Darwination Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 1:54 PM, Courageous Cat said: Not sure where this falls on the rarity scale, but she's quite the looker What a cutie. I recognize that one from Doc Love's avatar. It's a pretty similar layout to what many romance pulps look like (a glamour cover is what magazine people tend to call it, where you get a close up of the face or just a bit of the figure). I don't think I own any Ace romance comics. Their crime comics seem pretty plentiful, but it is always a matter of who kept what back when. Many of these poor girls got no love :'( Courageous Cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Cat Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 "Many of these poor girls got no love :'(" that is pretty sad Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) An interesting bit of coincidence/serendipity, a member over in the pulpscans group noticed that Bernard Baily is listed an editor on Brown, a pocket magazine I just scanned, posted, and blogged this week. You'd have to suppose the same Bernard as our romance and comics artist. https://archive.org/details/brown-v-01n-01-1954-01.-sepia-darwin-ia/page/4/mode/2up http://darwinscans.blogspot.com/2023/09/brown-v01n01-january-1954-new-york-new.html Edited September 14, 2023 by Darwination pmpknface and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iksar Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 3:30 PM, Heronext said: Interesting ebay result! That is Whitney's masterpiece in my opinion. As good as it gets Qua-Brot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) On 9/15/2023 at 9:11 AM, Iksar said: That is Whitney's masterpiece in my opinion. As good as it gets Gorgeous, but 546 in that shape, really?! I feel like 15 years ago I could have found that one for five bucks in no time. Timely Atlas collectors seem an odd sort to me but mostly on the patient and cheaper side, so this surprises. Of course when you really want a grail, maybe you go for it Edited September 15, 2023 by Darwination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Cat Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) On 9/15/2023 at 11:22 AM, Darwination said: Gorgeous, but 546 in that shape, really?! I feel like 15 years ago I could have found that one for five bucks in no time. Timely Atlas collectors seem an odd sort to me but mostly on the patient and cheaper side, so this surprises. Of course when you really want a grail, maybe you go for it pretty high for a 2.5, but like ya said, u take what u can get when there are zero alternatives ......oh, it sez 1.5, yikes! Edited September 15, 2023 by Courageous Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 7:11 AM, Iksar said: That is Whitney's masterpiece in my opinion. As good as it gets My preference is for a few of those Manhunt covers... NOT at all romantic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) On 9/15/2023 at 7:11 AM, Iksar said: That is Whitney's masterpiece in my opinion. As good as it gets Blissard gets numbers that others can't. And btw it's Hartley Whitney's romance masterpieces are undeniable and within the ACG "Fab 4": Romantic Adventures 49, 50 and Lovelorn 52. Lovelorn 53 is part of the group but not a Whitney. Edited September 15, 2023 by Dr. Love Courageous Cat and Darwination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) The last couple pieces of Whitney's I've come across - (one's totally unromantic, sorry to bring bloodshed into the romance thread lol) The bottom is the centerfold for Keen Teens 06. Edited September 15, 2023 by Darwination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 A couple Hartleys from the box at hand Love this one, nice copy, too (in my world) and a grubby, lovely one I can't find my copy of this one quick enough, so I'll post the restore PopKulture, electricprune, Yorick and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted September 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2023 A grubby copy, looking around it seems like I see as many Canadian editions as the Quality. I've been reading a lot of the Humorama digests lately, so it's hard to remember Bill Ward in comics mode, not too shabby. His splash and another page from the lead entry. BuscemasAvengers, Courageous Cat, pmpknface and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Cat Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 1:54 PM, Dr. Love said: Blissard gets numbers that others can't. 100% sometimes I just watch his closing auctions to see the high numbers he gets, but generally speaking, I haven't bought anything from his eBay listings path4play and Dr. Love 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Adam Anderson, Conan Saunders, John Verzyl Jr., Austin Reece I love seeing the next generation come up in this business RIP Mikey Halperin Bumble Kitty, Courageous Cat and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 8:04 PM, Dr. Love said: Adam Anderson, Conan Saunders, John Verzyl Jr., Austin Reece I love seeing the next generation come up in this business RIP Mikey Halperin Why who is blissard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Son