JvR11 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 4 hours ago, BakerFanOne said: As we are on giants, I have always liked this one among Baker's Crime genre. The front cover looks decent, but the back cover has some water damage. I know this one isn't as rare but I didn't manage to get find this one either. Great cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 These aren't St. Johns. I've had these awhile and just realized they are the same characters. So cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, JvR11 said: You've got mine counted in. I think the the Diary Secrets NN is less common. I think the DS nn is the single scarcest St. John romance book... closely followed by APATLS #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 40 minutes ago, JvR11 said: These aren't St. Johns. I've had these awhile and just realized they are the same characters. So cool! Those are two great Baker covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: Do you have the other one? Never seen it either. Here's the 3 that I have. I have slim hopes of finding a Confessions of Love 2. I also regret selling my Baker digests, I had 2 copies of #7 and a #9 at one point. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, buttock said: Here's the 3 that I have. I have slim hopes of finding a Confessions of Love 2. I also regret selling my Baker digests, I had 2 copies of #7 and a #9 at one point. Sweet group! Incredible high grades on them. A very neglected area of collecting and hopefully there will be a little more visibility on these rare but very collectible gems. Edited April 29, 2017 by BakerFanOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 minute ago, BakerFanOne said: Sweet group! Incredible high grades on them. A very neglected area of collecting and hopefully there will be a little more visibility on these rare but very collectible gems. Thanks! The Harvey digests seem to be getting some love recently, but I suspect romance will lag behind as it usually does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, buttock said: Thanks! The Harvey digests seem to be getting some love recently, but I suspect romance will lag behind as it usually does. Yeah - I gave up on the Harveys as they were always very pricey. But the romance ones are nice to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Robot Man said: I love that one too. Love the colors. I even have a Mexican version of it as well. Here's how it looked on the newstand in Mexico. Not nearly as desireable, but maybe the only one out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 hours ago, buttock said: Here's the 3 that I have. I have slim hopes of finding a Confessions of Love 2. I also regret selling my Baker digests, I had 2 copies of #7 and a #9 at one point. VERY cool! I have never seen all 3 together. I don't think I have ever seen a copy of Confessions of Love at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Speaking about being "late to the game", I can attest that while prices continue to rise on Bakers, the books are out there and they can still be had at somewhat reasonable costs (especially if you're amenable to presentable lower-grades, as I am) when compared to other GA. Higher prices have released previously unattainable books from private collections, which helps stimulate the market. I've now managed to gather 85 Bakers in 16 months (and would have more than that but have turned down copies that I felt were too high priced). I should be able to make my goal of 100 Bakers by the end of this year with ease. What I have noticed is that everyone seems to be in tune with the popularity of Bakers nowadays, even dealers who previously gave them little-to-no regard. As someone who paid no attention to Bakers during my previous 35 years of collecting, the epiphany has been stunning (to say the least). It should be interesting to see how the Guide reacts to the Baker market in upcoming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, sacentaur said: Speaking about being "late to the game", I can attest that while prices continue to rise on Bakers, the books are out there and they can still be had at somewhat reasonable costs (especially if you're amenable to presentable lower-grades, as I am) when compared to other GA. Higher prices have released previously unattainable books from private collections, which helps stimulate the market. I've now managed to gather 85 Bakers in 16 months (and would have more than that but have turned down copies that I felt were too high priced). I should be able to make my goal of 100 Bakers by the end of this year with ease. What I have noticed is that everyone seems to be in tune with the popularity of Bakers nowadays, even dealers who previously gave them little-to-no regard. As someone who paid no attention to Bakers during my previous 35 years of collecting, the epiphany has been stunning (to say the least). It should be interesting to see how the Guide reacts to the Baker market in upcoming years. If it holds true to form, it will miss it entirely. Edited April 29, 2017 by buttock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 27 minutes ago, buttock said: If it holds true to form, it will miss it entirely. Sad, but often true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Here's how it looked on the newstand in Mexico. Not nearly as desireable, but maybe the only one out there. I like it. I don't own many foreign comics, but these are way cool and a key part of history. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 4 hours ago, buttock said: Here's the 3 that I have. I have slim hopes of finding a Confessions of Love 2. I also regret selling my Baker digests, I had 2 copies of #7 and a #9 at one point. Here is my copy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Here is another cool digest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The stolen g-strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, BakerFanOne said: Here is my copy: Thanks for posting that one. Nice to see all 4 together. One down, three to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, BakerFanOne said: Here is my copy: So it does exist! Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 7 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I think the DS nn is the single scarcest St. John romance book... closely followed by APATLS #2. DS nn is definitely the scarcest. Thanks to Davis Crippen there is a benchmark copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
