show and Lee is a very strong independent man. So that’s the way his character comes across.”
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What about this implied romance between Oscar and Jaime?
“Oh, it’s definitely there,” he confirms. But he won’t suggest that the characters might be fooling around. He prefers to compare it to the situation between Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty. No one ever knew what they were up to when they weren’t watching. He does believe that Oscar could be in love with Jaime. “He couldn’t help himself,” Anderson reasons.