comicnoir Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 6 hours 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. I thought it wasn't a bad looking "poor", so my immediate concern was, was it complete? I'm sure that kept the price from going higher, but you never see a copy on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Sqeggs said: 9 hours ago, sagii said: ..#4 and #5 I think 5 is probably his best cover in that run. 4 sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 12 hours 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 also don't see Lubbers for 10 or 12. The artist for 12 is quite good and the central portrait was drawn in a similar fashion to Morris Gollub's back covers for Dell. The silhouettes of #12 are good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 1:14 PM, manetteska said: 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 That looked like a nice copy. I threw down a bid, but was focused more on the DC romance in that auction. Kinda blown away by the prices for those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Romita romance, midgrade or better, is hard to come by. Undervalued, at least until this year. That Heart Throbs 79 went for a pretty price, but it's a beautiful piece of work, one of his best. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) I've thrown out a thesis before - Spidey was doomed to fail under Ditko. Great idea, so so execution. Romita exploded it in no small part due to Gwen and MJ hotness. Expertise gained through years of anonymous toil doing DC romance and only DC romance, day after day after day. Edited July 31, 2018 by Dr. Love Point Five and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Recent finds .. PeterPark, sacentaur, Ricksneatstuff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 39 minutes ago, Fantastic Thor said: Recent finds .. Wow, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 6 hours ago, Yorick said: That looked like a nice copy. I threw down a bid, but was focused more on the DC romance in that auction. Kinda blown away by the prices for those... I was the underbidder. Was hoping it'd go cheap not being a saunders cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 9 hours ago, Fantastic Thor said: Recent finds .. Nice finds indeed. I feel like the Atomic 4 and Flying Jenny covers are both Iger shop with some Karen and Baker mixed in with the Atomic 4 more Baker and the Flying Jenny more Kamen. Fantastic Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 15 hours ago, Dr. Love said: I've thrown out a thesis before - Spidey was doomed to fail under Ditko. Great idea, so so execution. Romita exploded it in no small part due to Gwen and MJ hotness. Expertise gained through years of anonymous toil doing DC romance and only DC romance, day after day after day. Dale Roberts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 3:51 PM, Dr. Love said: Romita romance, midgrade or better, is hard to come by. Undervalued, at least until this year. That Heart Throbs 79 went for a pretty price, but it's a beautiful piece of work, one of his best. I'm having to expand my romance focus because of these newbie Baker collectors digging into an already scarce supply. The Romita romance is awesome, but according to HA auction archives it appears that prices are way down (look at My Love #1). Maybe with the heat on Baker, collectors like me are shifting their focus to the next best thing? I was more interested in some of the others over HT79. Secret Hearts 78 and 90 are more appealing to me. I did win that nice Colletta Love Romances 43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacliff1 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 12:31 AM, 29dukedog said: I'll bet RICK STARR can say that, too... as well as a few other boardies. RICK STARR no longer owns GCE 12...heh heh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Teen-age Romances 9 finishes at $10,800.00 on Signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 8 hours ago, szavisca said: Guess I was wrong! Pretty sure I said something like 5k.... one can only wonder how a CL 25 in that grade could do at auction now... Tri-Color Brian and szucchini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 2:24 PM, szavisca said: Guess I was wrong! Pretty sure I said something like 5k.... one can only wonder how a CL 25 in that grade could do at auction now... 15 hours ago, RICK STARR said: Are we going to find out?! Oh boy!! archiefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 3:27 PM, Sqeggs said: Ah, I figured that was the deal. Thanks so much for directing me to that lot and accepting that book with the missing cf as payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) Two Baker St John romance books that are both highest graded CGC 7.5 copies: Strong GGA: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/romance/teen-age-romances-9-st-john-1950-cgc-vf-75-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7189-91081.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction Weak GGA: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/romance/going-steady-10-st-john-1954-cgc-vf-75-off-white-pages/a/7189-93066.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction We've seen this kind of difference before, but these results seem particularly striking to me. (I wasn't the buyer or the consignor of either copy.) Edited August 5, 2018 by Sqeggs Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: Two Baker St John romance books that are both highest graded CGC 7.5 copes . Strong GGA: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/romance/teen-age-romances-9-st-john-1950-cgc-vf-75-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7189-91081.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction Weak GGA: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/romance/going-steady-10-st-john-1954-cgc-vf-75-off-white-pages/a/7189-93066.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction We've seen this kind of difference before, but these results seem particularly striking to me. (I wasn't the buyer or the consignor of either copy.) Bottom line = sex sells Edited August 5, 2018 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Bottom line = sex sells You may be on to something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
