More info/links:
John's art was also used for the cover of White Dwarf issue 82 which supported the release, more on that here: https://exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-key-document-in-the-history-of-7b0
More on the cover here too; https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/10/cover-story/
The gorgeous fully folded-out front and back cover of the Second Citadel Compendium. The art was by John Blance showing some Amazonian warriors fighting some enemy fighters who are emerging from a stone doorway. More about this issue here.
Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved Book of the Astronomican: Released in 1988, the year after Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader, the book would be the the first supplement for the game, featuring the first army lists as a well as new scenarios for games.
btw if you're interested in the Rogue Trader era of Warhammer 40,000 I'm documenting it here. Thanks