Sqeggs Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Found it... the Church TR 2 was later slabbed and sold on ComicConnect on 6/20/09 for a whopping $285. Whoa! Sold raw on Heritage as a 9.4 for $1,015.75 in 2006, then gets a disappointing grade from CGC and sells for $285 in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Probably, what, a $4K book if it were to go to auction now? Maybe more because of the scarcity of Baker Church copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Whoa! Sold raw on Heritage as a 9.4 for $1,015.75 in 2006, then gets a disappointing grade from CGC and sells for $285 in 2009. As I recall, the Church TR 3 had a similar history on HA. That one graded 6.5 and sold in the same CC auction for $265. Edited February 12, 2018 by 29dukedog added desc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: As I recall, the Church TR 3 had a similar history on HA. That one graded 6.5 and sold in the same CC auction for $265. That one was graded raw on Heritage as a 9.0 and sold for $1,135.25 in 2009. It seems to have been a case of buy high, sell low for the winner of these books on Heritage. Edited February 13, 2018 by Sqeggs Correct price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I think you made a typo on that price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm being lazy and don't feel like getting out my OSG to do research..... How many Classic Comics/Classics Illustrated comics have Baker art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Crowley's can be all over the lot, particularly the true file copies. Ohio's on the other hand! Unreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: I think you made a typo on that price... Thanks. I corrected it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, gadzukes said: I'm being lazy and don't feel like getting out my OSG to do research..... How many Classic Comics/Classics Illustrated comics have Baker art? I believe the only one is Lorna Doone (Classic Comics 32). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I believe the only one is Lorna Doone (Classic Comics 32). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) I've heard several collectors express that Baker's interior art for Wartime Romances (WTR) is some of his best and most consistent work, but what do you think about the covers? Here's my informal list, and a link to the GCD for images: https://www.comics.org/series/10540/ RANK #1 - WTR 17 #2 - WTR 2 #3 - WTR 16 #4 - WTR 15 #5 - WTR 8 #6 - WTR 5 #7 - WTR 18 #8 - WTR 10 #9 - WTR 9 #10- WTR 13 #11- WTR 11 #12- WTR 1 #13- WTR 6 #14- WTR 7 #15- WTR 3 #16- WTR 4 #17- WTR 12 #18- WTR 14 Thoughts? Edited February 13, 2018 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I mostly agree with your assessment, perhaps flipping a few numbers like 4 and 5. I would also move issue 3 a little higher, maybe because I like trains. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 2:38 PM, Sqeggs said: You betcha! And, yeah, clearly seems like Baker to me. Gorgeous copy and 100% Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 7 hours ago, sacentaur said: I've heard several collectors express that Baker's interior art for Wartime Romances (WTR) is some of his best and most consistent work, but what do you think about the covers? Here's my informal list, and a link to the GCD for images: https://www.comics.org/series/10540/ RANK #1 - WTR 17 #2 - WTR 2 #3 - WTR 16 #4 - WTR 15 #5 - WTR 8 #6 - WTR 5 #7 - WTR 18 #8 - WTR 10 #9 - WTR 9 #10- WTR 13 #11- WTR 11 #12- WTR 1 #13- WTR 6 #14- WTR 7 #15- WTR 3 #16- WTR 4 #17- WTR 12 #18- WTR 14 Thoughts? Interesting list and tough to quarrel with -- although I can pick a few nits! I'm definitely more of a fan of the full covers, a we probably all are. I think that for many people WTR 17 is the best cover of the run, but I don't think it merits being that high, although I do like it -- probably top 5, but I don't think I'd push it above that. I'm with comicnoir in pushing WTR 3 way up. I might also nudge WTR 12 up a bit. It's kind of generic, but I like what Baker did with the shading. Fun exercise! sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 17 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Whoa! Sold raw on Heritage as a 9.4 for $1,015.75 in 2006, then gets a disappointing grade from CGC and sells for $285 in 2009. Somebody got hosed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Interesting list and tough to quarrel with -- although I can pick a few nits! I'm definitely more of a fan of the full covers, a we probably all are. I think that for many people WTR 17 is the best cover of the run, but I don't think it merits being that high, although I do like it -- probably top 5, but I don't think I'd push it above that. I'm with comicnoir in pushing WTR 3 way up. I might also nudge WTR 12 up a bit. It's kind of generic, but I like what Baker did with the shading. Fun exercise! Blasphemy! WR 17 is the absolute BEST cover Baker did for the run, and that is why it is difficult to find. Nobody wants to sell theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 9 hours ago, sacentaur said: I've heard several collectors express that Baker's interior art for Wartime Romances (WTR) is some of his best and most consistent work, but what do you think about the covers? Here's my informal list, and a link to the GCD for images: https://www.comics.org/series/10540/ RANK #1 - WTR 17 #2 - WTR 2 #3 - WTR 16 #4 - WTR 15 #5 - WTR 8 #6 - WTR 5 #7 - WTR 18 #8 - WTR 10 #9 - WTR 9 #10- WTR 13 #11- WTR 11 #12- WTR 1 #13- WTR 6 #14- WTR 7 #15- WTR 3 #16- WTR 4 #17- WTR 12 #18- WTR 14 Thoughts? I think issue 13 should rank higher, and 2 not quite so high. Otherwise I'm good with it as is. I can't agree more; this title has some of the consistently best interior work of Baker's career. I think he had strong feelings about the wars of his generation, and clearly went the extra mile in his WTR work. (Then, "patriotism" was a very different animal in the early 1950's than it is right now.) sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 12:49 AM, RICK STARR said: I think the TR # 13 is a far better cover than the #14. Well, it came back today and needless to say, I am pleased. Plus the OW/W pages! Just the sort of stuff these days that would lose Bruce his job as contest manager ! torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: On 2/7/2018 at 12:49 AM, RICK STARR said: I think the TR # 13 is a far better cover than the #14. Well, it came back today and needless to say, I am pleased. Plus the OW/W pages! Just the sort of stuff these days that would lose Bruce his job as contest manager ! I think I'll ask CGC to add "#metoo cover" to the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Blasphemy! WR 17 is the absolute BEST cover Baker did for the run, and that is why it is difficult to find. Nobody wants to sell theirs. I definitely ain't selling mine. 29dukedog and torontodesignguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
