PeterPark Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, RICK STARR said: A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. $864 in the new Overstreet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 21 hours ago, RICK STARR said: A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. Wonderful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 19 hours ago, RICK STARR said: 20 hours ago, Yorick said: Excellent! I wonder what the 7.5 might achieve with a press? Go for it! No risk, no reward. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 21 hours ago, sagii said: ..Had to come back and revisit this: I noticed there isn't a notation of "Matt Baker cover" on the label. I relive it's because its the first one being sent to them. I sent off a handful of Bakers to CGC on Monday all of which I think will come back 9.0 or better. One will be the first one they will grade and it's a Quality Baker. I was informed after emailing them to request that I want Matt Baker cover notated on the label with my packing slip and they 'should' comply. On another note, these do not surface at the rate of the more desirable St. John romance Bakers, I dont know if it's a genuine scarcity issue or just not on possible holders of the books radar as Bakers because they are not as ' presented' on fan forums. I love them though and only need 3 more to complete the Quality Baker cover collection. Great work in getting CGC to include the Baker attributions. As far as the Quality Bakers go, it's hard to believe that their initial print runs were lower and their distribution poorer than for the St John books, given what a ramshackle operation St John appears to have been. It's possible, though, that fewer have survived. I'm vague on just when collectors began to focus on Baker's St John books and whether they were also on the lookout for his Quality books at that point. I know I was very late to the party on both. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 hour ago, szavisca said: Like I keep saying there’s nothing hotter in comics than Baker babe romance and wrinkly old Native American guy covers... Actually ... it’s a kinda cool portrait cover, but I am surprised how high it went. Just another testament to the power of Baker right now. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/adventure/the-texan-12-st-john-1951-condition-fn-vf/a/121830-15812.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction Agreed; the final price on that -- considering how "non-babe Baker" it is -- was very surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I have this one coming soon (though the title is incorrect): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wild-Boy-11-Saunders-painted-cover-VG-Fine-Cond-/312195782251?nma=true&si=NLtnOes4tiuUozI8uh7TQgXOKfo%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l255 pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 ...any thoughts on the low grade SS4 that recently finished on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, sagii said: ...any thoughts on the low grade SS4 that recently finished on eBay? There was no description other than "Poor", which could mean a missing centerfold. I messaged the seller with a couple simple questions, but he never responded, so I decided not to take any chances. Too bad, too- I might've paid just over 1K for a very low grade but complete copy that looked like that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: There was no description other than "Poor", which could mean a missing centerfold. I messaged the seller with a couple simple questions, but he never responded, so I decided not to take any chances. Too bad, too- I might've paid just over 1K for a very low grade but complete copy that looked like that one. Totally explains the final hammer then, as I thought it was a little 'soft'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGrover Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 hour ago, sagii said: ...any thoughts on the low grade SS4 that recently finished on eBay? I missed this one... seems like a decent price "if complete". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: There was no description other than "Poor", which could mean a missing centerfold. I messaged the seller with a couple simple questions, but he never responded, so I decided not to take any chances. Too bad, too- I might've paid just over 1K for a very low grade but complete copy that looked like that one. 56 minutes ago, SuperGrover said: I missed this one... seems like a decent price "if complete". I thought it'd cross 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrocHntr Posted July 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2018 Wasn't sure which thread to post this to, but this one was near the top of the list. Though technically not romance, this is a Baker classic that's now found a good home. sagii, Ricksneatstuff, comicjack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Is this actually Baker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Looks like a pretty clear Kamen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 8 hours ago, szavisca said: Like I keep saying there’s nothing hotter in comics than Baker babe romance and wrinkly old Native American guy covers... Actually ... it’s a kinda cool portrait cover, but I am surprised how high it went. Just another testament to the power of Baker right now. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/adventure/the-texan-12-st-john-1951-condition-fn-vf/a/121830-15812.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction How high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 8 hours ago, szavisca said: Like I keep saying there’s nothing hotter in comics than Baker babe romance and wrinkly old Native American guy covers... Actually ... it’s a kinda cool portrait cover, but I am surprised how high it went. Just another testament to the power of Baker right now. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/adventure/the-texan-12-st-john-1951-condition-fn-vf/a/121830-15812.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction Yeah, I went to bed figuring I would win it, but woke up to have lost it by about $25. Not sure if that made me the underbidder or the under-underbidder. I would have gone higher but the staples seemed to show some rust and there's some doubt whether Baker did the cover. Heritage gives him the cover credit, but The Art of Glamour credits him with three stories, but not the cover. GCD gives it the old Pencils: ? Inks: ?. He did most of the covers in the run, but not 10, which is credited to Lubbers. I think that the cover of 10 is thematically similar to the cover of 12, so maybe also Lubbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 2 hours ago, szavisca said: 2 hours ago, Ryan. said: Is this actually Baker? It was discussed a few months back in the thread I think, I believe CGC calls it Baker, but most people leaned to it being more Kamen-ish iirc. Cool book either way. Nice book, but it's probably "ye olde Iger shoppe" and not Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, szavisca said: I'll be in the minority here for sure but I actually like the covers to 1, 2, and 3 better than any of the Baker covers in the series ..with the exception of 8 maybe. ..#4 and #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, szavisca said: Lubbers did 1, 2, and 3 for sure, but nether 10 nor 12 look like him to me. Most books I've seen for which he did a cover he also did interior stories...which is not the case in 10 or 12. I dunno, but I think GCD is off with their attribution on 10 being Lubbers. The cowboys head looks almost like an exact swipe from Issue 1 ,and GCD states this as their reason for attributing it to him. But it's so exact it almost looks traced to me. Lubbers covers are usually much more fluid and detailed, I just don't see him in this one. If it was he took the day off when he did it, or he was uninspired as there was no babe on the cover. I'll be in the minority here for sure but I actually like the covers to 1, 2, and 3 better than any of the Baker covers in the series ..with the exception of 8 maybe. Yeah, you might well be right about all that. I'm with you that the Texan covers are a long way from Bakers best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, sagii said: ..#4 and #5 I think 5 is probably his best cover in that run. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
