CLOSED — Early Post-Code Atlas Romance (and a late pre-code Charlton romance) 1 1

[Readcomix]

5 Simple Rules (Please, please read)

1st  wins; tie/indeterminate goes to the thread.

Payment is Check or Money Order (yeah, yeah I know I'm a dinosaur, troglodyte, luddite, mennonite, hermaphrodite etc. - I just don't have or want e-payments.)

Shipping: $10 via USPS Priority legal flat rate, or $17 if Medium Priority Box is required.

Don't be listy  including the little one in my head.

Returns: Sure, just notify me within three days of receipt and get it back to me in the same shape on your dime, except no returns on graded books.

(Kudos thread linked under my avatar.)

Edited November 23, 2023 by Readcomix

[Readcomix]

14 books in this stack. Might not do all of them tonight.

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Let’s start with the title formerly known as The Human Torch….

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 SOLD! Love Tales #63 VG+ maybe VGFN on the right day. Vince Colletta cover, Jay Scott Pike and Ann Brewster art inside. Pretty much a census ghost, with only a Qualified (married cover) 9.4 on the census that was recently sold cracked out.

$50

Edited November 19, 2023 by Readcomix

[gunsmokin]

On 11/18/2023 at 9:10 PM, Readcomix said:

Love Tales #63 VG+ maybe VGFN on the right day. Vince Colletta cover, Jay Scott Pike and Ann Brewster art inside. Pretty much a census ghost, with only a Qualified (married cover) 9.4 on the census that was recently sold cracked out.

$50

Take

[Readcomix]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:12 PM, gunsmokin said:

Take

 Love Tales #63 goes to Gunsmokin! Thanks Jim! 

[Toz]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:12 PM, Readcomix said:

 Love Tales #63 goes to Gunsmokin! Thanks Jim! 

I knew that wouldn't last long.Pretty book.

 

[Readcomix]

SOLD via PM! Love Tales #64 VG, holding back for small stain lower back cover. Colletta cover again; Al Hartley, Jay Scott Pike, Joe Maneely working inside. Plentiful here with three on census.

$40

Edited November 21, 2023 by Readcomix

[Readcomix]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:15 PM, Toz said:

I knew that wouldn't last long.Pretty book.

 

Hiya Terry; welcome!

[Readcomix]

 SOLD via PM! Love Tales #71 in VG with light foxing on cover. Census ghost; none on there. No comps on eBay or Heritage. Colletta cover; inside you get Tom Sawyer, Pike, and Ann Brewster.

$50

Edited November 21, 2023 by Readcomix

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 SOLD! My Own Romance #43 in VG range. Presents a little nicer but some moisture damage texture on back. Heritage sold a raw FN- in September for $149.  VG asking $92 on eBay. A lone 7.0 on census. Colletta cover, pike, Colletta and Hartley inside.

$75

Edited November 19, 2023 by Readcomix

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Love Romances #51 let’s go with GD for the piece missing from the upper right cover corner. One on census; Heritage sold a raw VF for $324 in October. Two asks on eBay, raw FVF asking $165 and raw GD (worse overall shape but no missing piece) asking $89.

Colletta cover, Pike, Tartaglione and Colletta inside.

$50

[Readcomix]

 SOLD! Love Romances #52 in VG-  Two on census, topped by a 6.0 that sold for $264 on HA in 2022. Colletta cover, Colletta, Pike and Fred Kida inside.

$40

Edited November 19, 2023 by Readcomix

[gunsmokin]

On 11/18/2023 at 9:40 PM, Readcomix said:

Love Romances #52 in VG-  Two on census, topped by a 6.0 that sold for $264 on HA in 2022. Colletta cover, Colletta, Pike and Fred Kida inside.

$40

Take this one too

[Readcomix]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:41 PM, gunsmokin said:

Take this one too

 Love Romances #52! Gunsmokin with the wedding theme for the win! Thank you again! 

[Readcomix]

 SOLD via PM! Love Romances #53 in VG area. Again, two on census topped by a 6.0, which sold in 2022 on HA for $204. A raw described as good (one pic, looks better) on eBay asks $38. GCD uncertain on this one but has Giordano inked by Colletta (with a question mark) for this cover. Alex Toth art inside!

$40

Edited November 21, 2023 by Readcomix

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Love Romances #55 in VG-  Note small piece off lower right corner cover. Cover detached at bottom staple. The lone 4.5 on the census sold for $192 in October on HA. No options on eBay. Tom Sawyer cover, awesome Colletta splash, Matt Baker panel in the text story.

$100

[JollyComics]

Only 6 more copies to go. You can do them tonight.

[Readcomix]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:57 PM, JollyComics said:

Only 6 more copies to go. You can do them tonight.

I’m trying!

[JollyComics]

On 11/18/2023 at 9:58 PM, Readcomix said:

I’m trying!

Atta boy! ()