Dr. Love Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jimjum12 said: This one isn't from Bob.... but is one I've found to be uncommon. I would LOVE to see Dr Love's copy of this one. It came from Dave( Operator 106 ) …. I've been buying books from Dave for years, he was a regular on the show circuit around here when I was younger. His grading is very tight.... this was a 5.0 and is probably as nice as I'll ever get. It's also another Colletta masterpiece. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Don't own one, Jim. You got to this about a half hour before me, otherwise I'd be the one posting it. Love this book, been on the lookout for many years. Keep me in mind if you ever decide to move it out! FoggyNelson and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I talked to the guy who sold them to Bob at Torpedo Con. Real nice guy. Sadly, I didn't get his name. He did say he kept the best stuff and was a romance collector. One of the top romance collectors in the world. Maybe he'll come into this thread and do a reveal. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Robot Man said: I talked to the guy who sold them to Bob at Torpedo Con. Real nice guy. Sadly, I didn't get his name. He did say he kept the best stuff and was a romance collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Dr. Love said: One of the top romance collectors in the world. Maybe he'll come into this thread and do a reveal. Yup, I sold Bob the romance books. I have a "few" romance books in my collection, and I knew I had some duplicates. I figured, maybe one box of raw and slabs, tops. I started to look through the collection and one box turned into two...turned into three...and finally into six. The thought of scanning, pricing and listing them all on the boards...and then packaging and mailing them was, well, not a pleasant thought. If I could sell them quickly in one deal, I would be open to it. Plus I had a lot of decent silver, bronze and modern age stuff I also wanted to move. Nothing spectacular, but decent. Whoever bought the romance books had to buy the other stuff too. I talked to one national dealer at Wondercon, and he expressed some interest. I told him to give me a month or two to finish the list. After looking over the completed list, national dealer number 1 politely passed, as he was not too keen on the silver, bronze and modern stuff (no real surprise to me). Then I thought who else has treated me fairly over the years? Bob and a couple of others came to mind (hint, they were all going to be at San Diego and Torpedo). Bob took a look at the list and an e-mail here and a phone call there, we came to an agreement. Very easy and fair to me and Bob. I was very happy and I think Bob was too. I still have some nicer duplicates. I didn't sell those, as I misplaced some 5 or 6 LB Cole's. They are in one of the many boxes in my collection. I also didn't sell some higher grade dups, as I couldn't decide which was the lower grade copy. So I kept both until later. I heard at SDCC that a dealer bought some (or most) of Bob's romance books. So what you see (or saw) is only part of the book deal he bought. Point Five, adamstrange and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Bumble Kitty said: Howdy Bumble! The nicest boardies turn up all the time at cons. Apparently, I met several at Torpedo without knowing it. That was a nice Charlton giant with a drive in cover that you got from Ron! i have never been much of a “love book” guy but these boards have opened up my eyes to a lot of cool ones! Edited August 24, 2018 by Robot Man jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Howdy Bumble! The nicest boardies turn up all the time at cons. Apparently, I met several at Torpedo without knowing it. That was a nice Charlton giant with a drive in cover that you got from Ron! i have never been much of a “love book” guy but these boards have opened up my eyes to a lot of cool ones! I started out buying some decent, cheap books. I read a couple and they were so funny! I wondered what else was out there, so I picked up a few more...and then the collecting bug for that genre hit me. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Bumble Kitty said: Yup, I sold Bob the romance books. I have a "few" romance books in my collection, and I knew I had some duplicates. I figured, maybe one box of raw and slabs, tops. I started to look through the collection and one box turned into two...turned into three...and finally into six. The thought of scanning, pricing and listing them all on the boards...and then packaging and mailing them was, well, not a pleasant thought. If I could sell them quickly in one deal, I would be open to it. Plus I had a lot of decent silver, bronze and modern age stuff I also wanted to move. Nothing spectacular, but decent. Whoever bought the romance books had to buy the other stuff too. I talked to one national dealer at Wondercon, and he expressed some interest. I told him to give me a month or two to finish the list. After looking over the completed list, national dealer number 1 politely passed, as he was not too keen on the silver, bronze and modern stuff (no real surprise to me). Then I