Scrooge Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, tabcom said: For those that haven't voted yet, please submit your comic rankings in order with NO #s before the title. Rankings submitted as per directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Rankings submitted as per directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Last book I need to complete my Baker St John run. Love to find a copy, obviously, but I wouldn't put it near the top of my favorite Baker covers. Definitely agree it doesn't have the stunning visuals of CL 25 or Seven Seas 4 or 6. But there is an understated awesomeness of this cover that I love including the car, the background scenery and the fluidity of the woman in motion. I guess I am a bit of a sucker for all St. John giants! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 20 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Jo-Jo 25 is Baker IMO. There are definitely expert opinions on both sides of that opinion. It is said to be Baker in many reference materials and also considered by some to be a great Iger imitation. We don't know for sure Well if you had just listened to your Beatles music all the way back in the 1960's this point had been discussed and resolved by the Fab Four. Jojo 25 was a comic who thought he was a Baker But he knew it wouldn't last Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona For some Big Baker cash Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back Jojo 25, go home Get back, get back Back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Back to where you once belonged Get back Jo John, Paul, George and Ringo clearly knew what was going on with JoJo #25 and its claim of being a Baker book. They even offered it advice. Debate over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, BakerFanOne said: 7 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Last book I need to complete my Baker St John run. Love to find a copy, obviously, but I wouldn't put it near the top of my favorite Baker covers. Definitely agree it doesn't have the stunning visuals of CL 25 or Seven Seas 4 or 6. But there is an understated awesomeness of this cover that I love including the car, the background scenery and the fluidity of the woman in motion. I guess I am a bit of a sucker for all St. John giants! I find the subject of that cover interesting, as my copy contains a Teen-Age Romances #23, with the lead story, "I Ran Away with a Truck Driver". It makes me wonder if there wasn't an intentional design at work here, since most copies of this rebound giant contain books that were published right around the same time period as TR 23 (mine also has TR 16 and a TR 22). I almost wonder if the cover was either done for the giant with the likely contents in mind, or is an unused variant cover for TR 23. Edited September 25, 2017 by 29dukedog clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 8 hours ago, tabcom said: Votes Submitted: 16 29dukedog szavisca Ricksneatstuff sagii Yorick exitmusicblue BitterOldMan X_Phile Robot Man RareHighGrade sacentaur SuperGrover BakerFanOne comicnoir NerV Hudson 20 Votes in torontodesignguy Scrooge comic jack Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 27 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: I find the subject of that cover interesting, as my copy contains a Teen-Age Romances #23, with the cover story, "I Ran Away with a Truck Driver". It makes me wonder if there wasn't an intentional design at work here, since most copies of this giant contain books that were published right around the same time period as TR 23 (mine also has TR 16 and a TR 22). I almost wonder if the cover was either done for the giant with the likely contents in mind, or is an unused variant cover for TR 23. Interesting. I guess the cover is advertising a story that doesn't actually appear in the book (or anywhere else?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Interesting. I guess the cover * is advertising a story that doesn't actually appear in the book (or anywhere else?). *of TR 23 (?) Must be. Makes no sense otherwise. Correction: "I Ran Away with a Truck Driver" is the lead story in TR 23. The cover corresponds to the last story in that issue, "Weekend Paradise". Edited September 25, 2017 by 29dukedog clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I remember reading where the giants were merely bundled remainder comics. So each 25 cent giant could contain different interiors. For EC giants, the interiors vary widely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, BitterOldMan said: I remember reading where the giants were merely bundled remainder comics. So each 25 cent giant could contain different interiors. For EC giants, the interiors vary widely. That's right. Even True Love Pictorial 4 and Pictorial Romances 19 (giants which normally contain newly created material) are both known to have rebound variants. (At the Digital Comic Museum, both of those books are copies of the rebound variants, and therefore do not represent the intended contents!) The contents of the St. John rebound giants also vary widely, but each of them tend to use books originally published within a relatively narrow time period, and I've noticed some remaindered issues used quite frequently. Edited September 25, 2017 by 29dukedog added desc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 On September 20, 2017 at 10:59 AM, tabcom said: 20 Ballots In Need at least 30 to close the poll. Amazing Ghost Stories 14 Authentic Police Cases 6 Cinderella Love 25 Diary Secrets 26 Giant Comics Editions 12 Going Steady 10 Jo Jo 25 Phantom Lady 16 Phantom Lady 17 Phantom Lady 18 Phantom Lady 23 Seven Seas 4 Seven Seas 6 Teen-Age Romances 14 Teen-Age Romances 32 Teen-Age Romances 43 Teen-Age Temptations 2 True Love PictorIal 11 Polls still open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I missed the first round of voting. Can I vote in this round? