Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted July 3 Popular Post Share Posted July 3 This is definitely one of my personal favorites. The only copy currently in the census. Darwination, Ralph Crowley, MusterMark and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 7/2/2024 at 6:40 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: A couple fine books back from CGC On the Boy Loves Girl 46, I wonder who is "Ruthie"? I don't recall seeing that name on any other Romance books. FoggyNelson and Changer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) On 7/2/2024 at 11:27 PM, Bumble Kitty said: On the Boy Loves Girl 46, I wonder who is "Ruthie"? I don't recall seeing that name on any other Romance books. Maybe she picked up an interest in romance comics in her 20’s https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2020/0923/Remembering-Justice-Ginsburg-To-my-mom-she-was-Ruthie Edited July 3 by Ricksneatstuff 956Ref 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yorick Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I appreciate Ogden more and more every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On 7/5/2024 at 2:05 PM, Yorick said: I appreciate Ogden more and more every day. One of my favorites. Love his zany style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted July 6 Popular Post Share Posted July 6 Picked up some low grade copies of issues I have really struggled to pickup. Looking for upgrades on any of them, especially the last one. Yorick, comicnoir, pmpknface and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 On 7/3/2024 at 12:27 AM, Bumble Kitty said: On the Boy Loves Girl 46, I wonder who is "Ruthie"? I don't recall seeing that name on any other Romance books. Great looking 6.0s👍‼️ Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reality_consensus Posted July 18 Popular Post Share Posted July 18 Consigned to upcoming Comiclink auction .. Single Highest Graded Copy Darwination, Microbia, PeterPark and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 On 7/6/2024 at 2:58 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: Picked up some low grade copies of issues I have really struggled to pickup. Looking for upgrades on any of them, especially the last one. Smart move. I have always bought what I liked at the right time for the right price. You can always upgrade the stuff you really want to. But in the meantime, at least you have a filler copy. In the case of the rare GA I like, sometimes you only get one chance… Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Missed this sale yesterday but was brought to my attention on another platform I'm on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 (edited) Alright, so an attempt to clear up some attribution for some St. John Romance covers, and this seems like the place to do it, as I don't know of any place with more romance comics fans than right here. @Yorick had asked me a while back about a cover artist ID for Teen-Age Romances #30 from March of 1953 GCD attributes the cover (correctly) to "Dawson" If you blow it up, you get a better view of where she signed to the left of the blonde's shoulder I sort of filed the subject away until I was indexing St. John's Reader' Choice Library of paperbacks last night which ran from 1950-1952. Grant Thiessen's paperback index that he's working on had a few in the line attributed to Isabel Dawson, and I've identified one more in the series that should be. In fact, I think it's either an overpaint or using the same photo source as TAR #30 Reader's Choice Library 30 Scandalous Loves - N.P. Nezelof (1951) cover Isabel Dawson others in the series from Dawson Reader's Choice Library 21 Don't Wait for Love - Maysie Greig (1950) cover Isabel Dawson Reader's Choice Library 23 Veiled Murder - Alice Campbell (n.d.) cover Isabel Dawson Reader's Choice Library 25 Bonanza Queen - Zola Ross (1951) cover Isabel Dawson Because of the striking similarity in signature (but vaguer similarity in style) to Willard Downes, I thought they might be the same person, but I've veered away from that. Does anybody know anything about Isabel Dawson? Pulp covers has another four here: https://pulpcovers.com/tag/isabeldawson/ and there's also this one she's credited with: I'm coming up pretty dry in terms of actual biographical info for Isabel outside of an address on the back of the OA for Trailer Camp Girl that Grapefruit Moon has up in their virtual gallery I'm a horrible sleuth when it comes to biographical info but wonder if anybody else can dig up some facts or has heard of her time at St. John? In any case, I wonder if we can't get Teen-Age Romances #30 solidly ascribed to Isabel Dawson at the GCD instead of just Dawson. I also think the other paintings in the run are hers, as they seem a similar style and line-up time-wise with her tenure with the company. I almost posed the subject over on the Baker thread since Baker peoples seem to have a good knowledge of St. John from Art of Glamour (which I haven't read closely) or Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations - Archer St. John and the St. John Romance Comics (which I have read closely but don't remember mention of Isabel Dawson), but I opted to do it here. Another couple of possible paintings by Isabel for Cinderella Love(the first seems to fit more than the second): And on Romantic Marriage, a couple of other candidates, the first seems more certain than the other two: The best image I have, Crippen D from HA *shudder* (somebody show me a nice copy if they have one, please) Anyways, a strong candidate for a number of these covers and if anything a first name should get added to the GCD credits for the signed cover. Will ping Lowell from the paperbacks, just in case he knows something about Ms. Isabel and see if he'll slum it over in these funny books and share his pb insights @Surfing Alien and how about one more St. John ID for the GCD for good measure I hit as I was looking through the painted St. John covers. This is Victor Olson: This STUNNER sold at Heritage in 2016 for $1,000 (and I did a little touch up to the painting which had stains on it when I appropriated it for a scanner tag), clear signature match: Olson's most famous pb cover is likely for Cornell Woolrich's Waltz into Darkness sold in 2016 for $1,375. I need to get some paperback art, holy cow. Edited July 21 by Darwination PeterPark, Mr. Lady Luck, Inaflash and 9 others 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) TAR26 was always throwing me off from the other TAR painted covers (27-30), but now I'm looking at the backgrounds on 28 and 29 and seeing the loose work there... It has to be her on all of those. Plus they're mostly all signed. It's pretty clear (now) that the Dawson signature is quite different from Downes signature (with the big flared "D" and "E" - Flying Eagle Manhunt covers). I love your analysis, @Darwination. Great presentation! Edited July 21 by Yorick sp Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 You're absolutely right that some are signed, I wasn't looking closely enough. So they're 100% Dawson 28, to the right of her glove: 29, at the bottom of her book Am I missing any actual signatures on any of the others? In my mind a least, all of those TAR are confirmed (as well as the Romantic Marriage 18). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 We're hot in here. Picked up one more. Cinderella Love #13, no attribution at the GCD, NOT Dawson but Rudolph Nappi (wow!). Sig close-up I recently worked with one of his digest covers Over in the paperback thread, peeps were oohing and aahing an considering extra mortgages on their house when Reefer Girl sold last year (36 grand) This St. John isn't his only appearance in the comics, as he did some ECs, too. Best for last Yorick, pmpknface and PeterPark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gadzukes Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 It's not miswrapped, the art is misregistered. Darwination, Ricksneatstuff, Dr. Love and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 On 7/21/2024 at 7:57 PM, gadzukes said: It's not miswrapped, the art is misregistered. says glove experiences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 No good image but the first use is October 1949 Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) I spoke to several big dealers at Torpedo about the current market. Was no suprise that big SA/BA is down but what was selling well. Of course PCH, Schomburg, LB Cole and Baker but noticeably Romance is on fire. I suspect folks have finally “discovered” them in the last couple years. Although, I have a good amount of them, they have never been a big focus for me. I think these boards have been a good reason. If you asked me even 5-6 years ago, I would (other than Baker), would have scoffed at you. Nice romance books at Torpedo were pretty nose bleed prices. Edited July 22 by Robot Man Dr. Love and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 On 7/21/2024 at 11:42 AM, Darwination said: Am I missing any actual signatures on any of the others? 30 is bottom left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