thought who else has treated me fairly over the years? Bob and a couple of others came to mind (hint, they were all going to be at San Diego and Torpedo). Bob took a look at the list and an e-mail here and a phone call there, we came to an agreement. Very easy and fair to me and Bob. I was very happy and I think Bob was too. I still have some nicer duplicates. I didn't sell those, as I misplaced some 5 or 6 LB Cole's. They are in one of the many boxes in my collection. I also didn't sell some higher grade dups, as I couldn't decide which was the lower grade copy. So I kept both until later. I heard at SDCC that a dealer bought some (or most) of Bob's romance books. So what you see (or saw) is only part of the book deal he bought. SUPER nice collection. I picked up a little 'something something' from Bob iv'e been chasing for a minute. Lord i salivate wondering what got bought from Bob by this other dealer knowing what he had to offer from you when i logged in on Sunday jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 11 hours ago, sagii said: SUPER nice collection. I picked up a little 'something something' from Bob iv'e been chasing for a minute. Lord i salivate wondering what got bought from Bob by this other dealer knowing what he had to offer from you when i logged in on Sunday I'm curious who this other dealer was...…. and it's also a pleasant surprise to know I now own a Bumble Kitty book GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 2:44 AM, Dr. Love said: Also, this recently. Bidding was fierce. A beautiful Colletta pre-code. ….Love this one.... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 15 hours ago, Robot Man said: Howdy Bumble! The nicest boardies turn up all the time at cons. Apparently, I met several at Torpedo without knowing it. That was a nice Charlton giant with a drive in cover that you got from Ron! i have never been much of a “love book” guy but these boards have opened up my eyes to a lot of cool ones! same here …. the Frazetta stuff first caught my eye ….. and I kept seeing this thread surfacing ….. next thing I knew I was a collector of it. GOD BLESS..... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 7:33 AM, jimjum12 said: This one isn't from Bob.... but is one I've found to be uncommon. I would LOVE to see Dr Love's copy of this one. It came from Dave( Operator 106 ) …. I've been buying books from Dave for years, he was a regular on the show circuit around here when I was younger. His grading is very tight.... this was a 5.0 and is probably as nice as I'll ever get. It's also another Colletta masterpiece. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I have a reader copy (which is most important to me, because the interior is so great!). A couple photos of some interior contents (Pike and maybe that's Toth?) sagii, jimjum12 and Dr. Love 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Oh, looks like I've got a better copy... (the Beverly D. Collection - I love her taste in romance!) jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Here's one of my favorite Pike covers (Beverly D Collection!) sagii, Dr. Love, jimjum12 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 5:10 PM, 29dukedog said: I wonder how this hairy rascal would rate in the census... Cheeto tan! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2018 And since I'm in scanning mode right now... here's another Love Romances with a REALLY sweet Colletta cover! Sqeggs, sagii, Dr. Love and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Yorick said: And since I'm in scanning mode right now... here's another Love Romances with a REALLY sweet Colletta cover! …. It's as good a Colletta one could hope for.... it still irks me that so many mainstream SA collectors consider him to be a hack.... the guy was a genius. One of my favorites is kind of simple yet masterly.... plus it has a Matt Baker story to boot. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Dr. Love and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: …. It's as good a Colletta one could hope for.... it still irks me that so many mainstream SA collectors consider him to be a hack.... the guy was a genius. One of my favorites is kind of simple yet masterly.... plus it has a Matt Baker story to boot. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) He's hit or miss for me. When he's "on" his work is genius. Otherwise, you find the book in the dollar boxes. LOVE the color on that copy and yes, those fantastic interiors!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Yorick said: He's hit or miss for me. When he's "on" his work is genius. Otherwise, you find the book in the dollar boxes. LOVE the color on that copy and yes, those fantastic interiors!! I'm a reader like yourself.... and to me, the very best of Colletta is in the stories, the splash pages. He supposedly appeared in some of the photo covers, though I can't recall the specifics... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I can't help myself... ROMANCE OVERLOAD! Microbia, sagii, Dr. Love and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 24 minutes ago, Yorick said: Love this.... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...