manetteska Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Question for all of you old-timers our there : What does it mean if the Gerber Journal is missing a series completely? I went to look for Girl Confessions #32 (as MCS has a blank spot for that issue) and didn't find an entry for Girl Confessions at all. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 3:40 PM, manetteska said: Question for all of you old-timers our there : What does it mean if the Gerber Journal is missing a series completely? I went to look for Girl Confessions #32 (as MCS has a blank spot for that issue) and didn't find an entry for Girl Confessions at all. A lot of titles and issues from the 1950s were left out of the Gerber Guide. Gerber has almost everything up through 1950 but it's selective after that. manetteska, PopKulture and jimjum12 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qua-Brot Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 3:40 PM, manetteska said: Question for all of you old-timers our there : What does it mean if the Gerber Journal is missing a series completely? I went to look for Girl Confessions #32 (as MCS has a blank spot for that issue) and didn't find an entry for Girl Confessions at all. Not an old timer (I think???) but did notice many titles are under whatever they started out as -- so Girl Confessions (look in OSPG) was Girl Comics. Look in Gerber - he only has a few Girl Comics and one Girl Confessions (#14) but does have them listed in the issues. manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 6:00 PM, Qua-Brot said: Not an old timer (I think???) but did notice many titles are under whatever they started out as -- so Girl Confessions (look in OSPG) was Girl Comics. Look in Gerber - he only has a few Girl Comics and one Girl Confessions (#14) but does have them listed in the issues. Atlas was horrible about this ... there was some type of fee for a new stand-alone title, and Goodman was VERY creative about avoiding it. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 7:45 PM, jimjum12 said: Atlas was horrible about this ... there was some type of fee for a new stand-alone title, and Goodman was VERY creative about avoiding it. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) My favorite is still EC's pivot from Moon Girl to A Moon...A Girl...Romance! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 4:56 PM, PeterPark said: My favorite is still EC's pivot from Moon Girl to A Moon...A Girl...Romance! I know what the title actually says, but in my mind, I always read it as: Moon a Girl for Romance! (Does lend itself to certain imagery). jimjum12, comicjack and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 6:00 PM, Qua-Brot said: Not an old timer (I think???) but did notice many titles are under whatever they started out as -- so Girl Confessions (look in OSPG) was Girl Comics. Look in Gerber - he only has a few Girl Comics and one Girl Confessions (#14) but does have them listed in the issues. I've heard that often publishers would change titles and keep numbering to fool newsstand guys. They wouldn't want to order more or new titles so they'd go from a romance book to a horror book and keep the numbering. The newsies would just see a number not caring what the title was and put it on the rack. Pretty sneaky sis..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:21 AM, pmpknface said: I've heard that often publishers would change titles and keep numbering to fool newsstand guys. They wouldn't want to order more or new titles so they'd go from a romance book to a horror book and keep the numbering. The newsies would just see a number not caring what the title was and put it on the rack. Pretty sneaky sis..... They were attempting to fool the Postal Service. Technically, a title change required them to register and pay for a new mailing permit to get the reduced shipping rate when mailing out subscription copies. pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 11:52 AM, adamstrange said: They were attempting to fool the Postal Service. Technically, a title change required them to register and pay for a new mailing permit to get the reduced shipping rate when mailing out subscription copies. Thanks! I knew there was a good reason for this (and that someone would correct me!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 4:35 AM, jimjum12 said: Don't know if I've posted this lately. It's certainly not common and features what used to be called the finest romance story of all time, if such a thing could truly be. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) A long time ago, Russ Cochran published an over-sized high-quality b&w magazine that reprints all of Frazetta's romance stories. I highly recommend it. szav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorick Posted January 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2023 I've added another FF Estate copy to this set since I took the (bad) photo, but I suppose the labels are still legible. I'll have to do another photo session at some point... jimjum12, Iconic1s, Get Marwood & I and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post C. Spaulding Posted February 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2023 I'm not sure about the overall rarity of this one but I couldn't pass it up when I found it. I really like the inks on this cover. Get Marwood & I, pmpknface, Point Five and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 5:37 PM, C. Spaulding said: I'm not sure about the overall rarity of this one but I couldn't pass it up when I found it. I really like the inks on this cover. yeh, love it, another great clinch scene from Colletta. There are 21 issues in this title from '53 to '56. As usual, '54 books are the sweet spot for Atlas romance. If there are any graded books they're usually only one or two for an issue, mid grade at best. For this issue, #9, none in the census. It's the only pre-code for this title (out of 11) with no census. Yorick and C. Spaulding 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post southern cross Posted February 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2023 Don't think any of these a rare. Do pick up the odd book and they only cost between $20-$30 and I think that's cheap for a book from the 50s Chief1332, Get Marwood & I, comicjack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThatNerdyCanuck Posted February 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2023 Just got this one in the mail today. Only 3 on the census. grendelbo, szav, Get Marwood & I and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted February 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2023 Got a couple cool “love books” at CalCon this weekend. The Range Romances 3 is a nice up grade for me. Got it from the dealer next to me for a little less than guide. I don’t often buy slabbed books but this is one I mainly wanted for the cover only. The Lover’s Lane is one I saw here on the boards and was looking for. Happy to have found an affordable copy! szav, buttock, Dr. Love and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Throbbing Love Sagas grendelbo and buttock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Two right shoes pmpknface, grendelbo and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 2:50 PM, Get Marwood & I said: Two right shoes Ha! Ha! This looks like a scene out of Mad Men. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 2:40 PM, zzutak said: Throbbing Love Sagas “For those who know how to look” Frederick Wertham. Spent some time with Brian. We exchanged $ in each other’s booths. Was hoping you might be there Jay. zzutak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
