Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Quality had great photos. I like me some white covers, and some black ones. Here are two contrasts. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 And two more. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 White and black combo is also interesting. But only if you're a Good Guy. If you're a No Good Guy, you could care less about women, and much much much less about romance comics. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Photocovers are a big part of GA romance. About one third of the output. For some publishers it was their only format - Fawcett, Famous Funnies, Standard. For others it was a sizable portion - Prize, Ace, Quality, Orbit, Ziff Davis. At the end of the day, though, it came down to line drawn. And from 1955 until the end of romance in 1983, that's all there was. Black background line drawn are far and few between. White was more common, but still not the go to color scheme. Both present big problems for us collectors! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 If black and white become too monochromatic for you, there's always the color choice of kings. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 and if GA loses that lovin' feeling, don't forget there's a whole world of Silver romance out there as well. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 First copy of this one i have ever seen. "Glimpses into the intimate secrets of girls in love..." Oh yeah... Now we're talking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Here's your second then, Jack. And a real great book to focus in on - the first story is a sweet Gustavson. Quality produced 358 romance issues. Gustavson has less than 20 credits, and only a few splashes. One of those is from the Diary Loves 11. When you start picking up the photocovers, buddy, it's a done deal. When the Big Shot Dealer at the con asks "and what do you collect", might as well say it loud and proud - "ROMANCE". But only a little bit, we understand! When I did that at a con not long ago, a BSD said, "I think I might have a few on my web site," before turning away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 White and black combo is also interesting. But only if you're a Good Guy. If you're a No Good Guy, you could care less about women, and much much much less about romance comics. Great stuff. When I was a kid they had late-night disc jockeys who played mellow tunes in the wee hours. Sinatra, light jazz, Johnny Mathis. I'm thinking KSFO in SF. (Maybe these guys are still out there -- I don't stay up late anymore! ) Dr. Love, you are the Don Sherwood of the Romance thread! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thanks, bro! I thought you were going to compare me to Alison Steele, that was a close call. Alison Steele, the "Nightbird", was a New York DJ on WNEW FM, starting in 1966. She had the late night slot and brought in the progressive rock era when the station changed formats. Steele began her show by reciting poetry over Andean flute music, before introducing her show in her well-known sultry, smoky voice. She'd play whole albums or seamlessly weave long segments, breaking only for station ID at the half hour. She sounded hot. Or comforting. Depending on your mood! As a teen, in my parents' house in Queens, I had moved to the basement, which had its own entrance. I could sneak girls in; I could sneak myself out, to smoke doobies in the backyard late at night. Then I'd come back in and slip on the headphones, listen to Alison and drift away... The first time I ever heard Riders on the Storm was on her show. If it was a rainy night she would open with it. She would always end her spot with Flying, by the Beatles. To this day whenever I hear that song I think of her and hear her voice. She passed away in 1995 at the oh too young age of 58. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thanks, bro! I thought you were going to compare me to Alison Steele, that was a close call. Alison Steele, the "Nightbird", was a New York DJ on WNEW FM, starting in 1966. She had the late night slot and brought in the progressive rock era when the station changed formats. Steele began her show by reciting poetry over Andean flute music, before introducing her show in her well-known sultry, smoky voice. She'd play whole albums or seamlessly weave long segments, breaking only for station ID at the half hour. She sounded hot. Or comforting. Depending on your mood! As a teen, in my parents' house in Queens, I had moved to the basement, which had its own entrance. I could sneak girls in; I could sneak myself out, to smoke doobies in the backyard late at night. Then I'd come back in and slip on the headphones, listen to Alison and drift away... The first time I ever heard Riders on the Storm was on her show. If it was a rainy night she would open with it. She would always end her spot with Flying, by the Beatles. To this day whenever I hear that song I think of her and hear her voice. She passed away in 1995 at the oh too young age of 58. The origins of Dr. Love! Years ago I remember seeing a story on a disc jockey in CA's central valley who was so good that when he died, the station just kept rerunning his old shows each night and most people never realized he had passed away. Kinda like the period in the late 1960s when it seemed as if half of Marvel's output was reprints of stuff published a few years before. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thanks, bro! I thought you were going to compare me to Alison Steele, that was a close call. Alison Steele, the "Nightbird", was a New York DJ on WNEW FM, starting in 1966. She had the late night slot and brought in the progressive rock era when the station changed formats. Steele began her show by reciting poetry over Andean flute music, before introducing her show in her well-known sultry, smoky voice. She'd play whole albums or seamlessly weave long segments, breaking only for station ID at the half hour. She sounded hot. Or comforting. Depending on your mood! As a teen, in my parents' house in Queens, I had moved to the basement, which had its own entrance. I could sneak girls in; I could sneak myself out, to smoke doobies in the backyard late at night. Then I'd come back in and slip on the headphones, listen to Alison and drift away... The first time I ever heard Riders on the Storm was on her show. If it was a rainy night she would open with it. She would always end her spot with Flying, by the Beatles. To this day whenever I hear that song I think of her and hear her voice. She passed away in 1995 at the oh too young age of 58. That's a great story, Doc! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thanks, bro! I thought you were going to compare me to Alison Steele, that was a close call. Alison Steele, the "Nightbird", was a New York DJ on WNEW FM, starting in 1966. She had the late night slot and brought in the progressive rock era when the station changed formats. Steele began her show by reciting poetry over Andean flute music, before introducing her show in her well-known sultry, smoky voice. She'd play whole albums or seamlessly weave long segments, breaking only for station ID at the half hour. She sounded hot. Or comforting. Depending on your mood! As a teen, in my parents' house in Queens, I had moved to the basement, which had its own entrance. I could sneak girls in; I could sneak myself out, to smoke doobies in the backyard late at night. Then I'd come back in and slip on the headphones, listen to Alison and drift away... The first time I ever heard Riders on the Storm was on her show. If it was a rainy night she would open with it. She would always end her spot with Flying, by the Beatles. To this day whenever I hear that song I think of her and hear her voice. She passed away in 1995 at the oh too young age of 58. You had your own entrance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Here's a couple of romance books that aren't that easy to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 and if GA loses that lovin' feeling, don't forget there's a whole world of Silver romance out there as well. Partial to purple and also loved The Nightbird radio show Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I understand these are tough books in grade (black covers), how about otherwise for the ACG TrueVision books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Here's a couple of romance books that aren't that easy to find Two classics Hap! Hard to call them "romantic" though but I love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I understand these are tough books in grade (black covers), how about otherwise for the ACG TrueVision books? That's about as nice as I have ever seen one of those. Pretty popular and hard to find the romance issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That's about as nice as I have ever seen one of those. Pretty popular and hard to find the romance issues. I've had another collector tell me the same thing - I really like the texture and shading on these covers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That's about as nice as I have ever seen one of those. Pretty popular and hard to find the romance issues. I've had another collector tell me the same thing - I really like the texture and shading on these covers: I aree. They're great and very tough to find in decent shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...