Sqeggs Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Just picked these up... ...from my printer. I'll take one of those! Count me in, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldCap Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Happy belated Valentine's Day! My only Teen-Age Romances book...which has already been posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Happy belated Valentine's Day! My only Teen-Age Romances book...which has already been posted Good one! Graduating and getting engaged on the same day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Happy belated Valentine's Day! My only Teen-Age Romances book...which has already been posted Good one! Graduating and getting engaged on the same day! I've often wondered... does anyone think Baker designed this University building after a particular campus that actually exists? Does it look like any place that anyone recognizes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Happy belated Valentine's Day! My only Teen-Age Romances book...which has already been posted Good one! Graduating and getting engaged on the same day! I've often wondered... does anyone think Baker designed this University building after a particular campus that actually exists? Does it look like any place that anyone recognizes? Interesting question. I think that Baker -- like many artists -- relied heavily on swipe files, so I would guess he probably was working off a photo of a real college. I don't know which one it might have been, though. I know next to nothing about architecture, but the styles of the two building appear a little mismatched. That doesn't necessarily rule out the drawing having been based on a real college, though, because the buildings on many colleges can be a bit of a hodgepodge as different buildings are built (or renovated) decades apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Happy belated Valentine's Day! My only Teen-Age Romances book...which has already been posted Good one! Graduating and getting engaged on the same day! I've often wondered... does anyone think Baker designed this University building after a particular campus that actually exists? Does it look like any place that anyone recognizes? 1) Why does it have to be a University? Why not a high school? 2) While I assume Baker likely swiped the building, I doubt he cared whether it was an educational building vs it being the right building that would look good for the cover and the he could find quickly in his files. The building looks to me to be a church with a bell tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Funny you ask since when I saw it I did a double-take as it looks like the University of Oklahoma Union. It's obviously not but the layout sure looks like many universities old building - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Just picked these up... ...from my printer. Nearly a Baker's dozen of Bakers! Congrats! Save one for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Funny you ask since when I saw it I did a double-take as it looks like the University of Oklahoma Union. It's obviously not but the layout sure looks like many universities old building - That's what I was thinking. The reason I wondered if he might have based it on an actual place... we know he had a tendency towards drawing from real life. The best example is probably Cinderella Love 29. The car is supposedly based on a model he actually owned at one time. At least, that's the story I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Funny you ask since when I saw it I did a double-take as it looks like the University of Oklahoma Union. It's obviously not but the layout sure looks like many universities old building - Collegiate Gothic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Curious if others were as surprised at the final price for the Going Steady 14 in the Heritage Auction. It was a CGC Blue 6.0 and sold for $2270.50 including BP. I know this is a tougher Baker romance book, but I figured this issue would top out at maybe $800-900 as this is not as highly sought after as some of the Cinderella Loves and late issues of Teen-Age Romances. Given some of the crazy prices realized in this auction, is this an outlier or a sign of things to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Surprised, but not shocked! shocked I say! A great book, unique actually in terms of theme for Baker, and very very very tough to come by in anything approaching grade. I've always considered it a minor grail, along with TAR 45. And after all these years, none on the census till this showed up, and that club is getting smaller and smaller. If I'm not mistaken both Rick Starr and Sqeggs have lesser copies, shall we say, and I wouldn't put it past either of them to go for this one. Nor would I say it's a bad move. If you were committed to a world class Baker collection, this book would be a must have. A bit out of my budget, but expenditures are very relative. These days 2K ain't no big thang. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Bakers is hot!!! Lord knows what that wonderful copy of True Love Pictorial 11 closing on CLink on Wednesday night might go for. To the moon, baby; to the moon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Surprised, but not shocked! shocked I say! A great book, unique actually in terms of theme for Baker, and very very very tough to come by in anything approaching grade. I've always considered it a minor grail, along with TAR 45. And after all these years, none on the census till this showed up, and that club is getting smaller and smaller. If I'm not mistaken both Rick Starr and Sqeggs have lesser copies, shall we say, and I wouldn't put it past either of them to go for this one. Nor would I say it's a bad move. If you were committed to a world class Baker collection, this book would be a must have. A bit out of my budget, but expenditures are very relative. These days 2K ain't no big thang. I got my copy many years ago and have seen a few available over the past 15 years. But agree very tough in Fine or better as my copy is definitely not as nice as the Heritage copy. It will be interesting to