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jlee

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  1. The Adventure is definitely Baker. The Police Cases definitely isn't Baker (but I'm not sure who it is.) Probably right and consistent with the Art of Glamour checklist. The Police Cases seems rather crudely rendered to me. I had a thought that maybe it was an early version by Baker that he never finished. Most likely not, though. Agree 100% that the Adventure is definitely a Baker cover and the Police Cases is definitely not. The cover reminds me of some of the art and covers from Authentic Police Cases.
  2. Stunning copy. Congratulations on a wonderful book!
  3. I took a look at that TAR 38 from Dolgoff and it looked like there was some rust on the staple. If not for the rust on he staple, I wonder if it would have gone much higher? I think it would have. It would also have helped him to have gotten Baker in the title. Was it a BIN? If so, then I think he would have done better with a higher price and the Best Offer option activated. $450 for a 5.0 OW-W of that book seems like a bargain to me, even with the rust. Edited to add: Apparently an auction, rather than a BiN. Surprising that Gary wasn't on top it being a Baker cover. When I first looked at the grade and price, seemed like a really fair price. I personally would have bid if not for the rust a few $$ above the starting price.
  4. Very pretty copy of a fantastic Baker cover.
  5. I took a look at that TAR 38 from Dolgoff and it looked like there was some rust on the staple. If not for the rust on he staple, I wonder if it would have gone much higher?
  6. Cover image looks very nice despite the missing piece. Wonder what it would grade if the piece wasn't missing?
  7. I have only seen some really beat up copies on this one over the years. Not surprised at all that this is #2 on the census.
  8. Beautiful copy - out of curiosity, what did the grader notes say? Mike at Hero's submitted it for me under his name so I don't have the grader notes handy. The back cover has some marks, which bring down the grade, but I was surprised at how far it came down. Still seems more like a 5.0 to me. As some would say, buy the book, not the grade. Definitely an extremely desirable 4.0 and should have 5.0 value.
  9. Beautiful copy - out of curiosity, what did the grader notes say?
  10. Great copy. I used to own the Mile High copy of this book, which had similar cover staining.
  11. Baker romance OA! Fantastic to see Baker romance artwork. Thanks for sharing!
  12. What gorgeous looking copies with stupendous colors! Awesome John.
  13. You've got a terrific collection! I suspect your collection is stronger with many of the finest existing copies.
  14. I looked at the two issues and a lot of Baker-ish art but unclear if anything is truly Baker. Very similar to the work in Strange Mysteries and more reminiscent of his early stuff in Fiction House. Below are two panels that looked like Baker from Honeymoon Romance Illustrated 2. Tough to say, but I would lean against this being Baker's work. Still great stuff, though. Those digests aren't included in the Baker checklist in The Art of Glamour book. I think that list mainly represents JV, Jr.'s views and tends toward the conservative side. For instance, it flags the cover to Jo-Jo 25 as probably not by Baker -- although CGC (and most sellers!) disagree. For what it's worth, I do not think these pictures are Baker, but Baker inspired.
  15. Personally, I have seen a decent number of copies over the year. For digests, I would put its scarcity as average. But others may have a different take based on their experience and luck.
  16. I looked at the two issues and a lot of Baker-ish art but unclear if anything is truly Baker. Very similar to the work in Strange Mysteries and more reminiscent of his early stuff in Fiction House. Below are two panels that looked like Baker from Honeymoon Romance Illustrated 2.
  17. Thank you! I was lucky enough to start collecting Baker very seriously in the early 90s. But in a fit of insanity, I sold some of my Baker romance runs. (Fortunately I did keep most though). Looking forward to completing those runs once more. I will be posting a few more of my runs over the next few days.
  18. Some Romance Related Digests with some Baker:
  19. An updated picture, but I am still missing some books I need to dig up.
  20. As near as I can tell, you're only missing True Love Pictorial 3, 4, All Picture All True Love Story 2, both All Picture Adventures, and both All True All Picture Police Cases. (Oh, and All Picture Comedy 1.) I have some of those, but not all. I will post an updated shot later tonight.
  21. Whoa! That's quite a collection. Some very, very tough books in there. Thanks Tony. Apologies for the poor quality shot. I plan on posting some better quality shots of some of my Baker runs and other obscure romance related items in the coming days.