of the Dentist. Courageous Cat and PeterPark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted September 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) My Secret Marriage 08, Superior sleaze. This cover Featuring "Love in the Hills," artist unknown. A rundown of the issue's contents here: http://darwinscans.blogspot.com/2023/04/my-secret-marriage-july-1954-canadian.html Up at eBay this week - I have no idea who even chases these rare birds in a lower grade, but we shall see. Easily the best cover of the series, though there are a few others I like as well (none of these are in my collection, I think this is the sole issue I've owned). Edited September 18, 2023 by Darwination adamstrange, Dr. Love, Microbia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Not scarce, surely, but I was looking at this Harvey today and this thread seems like a nice place to share my grody comics with the romance lovers Harvey romance rocks. If you don't know, now you know. Escape by ladder. And, what, is dude wearing a man purse? Doc Oldschool with the edits on the issue in the images below. Like myself, he's recently returned to the scan scene and will be working with me a bit - I'm very happy to have one of my best former editors back in the fold. I've poured out my love to you like wine. I think both of them have been drinking. The centerfold. Mixing fashion, passion, and violence, just what every teen-age girl likes in her comics. The shame and thrill of Backstairs Love... Her dad dies, she has to leave school, and then she meets this mook. Raw Deal! Dr. Love, comicjack, adamstrange and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted September 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) I sent this one off today, and, for the first time since letting a bunch of books go, had that thought - why the hell did I sell this one? But, really. It's funny how the books I throw in the keeper boxes aren't always the highest grade or "Key" books or whatnot. It's like 5 dollar sports and romance pulps that I really like the covers on that I have the attachment to. I shoulda held on to this bad mama right there, rough as she may be, just a unique and classic cover, and the hillbilly story at the end??? Anyways, this is romance, and there's always other fish in the sea. Right guys? Right?? I admit I haven't watched for romance comics like I used to, so I don't really know if the ones I'm picking out for the purposes of the thread for scarcity are all that scarce. The census isn't really an indicator either, as all these slab happy yahoos around here will stick some mass market pub in a box that I can literally hop on eBay for and this minute sift through 60 cheap copies to find one in a vf grade, but these GA romances only go in if they are suspected to be one of the best copies. But that's a good thing, cuz I like to read them This beat up little number has two in the census Devie's kawk blocking and has got to go "because I love her too much!" First splash - SAME AS THE COVER - economy or just a crime against comic lovers everywhere? I didn't really see much art of note in here. CGD can only ID two stories attributed (and signed) by Harry Lucey. I admit it didn't click at first that he also did Hangman in Special Comics 01 I just read a week or two ago which has some great panels in it The best story in the ish is about a girl society reporter that uses a ridiculous tactic to catch her subject unawares: It delves into melodrama pretty quickly after that- The last splash - There's always a love triangle, decisions decisions Really - I think this is just a down issue, as I've read a couple other issues that were really good. The series is scanned out, as JVJ (RIP) had most the issues, otherwise I imagine we'd still be hunting them: https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=1124 Best covers of the series are photo covers, cuz of the sleaze appeal, though a couple of the line drawn are pretty good too Edited September 28, 2023 by Darwination Dr. Love, Robot Man, Kevin.J and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 5:01 PM, Courageous Cat said: 100% sometimes I just watch his closing auctions to see the high numbers he gets, but generally speaking, I haven't bought anything from his eBay listings I buy from Adam fairly regularly. Yes, he gets good prices. But you get what you pay for. An accurately graded book, packaged well and sent fast. No monkey business or worry. My favorite regular EBay seller. davidtere, comicnoir, Point Five and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 10:16 PM, Darwination said: Youthful Love 01 1950-05 cover Walter Johnson I tried to grab a few from the box at hand that were maybe scarcer, but this one isn't quite as scarce as I thought. Hideous. Wonderfully hideous Turns out this one is rarer than I thought. I didn't catch it's a Canadian edition (such horrid production values - Oh, Canada!). Zero in census? https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=35510 Kudos to the editor. A spot on treatment. Kevin.J and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...