see how Baker romances do in future auctions as there are many other ones that I could see threaten the 5K barrier like Teen Age Romances 9 and Giant Comics Edition 12. Edited February 21, 2016 by jlee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Surprised, but not shocked! shocked I say! A great book, unique actually in terms of theme for Baker, and very very very tough to come by in anything approaching grade. I've always considered it a minor grail, along with TAR 45. And after all these years, none on the census till this showed up, and that club is getting smaller and smaller. If I'm not mistaken both Rick Starr and Sqeggs have lesser copies, shall we say, and I wouldn't put it past either of them to go for this one. Nor would I say it's a bad move. If you were committed to a world class Baker collection, this book would be a must have. A bit out of my budget, but expenditures are very relative. These days 2K ain't no big thang. I got my copy many years ago and have seen a few available over the past 15 years. But agree very tough in Fine or better as my copy is definitely not as nice as the Heritage copy. It will be interesting to see how Baker romances do in future auctions as there are many other ones that I could see threaten the 5K barrier like Teen Age Romances 9 and Giant Comics Edition 12. That barrier has already been broken: A GCE 12 CGC 7.0 went for $9,300 in a CLink auction in August 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The second highest Baker sale that I can recall is the TLP 11 CGC 8.0 that went for $3,255 in a CLink auction last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Surprised, but not shocked! shocked I say! A great book, unique actually in terms of theme for Baker, and very very very tough to come by in anything approaching grade. I've always considered it a minor grail, along with TAR 45. And after all these years, none on the census till this showed up, and that club is getting smaller and smaller. If I'm not mistaken both Rick Starr and Sqeggs have lesser copies, shall we say, and I wouldn't put it past either of them to go for this one. Nor would I say it's a bad move. If you were committed to a world class Baker collection, this book would be a must have. A bit out of my budget, but expenditures are very relative. These days 2K ain't no big thang. I got my copy many years ago and have seen a few available over the past 15 years. But agree very tough in Fine or better as my copy is definitely not as nice as the Heritage copy. It will be interesting to see how Baker romances do in future auctions as there are many other ones that I could see threaten the 5K barrier like Teen Age Romances 9 and Giant Comics Edition 12. That barrier has already been broken: A GCE 12 CGC 7.0 went for $9,300 in a CLink auction in August 2013. Thanks for the reminder on that one. I guess I should have said 10k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Curious if others were as surprised at the final price for the Going Steady 14 in the Heritage Auction. It was a CGC Blue 6.0 and sold for $2270.50 including BP. I know this is a tougher Baker romance book, but I figured this issue would top out at maybe $800-900 as this is not as highly sought after as some of the Cinderella Loves and late issues of Teen-Age Romances. Given some of the crazy prices realized in this auction, is this an outlier or a sign of things to come? I considered this issue as an ok, middlin', issue. However, my copy was one of the last Baker romance issues I needed to help nearly complete my Baker romance collection. I am shocked at the final price of this issue. I am happy with my VG+ copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Surprised, but not shocked! shocked I say! A great book, unique actually in terms of theme for Baker, and very very very tough to come by in anything approaching grade. I've always considered it a minor grail, along with TAR 45. And after all these years, none on the census till this showed up, and that club is getting smaller and smaller. If I'm not mistaken both Rick Starr and Sqeggs have lesser copies, shall we say, and I wouldn't put it past either of them to go for this one. Nor would I say it's a bad move. If you were committed to a world class Baker collection, this book would be a must have. A bit out of my budget, but expenditures are very relative. These days 2K ain't no big thang. I got my copy many years ago and have seen a few available over the past 15 years. But agree very tough in Fine or better as my copy is definitely not as nice as the Heritage copy. It will be interesting to see how Baker romances do in future auctions as there are many other ones that I could see threaten the 5K barrier like Teen Age Romances 9 and Giant Comics Edition 12. That barrier has already been broken: A GCE 12 CGC 7.0 went for $9,300 in a CLink auction in August 2013. Thanks for the reminder on that one. I guess I should have said 10k! There's a CGC 8.0 copy of GCE 12 out there that would presumably blow through the $10K barrier if it were auctioned. The Seven Seas 4 CGC 9.0 might do the same. There are probably some high-grade copies of other issues as well that would sell above $10K. I wish I owned them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Curious if others were as surprised at the final price for the Going Steady 14 in the Heritage Auction. It was a CGC Blue 6.0 and sold for $2270.50 including BP. I know this is a tougher Baker romance book, but I figured this issue would top out at maybe $800-900 as this is not as highly sought after as some of the Cinderella Loves and late issues of Teen-Age Romances. Given some of the crazy prices realized in this auction, is this an outlier or a sign of things to come? I considered this issue as an ok, middlin', issue. However, my copy was one of the last Baker romance issues I needed to help nearly complete my Baker romance collection. I am shocked at the final price of this issue. I am happy with my VG+ copy. John - Sounds like we are both in agreement on this one as not Baker's finest moment. But definitely not the most common book either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
