Bumble Kitty

Ok, here is a revised list:

 

Secrets of True Love

Diary Secrets nn

All-Picture All-True Love Story 2

Giant Comics Editions 12

Romance Confession Stories

Teen-Age Diary Secrets 7

Teen-Age Diary Secrets 9

 

Record Book of Famous Police Cases

Authentic Police Cases 18

 

I think the last two may not actually be that rare. An APC 18 just sold on eBay last night.

 

Any others? Reasons that some on the list shouldn't be there?

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about GCE 13 or 15? Does everyone have either one or both of those books? Except for the Diary Secrets issues (nn, 7 and 9), the others, IMO, there are more than 10 copies but less than 20 that survived. That certainly qualifies as rare, but the later three are ultra rare.

Tough list. I tend to think All-Picture All-True Love Story 2 is not a Baker cover, but that's just me. I do think very few copies exist.

I posted these two a while back, but here they are again:

Speaking of Cinderella Love, do you need 14 (Baker story but non-Baker covers) for a complete set?

 

 

 

I personally like this issue. So much, that I got one...

Not by a long shot. This has got to be the rarest:

 

 

(BTW, this is not my copy... it's actually the D Copy, and it's been photoshopped a little.) I believe there are only two copies confirmed, but ask Dr. Love about this one- he's the expert.

 

Yup that's my copy. Or at least my copy as it looks photoshopped! It's a Crippen, but it's a 6.5 Crippen, and there's a reason for that. I'm planning to crack it, press it, and resub, even though it may replace the OW-W with a CR-OW. It's the only graded copy, but I'm pretty sure Bumble Kitty has one too. Other than that I haven't seen one around, but having said that, we'll probably get 3 more posted in the next 24 hours.

Nope, I do NOT own a copy.

Finally upgraded the last book I needed for this set of the six issues of Cinderella Love with Matt Baker covers. Many years in the making. The 15 and 27 are highest graded CGC copies. The 25 is VF, the 29 is almost VF, and the 28 is probably FN minus.

 

It's a work in progress.

 

 

Anyone else interested in photo covers with Baker art, cause I have some...

 

I haven't posted any Baker love in a while, so...

 

Hollywood Pictorial 3. Sorry, but you St. John completists need this one too. One Baker story inside. It's true, even for photo covers, it's . Nevertheless, hard to track down - one 9.4 in the census, that's it. Lack of interest?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does this one count as a "tear drop"? The gentleman's mom has a hankie, so maybe... If not, the tape pull by her "behind" makes me want to shed a tear...

Here are a few of my "tear drop" covers...

It's actually a good question as it pertains to Baker.

 

The answer is very very few - four, to be exact (not including side panels). Out of many, many covers. In order of appearance they are

 

- Diary Secrets 12 - June, 1952. Not a drawn cover per se, some would say not even a Baker.

- True Love Pictorial 2 - Feb, 1953

- Wartime Romances 15 - May, 1953

- Diary Secrets 20 - Sept, 1953

 

 

Baker and St. John bucked the trend that was so early established by Kirby at Prize, and copied so many times afterwards that a crying woman and the romance genre became inextricably linked. Consider this piece, one of Roy Lichtenstein's earliest and most famous works: Drowning Girl (1963). A swipe of DC's Secret Hearts 83, btw.

 

 

The flavor of the St. John line, due in large part to Archer St. John's editorial direction, is very fully covered in the marvelous book, Romance Without Tears.

 

 

 

Andy, you are a wealth of knowledge!

Here's a nice mid-grade book...

Another Wartime Romance...

Haven't posted in a few months, but here's another one...

I kind of like these two...

 

 

Someone just listed the other 7.5 on eBay with a BIN of $1,700.

I thought I was crazy to pay what I paid -- and I didn't pay nearly that much for my copy!

I kind of like these two...

Happy to pick up this one.

 

Ken

 

 

I used to own this. Cinderella Love #29 - PGX 5.5 Fine-

 

A few years ago, I missed out on buying a copy of this issue. Very nice in any grade!

OK, a couple more...

Nice copy! Most of my Bakers are mid grade, but they generally present well, like this copy.

Bumble Kitty's copy looks very sweet. Mine has the stamp on the cover and minor dings at the bottom. OW/W pages, tight and crisp. Very rare book in almost any grade.

 

 

 

 

 

Since GCE 12 is the topic, here are a couple of others...

 

 

 

 

Who is this "Bumble Kitty", stepping out of the shadows with the highest graded GCE 13 and, if the rest of the book looks anything like the GORGEOUS front cover, what would be the highest graded GCE 15?

As time goes on, "Bumble Kitty" is the guy who is looking more and more like his father. As for the GCE 15, I think CGC would grade it at 7.0. I would think there has to be some higher grade copies out there somewhere.

I'm going to check out the rest of my Baker stash and see what I can post.

Since GCE 12 is the topic, here are a couple of others...

I bought two golden age crime books and they arrived quickly and safely. I would not hesitate to buy more stuff from him. (thumbs u

I had pizza for dinner tonight (I know, as I get older I shouldn't eat that stuff). If I wake up at 1 AM with heart burn, I'll head over to the bathroom and grab the Mylanta. I just hope it isn't manufactured by BCW Supplies, or I'll be hurting for several hours.

I purchased a CGC book from him. Quick delivery and it was well packaged too. I would buy from him anytime without any worries. Thank you Art!