Dr. Love Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Speaking of the TAR 9, I have definitely seen that signature before on romance books. "Nance" or "Nancy". Big big sweeping N. I think it's the same sig on the Saddle Romances 9 in CL's auction tonight. Look familiar to anybody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Does look familiar, so I'm sure I've seen it on other romance books. A quick look through my scans, though, doesn't show it on any of the books I have. These unrecognized pedigrees are really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Just in from Heritage. Seems as if this is a pretty common issue, even in high grade. Anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Just in from Heritage. Seems as if this is a pretty common issue, even in high grade. Anyone know why? I've often wondered - but I can shed no light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just in from Heritage. Seems as if this is a pretty common issue, even in high grade. Anyone know why? One supposes a warehouse find. I got my high grade copy off ebay years ago from a fellow boardie, for (gulp) $30.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Speaking of the TAR 9, I have definitely seen that signature before on romance books. "Nance" or "Nancy". Big big sweeping N. I think it's the same sig on the Saddle Romances 9 in CL's auction tonight. Look familiar to anybody else? These came from the same collection. 2nd owner consigned them. There are more getting graded now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just in from Heritage. Seems as if this is a pretty common issue, even in high grade. Anyone know why? One supposes a warehouse find. I got my high grade copy off ebay years ago from a fellow boardie, for (gulp) $30.00. Ooh! Nice grab! I was thinking a warehouse find or maybe a temporary positive hiccup in St John's spotty distribution. Even Edgar got his hands on a copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just in from Heritage. Seems as if this is a pretty common issue, even in high grade. Anyone know why? One supposes a warehouse find. I got my high grade copy off ebay years ago from a fellow boardie, for (gulp) $30.00. Ooh! Nice grab! I was thinking a warehouse find or maybe a temporary positive hiccup in St John's spotty distribution. Even Edgar got his hands on a copy! I don't know for sure, but it seems like there was probably a small warehouse inventory of the book. I do know that there was a comic store in Massachusetts I used to frequent in the mid-90s that had a ton of rare Holyoke books including multiples of Captain Aero 26, although in low grade. I also remember there were warehouse finds of Thing 16 and Great 1. I lived in Philly for about 10 years and that is where All Negro 1 was supposedly published. I cannot remember where I saw it, but one comic dealer or collector had about 7 copies of the supposedly super rare All Negro 1. Paper was brittle on all of them but the condition wasn't too bad. I wish I had bought one of them. Finally, there were a few publisher finds where local printing press workers had saved multiple copies of the same book. I found a small collection in the 90s that had multiples of some Romantic Marriages 23 and 24 with Baker covers as well as some copies of Farmer's Daughter and Strange Worlds. So in conclusion, I would say that is probably the case here. Nevertheless, a great pickup and congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed in the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u Edited December 12, 2013 by Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u For $100.00 you can't go wrong. My mailperson use to fold envelopes when they could. My TR 43 still has the "sub" crease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u Whoa! Great score for $100. eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u Whoa! Great score for $100. eBay? Awesome!! Reminds me of the good old 90s when Baker was available at a good price. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u Whoa! Great score for $100. eBay? Awesome!! Reminds me of the good old 90s when Baker was available at a good price. Congratulations. Back in the good old 90s, I used to sell all of my romance comics to a guy at Showcase comics. He moved away and I was stuck with a big bunch of comics with Baker covers. Edited December 14, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 So I sent a hundred bucks off and took a gamble. Waited a couple weeks, wasn't sure if I was going to get them, had no idea what they would look like. Found the package stuffed the mailbox. No cardboard, just in an envelope with no protection. Well, I can't complain. (thumbs u Whoa! Great score for $100. eBay? Awesome!! Reminds me of the good old 90s when Baker was available at a good price. Congratulations. Back in the good old 90s, I use to sell all of my romance comics to a guy at Showcase comics. He moved away and I was stuck with a big bunch of comics with Baker covers. Man, I hate to see a good guy treated like that! As a favor, I'll take them off your hands. (Just this once, though -- don't try to exploit me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Really liked this Baker Gal from Pictorial Romances #20: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Haven't posted in a few months, but here's another one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Another Wartime Romance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Haven't posted in a few months, but here's another one... Beautiful book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Here's a recent purchase. Really love the coloring and composition on this cover. As usual, my scanner washes out the color but in person they are very deep. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
