PeterPark Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Finally got a copy. Crawling twd the finish line of my Baker covers. I tried to get this one myself. Very nice win eccomic and comicnoir 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I picked up some Thisavros with a similar festival ribbon theme to the CL 25 - inspiring cover: ThothAmon, szucchini, Yorick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 hours ago, PeterPark said: I picked up some Thisavros with a similar festival ribbon theme to the CL 25 - inspiring cover: whos this artist? really see Baker big influence on style. Beautiful artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, kat123 said: whos this artist? really see Baker big influence on style. Beautiful artwork. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find signatures on any of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcc Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just picked these up & have a couple of questions for the Baker experts. Is the Secrets of Love and Marriage a Baker? Is the GCE 11 really that scarce? Only 3 on the census and I've never had or seen another in 30+ years of doing this. OtherEric, Jonathan78 and szucchini 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, bcc said: Is the Secrets of Love and Marriage a Baker? I see the girl as a swipe. Could just be really ... uh... flavorful inking? The guys pants/shoes give me a Baker-ish vibe too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 hours ago, bcc said: Just picked these up & have a couple of questions for the Baker experts. Is the Secrets of Love and Marriage a Baker? Is the GCE 11 really that scarce? Only 3 on the census and I've never had or seen another in 30+ years of doing this. Isn't the Love and Marriage a Giordano swipe? I have the Crippen 6.0 GCE11. I've seen one other copy here on the boards, can't remember if it was for sale. Might be in the many pages of this thread. Yeah, it's tough, but I bet some members here have copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, comicnoir said: Isn't the Love and Marriage a Giordano swipe? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 16 hours ago, comicnoir said: Isn't the Love and Marriage a Giordano swipe? I have the Crippen 6.0 GCE11. I've seen one other copy here on the boards, can't remember if it was for sale. Might be in the many pages of this thread. Yeah, it's tough, but I bet some members here have copies. Probably this water stained beater. The Robot Man copy. Can't say I've seen more than just a couple. Once I got this one, it kind of went off my radar. But, yes, scarce indeed. I think the #6 might even be scarcer. And, no NFS... comicnoir, szucchini and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 6:45 PM, comicnoir said: Finally got a copy. Crawling twd the finish line of my Baker covers. Very nice copy. Congrats. Like all the Baker giants, pretty tough. I've had two of this one. Man, St. John really used a poor bindery. Check out the trim on these two. I have seen some real severe trimming on their books. PeterPark, adamstrange and comicnoir 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Very nice copy. Congrats. Like all the Baker giants, pretty tough. I've had two of this one. Man, St. John really used a poor bindery. Check out the trim on these two. I have seen some real severe trimming on their books. How many Baker covers are there? How many do you still need? Lol.. I have a grand total of 2 Baker covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Chief1332 said: How many Baker covers are there? How many do you still need? Lol.. I have a grand total of 2 Baker covers. No idea. I think someone did a count once. How many do I still "need"? Probably around 6. How many don't I have, tons... Chief1332 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chief1332 Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: No idea. I think someone did a count once. How many do I still "need"? Probably around 6. How many don't I have, tons... I was just lucky, fortunate to get mine in a couple of different box lots, garage sale type things. I paid what folks were asking, and ended up being very happy. Got a one shot crime book, and a Diary Secrets. I almost passed on the romance book. Glad that I didn't. comicnoir, Point Five, comicjack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 12:34 PM, Chief1332 said: I was just lucky, fortunate to get mine in a couple of different box lots, garage sale type things. I paid what folks were asking, and ended up being very happy. Got a one shot crime book, and a Diary Secrets. I almost passed on the romance book. Glad that I didn't. I really like this no number Police Cases. That's the Emma Frost Quietly costume design, but 60 years prior!! Chief1332 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 So... Baker is now page 5? Where is Sqeggs when you need him? Anywho, I was running my daily feebay searches and found this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CONFIDENTIAL-ROMANCES-no-2-L-Miller-1957-MATT-BAKER-very-rare-UK-St-John-Romance/402394488123?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3Dce73af6e93d44c8e92c75f03af4000c7%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D143517805471%26itm%3D402394488123%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Abb3b86f0-ea38-11ea-8da0-74dbd1804f89|parentrq%3A3bf8d2e31740a9cd66aa592cffffff0e|iid%3A1 (that's one heck-of-a link....) This is the second copy of this one I've seen. I have shared black and white reprinted images from some L. Miller's in the past, and I guess it's time to let everyone else in on the secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 12:34 PM, Chief1332 said: I was just lucky, fortunate to get mine in a couple of different box lots, garage sale type things. I paid what folks were asking, and ended up being very happy. Got a one shot crime book, and a Diary Secrets. I almost passed on the romance book. Glad that I didn't. Point Five, Chief1332 and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 szucchini, comicnoir, Dr. Love and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chief1332 Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 Mail call today.. PeterPark, sagii, szucchini and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, szav said: Well these were certainly interesting results if real ... https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/adventure/wild-boy-of-the-congo-12-st-john-1954-cgc-vf-80-off-white-to-white-pages/a/122037-13531.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115 https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/adventure/wild-boy-of-the-congo-14-st-john-1955-cgc-vf-85-off-white-to-white-pages/a/122037-13532.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115 I almost had a heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Wow even for highest grades .. these are not the trend for non classic baker covers.. what is going on? A case for manipulation or just two don’t give a f bidders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...