comicnoir Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Joanna, I believe I got this off you. A cracked out 4.5. Sqeggs and szucchini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RobbieC Posted March 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2018 I have had this copy for around 5 years and recently graded it. I haven't really shown it off before. The story behind finding it was I stopped to eat at an Outback on the way home from a road trip. Across the street was a comic shop. I rarely go to comic shops, maybe once or twice per year. I walked in and they didn't have much that interested me but they had a couple mag boxes of golden age under their tables. I was more than shocked when I came across this copy of CL 25. I had been aware of it for years but GA romance is generally not what I collect. The kicker was there were about 10 or so more Baker covers in similar or nicer grades. The ones I remember were Going Steady and more Cinderella Loves. I didn't own a smart phone at the time and wasn't sure on the rest so I left them. I realized what I passed up on about 6 months later and ran into the owner at a local con. I asked if he still had them. He said he couldn't sell them so he just blew them out to a dealer. Surprising to hear considering the very low price tags he had on them. Oh well. At least I scored this beauty... szucchini, Yorick, sagii and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 1 minute ago, RobbieC said: I have had this copy for around 5 years and recently graded it. I haven't really shown it off before. The story behind finding it was I stopped to eat at an Outback on the way home from a road trip. Across the street was a comic shop. I rarely go to comic shops, maybe once or twice per year. I walked in and they didn't have much that interested me but they had a couple mag boxes of golden age under their tables. I was more than shocked when I came across this copy of CL 25. I had been aware of it for years but GA romance is generally not what I collect. The kicker was there were about 10 or so more Baker covers in similar or nicer grades. The ones I remember were Going Steady and more Cinderella Loves. I didn't own a smart phone at the time and wasn't sure on the rest so I left them. I realized what I passed up on about 6 months later and ran into the owner at a local con. I asked if he still had them. He said he couldn't sell them so he just blew them out to a dealer. Surprising to hear considering the very low price tags he had on them. Oh well. At least I scored this beauty... Stunning. What a find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, RobbieC said: I have had this copy for around 5 years and recently graded it. I haven't really shown it off before. The story behind finding it was I stopped to eat at an Outback on the way home from a road trip. Across the street was a comic shop. I rarely go to comic shops, maybe once or twice per year. I walked in and they didn't have much that interested me but they had a couple mag boxes of golden age under their tables. I was more than shocked when I came across this copy of CL 25. I had been aware of it for years but GA romance is generally not what I collect. The kicker was there were about 10 or so more Baker covers in similar or nicer grades. The ones I remember were Going Steady and more Cinderella Loves. I didn't own a smart phone at the time and wasn't sure on the rest so I left them. I realized what I passed up on about 6 months later and ran into the owner at a local con. I asked if he still had them. He said he couldn't sell them so he just blew them out to a dealer. Surprising to hear considering the very low price tags he had on them. Oh well. At least I scored this beauty... Yowza and White pages to boot! Sensational find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 18 hours ago, comicnoir said: Joanna, I believe I got this off you. A cracked out 4.5. Yes, I remember this one didn't want to let it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted March 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2018 I was happy to end up with this one even though it cost me a little more than I would have preferred. One of my favorite Baker montage covers. 1950's war comics, 29dukedog, Funnybooks and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I was happy to end up with this one even though it cost me a little more than I would have preferred. One of my favorite Baker montage covers. I'm glad you won it and I'm glad it was won by someone who realized that Heritage's write-up was incorrect to say that it's the highest graded copy. It (and SS 4) are probably my favorite Baker non-St John covers. And it might be worth mentioning that Heritage seems to be making a lot of errors lately in referencing the census. I won a book last night that supposedly had only one copy on the census when in fact there are three copies. So, for anyone for whom census rank matters a lot, it's worth double checking what Heritage says in an auction write-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I'm