electricprune Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I don't think I've even seen Love and Marriage before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 I like this Rosenberger a lot, the pink and blue coloring is great too. Also Girls Love 135, the foreground work is terrific. And his ACG painted covers are of course the bomb. 1950's war comics, electricprune, MusterMark and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 6 hours ago, electricprune said: I don't think I've even seen Love and Marriage before. There's a joke there somewhere... electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Two for Tuesday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I like those, especially the Girls' Love. Great cover. electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Ric Estrada 1950's war comics, MusterMark and electricprune 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Elongated Man gets married Carmine of course Edited June 2, 2018 by Dr. Love MusterMark and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) feminista "you picked my dinner...like you picked my fur coat I hate you" Edited June 2, 2018 by Dr. Love 1950's war comics and MusterMark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 one of only two Everett signed romance covers who says he wasn't muti-genre talented? MusterMark and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Colletta before he was saving Kirby's pencils on Thor in my humble opinion, of course! MusterMark and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2018 the very definition of silver romance from 1967, a badazz wraparound that could have been done by Peter Max - on a good day Bomber-Bob, aardvark88, MusterMark and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Art Capello with an iconic romance comic image, of a girl, suffering - done dirty by her own sister, for Gods sake contains these three recurring artistic elements: a mandatory tear one hand, clenched in pain, held to mouth to stifle the sobs waiting to come out the other hand, fingers spread, to ward off the pain coming her way 1950's war comics and MusterMark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 and a last one, from the King, who started it all a beautiful tribute, from Jack to Roz the coloring on this cover is just fantastic too 1950's war comics and MusterMark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLR5 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 7:56 PM, Crimebuster said: Most of my silver age books are low grade readers. Here's a cool one, though - The Beatles by Gene Colan: This girl bears a striking resemblance to Ann Margret. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Dr. Love said: Elongated Man gets married Carmine of course Dr. Love, do you collect Romance books into the Bronze Age, or do you stick to Gold and Silver age books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 hey Prune For the first 15 years I was going as a completist for all romance, regardless of Age. Eventually that goal became prohibitive, and BA was moved aside in favor of GA and SA. It wasn't a hard decision. Artistically I favor the earlier work. Having said that, there are still some BA books I own and adore. Certain Romita Marvels, some Cardy DC's, and especially surprisingly some Charlton stuff is off the wall. And Gothic romance is a trip unto itself. Darth Corgi, MusterMark and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr. Love said: hey Prune For the first 15 years I was going as a completist for all romance, regardless of Age. Eventually that goal became prohibitive, and BA was moved aside in favor of GA and SA. It wasn't a hard decision. Artistically I favor the earlier work. Having said that, there are still some BA books I own and adore. Certain Romita Marvels, some Cardy DC's, and especially surprisingly some Charlton stuff is off the wall. And Gothic romance is a trip unto itself. Great stuff. How far along are you in your quest for the Gold and Silver books? It is an incredible undertaking. Just the 7 DC titles in the Silver age is quite an undertaking. If you don’t mind me asking, what grade is your Falling in Love 99? Hoping it’s the lone 9.6. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Thanks for your interest, bro. I love talking about this stuff, so feel free to ask whatever you'd like. Partly the quest began when I became interested in collecting again in the 90's, after a decade or two absence while I was pursuing a career, raising a family, etc. When I got into it again, the books of my youth, my favorite Marvel SA superhero keys, were no longer affordable in the condition I was interested in. So I stumbled almost as a mistake onto romance. Cruising at a Con, looking at wall books. Of course no one, and I mean no one, starts off collecting romance, unless perhaps you were a teenage girl in the early 1950's. And almost none of them held onto the books they bought. In all my years of collecting, I had never even seen a romance book before, so when I first glimpsed a tearful girl on a GA cover I did what most of us do: I laughed and laughed. And then intrigued, I bought. How strange! How ridiculous! What started out as a quirky purchase turned into an interesting side thing and then eventually became a 25 year passion. It's a real challenge to find high grade romance, those two things don't really go together. It showed me that there are always collecting challenges one could take up if you're pushed or priced out of your "first" comic choice. Over time I've ended up going after many genres I never would have considered years ago: promos, westerns, funny animals, etc. If you dig comics, there are almost endless opportunities to scratch that collecting itch. For better or worse! I got as far along as one could have, considering the condition bar I set. Some years ago I made a decision to cut the collection back, and over time I've placed a fair amount of books into the hands of fellow collectors on these boards, friends who have come to appreciate romance as I have. Keeping it in the family, so to speak, which has been a great joy to me, and for which I am grateful. I wish my Falling in Love 99 was the sole 9.6, but alas, it is not, though it certainly presents well. That copy is still available as a BIN on HA for $1700. An offer for $1500 made back in 2013 was not accepted. Andy Edited June 2, 2018 by Dr. Love Mighty Hal, 1950's war comics, jimjum12 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Very nice. I look forward to seeing more of your books posted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Been wanting one of these for a while. Crimebuster and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...