Hap Hazard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 3/21/2018 at 8:16 AM, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Here's a issue two. Only issue I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Hap Hazard said: Here's a issue two. Only issue I have ever seen. Now you have seen two... Also here's my #1 while I'm at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 These might be my toughest Bakers comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On March 21, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Here's a Fighting Indian Stories, Robot Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 9:53 PM, Hap Hazard said: First time I've seen this. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Robot Man said: These might be my toughest Bakers Of those, the only one I have is Seven Seas, but mine says 5 and yours 2. What's up with that, do you know? Edited March 24, 2018 by n2wdw comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Of those, the only one I have is Seven Seas, but mine says 5 and yours 2. What's up with that, do you know? Check the indicia. You might have a Canadian edition. Also check contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Dastardly GGA Bondage in Pulps There's GGA and then there's bondage. There's bondage, and then there's dastardly bondage. According to the dictionary: I've expanded my dastardly collection to include pulps. Recently I got this one: Here are 2 others. The "girl tied to a wheel" is its own GA GGA category. This next one is pretty gruesome. Open only at your own risk. Spoiler jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Il Mulino Prime NYC I was in NYC for work this week. At the recommendation of @Ricksneatstuff, I went to Il Mulino for dinner. I actually went to Il Mulino Prime because it was around the corner from my hotel. Whenever I go to a nice restaurant I take a picture of the outside, so that way it helps me to organize my pictures. I started with an Old Fashioned with rye bourbon. As I sipped the drink, I took some time to look over the space. It's a small cozy restaurant with a lot of energy, a cool chandelier and a bar when you can get the full menu. I usually prefer eating at the bar when I'm on business travel and eating alone, as I like chatting with the bartender. Their amuse-bouche was a small charcuterie plate. My appetizer was a wedge salad with thin strips of bacon and blue cheese, with a glass of Italian chardonnay. My second course was a half order of ravioli with freshly shaven black truffles. I had it with a glass of barbaresco. Il Mulino Prime is an Italian steakhouse, so for my main course I got a dry aged filet mignon. I continued with the barbaresco for this course. Some might say this was a lot of food for one person, but eating big meals is my super power. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I’ve only been to The one Il Mulino, though I might go to Orlando one. What did you think Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I’ve only been to The one Il Mulino, though I might go to Orlando one. What did you think Mike? I liked it, but I think Quality Meats is better. But then I'm all about steak. I'm sure Il Mulino is better for Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, n2wdw said: I liked it, but I think Quality Meats is better. But then I'm all about steak. I'm sure Il Mulino is better for Italian. Quality Meats is definitely better for steaks IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 New Pictures of My Comic Room Here are some new pictures of my comic room, from this past weekend. I have a vintage Star Wars Deathstar playset from the 70s. Its shelves are perfect for displaying miscellaneous items. On top I store Bettie Page cards. To the left is a shelf with more miscellaneous stuff. I try to layer things from front to back so I can store more but you can still see everything. I moved some comics and art around on my main CGC and art shelves. My cat likes sitting in the comic room. Finally, I've begun displaying a few comics in the hallway outside my comic room. I've picked comics of interest to non-comics fans -- Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Spider-man comics signed by the actors. I store them in nice looking CGC frames that I bought cheap from a boardie who was looking to get rid of them (proving again that one person's garbage is another's treasure). STORMSHADOW_80, Sqeggs, telerites and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 11:54 PM, Readcomix said: Here's a Fighting Indian Stories, Robot Man. Technically, it's Midget Comics 1. St John set a record that will never be beaten for giving confusing names to some of their series. I was lucky to grab this copy raw (and undergraded). STORMSHADOW_80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Technically, it's Midget Comics 1. St John set a record that will never be beaten for giving confusing names to some of their series. I was lucky to grab this copy raw (and undergraded). Sure is undergraded! Wow! I realize about the name; just keeping the reference consistent for the conversation. At any rate, they are an uncommon item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Technically, it's Midget Comics 1. St John set a record that will never be beaten for giving confusing names to some of their series. I was lucky to grab this copy raw (and undergraded). Very nice. My copy is beat up but I’m just happy to have found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Went to the Orlando Il Mulino Trattoria last night. A fine meal but a long way off from the original Il Mulino in NYC. White sangria, caprese salad, veal parmigiana, rigatoni funghi, flourless chocolate cake. They did a nice eggplant caponata amuse with house cured meat. Last pic. Had less than half of each item. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 3:45 PM, Readcomix said: Sure is undergraded! Wow! I realize about the name; just keeping the reference consistent for the conversation. At any rate, they are an uncommon item. I think the slabbed grade is pretty accurate. The raw book was graded VG+ or something like that. So, I was happy with CGC's grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Went to the Orlando Il Mulino Trattoria last night. A fine meal but a long way off from the original Il Mulino in NYC. White sangria, caprese salad, veal parmigiana, rigatoni funghi, flourless chocolate cake. They did a nice eggplant caponata amuse with house cured meat. Last pic. Had less than half of each item. Saving the other half for breakfast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