glad you won it and I'm glad it was won by someone who realized that Heritage's write-up was incorrect to say that it's the highest graded copy. It (and SS 4) are probably my favorite Baker non-St John covers. And it might be worth mentioning that Heritage seems to be making a lot of errors lately in referencing the census. I won a book last night that supposedly had only one copy on the census when in fact there are three copies. So, for anyone for whom census rank matters a lot, it's worth double checking what Heritage says in an auction write-up. I noticed the error (as you know I am aware of the Mile High copy ) 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I noticed the error (as you know I am aware of the Mile High copy ) Your copy has better pq! 1950's war comics and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I was happy to end up with this one even though it cost me a little more than I would have preferred. One of my favorite Baker montage covers. Lovely book and white paper to boot Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RICK STARR Posted March 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2018 On 3/3/2018 at 7:53 PM, JvR11 said: When I was looking up this issue it looks like one sold about 6 years ago 7.0 at ComicConnect for $550. I think this would go for 3 times that nowadays. Nice copy. Here is the 7.0 from ComicConnect. Though I paid a lot more than $550 for it. At the time, I thought I had taken leave of my senses after winning it. 29dukedog, Ricksneatstuff, MBFan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Have we already ranked Cinderella Love 15, 25-29? Well, either way here's mine... #1. 25 (Duh.) #2. 27 (After number one, this immediately gets tough...) #3. 28 (A bittersweet, almost sad cover, but the girl's daydream is so enchanting.) #4. 26 (Very tough to put these last three in order... #5 29 ...my adoration of them all is so close... #6 15 ...I may as well just draw the numbers from a hat.) For reference: #15 https://www.comics.org/issue/241530/cover/4/ #25-29 https://www.comics.org/series/13450/covers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, RICK STARR said: Here is the 7.0 from ComicConnect. Though I paid a lot more than $550 for it. At the time, I thought I had taken leave of my senses after winning it. Sensational colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Have we already ranked Cinderella Love 15, 25-29? Well, either way here's mine... #1. 25 (Duh.) #2. 27 (After number one, this immediately gets tough...) #3. 28 (A bittersweet, almost sad cover, but the girl's daydream is so enchanting.) #4. 26 (Very tough to put these last three in order... #5 29 ...my adoration of them all is so close... #6 15 ...I may as well just draw the numbers from a hat.) For reference: #15 https://www.comics.org/issue/241530/cover/4/ #25-29 https://www.comics.org/series/13450/covers/ 1. 25 (Double duh!) 2. 28 (One of his absolute best) 3. 26 (Such a great cover and another indication of how innovative he was) 4. 15 (Classic theme of the pretty girl torn between the rich guy (wearing a tuxedo, no less!) and the poor, honest, hard-working, thoughtful, well-mannered, diligent, guy from the neighborhood (in his high school t-shirt)) Take the rich guy! 5. 27 (Interesting composition. I don't think he did many snow scenes.) 6. 29 (I know a lot of people love this one, but it's not one of my favs.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 9 hours ago, RICK STARR said: Here is the 7.0 from ComicConnect. Though I paid a lot more than $550 for it. At the time, I thought I had taken leave of my senses after winning it. Great color quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 1. 25 (Double duh!) 2. 28 (One of his absolute best) 3. 26 (Such a great cover and another indication of how innovative he was) 4. 15 (Classic theme of the pretty girl torn between the rich guy (wearing a tuxedo, no less!) and the poor, honest, hard-working, thoughtful, well-mannered, diligent, guy from the neighborhood (in his high school t-shirt)) Take the rich guy! 5. 27 (Interesting composition. I don't think he did many snow scenes.) 6. 29 (I know a lot of people love this one, but it's not one of my favs.) There is something special about 26. I would have to say I like this more than 25. Also, I would but 28 before 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, JvR11 said: There is something special about 26. I would have to say I like this more than 25. Also, I would put 28 before 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, JvR11 said: There is something special about 26. I would have to say I like this more than 25. Also, I would put 28 before 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: I know most don't agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, JvR11 said: 35 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: I know most don't agree I remembered that CL 26 is your favorite issue, but I was under the impression CL 25 was a close second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
