damonwad Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Probably didn't have large print runs and not many people (other than @Dr. Love!) collected them until recently. Just about all '50s romance seem tough in high grade, apart from the Harvey file copies. The cover of the Secret Story Romances 6 looks like Al Hartley to me, although he signed a lot of his covers. More nice books Sqeggs and I think that's Hartley's sig partially cut off on the lamp shade at the spine. Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 minute ago, damonwad said: More nice books Sqeggs and I think that's Hartley's sig partially cut off on the lamp shade at the spine. Very sharp-eyed! I was looking for the sig and couldn't find it. damonwad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice A great Hartley cover, so much rawer and more expressive than what his work would be down the line with the teen titles, but it's the Colletta story inside that is absolutely exceptional. As I've mentioned before, '54 Colletta is priceless. A slew of guys took direction from Toth and ran with it; Colletta ran faster and further than them all. imho of course! Edited July 6, 2019 by Dr. Love szucchini, FoggyNelson, shiverbones and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 there were a few horror books he did some work on as well in 1954. From '55 on he had his hands full with romance. Uncanny Tales 18 pmpknface and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 not there's anything wrong with Hartley teen! at least, some of it Sqeggs, pmpknface and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: there were a few horror books he did some work on as well in 1954. From '55 on he had his hands full with romance. Uncanny Tales 18 That cross-hatching/shading is really good. Not something he kept doing, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) I'm very much afraid, my dear, that your behavior is not quite up to community standards. Edited July 6, 2019 by Sqeggs sagii, Dr. Love, pmpknface and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Speaking of Colletta .... some oddly minimalist backgrounds to some of the covers in this part of the run. Sauce Dog, Dr. Love, Yorick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Speaking of Colletta .... some oddly minimalist backgrounds to some of the covers in this part of the run. Just......WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 Does Fred Kida ever merit a label note? Don't think I've seen CGC give him credit that often (or possibly, ever) but I may be misremembering. comicnoir, Hutch88, 1950's war comics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Does Fred Kida ever merit a label note? Don't think I've seen CGC give him credit that often (or possibly, ever) but I may be misremembering. Tony, you are KILLING it today One of my favorite Romance covers. Never seen a better copy than my prized beater....until now. Looks waaaaay better than the great grade it's been assigned. This is what the Boards is about: sharing our cherished collections with fellow collectors. Good to see you back sir! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Thanks! There's a bit of foxing along the top and on the upper spine. I think that brought the grade down. This book really looks nice in hand, but got seriously dinged for some browning along the lower part of the open edge. If it were up to me, I would give this book a higher grade than the Boy Loves Girl. But luckily for all of us, these things aren't up to me! Edited July 6, 2019 by Sqeggs Typo comicjack, Dr. Love, Yorick and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Does Fred Kida ever merit a label note? Don't think I've seen CGC give him credit that often (or possibly, ever) but I may be misremembering. And it doesn't appear as if "love" is what's going on between this particular boy and this particular girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 12:44 PM, Dr. Love said: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice A great Hartley cover, so much rawer and more expressive than what his work would be down the line with the teen titles, but it's the Colletta story inside that is absolutely exceptional. As I've mentioned before, '54 Colletta is priceless. A slew of guys took direction from Toth and ran with it; Colletta ran faster and further than them all. imho of course! That is exquisite. I should start looking inside my books once in awhile. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 22 hours ago, Inaflash said: That is exquisite. I should start looking inside my books once in awhile. I wouldn't. Once you start that, lord knows where it will end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I'm pretty sure the answer to her question is "no." pmpknface and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Bought from a dealer as an 8.0. The reading crease obviously rules out that high a grade, which I should have known but I have a child-like faith in the veracity of dealers. Highest (and only) graded copy, so there's that. Dr. Love and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks for the good free reads above👏👏‼️ 1950's war comics and ComicConnoisseur 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2019 Bought raw from a boardie as a 5.5. He is, without a doubt, one of the best graders in these parts ... or even those parts! pmpknface, Point Five, Dr. Love and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2019 Colletta shading/cross-hatching or whatever you call it. Makes for a pretty cool cover. Yorick, sagii, pmpknface and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...