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 3 hours ago, 29dukedog said: That's right. Even True Love Pictorial 4 and Pictorial Romances 19 (giants which normally contain newly created material) are both known to have rebound variants. (At the Digital Comic Museum, both of those books are copies of the rebound variants, and therefore do not represent the intended contents!) The contents of the St. John rebound giants also vary widely, but each of them tend to use books originally published within a relatively narrow time period, and I've noticed some remaindered issues used quite frequently. The St John giant All-Picture Comedy Carnival sometimes contains a rebound Baker (TAR 27 I think) and sometimes doesn't. Metro had a copy listed on its site for a while that they claimed in the listing had Baker art. I had them tell me the titles of the stories and none of them was a Baker story. I let them know, but they didn't change the listing. No longer on their site, so I guess somebody bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 9 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 3 hours ago, 29dukedog said: That's right. Even True Love Pictorial 4 and Pictorial Romances 19 (giants which normally contain newly created material) are both known to have rebound variants. (At the Digital Comic Museum, both of those books are copies of the rebound variants, and therefore do not represent the intended contents!) The contents of the St. John rebound giants also vary widely, but each of them tend to use books originally published within a relatively narrow time period, and I've noticed some remaindered issues used quite frequently. The St John giant All-Picture Comedy Carnival sometimes contains a rebound Baker (TAR 27 I think) and sometimes doesn't. Metro had a copy listed on its site for a while that they claimed in the listing had Baker art. I had them tell me the titles of the stories and none of them was a Baker story. I let them know, but they didn't change the listing. No longer on their site, so I guess somebody bought it. As I recall, I sold you an All-Picture Comedy Carnival, myself, and it did contain a TR 27. I remember it. I've seen TR 27 in one or two other rebound giants, as well. I think St. John had more than a few extras. This has lead me to speculate there may have been other plentiful extras... possibly TR 23... possibly even so many, they might have created a new cover related to the contents to facilitate marketing them (APATLS #1). Just a pet theory of mine. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 45 minutes ago, Inaflash said: I missed the first round of voting. Can I vote in this round? Ken Of course. Yes. Certainly. Affirmative. You betcha. Inaflash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 42 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: As I recall, I sold you an All-Picture Comedy Carnival, myself, and it did contain a TR 27. I remember it. I've seen TR 27 in one or two other rebound giants, as well. I think St. John had more than a few extras. This has lead me to speculate there may have been other plentiful extras... possibly TR 23... possibly even so many, they might have created a new cover related to the contents to facilitate marketing them (APATLS #1). Just a pet theory of mine. And made me pay through the nose! $100 for a FN/VF copy. Sheer extortion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 2 hours ago, szavisca said: I can vote 10 more times if need be... I promise I'll only put Jo-Jo #25 in first place on eight of those ballots too. We could always run a fake Baker cover poll to go with the real Baker covers poll then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 58 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: As I recall, I sold you an All-Picture Comedy Carnival, myself, and it did contain a TR 27. I remember it. I've seen TR 27 in one or two other rebound giants, as well. I think St. John had more than a few extras. This has lead me to speculate there may have been other plentiful extras... possibly TR 23... possibly even so many, they might have created a new cover related to the contents to facilitate marketing them (APATLS #1). Just a pet theory of mine. And made me pay through the nose! $100 for a FN/VF copy. Sheer extortion! You remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 votes in ! ComicConnoisseur and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 How many votes are in now? My guess is 22. How can we scrounge up 8 more voters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
