Popular Post Point Five Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 Here's a real toughie. I've been trying to collect this All-True Romance run for a couple years now. They're all hard to find, but I've never seen this one at all before! mustang33guy, pmpknface, buttock and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 1:51 AM, Electricmastro said: Alex Toth, mostly from Pines comics: Terrific cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 2:17 PM, Electricmastro said: Ah, where was it made known that it was by Infantino instead of Toth? It's not in the Toth catalogue, compiled mostly by JIm Vadebonceur. Jim is one of the great comic indexers/researchers/art identifiers and walked Toth through his list. https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Isolated-Life-Alex-Toth/dp/1600108288/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=toth+genius+isolated&qid=1613267791&sr=8-1 I also believe it is wholly inconsistent with his output at the time or at any time after 1950. The pose of the figures is far looser and more energetic than what Toth would do. I believe it to be by Infantino. Dr. Love and Electricmastro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, adamstrange said: It's not in the Toth catalogue, compiled mostly by JIm Vadebonceur. Jim is one of the great comic indexers/researchers/art identifiers and walked Toth through his list. https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Isolated-Life-Alex-Toth/dp/1600108288/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=toth+genius+isolated&qid=1613267791&sr=8-1 I also believe it is wholly inconsistent with his output at the time or at any time after 1950. The pose of the figures is far looser and more energetic than what Toth would do. I believe it to be by Infantino. I’m inclined to agree. There does seem to be more consistency with Infantino’s work: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger66 Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 adamstrange, Inaflash, szucchini and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger66 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Rip, sagii, pmpknface and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Everett Kinstler: pmpknface and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) Toth, from Girls' Love #1. Courtesy of @Marty Mann, from two years ago in this thread. The first story in the first issue of the first title that DC chose to make their entry into the super hot, super competitive romance market. As has been said before (by me! and thought about secretly in private by others!), it was the tremendous influx of young girls buying romance (one out of every four books) into the comic market of 1949-1950 that acted as a type of bridge loan. These gals (new customers, not stolen from other comic buys) kept a flailing industry on life support until it could pivot from GA superhero and get back on its feet. Edited February 14, 2021 by Dr. Love Yorick and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 Also, as has been said before (by me! and mocked publicly by others!), it was Romita's long toils at a desk in DC drawing romance (uncredited) year after year after year that gave him the ability to draw the human form in a natural, non-cartoonist way - especially beautiful girls - that led to his success at the Spidey helm. Ditko could never have gotten it there. It was Gwen and MJ, the 60's Marvel version of Betty and Veronica, who really complemented the super hero fantasies of young boys with...some other fantasies. One thing led to another, the movies...nuff said. You Owe It All To Romance (trade mark pending). sagii, electricprune, comicjack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 This Thread should be very active today, if no other. Where's the Love? Anyway, piggybacking off of @Point Five Comic Media does have some very desirable Romance books among other genres. I have been able to coral about 5 examples from the publisher (3 of them from this title) Point Five, Dr. Love and mustang33guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 And speaking of piggyback one of my all time top romance covers OtherEric, MrBedrock, comicjack and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, sagii said: This Thread should be very active today, if no other. Where's the Love? Anyway, piggybacking off of @Point Five Comic Media does have some very desirable Romance books among other genres. I have been able to coral about 5 examples from the publisher (3 of them from this title) That's great! I think we've chatted about this before... I'm actually chipping away at this run. (I've got the issue on the left here but not the other two.) Are the other two Comic Media romances Dear Lonely Hearts? I'd like to see those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Point Five said: That's great! I think we've chatted about this before... I'm actually chipping away at this run. (I've got the issue on the left here but not the other two.) Are the other two Comic Media romances Dear Lonely Hearts? I'd like to see those as well. One is, I'll dig 'em up! Great to hear you are chipping away at the run Edited February 14, 2021 by sagii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 This one i snagged from @Bunky Brian a while back. Think it sat for a day unclaimed in a sales Thread before i jumped on it. I scrolled two times through it to make sure it was still available, not believing someone hadn't claimed it yet, lol. Great interiors, including a Wally Wood spanking panel or two comicjack, Dr. Love and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 And this rarity NFS Kind of Kamenish / Bakerish. Faded and probably a 'good' at best, but i feel lucky to have it all the same . Was an eBay snipe, from a seller with very low feedback and the pics were 'grainy'. Probably how/why i wasn't blown out of the water Yorick, pmpknface, buttock and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, sagii said: And this rarity NFS Kind of Kamenish / Bakerish. Faded and probably a 'good' at best, but i feel lucky to have it all the same . Was an eBay snipe, from a seller with very low feedback and the pics were 'grainy'. Probably how/why i wasn't blown out of the water That's awesome! Wild cover. FWIW it looks more like a printing plate error than fading -- comparing to GCD, the logo lettering and shading under the word LOVE should be black, not red. buttock and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Point Five said: That's awesome! Wild cover. FWIW it looks more like a printing plate error than fading -- comparing to GCD, the logo lettering and shading under the word LOVE should be black, not red. Thanks! Didn't consider that. It's in my group of books to get slabbed this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 4 hours ago, sagii said: Great interiors, including a Wally Wood spanking panel or two Now that you mention it... why not show it off? sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Yorick said: Now that you mention it... why not show it off? If I'm not beat to it, will be glad to when I return home later. Checking in on my folks at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Just some cheap foreign reprint... don't mind me. Point Five and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
