Tri-Color Brian Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Those Beatrice Fairfax books are a nice Schomburg air brush cover group I've never really paid any attention to. I like your new sig line, especially that Suspense 10. Looks just like one I sold to a guy in Boston a few months ago... (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks Brian! I think that one looks great with the other 4 in the run. DUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks Brian! I think that one looks great with the other 4 in the run. DUN! Great set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks Brian! I think that one looks great with the other 4 in the run. DUN! That's a nice looking set of books. I like all five of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Very nice set! Not so easy to get...especially that red #8. Cry me a river, sweetheart. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Is #5 the most common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks guys! Eventually I'll get better scans of each of them, when I get off my arse. I think the 5 is the most common, as it's the 1st issue, but none are that common. I don't recall seeing another #7 or #8 up for grabs except for the ones I bought. I'm lucky, as they are all in really nice shape too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) So, are these books just uncommon or highly sought after, or both? Why are they so hard to find? I don't know anything about them. I really don't need to start a run of another title...I'm just curious... Edited October 11, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 So, are these books just uncommon or highly sought after, or both? Why are they so hard to find? I don't know anything about them. I really don't need to start a run of another title..I'm just curious... Who you kiddin'? Of course you do! I picked up a nice copy of no. 9 a while back. Only one I've got. Just cool -- and unusual -- covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) So, are these books just uncommon or highly sought after, or both? Why are they so hard to find? I don't know anything about them. I really don't need to start a run of another title..I'm just curious... Who you kiddin'? Of course you do! I picked up a nice copy of no. 9 a while back. Only one I've got. Just cool -- and unusual -- covers. +1! It's only a 5 issue run. I think it's not sought after enough. Especially for a romance title, it's very underrated for the covers alone. Where's Dr. Love? Calling Dr. Love! You can google Beatrice Fairfax. She was the original "Dear Abby" back in the day. A real new thing, and very cool as far as women in journalism. I like how they took her as far as to get her own comic. That's kinda how the letters on the page play to what she was. With some Schomoburg magic of course. Here's a wiki page about the real BF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Manning_(writer) Edited October 11, 2014 by pmpknface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 So, are these books just uncommon or highly sought after, or both? Why are they so hard to find? I don't know anything about them. I really don't need to start a run of another title...I'm just curious... Most of the reknowned artists put some time in, somewhere, for someone, on romance. This title is Schomburg's sole contribution to the genre. So, that. Also, they're Schomie airbrush. Now Dear Beatrice Fairfax was not Standard's entry into romance - they did that the year before, in 1949. But Standard's romance line, like Fawcett, was purely photo-cover. Except for this title. I also believe that these simple 5 books are Schomburg's farewell to the comics business. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) So, are these books just uncommon or highly sought after, or both? Why are they so hard to find? I don't know anything about them. I really don't need to start a run of another title...I'm just curious... Most of the reknowned artists put some time in, somewhere, for someone, on romance. This title is Schomburg's sole contribution to the genre. So, that. Also, they're Schomie airbrush. Now Dear Beatrice Fairfax was not Standard's entry into romance - they did that the year before, in 1949. But Standard's romance line, like Fawcett, was purely photo-cover. Except for this title. I also believe that these simple 5 books are Schomburg's farewell to the comics business. REALLY!?!?! See, this is why you when you have a question you call your Dr. I don't know if this fact makes them more or less special, I just hope me posting them brings them more to the forefront to collectors' agenda. These are beautiful books. I can see how they don't have the draw that his Startiling or Wonder titles do because of the lack of sci-fi or headlight aspects, but there's no reason that they still shouldn't be adored just as much! Edited October 11, 2014 by pmpknface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Ok, you keep thinking about it and I'll get off my keyster and use the scanner. For the record - I think my fav cover is the #5. The letter background and the color contrast is just too cool. The red and blue pop, but the #5 is just too original to be messed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tri-Color Brian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 OK...I ordered the book...everybody happy now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 OK...I ordered the book...everybody happy now? Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Here's one I picked up in the last CLink auction that was high on my want list after seeing Dr.Love's awesome Church copy. Definitely on my short list of favorite romance covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Here's one I picked up in the last CLink auction that was high on my want list after seeing Dr.Love's awesome Church copy. Definitely on my short list of favorite romance covers. Nice score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
