Popular Post Get Marwood & I Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 I was pleased to nab this copy recently, with a Thorpe & Porter UK distribution stamp. It seems to be fairly uncommon. The GCD has this under the index notes: "Colletta suggested by Ger Apeldoorn. Giordano suggested by Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko" What do you guys think? Point Five, Mmehdy, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 10:41 AM, Get Marwood & I said: "Colletta suggested by Ger Apeldoorn. Giordano suggested by Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko" What do you guys think? Yes Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 10:32 PM, MusterMark said: Yes Is that all you could muster, Mark? MusterMark and GreatCaesarsGhost 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) On 3/19/2022 at 1:41 PM, Get Marwood & I said: I was pleased to nab this copy recently, with a Thorpe & Porter UK distribution stamp. It seems to be fairly uncommon. The GCD has this under the index notes: "Colletta suggested by Ger Apeldoorn. Giordano suggested by Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko" What do you guys think? If Steve Ditko and Vince Colleta had a baby who grew up to be an artist, then this is how he would draw a romance cover. I don't see Giordano being involved. I'm not certain Ditko was involved as Colleta may have imitated or swiped from him. I do think Colleta was involved at the very least as inker and possibly for everything. Edited March 19, 2022 by adamstrange jimjum12, rjpb, Yorick and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 3:42 PM, Get Marwood & I said: On 3/19/2022 at 3:32 PM, MusterMark said: Yes Is that all you could muster, Mark? Yes Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 12:41 PM, Get Marwood & I said: I was pleased to nab this copy recently, with a Thorpe & Porter UK distribution stamp. It seems to be fairly uncommon. The GCD has this under the index notes: "Colletta suggested by Ger Apeldoorn. Giordano suggested by Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko" What do you guys think? On the tree those definitely look like Colletta's balls. You can spot Colletta's balls from a mile away. comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 1:41 PM, Get Marwood & I said: I was pleased to nab this copy recently, with a Thorpe & Porter UK distribution stamp. It seems to be fairly uncommon. The GCD has this under the index notes: "Colletta suggested by Ger Apeldoorn. Giordano suggested by Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko" What do you guys think? No comment But it reminds me of this one Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 it's Colletta. Not even Giordano pencils. If any swiping, then most likely from Baker. Nick Caputo did a lot of crediting work for GCD, but Ger Apeldoorn has a better eye for Colletta. Of course, the best eye is moir. The proportions, the clothing graphics, the use of shadowing, the effervescent joy - this cover is both simple and powerful. It's strongly evocative. Like his mentor, Toth, Colletta didn't need dialogue for the viewer to grasp the scene. this is what Giordano looks like, left to his own Colletta. See the leg placement on the guy. Look familiar to the leg swing on the girl in the Romantic Secrets? but if we're talking Giordano, this is his best romance cover imho Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 But one of the greatest things about this Romantic Secrets issue? it's the 8000 Prizes stunt. John Santangelo did things outside the box. For a 3 month period from 2/59 - 4/59, all the romance titles (except one) ran the 8000 Prizes promo on the cover. It's a little subsubsubsub genre if anyone besides me is interested. But it must not have worked as planned in terms of increased sales. Santangelo, never one to roll over without all out effort, in 8/59 moved from the 8000 Prizes to... win a goddam pool! Regulation Size, installed, with diving board and filtering system - in ground baby! and when that didn't work, how about...two round trip tickets to Disneyland...or New York! BUY MORE BOOKS!!! Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/20/2022 at 12:17 AM, Dr. Love said: this is what Giordano looks like, left to his own Colletta. See the leg placement on the guy. Look familiar to the leg swing on the girl in the Romantic Secrets? but if we're talking Giordano, this is his best romance cover imho Thanks Doc - but I can't see your pictures On 3/20/2022 at 12:28 AM, Dr. Love said: But it must not have worked as planned in terms of increased sales. Santangelo, never one to roll over without all out effort, in 8/59 moved from the 8000 Prizes to... win a goddam pool! Regulation Size, installed, with diving board and filtering system - in ground baby! and when that didn't work, how about...two round trip tickets to Disneyland...or New York! I used to take the Michael about the competitions in my Charlton thread - a nice bit of Turkish Taffy and a full size swimming pool. And all likely bogus.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) @Dr. Love Andy I would never claim to be more knowledgeable on the subject of romance comics than you, you are second to none While I agree that the LD #2 looks like Giordano, and the TC#1 and TSD#3 are without a doubt Colletta (has his scratchy ink heavy style complete with lashes and flowers)I respectfully disagree that the cover of My Secret Life #28 (and a small select batch of other Charltons)are his and his alone (and yes I know he signed it). The profile of the woman in front with the big eyes screams Baker and you can never miss a Baker woman's smile (the lady at the table). And the man at the table looks like the man in this (accepted as Baker) splash. Posture, creases in pants and jacket. My feeling is it's a ghost or an unfinished Baker work he fleshed out. You know I respect you and hope this can just be one of those agree to disagree moments. Edited March 20, 2022 by sagii Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Lovely Baker story. On my PC. sagii, Dr. Love, szav and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan. Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 szav, pmpknface, GreatCaesarsGhost and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/25/2022 at 2:49 PM, Ryan. said: No doubt you know this, but Ray Osrin inked a number of those classic Baker covers. This one has a lovely Baker-ish feel IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) On 3/25/2022 at 3:53 PM, Point Five said: No doubt you know this, but Ray Osrin inked a number of those classic Baker covers. This one has a lovely Baker-ish feel IMO. Osrin did good work. There's fun history of Baker's inkers in this book: Edited March 26, 2022 by Ryan. Point Five, szav and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Highest graded, but still this surprised me Point Five, Courageous Cat and Microchip 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 7:47 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Highest graded, but still this surprised me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted April 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2022 Mine is nicer. jimjum12, Microchip, szav and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 10:15 PM, comicnoir said: Mine is nicer. Yes it is. And now there will be an actual recorded sale. Here is what it looked like before: comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 11:26 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Yes it is. And now there will be an actual recorded sale. Here is what it looked like before: My first Baker romance was a low grade copy of 13 I paid $5.00 for. About a fair. I had it for awhile and tried to unload it, nobody wanted it. Finally sold, might have been here. Thought I could upgrade. Took years. Very tough. BTW where is the Ha article on the 20 rarest St. John's? I can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
