29dukedog

On 7/21/2021 at 6:11 AM, Microbia said:

+1 for a sunny, sleazy summer day, and to go for a great splash

 

Wow!  Nice copy.  Probably the best copy I've seen in 20 years.  

6 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

I've had these for a while but I don't think I ever posted them. To come to think of it, I haven't been posting anything in recent months!

My scanner settings are really actentuating stains and discoloration. These books look better in hand. 

This guy has the romance collection I'd like to have... 

1 hour ago, jpepx78 said:

I don’t think the colors are faded. Here are 2 Gaines Files copies of Weird Fantasy 15 from the Heritage archive that shows a purple cover and a blue cover.

If we assume there has not been any fading in these GF copies, I believe the difference is due to the slight variation in the mixing of the printing inks. Since comics were printed using a 4 color CMYK process (cyan, magenta, yellow & black), a slight variation in the ratio in one of the inks will make a visible difference in the color. I tried to duplicate the cover colors using a CMYK blender. For example if the ratio of the cyan ink is changed (by mixing up ratios), purplish color can turn into bluish color. So less rigorous print quality control might explain the prevalent cover color variations in Fiction House books and other comics that people have discussed previously.

Wow, you really took the ball and ran with it!  

5 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Got home and pulled mine out and this is what I saw. I wasn’t aware there was a color variation. Why? A later run? Did the ink run dry or did someone change their mind? The change mostly appears in the title. Did the magenta plate gain? Is one version scarcer than the other?

Could be the way the blue ink has aged.  My first copy of Weird Science #11, typically navy blue behind the logo, had become a light grayish lavender.  (For years I didn't know the true color was supposed to be much darker!)  Extended exposure to light will turn those early EC blues to various shades of purple or violet, even grey.   

One of the hottest hot babe covers of the golden age.  

Baker female underwater to Baker male underwater...  

Ace Double Novels to Ace of the Newsreels...  

32 minutes ago, Yorick said:

Well, it looks as if I've been ousted from the #1 Registry Cinderella Love title by @RICK STARR. 

You better add some pictures!!!

Another stick and carrot I like to avoid. 

Another couple of OO names you might see on various romance issues are Helen Horak (see below) and Doreen Baggs (an example of which I don't have handy, but I've seen her name on more than a few books over the years).  

21 minutes ago, Yorick said:

I think that might beat the 6.0 copy on the census....  if you cared to have it graded. 

Oh, no.  You won't catch me chasing that stick and carrot.  

11 minutes ago, Yorick said:

@29dukedog Do you have any other "Ruth" issues (like your CL28)?

My CL 28 is the only book I own with this particular signature.  I wonder if it's even the same "Ruth" as your TR 45 (the last name is mostly rubbed out).  Let's compare: 

On 5/24/2020 at 4:42 PM, Readcomix said:

I'm gonna keep an eye out for him....

Last issues of a few of the longer running St. John titles.  For some reason, these books are extremely difficult to find, especially TR 45.  

3 hours ago, Silver said:

My first issue of this series!

 

Heckuva way to start!  Old label goodness to boot.    

15 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said:

Maybe not, but it's too expensive now for me...

Me, too.  (Glad I bought them 10 to 15 years ago!)   

17 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said:

1 hour ago, comicnoir said:

Bragger...

The run isn't that hard to put together...   

15 minutes ago, Ryan. said:

I'm surprised Kamen's work ended up on a Best of Baker list at all 

PL #23 made the list because at least a few people voted it in, so at least a few collectors must feel there's still some doubt over who drew the cover.    

10 hours ago, Casablanca said:

How is PL #17 , 8th on this list!?

It was evidently the consensus of the boardies who voted that great art is more than an outstanding and exquisite pair of breasts?