BakerFanOne Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Thanks for answering. I’m looking at today’s heritage weekly, and I’m comparing Authentic Police to Teenage Romance. Just seems like the Romance has been bid up dramatically higher than the Authentic. I wondered if that is generally reflective of the market. I myself have both, and I never before noticed this large of a discrepancy. Maybe by the time the gavel comes down that discrepancy will have disappeared Since so many Baker collectors appreciate his good girl covers and many Authentic Police covers have minimal to non-existent females on the cover, it is not surprising that Romance would outpace his Authentic Police covers. However, any APC issue with a prominent female like the classic APC 6 should hang right in there with the better Baker romance covers. Grade of course matters as Baker romance and crime in the Fair to VG- range have become a lot more common with some exceptions so it seems only the rarer covers and higher grade copies command a real premium these days.. Edited July 18, 2021 by BakerFanOne GreatCaesarsGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 11:23 AM, Yorick said: If only I could go back to 2009 and buy more of them! I hear you. But even going back to the 1990s when I was aggressively pursuing any Baker romance, Cinderella Loves were very hard to find. Even with some huge price spikes, copies of both Cinderella Love and Going Steady still seem relatively scarce. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 hours ago, BakerFanOne said: Looking through some boxes this morning as I might send a few into CGC at the Torpedo show and took a quick pic. There is a grouping you don't get to see every day!! I've never had those three on the left (DS/LS/PC) - are they rebound remainders like the Giant Comics Editions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, BakerFanOne said: Since so many Baker collectors appreciate his good girl covers and many Authentic Police covers have minimal to non-existent females on the cover, it is not surprising that Romance would outpace his Authentic Police covers. However, any APC issue with a prominent female like the classic APC 6 should hang right in there with the better Baker romance covers. Grade of course matters as Baker romance and crime in the Fair to VG- range have become a lot more common with some exceptions so it seems only the rarer covers and higher grade copies command a real premium these days.. +1. The TAR in the auction is a somewhat classic Baker cover. The particular APC issues in the auction are not. APC issues that are not in the auction, but which prominently feature Baker GGA, would generate higher bidding. GreatCaesarsGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted July 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2021 I like this one Nice summertime issue adamstrange, BakerFanOne, MB1952 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted July 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2021 I know what you mean. Legion of Goom, comicjack, Point Five and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Microbia Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) +1 for a sunny, sleazy summer day, and to go for a great splash Edited July 21, 2021 by Microbia BakerFanOne, davet75, Tri-Color Brian and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 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. Microbia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yorick Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 3:20 PM, Ryan. said: Nice color alignment. A lot of these have smudgy blue ink into the mans face (like my copy ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted July 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 Please excuse my ignorance (I haven't participated in this thread in a while), but I don't recall ever seeing one of these posted here (except mine below). If it was, I guess I missed it. Is this book more difficult to find? MBFan, jimjum12, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 9:59 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Thanks for answering. I’m looking at today’s heritage weekly, and I’m comparing Authentic Police to Teenage Romance. Just seems like the Romance has been bid up dramatically higher than the Authentic. I wondered if that is generally reflective of the market. I myself have both, and I never before noticed this large of a discrepancy. Maybe by the time the gavel comes down that discrepancy will have disappeared I think the Authentic Police Cases are quite a bit more common than the romance books. That may just be my perception, though. comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RICK STARR Posted July 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 I have one. Some what hard to find, I guess. comicnoir, MBFan, davet75 and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 10:30 PM, RICK STARR said: I have one. Some what hard to find, I guess. Are those lines on the book, or from your scanner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RICK STARR Posted July 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 APCs have some great covers. Funnybooks, Chief1332, BakerFanOne and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 1:35 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Are those lines on the book, or from your scanner? Yeah it is from a lousy scan. I left the book in the plastic bag when I scanned it. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted July 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 A nice APC is a good thing. BakerFanOne, Chief1332, RICK STARR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 comicnoir, BakerFanOne, Chief1332 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tri-Color Brian Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 10:45 PM, RICK STARR said: Yeah it is from a lousy scan. I left the book in the plastic bag when I scanned it. I did that a lot when I started scanning my silver books. Most have ugly wavy lines from the plastic bags. I'm embarrassed to show them. I need to scan them again...OUTSIDE the bags... Your Going Steady 10 looks great though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...