Popular Post Rip Posted January 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2022 Keeping with the Skiing theme. Girl Confessions 24 Point Five, CrocHntr, pmpknface and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I always felt like this was a good companion piece to Lovers 49. While its Colletta, sure looks a lot like Jay Scott Pike's covers. Dr. Love, Microbia, damonwad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) On 1/10/2022 at 10:36 AM, Rip said: I always felt like this was a good companion piece to Lovers 49. While its Colletta, sure looks a lot like Jay Scott Pike's covers. Fantastic! Love these Atlas romance you've got! Hey Rip, is it possible you could shoot some pics of the Colletta story inside this book and post them here? Over the years I've been coming around to think that the best interior work done for romance was Colletta in 1954. Baker's covers were sublime, but he had a huge workload for St. John and couldn't put a ton of effort into the inside pages. Plus the thing about St. John is the stories were less about the art and more a vehicle for a distinctive editorial point of view envisioned by Archer St. John and carried out with scripts written by Dana Dutch. I've never owned a copy of this book, and that's the only way to see the story - no digital uploads out there for any Marvel work. It would be a real service to this thread. And any of the other books you posted recently, if possible, art by Colletta, those would be great too! Edited January 10, 2022 by Dr. Love Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) I haven't received this one yet in the mail yet. (I quickly popped the BIN this morning when I saw it) but I do have a pic of the first interior page which looks fantastic. I've been a real fan of Atlas romance. There's really a lot of undiscovered gems here. The interior artwork is often top notch with a lot of detail. And the price really feels like a deal in comparison. Not to mention they can be quite difficult to track down in most any shape. Even Patsy Walker and her various titles had some really knockout Al Hartley covers that were a bit less cartoonish and drawn with a bit more detail. I just love all that detail work going on, from the dog, to the two straws in the soda bottle, to the rolled up blinds. Edited January 10, 2022 by Rip pmpknface, Point Five, damonwad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/10/2022 at 3:17 PM, Rip said: Even Patsy Walker and her various titles had some really knockout Al Hartley covers that were a bit less cartoonish and drawn with a bit more detail. I just love all that detail work going on, from the dog, to the two straws in the soda bottle, to the rolled up blinds. I agree. Sweet cover from Al! Rip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/10/2022 at 12:26 PM, adamstrange said: I agree. Sweet cover from Al! Totally. Hartley's "couch covers" are just great. In addition to the Girls' Life 2, there's this Patsy Walker 54. They stuck Al there in the middle of the run, on a trial basis perhaps. I mean Jaffee is good, but he aint no Hartley at the top of his game. Few were - his romance cover work for Atlas in 53-54 was magnificent. Interiors not so much. Apparently that required a totally different skill set. They gave Hartley the Patsy Walker title two years later in '56 starting with #67 and that's all she wrote til the title ran out in '65. I'm not a fan of this later art, to tell you the truth. Except maybe the book below, which I'm crazy about. His romance work was inspired, however, even though he was drawn to teenage and humor stories. At least towards the end of his career, and having become a born again Christian in 1967, he was able to do work near and dear to his heart and faith - in 1972 he helped launch the Spire Christian Comics line. Where he was responsible for, among other books, one which still this day has a cult like status. Though not as much as it used to 20 years ago. A no prize to the first one to post that cover! pmpknface, adamstrange, damonwad and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Oh yea love those couch covers. Patsy 54 and 88 are some of my favorites of the run. Edited January 10, 2022 by Rip Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 My scanner decided to come alive again. I had picked up a few more AUS books in the last few months. The various sizes of these makes preservation (bagging/boarding) a little more challenging. buttock, Chief1332 and szav 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I wonder what the final hammer price of this one will be. Cool book. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294716178184?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 12:32 PM, Rip said: I wonder what the final hammer price of this one will be. Cool book. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294716178184?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649 If I didn't already have a copy I'd be on that one Rip and mustang33guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 9:40 AM, sagii said: If I didn't already have a copy I'd be on that one Well now you have to show us a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted January 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 12:51 PM, Rip said: Well now you have to show us a picture. A little faded (or printing error) but it'll do Chief1332, mustang33guy, damonwad and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Microbia Posted January 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2022 Lucky to have one too pmpknface, Rip, Chief1332 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:41 AM, Microbia said: Lucky to have one too Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rip Posted January 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2022 Here is some of those interior pages from Secret Story Romances 7. Really nice work by Colletta. damonwad, adamstrange, jimjum12 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rip Posted January 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2022 Here a few pages for Lovers 59 adamstrange, Dr. Love, buttock and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) WOW! $1200 for Confessions of Love #1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294716178184?ntype=bns&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11002.m43.l2649&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4a35aa852fa7414fa77a7c9cee4c7074&bu=43192834900&exe=0&ext=0&logid=nqt%3DABAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAACAAAAABAEAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAASAI*%26nqc%3DABAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAACAAAAABAAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAASAI*%26mdbreftime%3D1642797084786%26es%3D0%26ec%3D1%26epcalenv%3D%26eprlogid%3Dt6fuuq%60%3F%3Ckuvcwpse*ao%7Ctq%28rbpv6762-17e7e61f948-0xc8&osub=-1~1&crd=20220121134417&segname=11002&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cnqt%3Dnqt%2Cnqc%3Dnqc%2Cmdbreftime%3Dmdbreftime%2Ces%3Des%2Cec%3Dec%2Ceprlogid%3Deprlogid%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid Edited January 21, 2022 by Rip Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 3:47 PM, Rip said: WOW! $1200 for Confessions of Love #1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294716178184?ntype=bns&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11002.m43.l2649&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4a35aa852fa7414fa77a7c9cee4c7074&bu=43192834900&exe=0&ext=0&logid=nqt%3DABAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAACAAAAABAEAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAASAI*%26nqc%3DABAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAACAAAAABAAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAASAI*%26mdbreftime%3D1642797084786%26es%3D0%26ec%3D1%26epcalenv%3D%26eprlogid%3Dt6fuuq%60%3F%3Ckuvcwpse*ao%7Ctq%28rbpv6762-17e7e61f948-0xc8&osub=-1~1&crd=20220121134417&segname=11002&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cnqt%3Dnqt%2Cnqc%3Dnqc%2Cmdbreftime%3Dmdbreftime%2Ces%3Des%2Cec%3Dec%2Ceprlogid%3Deprlogid%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid Great results, though in sure if slabbed and on CC or HA would have squeezed out even more. But again, really nice finish! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
